Desperate Need of Advice - Thinking About Trying Nursing School Again

[MESACA_1789]

When I grew up, I always wanted to be a doctor and that was pretty much how it was until my grandfather suffered a stroke. Throughout my grandfather's illness I fell in love with nursing. I saw how the nurses not the doctors cared for my grandfather and it had a profound impact on me. Ever since then I have wanted to be a nurse.

I went straight to college after my high school graduation and into the nursing program. It was tough and although I was not the best in the classroom I loved my clinical experience and the patients I care for. Everything was good, tough and very stressful, but good until I wrote a nursing research paper. I was accused of plagiarism and given a 0 on the paper. I went through months of back and forth with the academic integrity committee and lost. The grade remained a 0 and I therefore failed the nursing class, my overall nursing GPA dropped below the required,and I was kicked out of the program. This happened all in the summer before my senior year of college and to 5 other students too.

Now a year later I have graduated from college with an interdisciplinary degree with a concentration in health science. My problem is that I am not sure if I want to try nursing again and I need advice.

I went through hell in that nursing program and my health paid dearly. I doing okay now and have really focused on getting myself better and am in a better place. I want to try another nursing program but part of me is scared because I do not want to go through what I just went through. I love the medical field and when I pick up my stethoscope I feel great, natural like it was meant to be. I have been out of school for almost 6 months and want to go back to further my education.

I looked at nursing programs in CT and they all seem great. I have thought about going back part time but am not sure if that's possible. I have also thought about doing an accelerated program. I have thought about this a lot and feeling like a more confused than ever.

Somebody please help. I need some serious advice. Plus if anybody had any comments on the nursing programs in CT any extra info would be helpful

[YouSmellLikeCDiff]

It sounds like you are very passionate about this profession. The compassion and desire to help others is the very core of nursing. If you have any of these qualities, I am certain you belong in this field. Don't settle for a career that is second best just because of a minor setback. This is something you will have to do for almost your whole life. Are you going to choose a career that your heart is set on and a job that you look forward to everyday? Or are you choosing second best wishing every day that you had made a different choice?

The fact that you experienced a hiccup during nursing school is irrelevant. If you know in your heart that you are destined to be a nurse, then going back to nursing school is a no brainer. Don't let a bump in the road keep you from your future. I suggest getting online and researching the best programs in the state. Start applying! Dust yourself off and don't dwell on the past!

I hope you make the right decision. :)