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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!
Totally agree! Some ppl are just into their FEELINGS on this topic. The question was very specific, it wasn't to debate what another poster felt. Now where trying to change this to a religion thing. Who says who's right who's wrong? It's ones OWN opinion. Believe what YOU want to believe. I see posters posting to study study study but yet no one debates NOT to study. It's logical to study of course. I remember reading a thread once that a poster didnt study as much in NS and recommended not taking the journey too seriously, that was their opinion to the question asked, who are we to judge! I'm just trying to prove a point, that what you do is what you do...end of story! Now back to the "Individual opinion question at hand"...
The thread is titled "Don't go into nursing school if ____" and the poster stated "you don't believe in prayer/don't know how" or whatever. The thread was not titled "I would not have gone into nursing school if..." so yes, we have a right to be offended, because the poster is basically saying "if you don't believe in God, I don't think you should go to nursing school".
If someone had posted, "Don't go into nursing school if you think your belief in God is somehow going to help you." This thread would have already been closed from the ****-storm it would create.
I think people look for ANY reason to be offended.
I started this thread because I was looking for INSIGHT and OPINIONS from those who have experienced or are currently experiencing nursing school. That's it. ALL OPINIONS/THOUGHTS ARE WELCOME. If she would have said "you will need the power of Satan to get through nursing school" I would been a little creeped out, but I would not have been offended because thats HER opinion. Y'all need to relax and stop taking thing so personal. Geez!
I think people look for ANY reason to be offended. I started this thread because I was looking for INSIGHT and OPINIONS from those who have experienced or are currently experiencing nursing school. That's it. ALL OPINIONS/THOUGHTS ARE WELCOME. If she would have said "you will need the power of Satan to get through nursing school" I would been a little creeped out but I would not have been offended because thats HER opinion. Y'all need to relax and stop taking thing so personal. Geez![/quote']Agreed! I was thinking the same thing! Everyone is entitled to speak/write whatever they want! Sheesh!
Don't enter nursing school if
-your only goal is to meet and marry a doctor.
-you are so beautiful that everyone is jealous of you.
-you need positive reinforcement for EVERY SINGLE thing you do correctly.
-you can't abide being corrected.
-you think anybody who actually does correct you is only doing it because they are jealous of your youth and beauty.
-you think old people are smelly and gross. There are lots of smelly, gross young people too.
-you subscribe to the school of thought that you should be respected right out of the box without having to prove yourself.
I think people look for ANY reason to be offended.I started this thread because I was looking for INSIGHT and OPINIONS from those who have experienced or are currently experiencing nursing school. That's it. ALL OPINIONS/THOUGHTS ARE WELCOME. If she would have said "you will need the power of Satan to get through nursing school" I would been a little creeped out, but I would not have been offended because thats HER opinion. Y'all need to relax and stop taking thing so personal. Geez!
You will go far Grasshopper!!!!
I think people look for ANY reason to be offended.I started this thread because I was looking for INSIGHT and OPINIONS from those who have experienced or are currently experiencing nursing school. That's it. ALL OPINIONS/THOUGHTS ARE WELCOME. If she would have said "you will need the power of Satan to get through nursing school" I would been a little creeped out, but I would not have been offended because thats HER opinion. Y'all need to relax and stop taking thing so personal. Geez!
I wasn't offended, I just thought her comment was stupid. There's a difference. Being offended is the ultimate form of narcissism.
You may have to change the world one pt at a time. I had an instructor tell us if a quote, I do not know who said it originally, but it goes something lie this: to you, the pts one of many and to that one pt, you are the only. I am amazed how much impact I can have on one person. Just by being kind and showing compassion.So far so good, looks like I can still go into nursing:) Although I do still dream of changing the world...
Don't go to nursing school if you like to eat in a 12 or 13 hour span.
Don't go to nursing school if you have a weak bladder.
Don't go to nursing school if you haven't researched the area you live in is actually hiring nurses and especially new grads.
Don't go to nursing school if you want to have a life in nursing school. Nursing school consumes everything.
Don't go to nursing school if you want two be able to take a 2 week vacation. Not saying it can't happen but there at usually clauses with taking this long of a vacation. Especially if you are a bedside nurse.
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Don't go to nursing school if you can't handle human weakness. Poor choices in life fill hospital beds. There are people who repeatedly make the same bad choices over and over again.
YES!!!
If human weakness is one's kryptonite-yet are HUGE reason for our business-then please save the drama...
2k15NurseExtern4u, BSN, RN
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Yall are awesome! I wasnt expecting this many responses.