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Welcome to the wonderful world of adult learning There have been studies that show that adult students have moved past "task learning" into "reflective" learning; understanding how the topic being learned fits into the student's life and position within the chosen profession. You feel morphed because you have morphed. Congratulations
I know exactly what you mean...when I first started my pre-reqs I wasn't sure I would ever really "get" what was going on. Now I am a second semester student in a 4 semester program, and I actually get it!!! It's so awesome to take care of a pt and know what is happening in their body, and why, and what could happen next and what to do to try and fix it. I feel such a more confident student now than I was back then.
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I know exactly how you all feel. Especially after I just had my midterm evaluation last week. My instructor told me I was doing great and that I have the nursing process down pat. She said most of the other students', in my clinical, outcomes were not realistic, but mine were perfect. She said I was going to make an excellent nurse because I have all the qualities of a caring nurse, which was the big ego booster I needed to feel more confident about what I was doing.
I Know God Will Not Give Me More Than I Can Handle. I Just Wish He Didn't Trust Me So Much. _ Mother Theresa
I needed to read this, thanks! I am going to be going back this fall after many years and have been stressing about taking the anatomy classes since they were difficult when I was 18, but I know I will have a lot of experience and better study habits this time around to help. I hope it "clicks" for me too. Good luck to you!
I have a Bachelor's degree already and I can tell you when I went back to school to get my ADN it means so much more to me then when I went to school the first time. School now is more about learning and becoming the best nurse I can be rather then partying and making friends. I am getting so much more academically out of my ADN program. Continued success to you! Enjoy the learning process you will love the Nursing classes.
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I started at a Community College here last summer doing my prerequistes for the ADN program. I had just turned 44 and wasn't sure I was going to be able to do the "science" stuff. I've never been to college before and the idea of chemistry and A&P scared the heck out of me.
I found that summer that chemistry was fun, basically math due to the formula's. My first semester of A&P1 was horrible! Thank goodness I had plenty of English, Psychology, and Communications classes at the time or ALL my confidence would have been blown.
This semester A&P2 is hard, but I'm "getting it" and I love the feeling. I can actually HELP someone with the material for the class! Me!!!
What I was wondering was is anyone else feel like they are "morphing" (best word I could think of) as they go through their classes? I'm not even in the RN program yet, but I've changed so much already!
It's like I don't feel like I need to apologize for taking a seat in class....heck no! I have a right to be there and I have a right to have decent teachers instruct us on the materials. I have even done the no-no of stating that I didn't understand something in class once, even though the instructor was pizzed. Duh, that's why we're paying for the class and he's supposed to be teaching it. lol
I've always been a people pleaser and doormat. Not anymore! My husband thinks it's wonderful and says that it's about time. I'm shocked at how good it feels to know that I have a brain that works and I have opinions and sometimes my ideas are good ones!
Does anyone know what I mean? Have you changed while going through classes?
CherylM