How is Nursing school going for you??

[ksauce20]

I wanted to post a thread for all the nursing students out there to talk about their first day of nursing school and for those that are in school right now to talk about how it is going so far. I can speak for others in saying it really helps to hear about how other school is going for those who are in it right now. Have fun and tell us about any exciting things that have happend so far.

[TRISHA,SN]

i just finished my psyc rotation and LOVED the experience! Graduation is set for july 23rd.......YAHOO!!!!

[WhoNeedsaShot?]

Started August 08 will graduate August 09... M-F 8-3:30 Clinical days 1-9pm

My emotional state so far..... lol

We had our capping ceremony about 3 wks ago, which marked our 1/2 way point. So for the first half I was 3rd in the class . But I must say I put alot of effort into it.

I am fortunate that the BF is willing to support me for duration. Therefore, I don't have to work. However, $$ is pretty tight, and I do fill pretty guilty at times for not at least trying to work part time.

I am also fortunate that my daughter is 17 and a Sr. in HS, who has a job, so she is pretty self sufficient, and doesn't ask for cash for movies, clothes or eating out etc. On the down side, it is her Sr. year and her last year with me at home, and I am pretty much missing out on it....

They both pretty much take care of everything around the house, and all I really have to do is the laundry on Sundays, My dryer is broken and so I just go the the laundry mat and do it all in 2 hours, come home put it away and we are good for the week. I am happy, they are happy so its all good!

That being said, I have discovered that NS has pretty much consumed my life, I go to school and come home and study, eat, study more, and go to bed..... get up the next morning shower and do it all over again, the only thing that changes is the Chapters that I study....

I have totally given up everything else in my life without even realizing it, if we are on break, I don't know what to do with myself, everyone I know works. If we are cancelled for a snowday..... I am ****** and bored and just feel sort of lost, so I end staying in bed all day reading nclex questions.... Im not sure if this is the norm or even if it is healthy.

As far as school at this point, we are pretty much doing individual classes and clinical rotations now, Like Jan was geriatrics, and we spent the whole month at NH doing clinicals, Feb half of our class will be in Peds, the other half will be in OB then we will flip in March.

So the load is much lighter and not nearly as stressful, as in we are not taking 7 or 8 test per week, its down to maybe 3 LOL. (WOW did you ever think 3 test per week was a light load.)

All in all, I am very happy that I decided to go to NS, and I have already had job offers for when I graduate, so just gotta get thru the next 6 months. We have a week off the end of March, and 2 weeks off in the summer, then graduation, then go to work and get a real life!

Congrats and Good luck to everyone

We are almost there

J.Q

[ksauce20]

whoneedsashot?

thank you so much for sharing your experience, sounds like you are doing great and have a lot of dedication to the program. my boyfriend is very supportive as well but he is going to make me work on the weekends (doubles everyday, i'm a server/bartender), which i understand, he can support me but we would be tight with money every month. this way we have a little extra spending money. but i am not going to work monday-thursday, so that should give me plenty of time to study. but he knows for the next year i will be devoting my life to school and he is completely ok with that, he wants me to follow my dream, and i love him for that. :redbeathe (we've been together 5 yrs, so this nxt yr will fly by and it'll be 6 before i knw it )

[WhoNeedsaShot?]

I gave up bartending for NS.... LOL........ I really really miss the $$........ But hope I never have to make another drink in my life....... I did that for almost 20 years.. LOL