There's a girl in my class who came in undecided, applied for nursing during the first semester and was accepted so she was taking A&P I this semester so she would be able to start the nursing curriculum in the fall after completing A&P II this summer. Well, A&P I just ended, and she has officially withdrawn from the nursing program. She said
I dropped the nursing program yesterday and changed my major to psych. I just don't want to do bedside care... the thought of wiping butts made my cringe. So i dropped. :/ The thought of it just scared me. and they told me that if i drop they won't take me back so nursing is no longer an option
I was really surprised with this since just a couple weeks ago we were talking about how excited we were to be going to the college of nursing in the fall!
Anyone else know someone who's dropped because of fear?
I almost dropped. I withdrew from A&P I last semester because I wasn't going to get a C and I thought it was pointless to stay in a class that caused way more stress than one class should, where I wasn't taught anything, and that would ruin my GPA only to have to retake it...and there was awhile that I was seriously considering changing my major to sociology with a concentration in elementary/special education since education has been forever my fallback plan. I just didn't think I could hack nursing since I couldn't hack A&P. I also just didn't have the desire to try A&P again. But I regained my senses and I retook A&P I this semester and couldn't be happier. I would definitely be kicking myself right now had I just given up. Nursing is what I want to do even though there have already been some roadblocks in my way.
better start thinking of dropping out cause of the strong possibility of not finding a job not for the idea of wiping a butt.
I don't graduate for another 3 years. The economy/job market should be much better then. Plus, I pretty much have a guarantee to get a job at the hospital my college of nursing is connected with. About 75% of the graduates work there, and the other 25% choose not to.
I wouldnt drop out, but I am afraid of failing out. That is my only big fear so far.
I have to chim in. I'm starting nursing school in the fall and I'm also so..... afraid of failing out. There is a rumor going around at my school that there is an excessive amount of students failing their last semester of nursing school this year. I feel really bad for these students. To get this far and then fail your last semester is really heart breaking.
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SingDanceRunLife: What I wouldnt give to have a program where it's all combined like that!
I think of nursing as kind of like teacher credientialing here in my state. People say, "I want to be a teacher (or a nurse)" and they go to school and study towards getting into the teacher credentialing program (or getting into nursing clinicals)
Some of these people have no real understanding of what the work entails until they are actually at the "end" of their training [ie] in clinicals or student teaching.
I think this could be the reason for some of the dropping out. People who think they want to teach don't always know what it's like to deal with really mouthy kids with a large % of disabilities and behavioral problems without enough support, as well as deal with snot, yelling, and different personalities of parents.
People who think that they want to go into nursing may well underestimate dealing with blood, poop, being on your feet and generally working your behind off for an entire shift.
Plus, the nursing prereqs are more challenging that the average person who is not in the field would presume.
I've barely started my pre-reqs, and even I'm nervous about what is yet to come. The thought terrifies me, lol. What if I'm not smart enough, what if I'm not capable enough, other majors seem so much easier I dunno. I guess I'm trying to develop a new thinking, which is that people do it everyday. They study hard and persevere and become nurses. So at least we all know that's doable.
BUt I'm still SO nervous too.
I'm actually starting my first pre-req class tonight (Bio) and I'm feeling the same way right about now. Especially with "smart enough". My heart knows I can do it, it's convincing my brain that it's true! You're right though...people do this everyday. People become nurses!
There are probably very few nursing students or pre-nursing students who don't feel fear at times. I don't think I went through a single one of my science prereq's without having moments where I was hating life, stressing about my grade and having to remind myself why I was taking the class.
Fear is a normal reaction to a situation that sometimes feels overwhelming. When you feel it, OWN IT. Do not let it own you.
My bestfriend dropped out of the nursing program because she couldn't take it either. It wasnt just the bathing patients but everything about nursing that she thought she would like she didn't. During my physiology class, we did have some first semester nursing students come talk to our class and they said so far 2 people that were doing extremely well in the program dropped out because they did not want to "wipe butts." They said one of the girls had avoided doing that for as long as she could until the nursing instructor told her you have to do it and she refused and dropped out right there on the spot.
I have to chim in. I'm starting nursing school in the fall and I'm also so..... afraid of failing out. There is a rumor going around at my school that there is an excessive amount of students failing their last semester of nursing school this year. I feel really bad for these students. To get this far and then fail your last semester is really heart breaking.
I post stalked you, sorry. Lol I was just seeing if anyone went to LCCC. And this is a really old post, so sorry for bumping it. I graduated May 2010 and unfortunately quite a few people failed the final. I personally know of 3 people who failed nur 204 just because of the final.
Dropping after you've been there makes sense...dropping while still in the prerequisites doesn't. At least in my mind.
I think some people learn long before making it to nursing school that their heart simply isn't in it. This person apparently decided this isn't her gig... nothing wrong with that.
:nurse:I for one was thinking about not pursing nursing because of my grades. I fear I will not get in the nursing program because I am not a straight "A" student. I am more like an average "B" student, so I have been going back and forth about doing nursing. I am currently enrolled at GSU and I had the teacher herself to tell me they take the high GPA's first. I hear that nursing is very stressful and it will take on toll on your health lifting up patients. I talked to my Godmother and she told me that I can't be listening to what everybody has to say about nursing and this is so TRUE. We all get stressed at times and fear things but that is part of life, so I am just going to continue to keep my head up and pray. I have come to far to let go now.:redbeathe
There's a girl in my class who came in undecided, applied for nursing during the first semester and was accepted so she was taking A&P I this semester so she would be able to start the nursing curriculum in the fall after completing A&P II this summer. Well, A&P I just ended, and she has officially withdrawn from the nursing program. She said
I was really surprised with this since just a couple weeks ago we were talking about how excited we were to be going to the college of nursing in the fall!
Anyone else know someone who's dropped because of fear?
I almost dropped. I withdrew from A&P I last semester because I wasn't going to get a C and I thought it was pointless to stay in a class that caused way more stress than one class should, where I wasn't taught anything, and that would ruin my GPA only to have to retake it...and there was awhile that I was seriously considering changing my major to sociology with a concentration in elementary/special education since education has been forever my fallback plan. I just didn't think I could hack nursing since I couldn't hack A&P. I also just didn't have the desire to try A&P again. But I regained my senses and I retook A&P I this semester and couldn't be happier. I would definitely be kicking myself right now had I just given up. Nursing is what I want to do even though there have already been some roadblocks in my way.
honestly and i mean this the nicest way possible but your friend sound like an immature little girl. if thats her attitude she did herself and future patients a favor. you cannot be immature and be a nurse not a good fit. of course nobody wants to wipe butts. you wont spend all your time wiping butts but you sure will do it a tons in nursing school. RN do a lot of things. PCT etc get stuck with that stuff but if its your patient and it need doing you have to do it. I'm happy that you didnt give up. My suggestion is in the future try to do some research regarding your prereq teachers. sometimes the teachers make or break the course. you do use some a&p in nursing but you dont need to know it backward and forwards so dont worry. If you have the self displine and desire you can hack nursing. good luck
I am more like an average "B" student, so I have been going back and forth about doing nursing. I am currently enrolled at GSU and I had the teacher herself to tell me they take the high GPA's first. I hear that nursing is very stressful and it will take on toll on your health lifting up patients. I talked to my Godmother and she told me that I can't be listening to what everybody has to say about nursing and this is so
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better start thinking of dropping out cause of the strong possibility of not finding a job not for the idea of wiping a butt.