Am I too young?

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Ok so I'm a 21 yr old LPN. I feel so out of place at my job. Most of my co-workers(nurses and aides) are way older than me. I feel like I am not taken seriously because of my age. I don't tell most people how old I am but I definitely look it. I am done with my pre reqs for RN school, but I think I should maybe wait until I am older to enroll. I feel confident in my nursing skills but like I said, will I be taken seriously?

Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.
LOL. I sure would love to know how many posters here have no clue who either of these singers are. :D

Just saw this OCRN! :lol2: You've got a point there! But I know who Perry Como is! Bing Crosby, too! I don't think the person who asked me about the braids ever came back to see what I answered. Or perhaps she did and deemed my answer not worthy of a response.

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Specializes in Med-Swing/Rehab.

I am sort of in the same boat. I am 22 and an RN and half done with my BSN. My day shift preceptor told me this morning to keep going (working on my degrees) and that a few older nurses on our unit don't really like the fact that I am so young and am already so far ahead in my career. Oh well. I told her I do see it, but it isn't going to stop me and I am not leaving because of it. Keep going!

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I would rather work with a competent 19 year old than a 50 year old lazy idiot. Age cures itself. Stupidity does not have quite as certain a cure. Most nurses who are going to be mean are going to be mean no matter what and the good nurses respect competence. I have no problem learning from a "kid". GO for it

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I wish I started and noticed I wanted to go in the nursing field early as you

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Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.

Im 19 and a second year RN student. I get asked if I'm 15 or 16 all the time at clinicals and at work (I work at my local hospital as a CNA). I will graduate when im 20. I haven't had any problems thus far. Why should age slow anyone down? Whether being advanced in age or young I don't intend to be hindered by age in doing what I want to do. I want to be an FNP by the time I'm 24 or 25.

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I'm 19 and I'm an LPN. I work with a lot of people that I went to high school with and I have a lot of problems with one person in particular. She always has an attitude with me when I ask her to do things she's rude and half the time doesn't do them. I'm already known as a push over ever since highschool so it kind of sucks. I've been trying to stand my ground and make sure they listen to me. It's really hard at times. I had a younger girl who is an aide who told me how proud she is of me and how she respects me for being such a young nurse and one of the girls I went to school with made a comment saying she doesn't respect me because she went to high school with me. It made me so mad but I just ignored her. I was never perfect in high school, I made ALOT of dumb decisions but I grew out of that and I'm proud of myself for becoming a nurse at such a young age so that girl couldn't bring me down. The older aides who have been there for years like 20+ respect me more then the younger ones. I always have a hard time telling them what to do because I was always taught to respect my elders. But I'm getting through it and becoming better at not letting people walk on me.

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