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Hey ladies! I'm 21 and in nursing school now and I work as a CNA in a hospital. I notice a lot of the nurses I work with are going back to school to get their masters and become an NP. I never really considered becoming one before because I don't feel I am smart enough. I'm a C student when it comes to nursing because let's be honest, its hard!! But give me any other class like english or math and I will get an A or B. Anyways, I'm just wondering if anyone is considering continuing their education after nursing school? I really can't see myself working on the unit as a nurse for the rest of my life, too long of hours on your feet and you can only have so much patience. I just don't know if I am smart enough to become one if I'm already struggling in nursing school. And also do you think its best to just continue with school after you get your RN or do you think its better to gain some experience on the floor and then go to school? I want your adviceee! :)

Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

the good news is, you do not have to plan your whole life right now. I would get my license, network with other nurses and medical professionals, work as a nurse then decide about more education. I feel that people will be placed in your life to guide your decisions, as long as you remain flexible and open. Good luck

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Keep in mind that GPA is very important when it comes to admission to (affordable) grad school programs. Usually, they require at least a 3.0 cumulative. Sometimes this can be offset with stratospheric GRE or MAT, but not always. Just something to keep in mind.

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thank you all for your replies! It was very nice to hear from everyone. I do realize that I should become a nurse and get some experience and get some exposure to all the different roles nurses can be. I just dont want to stop school and never go back because its hard to get that motivation once you stop going. I never even thought about getting my master's degree before but with alot of other nurses getting them, it kind of makes me think of what I want to do. I really do love floor nursing, but the shifts are long and being on your feet is hard. As a CNA I sometimes do a double shift (16 hrs) and my body is aching by the time I leave. I guess only time will tell what is in my fate as an RN! And as for GPA, my GPA is low right now. I got A's and B's in one community college I went to for basic math, english, psych and history but once I transferred schools, it erased my GPA and I needed to build a new GPA within my new community college I transferred to. The classes I took at the new school happend to be all of the science classes where I made C's in all of them. So I currently have a 2.7 GPA. Science comes very hard for me so a C is good for me because I bust my butt studying but I guess the test exam is what hurts my grade the most.

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(back when Florence and I got home from the Crimea) a good 90-95% of our incoming students wanted to be "mother-baby" or pediatrics nurses. [/b']

so no one caught this joke/reference[/size]:roflmao:

Oh, I saw that - you just commented before I had a chance....:)

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