Is Nursing school that hard??

[Back2Nursing09]

I've always heard Nursing students complaining and losing sleep.What makes it so difficult? Is it the work load? Clinicals? I have a 7 month old and will be returning to school when she's 1 and a half yrs old.I graduated with my Associates degree in Liberal Arts last year so I have most of the liberal arts courses completed.I plan on apply to a ADN program.I took a look at the outlined courses at the school im interested in and it seems like I will only need to take a Nursing course and maybe one Liberal Arts course every semester.Will that make things easier for me? Plus I can chose to go just once a week for the whole day.I will not be working.What do you think?

[wfc2687]

Hello... I will be gradduating LPN school next semester and am looking to do an RN online program. Where do you do yours? Good luck and kudos

[Hoozdo, ADN]

I also h ave a wonderful husband that supported me by doing all the cleaning, cooking, laundry. he protected my sleep. I graduated with a 3.5. Actully I graduated because of all of his support.

the RN Program was much harder. I graduated with a 3.12 . I am now just taking 1 class a semester. for my AAS so I dont have to Pay university Prices for Comp 2 Etc. if I acheive that I can do the RN-MSN route.

Also I am a very untraditional student. I was 45 years old when I started.

I agree delee99. I was 50 when I graduated and became an RN. If not for my husband being understanding and respectful of my "study time" it would have been much more difficult. He understood that NO I was not cooking dinner, I was not cleaning the house, I was not going grocery shopping. Study was my FIRST priority.

I would have to say NS was difficult for me. I learn best by reading, so I did read every single page of the massive reading assignments. I think I would of been better off in an online NS program because I found going to lectures somewhat a waste of time. I can read powerpoint slides as good as an instructor!

[MB37]

Whether or not it's "hard" depends on you, your school, your instructors, your learning style, prior educational experience, commitments outside of school, and how well all of these mesh together. For me, NS was very time consuming, but not terribly difficult - I made straight As. However, I have a prior BS from a good school, I love learning, I don't mind reading, and I test well. I have a husband and no kids, and only had to work part time during my first two semesters. I DID have to work hard for my As, but I wouldn't have considered giving less than my full effort. Some people have trouble with time management, others with the sheer volume of work, and others with mastering the "critical thinking" needed to correctly answer NCLEX-style test questions. Some people have trouble with the strong personalities they encounter in the classroom or at clinical. You may love it or hate it, make straight As or struggle to pass - we can't tell you what your experience will be like. Pare down as many outside responsibilities as you can and make sure you have a good support system in place, and get ready to immerse yourself in the work. Good luck!

[Ms. Nurse Assistant, LPN]

It's difficult because you don't have a lot of time for anything else really. The materia/contentl isn't hard at all to understand, it's just the amount you have to do and remember. If you really want this and you are determined and never give up, you can do this!!

Okay, so that's what makes nursing school difficult is because you study all the time?

I keep hearing comments from people who have 5 kids, a husband and a mortage, of course going to school fulltime is going to be a challenge.

What about the people who have no kids, are single, and don't work fulltime?? Any responses from them??

I'm used to being in school all the time and always reading with nothing else to do..I just want to know if the content is complex and hard

[JomoNurse]

A woman in my nursing class was 55 years old. She had been a homemaker her entire life and her husband came home one day and said "Our marriage is over, I'm leaving." She had no choice but to go back to school. She had 5 adopted children, all under the age of 18, all with mental disorders. 3 of them were under the age of 5. She passed all of her classes and graduated. If she did it, you can do it, too.

[ilovenursing2009]

It is not hard if your study and show up to clinicals. You MUST be committed to nursing or it will be very hard. Everyone that I have seen fail have failed because they have not had the drive to be a nurse. If you have that you will be fine.

[Jules A, MSN]

I agree with those that said its not that difficult just more time consuming than anything. Definitely stay on top of studying. I did both the LPN and RN program while working a min of 30 hours a week and managed to get mostly Bs and a couple of As. Good luck!