LPN student seeking advice/encouragement.

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Hello,

So I am a non-traditional student, I have my Associates Degree In Early Childhood Education and now Im back in school for LPN. I just started, September 2009. My orginal goal has been to eventually continue on to get my BSN.

Well, does anyone else get the "I just want to finish this semester or this first" feeling. Half through the first semester and Im feeling a little mopey and tired. I know this is normal from the work load and stressors.. Im just "blahh" and I like school, clinicals, and everything.. But im honest god looking forward to being at a stage where Im more confident and knowledagble. Oh ya, thats another thing.. Im coming in blindsided, no LNA experience here.

I dont mean to sound like such a whine bag..Im just in a blue mood i guess. Im doing pretty good in school, aside from the few not so good math quizzes. But I dunno.

Has Anyone decided LPN was enough or LPN to ASN? Or what did/do you do when your feeling like this during school.

Thanks for listening to my vent.

~Nicole~

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Specializes in Med Surg.

School drags you down. Everyone has those same feelings at some point before they graduate. Every semester I was saying " just a little while longer" and counting the days till I got a break. And since I have a BS in another field I should have been used to the grind. If anything it was worse this time around.

Nursing school is stressful. Of course you get down and feel tired. You need to find a way to forget school for a few hours a week. Go shopping, see a movie, go on a picnic, exercise, or go out with friends. Just keep in mind that there IS a light at the end of the tunnel and you WILL graduate.

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I'm 26.. have a bachelors in business, associates honors of science/biology, and now a LPN... I do plan on going back.

You have to remember tho LPN school isn't like normal college. LPN school to me reminded me of highschool without the hall passes, cute boys that weren't gay (no offense to anyone), and you actually couldn't smart off at the teachers.. which sucked sometimes lol. And that year seems to drag out, but before you know it flies by.

To me and my personal preferences LPN is not enough for me. I do want my BSN, and if I make it that far, I will go for my MSN and specialize in something. The reason it's not enough for me to just be an LPN is 1) I have time 2) No kids and No man isn't going to tie me down to keep me from what I'm wanting to do with my career. 3) and I'm positive the NO KIDS thing isn't going to change unless my hysterectomy went totally wrong and they took out the wrong organ.. which I'm sure they didn't. :roll

It would be your own personal preference. As an LPN tho these days there's not much advancement for them and the way health care is these days. You may come down the road later on when you wish you would have furthered your career and you could be doing a different job cause you are tired of pushing that med cart and bending over to the very bottom of the cart to get someones meds out

And when you do go back for your BSN or MSN it's like regular college, you are not there at school m-f 6 hours a day, there will be less drama (I'm sure if you don't see drama in your class this semester wait until second and third haha).

Like I said, it's just your own personal preference. :) I wish you luck. Hang in there too. the first semester is always the roughest and it's all down hill from there :)

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Specializes in Med Surg.
i'm 26.. have a bachelors in business, associates honors of science/biology, and now a lpn... i do plan on going back.

you have to remember tho lpn school isn't like normal college. lpn school to me reminded me of highschool without the hall passes, cute boys that weren't gay (no offense to anyone), and you actually couldn't smart off at the teachers.. which sucked sometimes lol. and that year seems to drag out, but before you know it flies by.

why couldn't you smart off at your teachers? four other students and i were always popping off about something or another. we got a few dirty looks but that was about all. one instructor even told us that she was really going to miss us, even if we were major pias.

i too have multiple degrees and i too intend to continue on. i am looking into excelsior right now. after a bs, an ms, and lvn school i have just about had my fill of classrooms. besides, i've done the going to school while holding a job thing and it really does bite. excelsior may not have the prestige of some programs but it will allow me to go on my terms and will get me to where i want to go. like you said, in the end it's what works for you.

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Why couldn't you smart off at your teachers? Four other students and I were always popping off about something or another. We got a few dirty looks but that was about all. One instructor even told us that she was really going to miss us, even if we were major PIAs.

:yeah:

That's good that you got too, but we learned in first semester that people actually got kicked out of the program for it. We started out with 52 and ended with 24. In fact the senior trimester we had two guys get kicked out over their smartness of their mouth at clinical sites with the instructors. less than 10 weeks from being done with the program.. Sad.. but true.

I've never quoted anything before I hope that goes through haha.

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Thanks everyone for your encouragement. I realize that Its tough and the first semester is all about me getting my basis for some confidence.. I just hate feeling like.. theres no light at the end of the tunnel. BUT i know i cant thinking "glass is half empty".. Ill be fine. I just am in a funk.

Again, thanks for your input and time for reading my vent. :)

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Specializes in Derm/Wound Care/OP Surgery/LTC.

You have to remember tho LPN school isn't like normal college. LPN school to me reminded me of highschool without the hall passes, cute boys that weren't gay (no offense to anyone), and you actually couldn't smart off at the teachers.. which sucked sometimes lol.

This literally made me laugh out loud...and spew soda onto my keyboard.

I am sending you the bill. :yeah:

Too funny, yet so accurate!

Thanks for the laugh, Vexed!

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