Can I hear some positive things about nursing school?

jb2u, ASN, RN · May 16, 2006

with my first year of nursing school over, here are my positives...

1. the many friendships built

2. "seeing" myself begin to "think like a nurse"

3. going from thinking that my professors want to weed us out to realizing

that they want to help us succeed.

4. knowing that after all the hard work, i will have truly EARNED the tittle RN

good luck to you on your path to become a Nurse. i believe it is a truly rewarding experience. i have enjoyed nursing school so far and look forward to my final year. as far as the challenge, i say bring it on because when i graduate i want to know that my degree means something great. after all, our job will be to take care of lives!

happy studying,

jay

rntoben2008 · May 16, 2006

you summed it up exactly. It is easier to be negative than to keep upbeat for some. I am very excited about this chance I am being given. I do love it and I am willing to give 100 percent toward it. I have been going to school for 2 years now full time. I figure if I can handle that load and my kids and husband, then it might not be such a shock on the studying part. I am thinking I will find it much more interesting because I will finally be able to start studying the good stuff. I am so done with English classes and History classes and Poli Sci, I am ready to start my training to be a nurse. I know we can do it. I wish you lot's and lot's of success with your schooling too, please do keep in touch with me and let me know your progress. Good wishes to you.

EMTPTORN · May 16, 2006

it ends

rntoben2008 · May 16, 2006

Thank you all so much for all the great stories on staying positive, to the advice to heed ,once I begin. I really appreciate all of you replying and I am sure I am not the only person out there who needed to hear/read this. It is quite scary walking in to the unknown, when your hearing many bad luck stories. I do love nursing and have wanted to be one since I was a young gal. I am an old gal now. I am also grateful to hear from the older students, as I will be 41 in Sept., it is comforting to know I am not an oddity in the nursing school scene. I sure do appreciate all of your comment's and Congrats to you those of you who are graduating this year. That must be an awful exciting feeling and rewarding as you have said. Now your journey changes again and I hope every last one of you get a great and rewarding job in the what you love most. Best of luck to all of us, and keep the positive stories coming...I love reading them.

Natkat, BSN, MSN, RN · May 16, 2006

I appreciate hearing positive things too.

I've had so many people tell me that I probably wasn't cut out for nursing school; that I didn't really know what I was getting into, and that I probably didn't have what it takes to finish.

Maybe they're right. But I didn't give up. I kept working on my pre-regs and re-applying until now I've been accepted and start in September.

Lucky for me I'm hard-headed and don't listen to anyone. I do what I want. Now this will be a challenge when I have clinicals, but I'll try to tone it down and listen to what I'm being told. Still, I tuned out the negativity and stayed focused on what I feel is best for me.

Good luck to you!

smk1, LPN · May 17, 2006

i am about to embark on my journey in to nursing school. i have dreamed of this moment for many years and it is finally happening. i am an older student, wife and mother. i know there are alot of students that fit my profile, and i would love to hear some encouraging feelings on the positive aspects of attending nursing school. i have been hearing a lot of negative feedback and it almost scares me. it makes me think i am really heading in to a war zone. please someone out there reply with some positive thoughts on your experiences. :monkeydance:

you are learning a ton of material that is finally directly applicable to your new career path. you will form strong friendships and bonds (hopefully) with other students going through the process with you. you can feel yourself transforming into an educated provideryou will learn time management. you will appreciate your vacation and downtime oh so much more. you will find some teachers who actually love to teach and help you learn skills without feeling like you are standing in front of a firing squad. you will ave days where you feel like you made a real difference in your patients care.

jonear2, RN · May 17, 2006

I made the best friends of my life in nursing school. You need good friends to get through. Keeps ya from going crazy. I know I can call them anytime and they understand what I am going through.

moongirl · May 17, 2006

The best part for me so far is the friends I have made. the rest of it pretty much bites :lol2:

I am 39 with 3 kids, it is do-able, cept I have absolutely no time for myself. I love the interactions with the pts, hate the school part, cant BELIEVE the politics that float around, and how bitchy some people can be, even ones who are old enough to know better

I am a better person now than I was before I became a SN. Fly low low low under the radar, you will be fine

xray1965 · May 17, 2006

For me I'd say is the cool people you meet and the comaderie you build as a class. I also enjoy the challenge and the pure essence of caring for another human being (code browns and all) it is a real priviledge to do that I think

liljsmom02 · May 17, 2006

I am going to sound redundant but the best friends I have ever made were in nursing school. Nursing is a respectable career. People like nurses. I have got nothing but positive feedback from my family and peers. My kids think it is the greatest thing for their mother to be a nurse. My ten year old son was asked in school what he wanted be when he grew up. He said either a professional ball player or a nurse. When the boys in his class laughed he told them that his mother was a nurse and he bet none of their parents saved lives on a daily basis. How cool is that.

LoriAlabamaRN · May 17, 2006

I graduate tomorrow (yeah!) and while I am ready to go, I will miss school. I'm 35, married w/ 2 small children. While it is quite challenging, I also found it very rewarding. Just stay true to yourself, don't get caught up in crap, and fly below the radar when it comes to instructors. You'll do great. Like motherhood, it is difficult and rewarding! Good Luck.

This is truly excellent adivce.

Although nursing school is tough, I honestly had some of the best moments of my career while in school. The sens of accomplishment is out of this world. It's not the same as making your first sale as a marketing major, or first commercial sold as a public relations major. This is the knowledge that your skills have helped someone. You won't ever forget your first IV, your first correct diagnosis, the first time a patient looked into your eyes and thanked you for being so caring. You will have some of the toughest moments of your life in nursing school, but you will also have some of the very best moments- and those will keep you going.

Good luck to you- you're going to love it. :lol2:

Nony · May 17, 2006

I am so glad for this thread. I am starting LPN school in August and I needed to have some encouragement. Thanks so much for starting this thread. I love nursing. I have worked as a CNA for five years, I finished all my prerequisites for the RN program but decided to start at the LPN route and then move on to RN. I enjoy working with my patients and people. I am glad for the opportunity to be in a field where the pay is better and the opportunities for growth are endless.