Back for BSN and hate it!

Tweety, BSN, RN · Sep 12, 2007

Thanks everyone!!
I really do ant to do this, and maybe I have too much on my plate this semester.
I wanted to go full time this semester so that I can hurry up and get this over with. Maybe that wasn't such a good idea. I had someone tell me today that I have time to finish, no hurry. Not in my mind:nono: I want this over with so i can move on. Maybe I need to slow down. Pluss I have a chemo class starting for my job nect month (every Tuesday for the month of October)
No need to hurry, right?

I completely agree with that advice. No need to hurry at all. Take your time. You're going to need experience anyway to use your BSN in a BSN-preferred job, so take your time. Just don't quit altogether, keep at it.

nghtfltguy, BSN, RN · Sep 12, 2007

my words of wisdom are this...

it sucks... school sucks.... its a pain in the *you know what*

if you are already an RN.. and working toward your bsn... just keep it up... look @ it this way... you don't have to take the NCLEX again... its just more education...do it @ your own pace.... do it online... thats my advice..you don't need to be in a classroom... you are a nurse.. you have done that part....gettin your bsn.. is just a stepping stone.... take your time.. dont stress it...do it @ your own pace..... you will do fine.. getting a bsn is way easier than getting your RN... keep that in mind.. you are a nurse already.........

:cool:

oldiebutgoodie, RN · Sep 12, 2007

You're working full time and going to school full time? Yikes! Don't do that! Just take one class at a time. Guess what! You will still get the same BSN, whether you go slow or fast. I am working on my MSN one class at a time. I don't take breaks, but just take it slow. I will finish it but still have my wits about me (I think).

And being a nurse of 1 year, you are also still learning a lot at work Go easy on yourself, and you will still get that BSN.

Take care,

Oldiebutgoodie

BamaRN1990 · Sep 12, 2007

it would help me to respond more appropriately if i had more info. are you married? have children? other life stressors that potentially make this time in your life more difficult to attend school? what program/location are you attending? online or brick and mortar?

i have been a rn (adn) for 17+ years and would now welcome the financial ability to get my bsn/msn/crnp. i injured my back over a year ago and it appears that direct patient care may not be an option for me in the future. i need and want an advanced degree to be the effective nurse that i love to be. when i went through the original program, i had two small children (less than 4 yo) and a husband.......hence, life's dilemmas continue. i truly understand your dilemma and frustration. i made my decision not to go on for my bsn when i was younger and i have to trust that i made the right decision. whatever you decide; don't look back and question yourself. you will only be wasting time on something that can't be changed. .

i would love to give more useful advice (or really just food for thought). you are already a professional and i know you will make the right decision, but keep asking questions and keep looking for support. we all chose this career to help others, so, "older nurses", lets work together and continue to support the "newer nurses", and "newer nurses", please continue to help us "older nurses"who may have forgotten what it was like in the beginning. it takes all of us working cohesively.:icon_hug:

does anyone out there have an online rn-bsn or rn-msn that she might compare with her current program before making such a hugh decision to drop or not?

keep up the good ;)work and i will reply (more briefly maybe) if you have time to post more info.

bamarn1990

Jo Dirt · Sep 12, 2007

What is wrong with me?? Has anyone else ever felt this way? :trout:

And then some!

I think we all have a saturation point where we can't take anymore. I understand exactly how you feel. I am (sort of) working on an RN to BSN program with the intent of eventually going into advanced practice. I've got so many things going on right now and while I realize the opportunities are there I don't know if it is in my heart to keep going. Furthermore, I felt the pressure to go out and get a job I wasn't really ready for and almost had a meltdown by the end of the second day of orientation. I just couldn't take any more.

You're in good company with me.

Diva Nurse Dani · Sep 13, 2007

BamaRN1990,

No I'm not married, nor do I have any children (to my grandmothers dismay)

I live at home with my mom and 94 year old grandmother (moved home when I went back for ADN)

I am currently working a 0.8 FTE, looking to buy my own home, I'll be taking chemo classes in October for my job, and finishing my BSN.

I know when I out it like this many will say "What is this child's problem??" :confused: Hormonal week I guess :eek:

I guess my hormones got the best of me and I just needed a shoulder (or many shoulders :wink2:) to cry on

But like everyone has said, one class at a time will still get me to the same degree. I guess I just don't want to spend another 3 years trying to get a degree I can get in 18mos - 2 years. :crash_com

And this whole critical thinking thing is killing me. I really struggle with that which is another reason I came back to school.

Alexsys · Sep 13, 2007

Hey.... let's face it. School SUCKS! :trout:
But, sometimes we have to deal with the hassle to get where we want to be.
You have 3 options:
1) Abandon your hopes of advanced practice, management, etc for all time - and quit school.
2) Drop out for now; and return when the stress level has backed down some. If this is the option you choose, ease back in to school slowly; semester in then semester off.
3) Grit your teeth, steel your determination; then drive on through to your goal.
Nothing in life worth having is easy.

Amen! I just got my BSN in April and I felt that way too. Hang in there.