I really hate nursing school?

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I am in my first semester of nursing school, and I really despise it. I hate clinicals, my classes, and science. I wanted to be a school nurse, & I like the salary and job security nursing provides but I Hate nursing school so much that I am wondering if I should stay. I would like some insight from anyone who can relate or offer advice- did anyone feel this way during school and then end up loving being a nurse? I'm not sure if my heart is fully in it and I want to provide utmost care for my patients, but im not sure of I can if im not into it. If I left school, I wouldn't know what else to do. Any advice?

During my first semester of nursing school I had the worst internal conflict. I hated nursing. I hated every aspect of it. Growing up, I had no idea what nurses ACTUALLY do. Unless you know a nurse personally, it's difficult to understand what nurses really are all about. I've always loved the medical aspect of health, not so much the caring aspect. Not that there's anything wrong with care but in fundamentals that was all that was shoved down our throats.

I contemplated dropping out and switching to pre-med or doing pre-reqs to become a PA. My friends in the program endured my complaints every week at clinical but still urged me to just try it out. I decided to stay because I could always go back to school for something else, right? (Just for the record, I don't go to a very expensive school. If I had, I probably wouldn't have had this mindset). It turns out, I didn't hate nursing! I just hated med surg! Pediatrics and maternity were like home for me. I had never felt so comfortable.

Nursing isn't for everyone. You may decide you really don't like it! But I'm proof that that can change!

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I'm so happy I read this! I decided to stay for thar very reason!

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Lol you hate science? You know nursing is science, right?? Sounds to me like you are in this for all the wrong reasons.

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Go read some of the threads on the first year after licensure board under careers. Nursing is not for everyone and I feel like, if you hate everything now, you should get out before you invest any more time and money. The job is different. You realize how little you learned in nursing school, so the education never stops. I, for one, wouldn't be so thrilled with the security of going to a job I hated every day.

i wasn't always so crazy about nursing classes and clinicals, but I didn't hate them and I loved the supporting science classes.

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