Easy?

[kp1987]

So I know hundreds of you are going to hate me but-

Am I the only one who is worried because my nursing program seems too easy to be true so far

Yes I have lots of reading but most of it is common sense and can be skimmed and yes we had to take A&P, patho physiology And micro biology before but the actual "nursing" course all seem to be pretty related and hit on the same content....

Am I crazy? Is this the calm before the storm?

[melizerd, ASN, RN]

My program does NCLEX questions right off the bat too and encouraged us to get our own NCLEX books to start questions, even if we didn't know the content yet we got used to the format. SATA questions are part of every test we take so they aren't scary anymore either. I'm guessing I'm somewhere around 5-6000 NCLEX questions on my own in 4 semesters. (94 days to go!!)

[CordaeP]

The actual material is not the challenging part for me. It is when I get into clinical and have to take the puzzle and put it together. I got all the pieces, but it can be a little difficult to put together at times. Nursing is not black and white; instead, it is green, purple, grey, and red.

[kp1987]

I totally agree- we learn things for ideal situations or in a perfect world but in reality things are black or white. We're in a world of grey! This I think will be the challenge

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

You know how when you need glasses everything looks fuzzy, and when you have new lenses you see things so much more clearly?

Think about that the next time you are tempted to accept it when somebody says blithely, "Oh, it's a world of grey!"

That person needs clearer lenses, which, with luck s/he will acquire in nursing school as s/he learns more about the nursing process and all that goes into it.

This is why so many people can't pick between those two answers that both "sound right because we're in the REAL world." They don't have the clarity of vision they would need to get it right.

[nursepeaches]

I feel the same way even though I'm only about 4 weeks in. I started the program believing it would be the hardest thing ever. I study about 3-4 hours a week and spend probably another 3-4 on assignments and have made all A's so far. I hear a lot of negativity and whining around me so I think these types of people make it harder on themselves.

[jolie_tasso]

I liked this thread in the beginning because it showed a different side of nursing school and was a bit hopeful that not all of it is a nightmare all the time. But then the negativity and the doom and gloom started. Before I began nursing school I looked to this site for advice and guidance but only became scared out of my mind. People's posts on here even made me question if it was the right path for me. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I started that it wasn't near that bad, and this semester is turning out the same.

Bottom line is that even though this is a good place to vent and seek encouragement and advice we should also spread the word that it doesn't have to be a such a terrible struggle for everyone. PLUS (and this is something I had to realize for myself) remember that people talk about the bad stuff more than the good. So all of those you see hating nursing school probably have lots of good things to say about it too, maybe even more than the bad.

Positivity, people!! :)