How many people really keep in touch after nursing school?

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Hey everyone,

Just out of curiosity....... do people really keep in touch after nursing school? I always hear that everyone met their best friend in nursing school, and i'm not sure i'll be that person :devil:

Have you guys kept in touch with your college mates, or is it just a lot of hype?:uhoh3:

:clown: Thanks! :clown:

Specializes in Oncology (research).

I met a great group of girl when I was in nursing school (approx. 6 years ago). We made a great study group and our ages were 19 - 38 (five young women). Me and one other girl were married and the other three had boyfriends. We kept in touch for awhile but I moved around but every time I am back in the area I work a few shift at one of the local hospitals two of the girls work at and we catch up. I also just found another girl on facebook and we chat via facebook. One girl did not pass the NCLEX and hasn't kept in touch. We formed a close bond, but life lead us all in different directions but when we talk or meet up its just like old times. I also just connected with a couple of other nursing students from my class even though we weren't part of eachother's study group.

So I guess I'm just saying that you do make great friends, but life does happen and we all have to move on but if you were close then you find ways to stay in touch.

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i work with some of knuckles, orifices and good people i went to school with and still see others from time to time that i don't work with.

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I went to school as an adult so there were few students the same age, still made some good connections there that helped to get me through it. It is sort of like going through any other traumatic and memorable event, you remember those who made it easier. However, I don't get together with any of them anymore, other than the occasional hello on facebook. Most took jobs elsewhere, or work in different communities so I don't see them.

I've tried to make friends with a few people at work, but find that alot of co-workers are quite gossipy and negative, haven't met any that I would consider true friends.

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I'm really sorry for your loss Bella'sMyBaby :sniff:

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I hear ya nurseinlimbo

It makes me sad because i feel thats how many of my classmates are. I talk to a couple of women who are a little older than me, but they're the only mature, normal people i've met (lucky to know them! lol) I was kind of friends with people my age, but then this guy i was "friends" with there started liking me, but now harasses me because i'm not interested ( he laughs in my face and writes notes about me in class!! the guy is only a couple years away from 30!). The people i was friends with that are closer to my age are angry at me because i'm doing a lot better than them (they're kind of failing, and i get a's usually) I'm not the type that brags or anything like that... heck, i put myself down if anything. But i guess people get jealous or whatever... this is why i cant seem to make friends, even though i would really like some. And i guess it doesnt help that i let it be known that im there to do well and not gossip.. its not my thing.

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when i say he harasses me, he mocks me in from of my face and touches me way too much when ive made it clear i dont like it

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I'm really sorry for your loss Bella'sMyBaby :sniff:

:)Thank-You So Much, Ham it up......:)

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Specializes in LTC, Subacute Rehab.

We did - until she got married and vanished from the face of the earth. Being married myself, I find the situation puzzling and grievous. :cool:

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I'm one of the few who moved for work out of my nursing class. I feel like most of them I will lose touch with, as it's just the way it goes. Facebook doesn't really count as "keeping in touch" unless you're speaking directly to that person(s). I'm usually the one reaching out for contact, but it must be something about me that I don't get the same in return. Who knows. I think that if they are your friends, then you'll stay close. If they were your classmates, then just file them away in your folders and use them for networking in the future. You'll make real friends and they don't have to be school chums.

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Specializes in L&D; GI; Fam Med; Home H; Case mgmt.
Hey everyone,

Just out of curiosity....... do people really keep in touch after nursing school? I always hear that everyone met their best friend in nursing school, and i'm not sure i'll be that person :devil:

Have you guys kept in touch with your college mates, or is it just a lot of hype?:uhoh3:

:clown: Thanks! :clown:[/quote

I met my VERY VERY BEST FRIEND in Nursing School.

J..... was EVERYTHING that I could ever ask for in a friend.

J..... was Loved by all.

J..... was my "Voice of Reason."

J..... was in my Wedding.

J..... remembered my Birthdays.

J..... was the neatest person in the World.

J..... was always there for me.

Then one day in November, she was killed by a Drunk Piece of Trash!!!

I'm lost without my Best Friend, who I met in Nursing School....:crying2::crying2::crying2:

Wow. I am so, so sorry for you. What a horrible thing to happen. I hope he or she had to pay major retribution for that selfish, stupid, disgusting choice they made to drink and get behind the wheel. :crying2:

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Specializes in L&D; GI; Fam Med; Home H; Case mgmt.

I had a great group in nursing school. One was my bff - we had never met before, but instantly became best friends. We still are, though we don't get to see each other very often because of conflicting schedules. We text and email often and we still consider each other bff's. One of the others in our group works with me at one of my PRN jobs so we see each other on occasion that way, and meet for breakfast or lunch when we can. She was the one who was with me at Olive Garden when an elderly lady began seizing and we had to give emergency care. She was becoming cyanotic and we weren't sure why. I grabbed the napkin out of a bread basket, wrapped my finger in it, and did a sweep of her mouth. I found that she was choking on her dentures, of all things. I pulled them out and she pinked right back up. The whole time my friend was keeping a watch on her vitals. We were scared to death but the EMTs said we saved her. We definitely share a bond now that will never be broken!

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Specializes in L&D; GI; Fam Med; Home H; Case mgmt.
I'm one of the few who moved for work out of my nursing class. I feel like most of them I will lose touch with, as it's just the way it goes. Facebook doesn't really count as "keeping in touch" unless you're speaking directly to that person(s). I'm usually the one reaching out for contact, but it must be something about me that I don't get the same in return. Who knows. I think that if they are your friends, then you'll stay close. If they were your classmates, then just file them away in your folders and use them for networking in the future. You'll make real friends and they don't have to be school chums.

I doubt it's you - people are just like that. I think most people get really caught up in their lives and don't realize this life is fleeting, and we should spend as much time as we can being with our friends, along with our families. Most people don't see the big picture. It's so important and enhances our lives so much to have good friends, and to spend TIME with those people. Congrats on graduation, by the way. You didn't go to Belmont Abbey did you? (seeing your name). Does "Murse" stand for "male nurse"? Hahaha - I had never heard that before. Cute.

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