Nursing school friends = regular friends?

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Are any of you still friends with your nursing school friends? I am going to dinner tonight with my friend who is in nursing school with me. We started carpooling in the middle of the first semester (now in our third) and even took a summer class together. I hope to think we will stay friends even if we do not work together. Are any of you still long time friends with your "nursing school friends"?

sad to say, but you are there to become a nurse and you have to put that priority first. If you make a good friendship along the way then you are very blessed. But so far, I have been in nursing school almost a year and have learned some very hard lessons, that although I am in my 30's now, women can be just as bad as girls who were in high school. Very hurtful. For those that make wonderful friendships, then that is fantastic. Just don't let your heart get broken and let it deter you from finishing your goals and dreams and taking care of your family.

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Specializes in ICU.
There's four of us who get together at least every 2 months, usually once a month though, for appetizers and drinks.

There is a group of four of us and I hope we continue to do this once we graduate! I am going to be working in the same unit with one of them and I plan to attend higher education with another one of them.

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Specializes in Med Surg, Hospice.

Lord I hope not... all of my classmates are female... and most of them are (B words). The one that sits next to me is so darn rude and mean, I can't figure out what her husband sees in her. I keep hoping she'll quit or drop out, but no such luck. She's one of those CNA's that think she's a nurse types... I truly do not like this woman.... and that's saying a lot because I genuinely love people...

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Specializes in UR/PA, Hematology/Oncology, Med Surg, Psych.

No. I moved far away from the small town my school was in. Very seldom do I hear some sketchy news about one or two from my in-laws back there. Nursing school can have a tendency to create close, intense friendships, but many don't last long after graduation.

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Specializes in Neonatal ICU (Cardiothoracic).

I spent 4 years with my 27 classmates. (there were more, but they dropped out/failed) I developed close relationships with the people I spent 8 hours a day, 5 days a week with. Even though I've moved away from most of them, we still keep in touch via phone and Facebook. Every time I go back and visit, we always get together for a dinner, or party, etc...

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I can only hope so, i love these gals and cherish the times we have together. I am still friends with people i knew in the fourth grade and high school so I can only hope some of my nursing school friendships continue. I like to think they will.

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I haven't gone to nursing school yet, but I guess I am in the minority in that most of my husband's and my close friends are from high school (and we just had our 10 yr reunion). In fact, one met my husband in elementary school. He ended up marrying one of my friends from band in HS...they are expecting a little girl this June:nuke: I admit though I haven't kept in touch with the friends I made in college, probably because I moved 400 miles away after graduating.

I think maintaining friendships depends on how much you had in common to begin with, whether you end up taking similar paths in life, and how much work you put into the relationship. Much like marriage, I guess:wink2: Since we had our son a couple years ago it's been difficult because you suddenly have different priorities than people who don't have kids yet. Fortunately they're all crazy about him, but they still don't always understand that going out to dinner somewhere you have to wait an hour to eat doesn't work with a 2 year-old!

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Specializes in L&D, NICU, PICU, School, Home care.

Graduated 1972!! I see a few class mates "in passing". I also try to connect with two of my closer friends (during school). While having my children we connected a few times a year and I am God mother to both of her daughters. Sadly we only connect (in person) about once a year now but we do e-mail back and forth frequently (sometimes personal sometimes just jokes).

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Just wanted to add my two cents... (this is my first allnurses post yay!)...

I'm graduating from school in a few weeks, and for the past year I've been in an INTENSE Accelerated BSN program. I went to college for 4 years before this, and had quite a few shady "friends" who weren't really there for me, and didn't share the same priorities. That was really tough on me because I felt like I wasted a lot of time on friendships that didn't mean anything through 4 years of college.

I can honestly say that the girls I have become friends with in the past year are some of the greatest people in my life! I finally found the amazing best friend I was always supposed to have - we have so much fun, always make the best out of whatever we are doing, and we share a common bond in that we love nursing and are doing something together that means alot to us! Whether we work together or not in the future doesn't really matter (although I'm sure it would be fun!), I think we have just gone through so much in nursing school that we will never forget it. I guess the moral of what I am saying is that nursing school and nursing in general are tough.. on our friendships, on our relationships, on our families. But when you have great people in your life, don't forget to tell them that. Cherish the people who are important to you, and they will do the same! :heartbeat

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