Do I Really Want Nursing School?

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Hello everyone,

I've always had good personal insight and strong instincts about things in life. I've had no trouble making tough but sound management decisions as an operations officer in banking. Now I've been accepted into an APL program, but today everything in me is suddenly shouting "NOOO!!" It's hard to explain. I have excellent grades, am a caring and responsible person, but it feels like my head and heart are in conflict. Tomorrow I need to decide to go through with this or give up my seat to someone on the wait list. I trust my instincts and have strong feeling of going down a wrong path, yet I'm afraid of admitting this is not for me after having worked so hard to get to where I am. Can anyone else relate?

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Yes I feel the same way you do and I'm almost done with 1st semester already. I've wanted to be a nurse since I was 16, but in my heart my dream job is to own my own successful online business. But idk how to really do that... plus I've waited YEARS to get into the program I'm in which is really highly rated. So I'm going to try my best and stick it out. I can always do an online business on the side especially this summer! But nursing is also a great career.

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I personally don't think we can help you make this decision. We could advise you on logistics and rational choices, but only you know how you feel.

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Thanks, but I wasn't asking for help making a decision, just stating how I feel and asking if anyone could relate.

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Thanks for understanding, CaliSarah, it helps to know someone else can relate. I'm starting to feel better about this now and am going to continue with the program. Good luck to you as you finish your program and also with your pursuit of an online business. I don't know how to start an online business, but can recommend a good book for successful business practices called "Thou Shalt Prosper" by Rabbi Daniel Lapin.

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When I was in nursing school, more I studied, more I got disappointed. Don't get me wrong. I felt that way because nursing was different from what I thought.

I didn't tell anyone in the program about my doubt. I didn't have anything else I wanted to do either at the time, so I graduated with a BSN.

Now I work as an RN. I still feel the same. I do this job just to make a living. I have seen many nurses who have no passion in their career anyway (they are burnt out mostly because of poor management though.)

I don't know exactly what kind of conflict you have experienced, but I think it is okay to doubt. If you really want to change your path, you can do so anytime, you know. Good luck.

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I currently work in Finance as a Compliance Analyst. I have been interested in pursuing a 2nd degree in nursing for about five years now. I have put it off for some time now due to my lack of prerequisites but I have applied to CC for the summer to begin the process. It will take me time but its been on my heart and I have to atleast try. I wish you the best and hope you follow through!

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Honestly, I had to really think if I wanted to continue during my 1st term of my LVN program. I was stressed out the first week because I couldn't get what I needed to get done without family consistently needing me to do something and not leaving me to do what I needed to do. I didn't quit because I knew that I wanted to do this and that I can't give up now. In relation to you, it's easy to have that "No" going off in your mind however; you have to really trust yourself and know that you are going down the right path. Don't look back because the more you do or the more you keep thinking of the more you will be confused.

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