Pre Nursing with cosmetic medical condition?

[anng303]

Hey all! I am taking the last of my prereqs for my area's RN program right now. I am very excited at the thought of getting into nursing school and becoming a RN. I have a 4.0 GPA and like going to school. I have always wanted to be a nurse. I dropped out of high school when I was a teenager for no good reason. Now, at the age of 30 I have gotten my GED and I am enrolled in my third semester of college. However, I have a medical condition that is very embarassing. It's only cosmetic, but I constantly worry that this will prevent me from following my dream. Anyone have any advice for a hopefully soon to be nursing student about the situation? Thanks!

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

Nurses come from all walks of life. Some have medical conditions/disabilities that you can see- I had a colleague who had brachial plexus palsy secondary to a birth injury, one of her arms was significantly smaller than the other and she barely had use of it- and some have medical conditions/disabilities that you can't see- I had a brain tumor as a teenager and, as a result, am 50% peripherally blind on the left. OP, there is NO reason why this should stop you from becoming a nurse!

[Everline]

I have a cosmetic medical condition, too. I wear makeup to cover it as well as I can. But I have had the same concerns as you do. I'm not going to let it stop me though and you shouldn't either! Go for your dream!

[anng303]

Thanks everyone! It's so good to hear such encouraging words of advice from complete strangers. I really hope I get into the RN program that I turned the application in for today!