I got in!

NCRNMDM, ASN, RN · Mar 25, 2011

Congratulations!! I can't really offer specific advice since I also just got accepted into a nursing program that begins in the fall of 2011. However, before I got into nursing school, I did some work in an ER, and the nurses there gave me some good advice on what to expect and strategies for getting through. All of the nurses told me to prepare for nursing school to be hard, to prepare to study nearly constantly, and to prepare to deal with a lot of stress. They said that, at times, I would feel as though I knew nothing and would question why I even wanted to be a nurse in the first place. Mostly, they told me to put things into perspective, to realize that nursing school would only last two years, to try not to get too frustrated or discouraged, and to spend as much time studying as possible. Hopefully you are surrounded by supportive family and friends who will encourage you and give you strength during those dark moments that everyone faces during nursing school. On the flip side of this, one nurse told me, "getting into nursing school is the hard part; the testing, the prerequisites, and the waiting are enough to drive you insane. Once you're in, if you're really dedicated and want to become a nurse for the right reasons, you will find school easier than the process of getting in." Hopefully both of our experiences will be just like that nurse predicted. Either way, nursing school is definitely going to be interesting. Once again, CONGRATULATIONS!