Do you make friends with others in your nursing program?

[EP10]

I am 24 years old (about to be 25 in October) and most of the other students in my nursing program are 18 or 19 and then a few are older women in their 40's. I attend a private college in Long Island, NY so I don't know how other nursing programs are.

I find it hard to relate to others and sit in class listening to giggling and teenage conversations about parties behind me.

I live with my boyfriend who thankfully is supporting me financially while I'm in school and not working.

The other 1% of students are in their 40's who are married and have children. I feel as though I can't relate to anyone and therefore can't really make friends with anyone. By friends I mean people to have for mutual support through nursing school.

Does anyone else have this issue?

[aachavez]

My class is 12, and Im about the youngest at 26, many in their 30's and the oldest, 46, is the only guy. We all get a long pretty well, which is nice. I wouldn't say I've made 'friends' as in, people I'd go party with, or hang out alot with outside of school, but there are a few that I am closer with, and we frequently work together, call over the weekend with study questions etc. I guess I'm a bit anti social, I"m not there to make friends and have fun, but I do feel it's important to find a few people that you work well with the help with homework, care plans, studying etc.

[edatri]

I'm in a very small program (24 students) and I think we pretty much all help each other. Our class has a wide variety of ages, from early 20s to late 40s (that would be me, lol) and experiences (CNAs and EMTs to people who have never been in the health field). The instructor often puts us in groups and so we have to work with different people. I guess as a nurse you have to be able to work with all kinds!

[edatri]

My class is 12, and Im about the youngest at 26, many in their 30's and the oldest, 46, is the only guy.

Wow, that's a small class! I thought ours was small at 24! Is 12 the whole program or just your class? The 24 students makes up the entire nursing program here. (sorry can't tell you where, they actually have a social media policy prohibiting us from stating where we are students unless we end each post with "does not represent the views of [the nursing school]".)

[Mrsladysoul83]

Im pretty much one of those keep to myself, loner types BUT i have made friends with this one chick thats younger than me(im 29) & she mature for her age & the older lady in my class she's like the mothering type. I have a hard time trusting people so other than those two im on a dont ask dont tell basis. Ive already peeped the the 1s who gossip & are sneaky game. Im very observant when it comes to stuff like that TOO DOG GONE OLD 4 HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA! Case & point, last semester the younger girl im friends with was with this "click" of about 8 other girls they all sat together, hung out together, fb bffs & everything! She did study group with them 1 time & she said the whole time she was there the others talked about everything BUT school work which i can believe because they do it in class eeeeevvvvvvveeeeerrrrrrrryyyyyyy day! & the told the oldest girl out the "click" that she wasnt going to study with them anymore & the whole "click" stopped talking to her & the oldest 1 out of them told her that since she wasnt gonna be in the study group she was not sitting by her anymore! REALLY WTW & true enough when class started back 3 weeks ago my friend was sitting by herself! Now thats some HIGH MESS! WHERE THEY DO THAT AT?!! For some reason the outkasts take to me & i take to them hmmmm maybe because im an OUTKAST TOOO!!! Oh well! Just choose your friends wisely, dont tell NOBODY ANYTHING THAT YOU DONT WANT SEEN POSTED ON FACEBOOK!

[adelina1213]

This is me 100% right now and this is very odd. I also am 24 years old and live with my boyfriend (but he isnt paying for my education). I fins myself in the similar situation and was wondering since now that it is 2016, did you make any friends in nursing school? I am completing a ASN (already have a BS) and am afraid all the students in my class will be the types "get in and get out". Really need friends!