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How brilliant does a nurse have to be???

I'm certainly not the sharpest tool in the shed...but I have an iron will and believe I can do pretty much anything I put my mind to.

Do I stand a chance or do I still need to be brilliant???

p.s. and I'm naturally caring and loving too! :p

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  • Experts

You do not need to be brilliant. While the academic work may be a little easier for the naturally "brighter" students, IMHO, determination and self-discipline are much more valuable and necessary attributes for succeeding in nursing school and transitioning into practice.

You can be the sharpest tool in the shed, but if you don't have drive, compassion, common sense, and a true heart to help others, all that "smart" in the long run, isn't going to amount to a hill of beans, IMHO>!

I'm certainly not the sharpest tool in the shed...but I have an iron will and believe I can do pretty much anything I put my mind to.

Do I stand a chance or do I still need to be brilliant???

p.s. and I'm naturally caring and loving too! :p

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Nurterer, I am not and have never been an academic. I have tried but every pass I got in nursing school was because I spent months preparing for the exams. It does not come naturally and I have to work at it. I am however a practical person and the practial aspects of nursing do come naturally so the hard slog of study pays off.

I left school with no qualifications and went back to college to study and get something. When I passed and qualified I said that it was the hardest thing I had ever done and swore that was it for me. 3 years later I start a teaching certificate and pass. I swore that was it and I;d never do it again.

5 years later I find myself studing again for a BSc, it was the hardest thing I did, the hours I put in to pass were astronomical. Guess what I swore that was it never again.

Now I am writing a dissertation for my masters degree. It is the hardest thing I have ever done, the hours that I have to put in are huge. Guess what -

ahhh there's no point, I already have the application for a doctorate :D

Work hard and it will pay off. Nursing is a practical subject, you need the academic stuff but hands on care is what makes you a good nurse

I want to say although I have to study very hard to pass the exams, they come much easier to me than the clinical. I am soooooooooo struggling with that. I love the patients and want to help them all, they are all so wonderful but I am scared to death that someone will really need my intervention and I will not know what to do. I can assess all day long but then I am stuck. What do I do with this info. It does not come together. So if you have it in clinical I think you are a good nurse.:wink2:

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