In need of Advice

[CocoCunfused]

Hello wonderful world of allnurses.com!!

I am so torn and confused right now. I am in community college trying to achieve my AA in Nursing. I have been in community college for 2 years now and haven't gotten that many credits. I work part-time, take care of my parents, and try to sustain a social life. I am tired of going to school and not achieving my goal. I know that I should just keep focusing and put my all into, but its very tiring. I'm not looking for an easy way out I was just wondering would going to LVN school be better for me. My GPA isn't that great and like I previously stated I don't have that many credits. What should I do? I'm almost torn between continuting my education and quiting to find a full time job or just change my major. I'm only 21 and have my whole life ahead of me, but who says it won't all end tomorrow? What will I have to show? Encouraging words and advice would be greatly appreciated!

[NurseTink]

Coco,

Why did you choose nursing in the beginning? Maybe you can revisit what sparked your interest to begin with. You are very young and have your entire future ahead of you. We call it LPNs where I live. There are not many around anymore. In the next year we will phase them out all together where i work.

If you became an LVN would you be able to find work? Would you earn enough money to support yourself?

I was in my mid 20's when I chose nursing. My mom had died of cancer and I wanted to give back all that had been given to us. Its a very hard and sometimes frustrating job. On the other end of the spectrum it can be very rewarding. There are days when I have been on my feet for 14 hrs with no break and I wonder why it has to be so hard.

Then there are days when I dont want to leave.

Nursing is a committment, To yourself, to your team and to the patient. You have to really want to do this!! If not now..maybe when you are older.

If you have any specific quesitons please feel free to message me!

:tinkbll:NurseTink

[MammaNurse2Be]

I'd take a break and think about your goal. I have been on the path to becoming an RN for like the last 10+ years. But, I was growing my family and raising kids. I took a class when I could and now am ready to apply to school. (I didn't take the sciences until the end because their time limit can run out). If your grades aren't good, evaluate why. If you are not interested in the course work, you won't apply yourself and your grades will suffer. This path is not for those that aren't sure. The classes are hard, they build on each other so you really need to know the material and retain it. In physio, our teacher was not going to go over the parts of heart in-depth, we were expected to already know it. Then to get in to school you have to take a big test (ours is TEAS) over all the sciences, english, math, etc. If you aren't ready to throw yourself into it all, you are setting yourself up for misery. I was lucky to have a husband with a good job that supports us so that is why I haven't had the pressure to rush. I know many don't have that set-up and want to go through fast. I wouldn't do the lvn because from what i hear they are phasing them out around here too. good luck.

[benr98]

If this is really what you want you have to forget your social life while you are in school. The university I will be attending has told me there is no test to get in, no letters of recommendation, ETSU when you apply to nursing school relies solely on your GPA. I am married with 4 kids and my wife is looking for something job wise just to help support the family while I go to school and study and work part time. She also understands that I will be mostly unavailable for anything until I graduate. And I have to understand I have made a commitment, I must dedicate as must time as possible to. And as for my social life I understand I will not have one until I get out of school and maybe a little time for the family during the summer.