Please help i hate nursing so bad!!!

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Hello, I am 20 about to be 21 in two months. When I was 18 I went through a really rough patch and my mom did me a favor and she took out a loan so I can go to nursing school so I can have a shot at having a future. In my state if you are under 24 a gaurdian must sign a loan you cant do it strictly under your name. So I start nursing school in 6 days but I absolutely hate the medical field and having a medical job seems like the worst form of torture to me. Blood freaks me out, Im terrified of germs, I had an HORRIFFIC experience at a clinic that disgusted me with doctors and nurses since they treated me so horribly. ( I dont want to tell the whole story but it was awful and if I had the money I would sue the practice for what they did to me!) I am also afraid of putting a catheter in someone. It is a year long program so I just want this year to be over so I can graduate and maybe have a shot at going to a university and doing something else. Can anyone give me any tips on making nursing school more bearable?

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Don't waste the money, if you don't go to class, the loan funds will be returned to the lender and you/your mom won't owe anything. Either that, or drop the classes you have and sign up for classes you do want to do and keep the loan, but switch programs.

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Snicker, I really am not sure what to say. If you are so dead set against Nursing why not look to see what other fields you can go into that your pre-req's will be accepted. Before I started Nursing School I was looking at Opthomology, takes about the same amount of time, payscale is close to the same, utilizes the same rep-reqs, and you arent working with all the body fluids and illness. I'm sure there are other professions out there too. I'm sure your mother would not want you to enter a profession where you would be so unhappy. And by finding a different course that will still give you a future you would not be wasteing the hard earned money she put forward to give you a chance. Good luck in your choise.

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Transfer to something else. Don't do nursing school if you don't want to become a nurse. You will waste your time and money getting a degree full of nursing credits, which won't transfer to anything else. If nothing else, if you're at the community college level, you should be able to transfer to a general degree program which will enable you to take general requirement classes that will transfer later to a more specific degree program at the university level. You will also get some exposure to a wide variety of subjects, which in turn may help you decide what you do actually want to study.

Talk to your career advisor ASAP at your school to see what your options are. It's ridiculous to take out a loan for a degree you don't want...you still have to pay back that loan. As a parent, I would be livid if I cosigned a loan only to later find out that my child didn't actually want to do the program and had no intention of working as a nurse.

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hi snickerdoodle

it sounds like you are very conflicted about what to do. I just want to tell you that even though all your fears are valid, you will get through nursing school. I had some of the same fears you did, when I decided to do nursing and now i'm a nurse and not only do I love it, but there's nothing else I would want to do. Like you, I also did an accelerated program and I thought it was great, b/c it went fast and I was so busy, all my fears were pushed to the back of my mind. Every once in a while, i'll have a busy day at work, or feel stressed out and then a family tells me how much they appreciate the care I provided and it makes me feel great. It's such a rewarding feeling when families acknowledge how hard you've worked. I should also mention that in school you will have different rotations so you will find a specialty that you love. I didn't think I would like maternity but I loved it, I also fell in love with peds and psych. If you don't want to work on the medical/surgical psych, you may like addition/drug rehab nursing or even psych.

All the best, I know you will do great. In my experience, some of the best nurses are those who are nervous and fearful about the journey they are embarking on.

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Nursing is a profession of caring. Many of us do not like the idea of doing some of the things that we are called upon to do...but, if not us...then who?

It is the caring and compassion for another person that gets us through these unpleasant things. I guess what I am saying is maybe try shifting your focus from "I dont like, I dont want, I, I, Me" to things like I really care for people, I really want to help people

If anyone is going into nursing for job security, money or for generally selfish reasons then that person may really wish to reconsider.....

Many people in my program dropped out because they realized that it was not for them and I respected them for being honest with themselves.

Just my two cent and best of luck with all your future endeavors!! :)

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Thanks so much for your input everyone. My mother really wants me to be a nurse because in my city healthcare is the ONLY place where you can find a job. RNs here make 80k with 5 years experience. I think she REALLY wants me to be an RN because when she was younger she got a degree in child development and there is no money in that so she doesnt want me to regret getting a worthless degree she says. I still live at home so if I drop this its going to really suck living here shes convinced that if I dont take this RN chance I wont amount to anything in life, but I do give her credit by saying when I dont take her advice bad things usually happen so I guess "mother DOES know best" but I dont know if shes right about my future though.

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Many parents try to live vicariously through their kids. You have to live your own life and realize YOUR dreams....

Hopefully mom will understand. Sit her down and have an open and honest conversation.....

My advice for a young adult these days, join the military and see the world. The experience will be invaluable.....

My biggest regret is never being a part of the military......

Then if you decide to go into nursing later the military will be happy to subsidize your efforts......

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Specializes in Women's Health.

Withdraw now. Did you want to do this just to be able to get a job?

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Either you want to be a nurse or you don't. The people that treated you badly are people who were forced into the profession. I believe you had a glimpse of how you will treat people if you continue to let yourself be forced into doing something you hate. Can you send me your name so I can make sure it is not you who is taking care of me if I get sick. Thanks

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Either you want to be a nurse or you don't. The people that treated you badly are people who were forced into the profession. I believe you had a glimpse of how you will treat people if you continue to let yourself be forced into doing something you hate. Can you send me your name so I can make sure it is not you who is taking care of me if I get sick. Thanks

Im not a malicious person! I love people I'm just not very interested in medicine, but if someone was in pain or sick I would NEVER treat them badly, I have quite a few health problems myself so I know what its like to be in a painful situation. I guess its too late to change now because I start in 5 days. but I decided to go to nursing school and then get a degree in something else, Nursing will be a back up for me I guess, if i ever have to work as a nurse I will do whatever it takes to help a patient even though it might make me a little nauseous i.e. blood or catheters

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The good news is that I am a nurse. I have not been around a sick person for many many years. There are so many options once you graduate. Case management, insurance, etc. You will be fine.

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