Pre nursing vs nursing which one is more difficult?

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Which courses did you find more difficult and challenging in terms of time spent studying , stress level etc..., the ones in pre nursing section or the ones in the nursing section. I am finishing pre nursing and it has been really challenging and just wanted to have a glimpse of what nursing courses are like....

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Specializes in ER,Surgical ICU,Neuro ICU, OR.

Thanks for the numerous replies. A quick statistics, so far 70% think that nursing courses are more difficult and 30% think

pre nursing courses are more difficult.

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Dumb Question: But what are all of these care plans everyone talks about? Are they something you do on a test in class or are they typically homework assignments?

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Dumb Question: But what are all of these care plans everyone talks about? Are they something you do on a test in class or are they typically homework assignments?

Again, SEARCH is your friend on this site. Google is a good place to look too.

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No offense, but can't you just answer the question? You don't have to give me all of the ins and outs of a care plan, just a quick 1 sentence summary. And I don't recall any threads mentioning as to whether a care plan is a test or homeowkr component.

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No offense, but can't you just answer the question?

I know, right? Some people.

A Care Plan is the nurse's primary strategic document for providing any types of Care to any patient. You have to ask yourself the 4 Insctrutables:

C - Care - Do I even care about this patient? Why? What if they are ugly?

A - Apathy - Why don't I care?

R - Resources - Do I have the energy to Care for this patient? Does my field need manipulation?

E - Expiditiousness - Do I have time to Care for this patient? How long has it been since I had a smoke break?

If you can answer these 4 basic questions you can Plan your Care with your Care Plan.

Alternatively, you can check the sticky thread on this very forum.

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Thank you.

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I know, right? Some people.

A Care Plan is the nurse's primary strategic document for providing any types of Care to any patient. You have to ask yourself the 4 Insctrutables:

C - Care - Do I even care about this patient? Why? What if they are ugly?

A - Apathy - Why don't I care?

R - Resources - Do I have the energy to Care for this patient? Does my field need manipulation?

E - Expiditiousness - Do I have time to Care for this patient? How long has it been since I had a smoke break?

If you can answer these 4 basic questions you can Plan your Care with your Care Plan.

Alternatively, you can check the sticky thread on this very forum.

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Specializes in ED.
No offense, but can't you just answer the question? You don't have to give me all of the ins and outs of a care plan, just a quick 1 sentence summary. And I don't recall any threads mentioning as to whether a care plan is a test or homeowkr component.

Yep, I could have but the very first thread listed in this forum is about care plans. I also put a child through high school and college but encouraging him to look stuff up on his own and by not spoon feeding him the answers.

Further, every school and program is different. One school may use a care plan as a test while others may only require it in clinical.

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Which courses did you find more difficult and challenging in terms of time spent studying , stress level etc..., the ones in pre nursing section or the ones in the nursing section. I am finishing pre nursing and it has been really challenging and just wanted to have a glimpse of what nursing courses are like....

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I haven't even started classes yet and I can tell you it's nursing. Pre-reqs were easy peasy (okay, not totally, but I got As or Bs in all of them). Even statistics is looking easy, now that I have a few of my textbooks on hand.

Nursing. With a bullet.

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Specializes in Emergency, Pre-Op, PACU, OR.

Nursing. No question.

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Specializes in Family Medicine.

For me, nursing classes are more challenging than pre-reqs because of:

1. Clinical: you often feel like an idiot wandering around the hospital floor

2. Exams: they are NCLEX style multiple choice questions that usually have two correct answers and you have to choose the more correct of the two

3. Grading scale: its usually a lot steeper than other college courses (an A is not actually an A in nursing classes)

4. Critical thinking: nursing classes focus on developing this skill which is not something you can just sit down and study to master

5. Medications: you need to be familiar with a lot of medications

Nursing classes become easier as you get comfortable with the way they roll.

You may find nursing classes easier than pre-reqs though. If you are a good test taker and can critically think you should do well.

Good luck! :)

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Specializes in ER, progressive care.

definitely nursing.

Those long lectures, long hours of clinical, the huge assessment papers, other assignments and studying for tests is a lot of work.

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