Nursing school has made me not like nursing

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Hello to anyone reading this,

So im going into my last semester of my bsn program and while everyone is getting excited, im not. Nursing school has slowly drained my passion and excitement for nursing. It was fun at first but somewhere along the way I began to realize that i no longer had any interest in it, it just didnt/doesnt excite me anymore. The constant stress of having to perform well, the desire to continually learn new material ( which i dont have), and just the overall demandingness of the job. Now im no stranger to putting in work, i am former military and i keep a high gpa above 3.5. Its just the passion, its gone. Anyway, i guess the question im getting at here is what non-nursing job can you do with a bsn? Ive thought about leaving school, but im 30 and married, i may not like my degree but i know i at least need to finish one. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

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Take a little break after school is over. Then see how you feel.

Floor nursing is very different from school. You might possibly like it better. People usually like it worse because nursing school is sunshine and rainbows. But with your military background, the floor might actually suit you more than you think. The learning demands will be very different and much more up your alley I believe.

To answer your question tho, basically not much. When I graduated in Dec 2008 I had a hard time getting a nursing job for the first year. At one point I realized I had enough science classes to teach highschool biology. So I got a teaching certificate, luckily (or maybe not, lol) I got a nursing job prior to getting a teaching job.

It is a cliche' but nursing school is harder than nursing. Give nursing a chance. Once you are on your unit with your friends/colleagues and feeling proprietary about your patients, feeling a sense of accomplishment, and "only" working 3 twelves a week (as opposed to the 24/7 demands of a nursing student) you may feel differently. Worse case scenario: you have a very good job.

If bedside care is not for you, I graduated with people who went right into case management, public health, infomatics, research study management, wound care, diabetes education...

Nursing School harder than nursing? Yeah I don't think so.

Nursing school is not easy but with that being said, when you get through it the field is so generous to all desires in regards to a career path that you have no help but to find something in your interest even if you not into direct pt care. Ever thought of nursing informatics? Or going to get your administrative license. Nursing is a segway to many different things. Thanks for posting!

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