I Hate Nursing School!!!

jakebrewster · Oct 17, 2004

I don't fit in either. Once I sorted things out, I realized I don't want to fit in with these people. Most of my classmates appear to have entered nursing to feed their pathological codependence. And most of the instructors are worse. Incompetent as well as dysfunctional. I do have a couple of friends in class with whom I can commiserate. We have a standing joke that the way to spot a terrible text book is to check to see it if was written by RNs. It never fails. Going to grind through the **** and just get a job. I hear it is better on the outside.

Snoopd · Oct 17, 2004

I experienced the same thing. Keep your eye "on the prize", the RN designation. One of the few instructors who I actually respected told me "you'll experience more stress in nursing school than you will in your entire nursing career". She was right. Work is so much better than going to school. For now you just have to jump through the B*llsh** hoops and deal with idiot instructors who can barely teach the subject matter they were hired to teach. It makes me wonder if any screening process exists to verify the competency and teaching ability of some of these "instructors". Speaking of textbooks, are you familiar with Iggy, the med-surg book? What a mess!! That's what we used. Fly low and under the "wrathful radar". You'll get through it and things will improve. You'll also be making as much if not more than most of your incompetent dysfunctional instructors:rotfl: :rotfl: ! That's why they're so bitter! Snoopd

I don't fit in either. Once I sorted things out, I realized I don't want to fit in with these people. Most of my classmates appear to have entered nursing to feed their pathological codependence. And most of the instructors are worse. Incompetent as well as dysfunctional. I do have a couple of friends in class with whom I can commiserate. We have a standing joke that the way to spot a terrible text book is to check to see it if was written by RNs. It never fails. Going to grind through the **** and just get a job. I hear it is better on the outside.

kwagner_51 · Oct 17, 2004

QUOTE Speaking of textbooks, are you familiar with Iggy, the med-surg book? What a mess!! That's what we used. End QUOTE

I use IGGY! Help!! AS far as the OP goes, Don't sweat it. I do not have friends in Nursing school. There are some I hang out with, but I study on my own at home with my four kiddos [and their friends, sometimes I have over 10 kiddos in my house at one time!!] and my husband around.

I don't want to hear who is screwing who, whose husband is cheating on them, whose parents are mad cause they aren't making the grade.

I don't want to fill my mind with their garbage so I do NOT associate with most people in my program.

I look at it this way, I got myself into the RN program with no help from these people, I can do the work, and clinicals without these people, so I don't care what they do. If they don't like me, tough. I'm not out to win a popularity contest. I am trying to ease the burden from my husband who is working 7 days a week to put me through school!

I have way to many people depending on me to finish my degree. I can't let ANYONE stop me from reaching my goal!!

Hope this helps!! By the way, I am 43 and will be 44 when I graduate in April 2005!!

OBRNinTN · Oct 17, 2004

I understand. Nursing school is nothing like I thought it was going to be. I have 3 instructors, and 2 of them are right on. They take their job seriously, and not one minute is wasted. These are my lab/clinical instructors.

My lecture instructor is a different story all together. She's catty, mean, and often times completely irrelevant. We spend incredible amounts of our time (class is 5 hours long) talking about the failings of the school and the other instructors. And, we have a lot of people in our class who are...well....crazy. And she eggs them on...so we spend a lot of time in complete insanity.

At first I was devastated. I have devoted so much of my time in the last year and a half to get into nursing school...you guys know, the sacrifices, the challenges and the studying, and oh my God...the debt.......I was so upset that "this" was nursing school!

But, after to talking to upper level students...it gets better. At least I'm informed the teachers do! I noticed for the spring '05 schedule...my instructor's name is mysteriously absent. Good thing for the incoming freshman!

I only have until the first week of December, and then I am in my second year. In my case, I know it's not nursing...but my situation. I absolutely love my labs. I start clinicals this Wednesday...so no opinion there yet!

Hang in there with me, and don't give up!

enfermeria · Sep 2, 2005

Ok, folks, I have to vent. I just started this nursing program and I absolutely hate it! I detest some of the STUPID assignments we have to do. I really don't feel like I fit in with most of the people in my class. I'm not too crazy about some of the instructors. I am disillusioned and don't know if I should continue.
I can't believe I spent a ton of money only to regret this. I have worked in the medical field for awhile and I really can't believe things have turned out like this. Should I just try to do something else or should I try to stick it out?

To me, nursing school is temporary. You just have to put up with it for a while. Clinical bedside nursing is more permanent, since it is what you will actually do after graduation.

As long as, you do not hate your clinical rotation much, you are fine.

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · Sep 2, 2005

Ok, folks, I have to vent. I just started this nursing program and I absolutely hate it! I detest some of the STUPID assignments we have to do. I really don't feel like I fit in with most of the people in my class. I'm not too crazy about some of the instructors. I am disillusioned and don't know if I should continue.
I can't believe I spent a ton of money only to regret this. I have worked in the medical field for awhile and I really can't believe things have turned out like this. Should I just try to do something else or should I try to stick it out?

I am so sorry to read this. I cannot relate to you since I haven't started NS yet but I suggest you give it more time. It might get better and you will start to like it as you get further in the program :) .

I am sure that not being crazy about the instructors does not help at all, but try to overlook that and since you are going to be there for a while.....go along with the flow and be positive.

I wish you the best of luck.

wonderbee, BSN, RN · Sep 2, 2005

To OP: I agree with Wheaties. You might want to stick it out long enough to qualify for and get a job in the hospital setting to see if it's for you. You've worked hard to get this far.

Many of the NS assignments seem like busy work. They are a total waste of time and unfortunately they continue on throughout the NS experience.