So I have a lot working against me. I flunked out of my first year of college as a freshman. I had health issues both physical, and mental which I will get to later. I retook those classes, and my cumulative GPA after my last A in a prereq is now around 3.4, and I might be able to get it up to 3.5 before applying after taking my last prereq at community college for the ADN program I am applying to. I know nursing is very competitive. I suffer from severe depression it got so bad I started to suffer psychosis as a result. I was having delusions related to musical lyrics which I know is quite a common symptom of mental illness. I realize that now, but didn't realize it then. Had I done more research I might have saved myself a lot of time, and pain. I was hospitalized twice for it, and misdiagnosed. Now that I am on anti-depressants the psychosis is gone my psychiatrist thinks there is no reason for any setbacks as long as I remain constructive with my life, and stay on the medication. I KNOW ITS BAD, but I would like serious advice on how I should handle the situation do I come forward, or keep my mouth shut. I am leaning towards keeping my mouth shut, but I want to be honest if I get an interview this fall. I also have had chron's disease, and a lung abscess the reason I want to become a nurse is to help others who have been suffering from chronic physical illness. I developed chron's my first semester as a freshman when I flunked out. I have had depression for near a decade now, but went undiagnosed because I was to proud, and stupid to seek help until it was at the life ruining stage. I am trying to turn the negatives in my life into positives, by becoming a nurse, but I have a lot working against me. Like flunking out in my first semester. How do I prove I have the situation under control, capable, and competent if I am lucky enough to snag an interview with the board of nurses. Don't tell me you shouldn't pursue this because I am determined to pursue it regardless. My counselors think I am a good candidate, but they are not aware I was hospitalized for psychiatric reasons. Its a period of my life I want to leave firmly buried for obvious reasons, but I know its a mark against me if it comes up. Do I get a letter of mental competency from my psychiatrist? Do I not even bring it up? My grades are up across the board in my prereqs despite being hospitalized with a lung abscess, and missing two weeks my first semester taking prereqs. I have put to much effort into this to just give up, so serious advice on how to handle my situation is appreciated. Well the cat is now really out of the bag. Sorry just needed to vent, my life has been a series of setbacks which I am trying to turn into positives. If you are going to tell me I wouldn't want you taking care of patients with your condition, you don't know me very well. I am highly intelligent, motivated, empathetic, and compassionate. My life experiences have taught me to do the very best I am capable of because I may never get another opportunity. You have no idea how much I want this, because I have been on the patient side of things. It really made me bitter, upset, and angry. The nurses however where all wonderful. That is why I want to do this so badly.
The ideas are gone. I wish I could go back, and never go through this.
Im glad that they are. Im just saying theres no reason to divulge this kind of detail to the BON, an employer, coworker, or anyone at nursing school. If you choose to tell them about your mental health history, I would keep it very general and make it sound as minor as possible. I wouldn't include the ideas or the voluntary admission.
Im glad that they are. Im just saying theres no reason to divulge this kind of detail to the BON, an employer, coworker, or anyone at nursing school. If you choose to tell them about your mental health history, I would keep it very general and make it sound as minor as possible. I wouldn't include the ideas or the voluntary admission.
I am afraid the cat might already be out of the bag so to speak. I divulged to my last employer, and that ended poorly. I am afraid I am past the point of lying about it. I will cross my fingers it doesn't come up. I just say I suffer from depresion, and leave it at that. The records are there however. I was told I should be fine. I won't go into details however. I don't know what I was thinking at the time. Still don't. I have this dream of helping others at the highest levels I am capable of, but I go over and over how this can go wrong. I want my life on track. So much has happened in such a short time, that I feel like I am running out of time to get it together. I am trying to turn the experience into something positive. To make a better life for myself as well as others. I am mildly intelligent, but not where I want to be in life. It is incredibly frustrating. *sigh* with the defeat of my depresion my idealism returns, and I feel more energized than I have felt since I was 17. Pursuing this is all I think about, but with that comes the worry I won't be allowed to because of my history. I have never felt so passionate before because of my health struggles physically. I love being in school, and the thought of finally finishing what I started is all I think about, and how it can go wrong. I am well versed in how things can go wrong. I try to be proactive, and head things off at the pass now instead of waiting for things to happen.
Julius Seizure
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Im glad that they are. Im just saying theres no reason to divulge this kind of detail to the BON, an employer, coworker, or anyone at nursing school. If you choose to tell them about your mental health history, I would keep it very general and make it sound as minor as possible. I wouldn't include the ideas or the voluntary admission.