Any body had to redo nursing school?

jr3t · May 1, 2010

Don't give up!!

milobust · May 1, 2010

There will ALWAYS be reasons to quit. I could have walked away so many times and no one would have blamed me but I didn't and am now on my way to a new career, a new life in a new city and much more pay and opportunities. Stick it out, you wont regret it.

mb1949 · May 1, 2010

Try to stick it out, I returned to nursing school in my early 50's believe me it was hard, I had instructors just about tell me I was to old. I actually had one tell me I would never make it I am too slow, can't keep up etc, I struggled all through nursing school and wanted to quit numerous times, but I graduate and am working in a satelite clinic and I love it, going for my MSN, by the way I saw that CI about a year ago and she was falling all over me, the clinic I work at is a site they use for clinicals, I want to tell her off every time I see her. I could have let her drive me out of nursing school but I stuck it out and you should too.

AlynnSN · May 1, 2010

Life is always going to throw you some obstacles but you have to push through them. If you truly do want to be a nurse, you will find a way. Don't give up!

Success is not guaranteed. It's earned

TDCHIM · May 1, 2010

There will never be a perfect time to finish school. There will ALWAYS be trouble or disasters waiting in the wings. In my current round of school, I've gone through: a tree crushing part of my rental house and landing a bare foot away from my then-toddler; the subsequent psychological and speech-delaying traumatic effects on said toddler, which we are still trying to fully resolve nearly two years later; having our three-person family move in with my mother and stepfather for almost four months; moving back to the old house (which terrified all three of us); moving out again to a new home two months later; the loss of my husband's job (our only income) three months after we purchased our home, despite the fact that his employer had assured us when we bought it that there was no chance he'd lose his job; his subsequent unemployment for nearly six months and the associated angst, marital stress, and severe financial strain; and the ongoing stress of completing school full-time in an allied health field major while being the primary provider of childcare for my child.

Trust me, there will never be a perfect time, so you have to make the best of now. Yes, there are extreme situations in which you may have to take a finite, defined amount of time off, but by and large, if you really try you can manage the craziness. I really hope you don't give up. I wish you the very best of luck!

greenfiremajick · May 2, 2010

Anybody had to repeat nursing school? I seem to be cursed the moment I begin school. I had to drop out years ago because of multiple family, financial and unmanageable stressors. Now, I am thinking about dropping out again due a marriage at the seams, money problems, and the unbelievable stress. I am thinking about giving up.

No matter what you're doing, the same amount of time will pass and you can either end that amount of time, with a nursing degree-or not.

greenfiremajick · May 2, 2010

There will never be a perfect time to finish school. There will ALWAYS be trouble or disasters waiting in the wings. In my current round of school, I've gone through: a tree crushing part of my rental house and landing a bare foot away from my then-toddler; the subsequent psychological and speech-delaying traumatic effects on said toddler, which we are still trying to fully resolve nearly two years later; having our three-person family move in with my mother and stepfather for almost four months; moving back to the old house (which terrified all three of us); moving out again to a new home two months later; the loss of my husband's job (our only income) three months after we purchased our home, despite the fact that his employer had assured us when we bought it that there was no chance he'd lose his job; his subsequent unemployment for nearly six months and the associated angst, marital stress, and severe financial strain; and the ongoing stress of completing school full-time in an allied health field major while being the primary provider of childcare for my child.
Trust me, there will never be a perfect time, so you have to make the best of now. Yes, there are extreme situations in which you may have to take a finite, defined amount of time off, but by and large, if you really try you can manage the craziness. I really hope you don't give up. I wish you the very best of luck!

You rock, TDCHIM!

Plus, hermity, you always have us here, for extra support (emotionally, anyway).

Dixiecup · May 2, 2010

Please don't give up. I had your problems literally tenfold and you just have to keep trudging forward. Make it the PRIORITY in you life over everything else. It will only last for so long, then it's over!

**new** · May 2, 2010

I hate to say this, but if you give up, then you will be a quitter. Do you really want to be a quitter?

Work hard and enjoy the rewards. Don't be a quitter.

CrazierThanYou · May 2, 2010

A friend of mine made it all the way through nursing school, graduated, got pinned, the whole nine yards. Then, he couldn't pass the NCLEX. In our state you only get 3 chances and if you don't pass on the 3rd try, your only option is to try for LPN or repeat RN school. That would really suck. Now that I'm talking about him, I am wondering why he didn't try for the LPN.... Or maybe he did, and didn't pass that. I'm really not sure...

sheronep, MSN, RN · May 2, 2010

A friend of mine made it all the way through nursing school, graduated, got pinned, the whole nine yards. Then, he couldn't pass the NCLEX. In our state you only get 3 chances and if you don't pass on the 3rd try, your only option is to try for LPN or repeat RN school. That would really suck. Now that I'm talking about him, I am wondering why he didn't try for the LPN.... Or maybe he did, and didn't pass that. I'm really not sure...

No offense but your state sucks!!! I cant imagine doing this all over again!