how hard is nursing school?

[futurenurseintx]

I've heard that nursing school is very hard. I was wondering how hard it actually is. I've wanted to go into the medical field since I was 12 or 13 and wanted to be a nurse since I was 18. I'm 35 now and 10 years from now I don't want to regret not doing this. I'm planning to start out as an LVN and work my way to be a nurse practioner. For those that are already in school what was the hardest class and what was the easist? Do they test you on anatomy, biology and chemistry on the entrance exam? I'm worried about being tested on science on the entrance exam because I've never been good at science?

[mnurse2016, BSN, RN]

Nursing school IS hard. If you are contemplating on whether or not to do it based on that then you might want to reconsider. I started nursing school when I was 24 and it was the best decision I have made for myself. I graduated in August, passed the NCLEX in September and start my first job next week. A nursing degree is a degree in science, so you will have to get comfortable learning and being tested in science. Pre-req's include anatomy, biology, chemistry, physiology, and pathophysiology. The content of the entrance exam depends on your school. The class difficulty level will depend on your strengths and weaknesses as well as your instructor. For me pharmacology and pediatrics were the hardest classes. With all that being said, even though it is very challenging it is doable. I know women who started in their 40's, women with children, women with families, and people who worked full time (though I don't recommend that). You will just have to prioritize and make sacrifices to get through it. Go in with a good support system and find people to do study groups with. Best of luck!

[northmississippi]

in lpn school, about two out of 25 students fail, in RN school about 60-65 percent fail. you can do it but only if you commit in full and only work two or three days max if that much. I never took an entrance exam, it was based on act scores and gpa in prereq classes.

[Vak8811]

We just started 2nd quarter, and out of 31 students in our class we lost 7 of them. It's not extremely difficult if you put the work in and study, and have decent teachers for A&P before you start. I'm studying a lot, but it honestly isn't as much as I thought I would have to.