Today while at clinical.......a CNA comes up to me and is smiling and telling me how excited she is to start nursing school in the fall....ect....and she starts to ask me what do you recommend I do to get ready for the fall....
and out of nowhere I respond...
Go into any other program:eek:
I don't even know where this came from. But I have to say that being in nursing school has sucked. I mean it really really has sucked. I hate missing out on my kids dance classes because I am in clincial. I hate not seeing my husband because I have to study, write care plans, drive to and from school, ect... I hate not being able to find the time to walk on the beach like I used to. Or nap. Or even pee without feeling like I could be doing something more productive.
Thanks for listening to me vent.....I am so glad I only have 5 more months.....*wine
OK, I am currently enrolling in a program. have done all the interviews, physicals, gotten booster shots, taken tests. Now just waiting on the phone call from admissions to let me know I'm in. However, after reading this thread, I'm possibly re-considering my decision. Now I'm thinking that I would make a great florist. Seems like a pretty peaceful occupation. Or, judging by "the poem", I could start a home cleaning business. Sounds like alot of nursing students could employ me.
Not that I'm defending the OP, but haven't we all said something stupid, in the moment, that we regreted?
My wife and I started a business about 5 years ago, and while discussing how we would finance it, we came on the subject of loans. I said that she should file for the loans without my name.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because the banks are more likely to grant a loan to a middle aged female"
Yes, I actually used the words middle aged! The words had not even left my mouth, and I knew it was not going to turn out good! Fact of the matter is people say stupid things all the time, without taking a second to think about it. Otherwise there would be no need for phrases such as "open mouth, insert foot".
To the OP,if you are even reading this any longer, it would probably behouve you to take a few seconds to think out your responses in the future. What would you say to a 16 y/o female involved in a MVA when she asks if she is going to have alot of scars? "Maybe you should consider internet dating"?
I'm sure the CNA in question is doing just fine through all of this. She has probably heard from both sides of the fence by now. I have two friends that attended the school I am going to, and they have had nothing but good things to say about it. While they admit it is intense, takes up most of their free time, and adds stress to their home life, they have both said that it is a great program. Last week, I had to go to the school to sign some papers, and was in the elevator with a couple of students. I made the mistake of asking what they thought of the program. "Horrible! The worst thing I've ever done" Good thing I wasn't basing my decision on that one negative person.
Oh yeah, "the poem". Really? Sexist? I'm no expert on literature, but it didn't seem to me as if it were written by a disgruntled husband who was out of clean underware. Maybe she had to nag dad for tuition, and maybe he did have to "agree". That's not sexist, that's married life. Rest assured there were many "nagging" discussions in my home before the decision was made. But I promise you I didn't use the ever deadly "middle aged" term again. I still think I caused the coldest day in Florida with that one. It seems to me that the poem may have been written by an adolecent who is missing the care and support they have grown accustomed to from their mother. Should we suggest that this child grow up and get over it?
So, to future students reading this thread, make your decision based on whatever it is that motivates you. Ask around about the program you are considering, but rest assured you will get both positive and negative responses. How school goes for you is going to depend on you. How your personal life goes while in school is going to depend on you. Bottom line, it's not going to be easy. You will love parts of it, you will hate parts of it. Just remember, if it doesn't work out, you can always be a florist.....
I appreciate everyone's honesty here. I am starting NS this spring and have heard all of of opinions from both sides. It can be confusing at times, but I really have appreciated the honesty from the nurses I have talked to up to this point. I agree MANY nurses now are going in with a confused view of the profession.
I don't think it is ever anyone's right to discourage anyone from anything they want to do. Who the heck are we to judge whether a person can handle it or are cut out for it.
People need to experience these things for themselves.
If we think it's tough, then it's okay to say so (if asked our PERSONAL opinion) but not our place to say "don't do it".
And that poem disturbed me.
If it was written from the husband's perspective, WHAT A WEENIE!!
If it was written from the children's perspective, that just made me sad.
But I have my own personal reasons to feel that way.
Eh, they're just opinions! And, in the sage words of an elder I know, "Opinions are like buttholes...everyone's got one. And sometimes they stink." ROFL!!
(Not talking about anyone in particular there...after all, I shared my opinion earlier in this thread!)
:imdbb: Although I know that it was the OP that spoke to the CNA, the way that you agreed with her caused me to morph the posts in my reply. You are correct, there are many people out there who think paycheck when nursing is mentioned and I apologize for offending you. When I talk to people about nursing/cna work, I mention how I get joy out of caring for people, but when I vent, I vent to the other techs. They are the ones that are doing the same tasks that I do and can better understand my frustrations. It just seems that for the people who are not in healthcare, the rude awakening approach isn't something that I'd employ. Upon entering nursing school they'll get all the exposure necessary to facilitate a decision and if they've wasted their time, they are the ones who'll have to take responsibility for their motives.
On the other hand, there are many instances where someone who thought they wouldn't enjoy the tasks of caregiver and only did it for the money, found out they really did gain satisfaction in Nursing/CNA work and came to bless the paths that led them there.
In any event, there's room for me to rethink my reply and in that I ask that you accept these, :flowersfo. I too enjoy this place and don't wish to make cyber enemies. :icon_hug:
rayk1021
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OK, I am currently enrolling in a program. have done all the interviews, physicals, gotten booster shots, taken tests. Now just waiting on the phone call from admissions to let me know I'm in. However, after reading this thread, I'm possibly re-considering my decision. Now I'm thinking that I would make a great florist. Seems like a pretty peaceful occupation. Or, judging by "the poem", I could start a home cleaning business. Sounds like alot of nursing students could employ me.
Not that I'm defending the OP, but haven't we all said something stupid, in the moment, that we regreted?
My wife and I started a business about 5 years ago, and while discussing how we would finance it, we came on the subject of loans. I said that she should file for the loans without my name.
"Why?" she asked.
"Because the banks are more likely to grant a loan to a middle aged female"
Yes, I actually used the words middle aged! The words had not even left my mouth, and I knew it was not going to turn out good! Fact of the matter is people say stupid things all the time, without taking a second to think about it. Otherwise there would be no need for phrases such as "open mouth, insert foot".
To the OP,if you are even reading this any longer, it would probably behouve you to take a few seconds to think out your responses in the future. What would you say to a 16 y/o female involved in a MVA when she asks if she is going to have alot of scars? "Maybe you should consider internet dating"?
I'm sure the CNA in question is doing just fine through all of this. She has probably heard from both sides of the fence by now. I have two friends that attended the school I am going to, and they have had nothing but good things to say about it. While they admit it is intense, takes up most of their free time, and adds stress to their home life, they have both said that it is a great program. Last week, I had to go to the school to sign some papers, and was in the elevator with a couple of students. I made the mistake of asking what they thought of the program. "Horrible! The worst thing I've ever done" Good thing I wasn't basing my decision on that one negative person.
Oh yeah, "the poem". Really? Sexist? I'm no expert on literature, but it didn't seem to me as if it were written by a disgruntled husband who was out of clean underware. Maybe she had to nag dad for tuition, and maybe he did have to "agree". That's not sexist, that's married life. Rest assured there were many "nagging" discussions in my home before the decision was made. But I promise you I didn't use the ever deadly "middle aged" term again. I still think I caused the coldest day in Florida with that one. It seems to me that the poem may have been written by an adolecent who is missing the care and support they have grown accustomed to from their mother. Should we suggest that this child grow up and get over it?
So, to future students reading this thread, make your decision based on whatever it is that motivates you. Ask around about the program you are considering, but rest assured you will get both positive and negative responses. How school goes for you is going to depend on you. How your personal life goes while in school is going to depend on you. Bottom line, it's not going to be easy. You will love parts of it, you will hate parts of it. Just remember, if it doesn't work out, you can always be a florist.....