Advice would be appreciated :)

[AL3Xxs]

Hello everyone, thank you for taking the time to even read this ^.^. Okay so I'll try to summarize my situation. My problem is that I have failed my Anatomy and Chem course 3 times in community college. I believe some colleges don't even accept students that have even failed once. There were several reasons for me failing, but the main issue honestly was me. I was not feeling motivated anymore, as well as a bad fixed mindset problem. There were some issues at home for the family, but I doubt they got in the way of school. For a very long time, I just felt exhausted and sleepy. So right now, I decided to finally listen to myself instead of relying on other people's opinions and decided to take some time off and work for a bit. I have noticed that I really enjoy working with kids as most of the jobs I have taken involved being around kids, and the latest job includes me taking care of a class at an after school program. Not too long ago, it kinda just clicked in my mind that I would love to be a pediatric nurse, and the idea makes me excited for nursing again. With that being said, I realize that I have really hurt my chances of getting into a nursing program, especially since I was very close to being complete with my prerequisites for nursing, but as I mentioned earlier, the motivation just died a while ago. But now I really want to try since my head is a lot more clear and I don't let fear hold me back from learning. I was kinda thinking of getting my LVN licence before RN to kinda prove that I am serious about becoming a nurse, but what do you suggest would help prove that I'm not some lazy or incompetent student that won't be able to finish the program? Besides Acing every class from now on of course.

[falconersys]

As someone currently in nursing school, I want to speak on this.

When I was in A&P 1 in my pre-reqs, I met a girl who was DYING to be a nurse. She wanted into our program so badly. I'd study after class with her for usually an hour or two after every class. She made flashcards, quizlets, bought anatomy coloring books, the works. She did everything she could.

And she couldn't pass. She ended up with a 1.8 GPA, which simply isn't good enough in our school, or most schools. I got wait listed in my program with even a 4.0 in anatomy and chem (however, it looks like I was the 2nd person on the wait list).

Point being, could you find a school that would accept you if you worked your butt off? Maybe. But nursing classes are much, much harder than anything we had to do in any of the pre-reqs. I mean this in the kindest of ways, but if you've already failed those particular courses three times, it may be best to look into a different field. It can't happen for everyone.

[TheDudeWithTheBigDog, ADN, RN]

On 1/21/2019 at 12:30 AM, falconersys said:

But nursing classes are much, much harder than anything we had to do in any of the pre-reqs. I mean this in the kindest of ways, but if you've already failed those particular courses three times, it may be best to look into a different field. It can't happen for everyone.

That's not necessarily true. So far for me, nursing classes are way easier than my A&Ps were. For people who learn by application, nursing school is pretty much tailored to them. Every new thing you learn, you tend to focus on why instead of what. People who learn that way have a huge advantage. Everything you learn you pretty much immediately apply to what you already know. So when you learn about a new disease, once you know how it affects you, you should already have a general idea of most of the symptoms and exactly how you're going to care for the patient. You're really just only learning what makes that one unique.

There's 2 kinds of students: There's the ones that can learn and memorize every symptom of 5 different GI infections inside and out and be able to plan care around every one of them (which is impressive), and then there's the ones that associate GI infection = diarrhea or puking depending on where it infects, and then that causes almost every other symptom. So instead of focusing one a list of symptoms, you're instead focused on what's different between an E. Coli infection and a Salmonella infection.