Am I Too Dumb For Nursing?

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Hi, I'm 24, I have two children (Ages 3 and 2), I now work part time to go to school full time Tuesdays and Thursdays. I am working towards entering into the nursing program at my community college. Before I had my first kid, I enrolled into school for nursing pre requisite and I dropped out because I got pregnant and very insecure. I was taking A&P1 at the time (dropped out). Then a year later I enrolled again, and found out I was pregnant again and I did the same thing (stupidly) I failed because I stopped going. Now two years later, I want to take up my pre requisite again and I have passed PSYCH and English so far. I am enrolled in A&P1 again, but I am afraid when I go to apply for nursing program, will they even take a look at me since this will be my third time taking this class? I have never been more determined in my whole life to finish and pass A&P. I have changed my life completely around in order to accommodate my school life. So I know I will finish and pass. But will the nursing program look at me like I am stupid? I already have a WITHDRAW one on A&P attempt and I have an F on another. I also have one F on a PSYCH attempt the first time I ever was enrolled. I don't know what to feel, should I give this up?

I was also looking at TEAS testing example tests, and wow, I really feel stupid now. I have a lot of studying to do. It all things I should know from high school.

Some one please tell me; Am I stupid or should I seriously try to do this? I don't want to make a fool out of myself. My family is really happy for me, I don't want to disappoint.

Great advice, BookishBelle. The "Incredibly Easy" series and similar supplemental titles are especially helpful.

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Check at different schools too, they each have their own policy regarding replacing an with the new, higher grade, etc. Make sure your school is accredited by the appropriate agencies, ACEN, CCNE. And check out their NCLEX passing scores, what's the current trend, going up or down? In the high 80's at the very least- 90' s are better. You are not too dumb- if this is what you want, don't let anything stand in your way. I would suggest taking it slow. Just a couple of classes per semester to begin with so you can nail down those As. Take the easy classes first, Anthro, History, etc- whatever is easy for you. Work your way up to the challenging classes like Physio, Anatomy, and Micro. Hinestly- the TEAS is not difficult at all. Don't sweat that one. Best of luck to you future nurse!

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Thank you for the encouragement! I doubt myself a lot and that's part of my problem. I stopped doing that and I have all As so far. I'm taking English and sociology. Next is A&P1 and English 2. Ive never been more focused on school like I am now. And I don't even dread it. I keep my eyes on the prize

Thank you for the encouragement! I doubt myself a lot and that's part of my problem. I stopped doing that and I have all As so far. I'm taking English and sociology. Next is A&P1 and English 2. Ive never been more focused on school like I am now. And I don't even dread it. I keep my eyes on the prize

Nsoler, I am super excited that you have become more and more determined over time. Knowing that you are able to get one helps to give you purpose and a drive to know. More me personally, I was an awful high school student. When my classes get tough or I start feeling unmotivated, I remember why I want to become a nurse. It straightens me up and gets me back on my goal. Keep working hard. You can do it!

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Consider taking A & P as an only class, it's such a crucial class and will take a lot of work to get an A, which will go a long way toward convincing the powers that be that you have turned over a new leaf. In California, that English 1A is the single most important grade on your entire transcript- spend a lot of time in the writing or tutorial center with that one. You're going to be just fine.

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