I'm currently a PSW/CNA in Ontario, I'm 24 and will be 25 in a couple of weeks. I want to go back to Fanshawe or Conestoga for nursing (RPN) but, I think, I'm too stupid and incompetent. I'm slow at my current job, it sometimes takes me 20 or 25 minutes to change a resident in bed by myself when it should take 10 minutes or less. I didnt get particularly good marks in school or PSW, my grades in high school were 80% in chem, 78% in physics, 72% in math, 83% in english, 85% in biology and my GPA in PSW was only 3.6. I sometimes say stupid things or make stupid mistakes. Should, I just giveup? I'm barely a PSW, Im not even good at not job how could, I ever hope to be a Nurse?
I should probably just avoid this thread because I am not Canadian and in no position to judge whether you will be a success in nursing school or not. But ... I do have a legitimate opinion on whether it is OK for you to have a low opinion of your nursing career potential.
My opinion is both "yes" and "no." As part of your decision-making about nursing school, you should be honest with yourself about your abilities. You may need to get some help with this from someone familiar with your abilities and the requirements of nursing school. Are those scores you cited sufficient? Are your work habits sufficient? Have you really worked up to your full potential in the past? (or have you not fully given your best shot at those things?)
If you've truly given your past studies and work your "best shot" and it's not been considered sufficient by instructors and employers, then you should be honest with yourself and think seriously about the possibility that nursing might not be a good fit for you. That's OK. It's OK to seek a career in a different field. Find what really is a good fit for your talents and preferences and have a great life.
But it is NOT OK to be overly hard on yourself and use words like "stupid" to describe yourself. Do other people think your previous scores are too low? Does your employer think that your work performance in inadequate? Or do you just beat yourself up because you are not as perfect as you would like to be? That's where getting the opinions of people who have seen you perform and who know the details of your previous academic experiences can help.
You need an objective assessment of your past performance -- not emotional reactions to your disappointments about not being perfect -- and not the anonymous, generic cheer-leading from strangers on the internet telling you to "go for it," "follow your dreams," etc. without knowing whether or not that is a realistic path for you or not.
Get that objective assessment from people who know you and your abilities. Then, and only then, will you be able to make an informed, rational decision about your next steps. Maybe it will involve nursing -- maybe not. Both paths are OK.
Well Said! Truly the most encouraging post I've read in this whole entire forum yet.
cjp1994
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What schools did you apply to? I cant get into the RPN program at Fanshawe London Main Campus.