I Hate Nursing School!!!

nurseem · Oct 13, 2004

I have to agree to that. in my med/surg class the teachers keep talking about how well you need to do on the tests and yes, they make them super hard so basically just deal with it because it all is a predictor on what kind of a nurse you are going to be. that part is REALLY starting to irritate me. I am usually a A/B student and now i am getting C's???? Its really frusterating but i am trying to hang in there and study extra hard. :uhoh21:

As for me, the constant stress and anxiety over tests and passing gets old. At my school, the instuctors seem unsupportive, disorganized and distant.

nurseem · Oct 13, 2004

Tabbeycatt where did you get your avatar? i LOVE it!:chuckle

Stick in there. You've worked too hard to get to where you are. I,too, felt the same way. I finished my first year.... only to start back into my 2nd and withdrawal after 2 weeks. I felt like I didn't "fit" as well and that I had no friends that I "clicked" with. Now that I know hindsight is 20/20 (right?)... I WISH more than anything I would have stuck it out. I had GREAT instructors, a wonderful program... and yet I let my lack of self confidence and the "cliques" of my class make me feel as if I didn't belong. I would have graduated in May of 2005. Now this sets me back to graduating May 2006. I had a lot of other problems (at home) on top of feeling like I just didn't "belong". I'm happy to report that I am working on "me" at the moment... and focusing on the reason I wanted to be a nurse to start with. Don't lose sight of your goal... if you truly want to be a nurse don't let anyone stand in your way. You have to take care of "you".

msmith · Oct 15, 2004

hey thanks for all the replies folks. I am doing my best to keep my chin up. Some days aren't so bad as others. I just can't stand doing presentations. Much of what we have to do actually has nothing to do with nursing. No practical application. It's a rude awakening when some of these nurses out of school hit the floor. The other day I taught a newly graduated nurse how to draw up urine cultures and I'm just a tech, go figure!

CrunchRN, ADN, RN · Oct 15, 2004

I disagree with lilgirl - don't quit. I thought nursing school sucked also. That was 11 years ago, and I was right! Just grin and bear it - the real fun starts when you become a nurse....................................................

kestart30 · Oct 15, 2004

I disagree with lilgirl - don't quit. I thought nursing school sucked also. That was 11 years ago, and I was right! Just grin and bear it - the real fun starts when you become a nurse....................................................

Hi, I am attempting to go into the nursing program. I have four more classes before being accepted. I am so nervous. do you all have any tips for me?

CrunchRN, ADN, RN · Oct 15, 2004

Get any hands on experience you can - it will really help you in school. Volunteer or get a job in the medical field. If you can learn medical terminology and just get familiar with the environment it will help you a lot. Best of luck to you.

nu2this · Oct 15, 2004

The general consensus is that NURSING SCHOOL SUCKS!!! In every profession, one has to pay his dues, for nursing it is nursing school. Hang in there. I couldn't have said it any better than tabbeycatt. Everyone keeps telling me that nursing is a very rewarding profession. I've already had "warm fuzzy" moments with patients and I haven't even graduated yet!!So keep up the hard work!!!

nu2this · Oct 15, 2004

Join the club: https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80880
Hang in there. The first semester can be really rough, but it WILL get better. Good luck. :)

twarlik, luuuuuuv your avatar-haven't seen the swedish chef in ions!!!

kristylee · Oct 15, 2004

I'm also in nursing school and I don't fit in with anyone either, but I'm not there to make friends, I'm there to go to school and learn, but I know it can feel odd at times. That part doesn't bother me because I could care less what anyone else thinks, I've worked way too hard and made way too many sacrafices to be there to care about anything other than learning. I was a little unsure at first which is weird because being a nurse has been all I have been able to think about and now I'm finally doing it. I think what sealed the deal for me was also a pt, there was about 10 of us lined up at the hospital and this pt looked at me and pointed me out and said I want her to help me. It was like there was a halo over my head the pt could see and I knew it was meant to be and that feeling is incredible. Also, right before I started school, I took a CPR class and not more than 2 days later my cousins 7 month old baby was at the house and my sister and husband come running into the kitchen with the baby, hysterical and pratically throw him in my arms because he got something in his mouth and I had to perform the baby heimlich remover with no problems at all. A sense of calmness came over me and I just did what I had to do. I would say to hang in there a little longer, I know it's tough, but well worth it in the end.

twarlik · Oct 16, 2004

twarlik, luuuuuuv your avatar-haven't seen the swedish chef in ions!!!

Thanks! :coollook:

tabbeycatt · Oct 16, 2004

Tabbeycatt where did you get your avatar? i LOVE it!:chuckle

Thanks. I went to this dollmaker site. Here's the link for ya!

Nurse doll

:)

gina1982 · Oct 16, 2004

I completely know what you mean, I have this clinical instructor from hell at one of my clinical sites. We all were suppossed to have certain documents and other things for clinical, but she wouldn't provide me with them and told me that i would have to get her for this and that and whenever I do so, she keeps telling me that i am unorganized and too dependant and told my course co-ordinator to fail me so i could take the class over again. Thanks a lot Nursing.