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!

Don't go into nursing if....

1. you don't have any time management skills.

2. you don't have a thick skin.

3. you have a bad attitude.

4. you think you are too good to empty a bedpan or a urinal.

5. the sight of blood makes you faint.

6. you hate people.

7. you think you know everything, and are unwilling to learn anything new.

8. you have a poor work ethic.

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Specializes in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgical.

Don't go to nursing school if...

a) you don't have a sense of humor

b) your time management sucks

c) you think nursing is going to not have the annoyances and pitfalls of any other profession

d) you don't like taking care of people your parents' or grandparents' age

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Don't become a nurse if you will refuse to give blood transfusions.

Patients shouldn't have to die (or wait) because of your religion.

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Specializes in CVICU.
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.

Come on, really? Did you have to throw religion into this? I'm an atheist and get by just fine without belief in a higher power.

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Specializes in NICU.

Nursing is like the show "Scrubbing In"

Think that instructors are required to give you a study guide for all tests and only use the textbook for questions

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I went into nursing to pick up girls. Did I do it right? :p

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

Don't go into nursing school if you think the job is just a paycheck!

Don't go into nursing school if you dont have a passion for the profession.

Don't go into nursing school if you hate to study.

Don't go into nursing school if you will regret not going to medical school.

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Specializes in Hospice.
Don't go to nursing school if you think that there's a nursing shortage.

^^^And the fat lady sang^^^ :singing:

P.S. I wasn't calling you fat, I have no idea what you look like. LOL

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Don't go into nursing school if you dont have a passion for the profession.
Feel free to go into nursing even if you don't have a passion for it... as long as you have a high degree of professionalism and a good work ethic.

No calling needed...

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^^^And the fat lady sang^^^ :singing:

P.S. I wasn't calling you fat, I have no idea what you look like. LOL

Besides which, I'm not a lady... and nobody ever called my caterwauling 'singing'... ;-)
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Go.

I hope it changes you for the better,

I hope the experiences and people touch your heart

and you theirs.

If you do go or don't go.

I hope you find meaning and purpose in whatever you do,

and if you are struggling now, I am rooting for you.

Whether you are gliding through life or struggling with each step,

I hope for your growth as a human.

In any case and as I always hope, that you find beauty in your life.

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Specializes in PCCN.

........ if you want to keep your sanity.

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