It seems that some students are not a good fit for nursing.

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This post is just a bit of a rant so please take it with a grain of salt: I am finding MOST "pre-nursing" students I come across are not cut out for the gauntlet that is nursing school. It may be a maturity issue or an ignorance issue, I do not know. What I am seeing is a total lack of competition in my prerequs. I may just be an over competitive young man wanting to provide for his family, but I don't see anyone in my classes who is on another level kind of smart. Has anyone had this experience? I have a desire in my heart to know EVERYTHING so I am kind of constantly studying everything that has to do with nursing all the time, and I don't see anyone, really, that is knowledgeable at an elite level. It makes me sad because smart people motivate me to be better and I'm not getting any of that in my experience. please feel free to comment negatively or positively to this thread. I would love some feedback.

Thank you

It's also illegal to present yourself as a nurse without having the credentials.

So it isn't about hurt feelings, it's an actual thing. Just like you can't pass yourself off as a doctor or a cop without really being one.

Yes, and this! ^

I realized I hadn't weighed in on OP, so I was doing so.

I keep assuming we all know it's illegal.

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It's also illegal to present yourself as a nurse without having the credentials.

So it isn't about hurt feelings, it's an actual thing. Just like you can't pass yourself off as a doctor or a cop without really being one.

Yes, I am aware of that. Again, it might have been what he aspires to and it's possible he didn't know that was a law. I might not have known that at that stage of my coursework either. Not sure when I learned it, but I remember it was by reading an All Nurses thread well before entering a program.

We've all heard about the 18 y/o in Florida who pretended to be a doctor with his own practice. He could have done serious harm to others in doing so. More so, serious harm has been done by those who misrepresented themselves/falsified credentials. I do not deny the very serious implications in any way, and apologize if I gave anyone that impression.

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Yes, I am aware of that. Again, it might have been what he aspires to and it's possible he didn't know that was a law. I might not have known that at that stage of my coursework either. Not sure when I learned it, but I remember it was by reading an All Nurses thread well before entering a program.

We've all heard about the 18 y/o in Florida who pretended to be a doctor with his own practice. He could have done serious harm to others in doing so. More so, serious harm has been done by those who misrepresented themselves/falsified credentials. I do not deny the very serious implications in any way, and apologize if I gave anyone that impression.

Except that the AN TOS one agrees to specifically prohibits using credentials not earned.

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Except that the AN TOS one agrees to specifically prohibits using credentials not earned.

I've already attempted to clarify my original statement and apologized for not speaking more precisely. Many check 'accept terms and conditions' online and on contracts, only learning later what was actually signed. Sometimes they'd find out by directly contradicting the terms and being corrected, or maybe by reading about someone's mistake like I did.

I'm really not sure what else you expect me to say or do beyond that.

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What I am seeing is a total lack of competition in my prerequs.

Is there a need to be competitive in your program? Are there only so many spots or something? Or is it like some sort of nursey hunger games?

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I've already attempted to clarify my original statement and apologized for not speaking more precisely. Many check 'accept terms and conditions' online and on contracts, only learning later what was actually signed. Sometimes they'd find out by directly contradicting the terms and being corrected, or maybe by reading about someone's mistake like I did.

I'm really not sure what else you expect me to say or do beyond that.

Ignorance of what one is agreeing to is not an excuse.

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Ignorance of what one is agreeing to is not an excuse.

As we saw in the original (and only) "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" where Charlie almost lost the whole shebang because he and Grandpa Joe stole Fizzy Lifting Drink!!!

Always read the fine print!

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Ignorance of what one is agreeing to is not an excuse.

I never said it was, nor did I say I didn't take this more seriously after the fact. I don't feel particularly ashamed for acknowledging a mistake I had made.

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I don't see anyone in my classes who is on another level kind of smart. Has anyone had this experience?
What I am about to mention might be construed as controversial, but here it is: the nursing profession tends to attract more than its fair share of dreamers and people who lack academic prowess.

Why does this happen? I think it occurs because nursing is seen as more attainable than medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and many other health professions. Therefore, many people enroll in prerequisite coursework, but never make it into a nursing program because they lacked the academic horsepower to pass the classes and/or attain a competitive GPA.

In addition, we do not know what we do not know. Some of these people may have been under the impression that they could handle the prerequisite coursework because they performed decently in high school or other endeavors.

However, receiving a 'miseducation' at a high school with low standards may have left many people with a false sense of security. And no one knows they've been 'miseducated' until they place their hand onto the frying pan. Like I said, we do not know what we do not know.

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A bleeding, caring heart who will passionately give you meds while berating you for disagreeing with her.

Lmafo!!!! This is me?! God help me, I love you sick people!!!!

I can't quit you. Or this forum.

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Lmafo!!!! This is me?! God help me, I love you sick people!!!!

I can't quit you. Or this forum.

It really is fun the read some of the outrageous comments on here.

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Specializes in Psychiatric, Aesthetics.

It is, but I seriously am like this!! :blink:

Thats my shtick, Wake- swak! :cheeky:

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