Please help I am starting to lose hope in becoming a nurse

MidLifeRN2012 · Nov 20, 2014

Are you open to moving to Chicago? If so Resurrection University has no waiting list. You have to take all pre reqs elsewhere and transfer in as this is an accelerated BSN program. 12 months days or 16 months nights. Just have to pass an entrance exam.

If you can't move look for accelerated BSN programs in your area.

LittleCandles · Nov 20, 2014

I am sorry to post the God's honest truth about the nursing profession. The false propaganda that has nursing pegged as a wonderful career option cannot be further from the truth. 14 years ago I also fell for the myth that nursing was the best option for a career, that there was a nursing shortage, and that the field was wide open for growth, achievment, earning ability , and success for those who wanted to excel. I found out the hard way that none of this was even close to being true. I took out loans to go to nursing school as a second career, and have found out, that its almost impossible to support oneself on nursing wages. I have seen the entire profession turn into a downward spiral of per diem jobs with no longevity, no benefits and paultry earning opportunities.
Dont go into nursing. Its a house of horrors on the inside. Great nurses are harassed, backstabbed and fired without cause. Lousy nurses are continually retained and treated like queens. Its been 14 years of hell for me, and I'm sorry I spent the money to get a degree. My loans still remain unpaid, because I have not had even one sustainable job in 14 years.

You honestly can say you did and cannot find a single nursing full time position. You're also a RN? Where do you live because you should leave that state. In MI, as a LPN, I make pretty good money, where I can support my family. I also have landed 3 jobs since graduation (3 months ago)... One being full time.

Sooooooo.... Yeahhh okay.

MidLifeRN2012 · Nov 20, 2014

I also make more at my 2nd career as a nurse with plenty of opportunity for overtime because staffing is always low.

I wish I would have been able to do this earlier in life.

ashsoontobeRN · Nov 22, 2014

Hello, I live in Long Island New York and I am 30 yrs old. I have been trying to get into a nursing program in NY but I keep hitting walls or getting the run around. I know that it's extremely a difficult field to get into and I am willing to do whatever it takes to become an RN. I'm just feeling lost and I need some kind of guidance. Please help! I appreciate any kind of info

Hi im in LI as well I felt the same way don't give up! I'm going to friend request you and send you a pm about a school!

windsurfer8, BSN, RN · Nov 22, 2014

You are going to hit walls. We all did when applying to nursing school. The ones who become nurses power through it. If you are already frustrated and want to quit then nursing probably isn't for you or you need to totally change your approach. You need to go to the schools. Talk to people...ask what they are looking for in applicants then DO IT. You need to study your rear off. You need to give up certain things and immerse 100% in nursing school. You have to make a decision and never waver. If you are ready to give up already you may want to consider a service type career or something easier. Nursing school and BEING a nurse are straight up brutal. There is no mercy and there are no handouts. You will have to earn every single thing.

Nienna Celebrindal · Nov 22, 2014

I don't agree with the previous poster. Maybe pay is bad where you are but I support a family of four in southern California. Sure money is tight but I'm also a new grad so I'm at the bottom. My job is eliminating unit prn jobs and creating in house full time float teams. They belong to certain areas, like all the icus, all of surgical units, peds, etc. That way they know their float units well.

If you feel like this about nursing you either need to look in a mirror or change your environment. Nursing onlygets bbetter when people fight for change.