Don't go into nursing school if_____

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Fill in the blank with any advice you can give students who have just been accepted into a program or who are thinking about embarking on the journey of nursing school.

Here's mine:

DON'T GO INTO NURSING SCHOOL IF you haven't done your own research about the realities of the profession. Good, bad, truth, and common myths & misconceptions.

Yall's turn!

Twelve hours straight.

And if you have babies at home and want to continue breastfeeding, you can kiss that dream goodbye...

I started grad school with a 6-week-old and didn't wean her until she was 2 1/2. Plenty of long days there. 100% breast milk.

But I would add ... don't go into nursing if you're going to pine away and die if you are separated from your baby. Wait a few years.

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Please don't go into nursing if you can't/won't learn good spelling, grammar & writing skills in the English language.

Don't go into nursing if you LOVE being defensive, pounding your chest & snapping at anyone who disagrees with you, tries to teach you something new, or points out a mistake you've made.

Don't go into nursing if you are so insecure about the degree or level of training you've chosen that you are constantly bagging on, insulting of, or in conflict with nurses who chose to get more education than you. Girls compete with one another; women empower one another. If you have a problem with the BSN being a preferred degree, either get your BSN or please, be supportive of those who have it or are pursuing it. Or shut up.

Don't go into nursing if you can't embrace diversity of all perspectives, theological, cultural and otherwise. You will work with staff and see patients who are atheist, right wing, left wing, have tattoos, are gay, are republican, are Wiccan, are prostitutes, are Mormon, are just plain jerks. Be ready to shed your judgment and just get the job done. You won't have time to pray, anyway.

Don't go into nursing because wearing scrubs might make you look important and glamorous. They're pajamas. People are not as intrigued or impressed as you think.

Don't go into nursing if you can't understand professionalism. You will be touching and working with sick people who don't need to hear your ghetto slang, foul mouth, loud dirty jokes at the nurses station, or smell your cigarette scented hair, your Funyuns breath or be ignored for your iPhone game or argument with your baby daddy. Please stay away from this profession if you can't clean up your act and behave like an adult who has people's lives in their hands when you're at work.

Don't go into nursing if you are a chronically late person who always has an excuse.

Don't go into nursing if you are still a partier. No matter how good you think you are at covering up all the signs, most of your co workers (and patients) will know. And it's usually the partiers that have all the issues in all the preceding items I've mentioned.

Bravo, mcclennan! :flwrhrts:

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Which did you mean? That you can't be a nurse if you're pretty? Or were you referencing the "They hate me because I'm beautiful" threads?

"They hate me because I'm beautiful" threads. Those were hilarious!!!

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Don't go into nursing school I you don't know how to prayer. Believe me, you will learn how to pray and cry out to God in the process of nursing school.

Thank you Hadassah 16 for posting such truth! If the atheists/agnostics in this world have sworn off belief in God...too bad! I heartily agree with the above post as I have seen death, harm, and injustice in the hospital setting up close and personal and my faith in my Father in Heaven has always seen me through.

An additional note: I think it a bit ridiculous that as soon as someone announces their faith in God, there is always an atheist/agnostic who insists on quelling the aforementioned person's right to state their belief in the Lord.

The post says for everyone to fill in the blank about nursing school. It is anyone's right to say that their belief in God has seen them through such a stressful schooling and career. If you, O faithless one, have chosen to not believe in God--just don't believe in Him! The rest of us who do will continue to do so in spite of your bitter diatribes against His faithfulness to us, His friendship with us, and His love of us--especially where death, danger, harm, and sick patients are concerned!

I am not ashamed of my belief in my Father in Heaven. He is with me all through the day. I will not be ashamed of my belief while I take care of my patients either. I am fully capable of taking care of my patients and not imposing my beliefs on them, for their healing process must not be hindered by anything I do or neglect to do for their care.

That is the beauty about having a friendship with the One who crafted me and crafted my patients. His care of me inspires me to care for my patients whilst I open my heart to His understanding and His wisdom. This has always seen me through and I know it always will. Even if my patients or my co-workers do not believe in God, or His mercy upon all of us, I know for myself that My Redeemer Liveth!

I expect that my post will probably inflame a lot of atheist/agnostic tempers. Too bad. This country allows each of us to say how we will live our lives and allows us the expectation to see it through--faith based or not.

As long as we do the work in school and accept the discipline of the profession, anyone can become a nurse, doctor, lawyer, or Indian Chief! (LOL) Again, the original post asked for everyone to fill in the blank of the sentence, "Don't go into nursing if". Hadassah 16 gave an answer which included his/her faith in God and many others gave theirs also. This is an advantage of living in a society that allows free speech.

For me, my answer to the question is: Don't go into nursing school if you lack compassion, reason, and the ability to slow yourself down so you can hear what your patient is saying in deeds as well as in words.

Patients come to us from a myriad of backgrounds--some of which you may or may not understand or agree with, or with which you may or may not choose to empathize. Nevertheless, you must find it in your being to continue to take care of them. Atheists/agnostic or faith-based nurses...to a sick patient, it makes no difference!

Therefore, you must take care of your health first! Your well-being you must continually improve, and endeavor to keep good cheer in your life. Take your hobbies very seriously and get good at them. No, mockery and cynicism do not count! Aim for hobbies that inspire you to maintain a good balance of love, sensitivity and compassion in your life. And yes, if you do believe in God, keep walking your walk of faith with Him--He will see you through :)

Take care and God Bless (to those who believe in Him)

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Don't go into nursing school I you don't know how to prayer. Believe me, you will learn how to pray and cry out to God in the process of nursing school.

Thank you Hadassah 16 for posting such truth! If the atheists/agnostics in this world have sworn off belief in God...too bad! I heartily agree with the above post as I have seen death, harm, and injustice in the hospital setting up close and personal and my faith in my Father in Heaven has always seen me through.

An additional note: I think it a bit ridiculous that as soon as someone announces their faith in God, there is always an atheist/agnostic who insists on quelling the aforementioned person's right to state their belief in the Lord.

The post says for everyone to fill in the blank about nursing school. It is anyone's right to say that their belief in God has seen them through such a stressful schooling and career. If you, O faithless one, have chosen to not believe in God--just don't believe in Him! The rest of us who do will continue to do so in spite of your bitter diatribes against His faithfulness to us, His friendship with us, and His love of us--especially where death, danger, harm, and sick patients are concerned!

I am not ashamed of my belief in my Father in Heaven. He is with me all through the day. I will not be ashamed of my belief while I take care of my patients either. I am fully capable of taking care of my patients and not imposing my beliefs on them, for their healing process must not be hindered by anything I do or neglect to do for their care.

That is the beauty about having a friendship with the One who crafted me and crafted my patients. His care of me inspires me to care for my patients whilst I open my heart to His understanding and His wisdom. This has always seen me through and I know it always will. Even if my patients or my co-workers do not believe in God, or His mercy upon all of us, I know for myself that My Redeemer Liveth!

I expect that my post will probably inflame a lot of atheist/agnostic tempers. Too bad. This country allows each of us to say how we will live our lives and allows us the expectation to see it through--faith based or not.

As long as we do the work in school and accept the discipline of the profession, anyone can become a nurse, doctor, lawyer, or Indian Chief! (LOL) Again, the original post asked for everyone to fill in the blank of the sentence, "Don't go into nursing if". Hadassah 16 gave an answer which included his/her faith in God and many others gave theirs also. This is an advantage of living in a society that allows free speech.

For me, my answer to the question is: Don't go into nursing school if you lack compassion, reason, and the ability to slow yourself down so you can hear what your patient is saying in deeds as well as in words.

Patients come to us from a myriad of backgrounds--some of which you may or may not understand or agree with, or with which you may or may not choose to empathize. Nevertheless, you must find it in your being to continue to take care of them. Atheists/agnostic or faith-based nurses...to a sick patient, it makes no difference!

Therefore, you must take care of your health first! Your well-being you must continually improve, and endeavor to keep good cheer in your life. Take your hobbies very seriously and get good at them. No, mockery and cynicism do not count! Aim for hobbies that inspire you to maintain a good balance of love, sensitivity and compassion in your life. And yes, if you do believe in God, keep walking your walk of faith with Him--He will see you through :)

Take care and God Bless (to those who believe in Him)

Please save the religious stuff for a religion thread -- that way those of us who don't want to be banged over the head with it don't have to be. (And I'm not an atheist or agnostic -- I'm a Catholic!)

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Hey angelfish, while I totally admire your eagerness to aggressively defend your stance on your beliefs, I would much rather keep this forum focused on what I asked for and not turn this into a mud-slinging battle that actually turns out to be completely OPPOSITE of how christ would want us to treat and talk to others. (Oh, the Irony.) Hey im glad you connect with who you serve, thats cool!

I realize that you're on fire for the lord, but you gotta chill.

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Don't go into nursing school I you don't know how to prayer. Believe me you will learn how to pray and cry out to God in the process of nursing school. Thank you Hadassah 16 for posting such truth! If the atheists/agnostics in this world have sworn off belief in God...too bad! I heartily agree with the above post as I have seen death, harm, and injustice in the hospital setting up close and personal and my faith in my Father in Heaven has always seen me through. An additional note: I think it a bit ridiculous that as soon as someone announces their faith in God, there is always an atheist/agnostic who insists on quelling the aforementioned person's right to state their belief in the Lord. The post says for everyone to fill in the blank about nursing school. It is anyone's right to say that their belief in God has seen them through such a stressful schooling and career. If you, O faithless one, have chosen to not believe in God--just don't believe in Him! The rest of us who do will continue to do so in spite of your bitter diatribes against His faithfulness to us, His friendship with us, and His love of us--especially where death, danger, harm, and sick patients are concerned! I am not ashamed of my belief in my Father in Heaven. He is with me all through the day. I will not be ashamed of my belief while I take care of my patients either. I am fully capable of taking care of my patients and not imposing my beliefs on them, for their healing process must not be hindered by anything I do or neglect to do for their care. That is the beauty about having a friendship with the One who crafted me and crafted my patients. His care of me inspires me to care for my patients whilst I open my heart to His understanding and His wisdom. This has always seen me through and I know it always will. Even if my patients or my co-workers do not believe in God, or His mercy upon all of us, I know for myself that My Redeemer Liveth! I expect that my post will probably inflame a lot of atheist/agnostic tempers. Too bad. This country allows each of us to say how we will live our lives and allows us the expectation to see it through--faith based or not. As long as we do the work in school and accept the discipline of the profession, anyone can become a nurse, doctor, lawyer, or Indian Chief! (LOL) Again, the original post asked for everyone to fill in the blank of the sentence, "Don't go into nursing if". Hadassah 16 gave an answer which included his/her faith in God and many others gave theirs also. This is an advantage of living in a society that allows free speech. For me, my answer to the question is: Don't go into nursing school if you lack compassion, reason, and the ability to slow yourself down so you can hear what your patient is saying in deeds as well as in words. Patients come to us from a myriad of backgrounds--some of which you may or may not understand or agree with, or with which you may or may not choose to empathize. Nevertheless, you must find it in your being to continue to take care of them. Atheists/agnostic or faith-based nurses...to a sick patient, it makes no difference! Therefore, you must take care of your health first! Your well-being you must continually improve, and endeavor to keep good cheer in your life. Take your hobbies very seriously and get good at them. No, mockery and cynicism do not count! Aim for hobbies that inspire you to maintain a good balance of love, sensitivity and compassion in your life. And yes, if you do believe in God, keep walking your walk of faith with Him--He will see you through :) Take care and God Bless (to those who believe in Him)[/quote']

Thanks for the sermon on mountallnurses.

Back to our regularly scheduled programming...

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Thanks for the sermon on mountallnurses. Back to our regularly scheduled programming...

Thank you...:yes:

The "don't go into nursing school-spirituality style" can be replicated in the nursing and spirituality forum; as well as the "weight issue style" can be replicated for another thread it's all in love posters. :in love:

now, let's keep this going!!! :up:

Don't go into nursing school thinking you'll never encounter toe jam, fumunda, or any exotic smells or critters- on-body situations. :eek:

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Please save the religious stuff for a religion thread -- that way those of us who don't want to be banged over the head with it don't have to be. (And I'm not an atheist or agnostic -- I'm a Catholic!)

Proving the point of my earlier post....

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This thread is hilarious.

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...if you prefer not to study....if you want a social life. ...if you don't know the difference bw vein and artery. Come on people!...if you think others are going to do your work for you during study groups. It's all about team work... Not team do my work....if you need more than 4 hrs of sleep/day.

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Don't go into nursing school I you don't know how to prayer. Believe me you will learn how to pray and cry out to God in the process of nursing school. Thank you Hadassah 16 for posting such truth! If the atheists/agnostics in this world have sworn off belief in God...too bad! I heartily agree with the above post as I have seen death, harm, and injustice in the hospital setting up close and personal and my faith in my Father in Heaven has always seen me through. An additional note: I think it a bit ridiculous that as soon as someone announces their faith in God, there is always an atheist/agnostic who insists on quelling the aforementioned person's right to state their belief in the Lord. The post says for everyone to fill in the blank about nursing school. It is anyone's right to say that their belief in God has seen them through such a stressful schooling and career. If you, O faithless one, have chosen to not believe in God--just don't believe in Him! The rest of us who do will continue to do so in spite of your bitter diatribes against His faithfulness to us, His friendship with us, and His love of us--especially where death, danger, harm, and sick patients are concerned! I am not ashamed of my belief in my Father in Heaven. He is with me all through the day. I will not be ashamed of my belief while I take care of my patients either. I am fully capable of taking care of my patients and not imposing my beliefs on them, for their healing process must not be hindered by anything I do or neglect to do for their care. That is the beauty about having a friendship with the One who crafted me and crafted my patients. His care of me inspires me to care for my patients whilst I open my heart to His understanding and His wisdom. This has always seen me through and I know it always will. Even if my patients or my co-workers do not believe in God, or His mercy upon all of us, I know for myself that My Redeemer Liveth! I expect that my post will probably inflame a lot of atheist/agnostic tempers. Too bad. This country allows each of us to say how we will live our lives and allows us the expectation to see it through--faith based or not. As long as we do the work in school and accept the discipline of the profession, anyone can become a nurse, doctor, lawyer, or Indian Chief! (LOL) Again, the original post asked for everyone to fill in the blank of the sentence, "Don't go into nursing if". Hadassah 16 gave an answer which included his/her faith in God and many others gave theirs also. This is an advantage of living in a society that allows free speech. For me, my answer to the question is: Don't go into nursing school if you lack compassion, reason, and the ability to slow yourself down so you can hear what your patient is saying in deeds as well as in words. Patients come to us from a myriad of backgrounds--some of which you may or may not understand or agree with, or with which you may or may not choose to empathize. Nevertheless, you must find it in your being to continue to take care of them. Atheists/agnostic or faith-based nurses...to a sick patient, it makes no difference! Therefore, you must take care of your health first! Your well-being you must continually improve, and endeavor to keep good cheer in your life. Take your hobbies very seriously and get good at them. No, mockery and cynicism do not count! Aim for hobbies that inspire you to maintain a good balance of love, sensitivity and compassion in your life. And yes, if you do believe in God, keep walking your walk of faith with Him--He will see you through :) Take care and God Bless (to those who believe in Him)[/quote']

That disagreement was dead, but you just had to resurrect it.

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