Nursing school ?'s

[Weber]

Hello, and thank you for viewing this message.

I am interested in becoming an LPN, I have an IQ of about 97, no real learning disabilities and have a strong desire to make a change in my personal and professional life. Currently, I am 30 years old, I have no children and am fully ready to commit to the amount of dedication, studying and learning required to become an LPN.

For about ten years now, I have procrastinated and put of school until this LPN program at a local college started contacting me, inquiring about my interest in the program.

With my 'average range' I.Q., would I make a good candidate to the program; I have already passed the required TEAS (entrance exam for nursing students) test. My goal is to help those who're suffering, and to provide those people in hospice with the quality loving care that they deserve. This is my passion.

Was nursing school for you a real challenge? Also, are you an LPN or an RN?

Would you consider me to be of average IQ for someone that's already been accepted into an LPN program, and would the fact that I have a slight mental disorder preclude me from successfully completing the said program?

[MotoMonkey, BSN, RN]

Personally I see very little value in IQ tests outside of screening for very low IQ in children in order to provide early intervention for potential learning disabilities. Past that I do not feel that it holds much weight.

If you were able to pass the required tests or courses to gain acceptance into nursing school then I think you will be fine. Nursing school is not easy at any level but it becomes easier if you have good time management skills and dedicate the right amount of time to studying (That is the right amount of time for YOU, which may be different than the right amount of time for me).

Honestly I don't know what a slight mental disorder is or what symptoms it includes, so I don't think I can answer that question. What I can say is that nursing school and nursing practice can be very stressful and you should make sure you can safely manage the stress so that you can give proper care to your patients and yourself.