Lenrose5

Thank you so much! I am so sorry for your loss as well. I'm sure your grandfather was amazing, and it's wonderful that he was alive for so many years!

Hey! It's okay that you asked. :) My maternal grandmother (whom I was really close to) passed away right before my nursing program started, and she had a really hard death in the hospital. There was also a nursing professor who was incredibly unprofessional (she was later fired from the university for being unprofessional towards students), and having her as a professor for 3 courses and a clinical was not fun. Either way, I did get through it in the end and I live by the quote: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." :)

I agree with all of the comments above. There are so many options that you can pursue, and it is really your choice where you want to go from here. To tell you my story: I started off with my first Bachelors degree in Psych before I went into Nursing for a BSN. I hated almost every moment of nursing school for many reasons, but I don't regret completing the program and receiving my degree. Once you have your degree, there are many avenues that you can go down from there. If you choose not to finish nursing school then your great grades can help propel you into another area of healthcare that you feel is more suitable for you, your personality, and your long-term goals. I would advise you to think about all of the reasons why you applied to nursing school in the first place. You made it this far for a reason. It is hard to get into nursing school, so you obviously have something that your professors and admissions program were looking for. Pat yourself on the back for that. A lot of what you are feeling may be due to the fact that now you are facing the healthcare system (for the first time) as a student nurse, and this is a big shock to so many people. I was so completely overwhelmed by being in the hospital as a student nurse, and in terms of clinicals, I always felt like I was "in over my head" and "in the way" of all of the "real" healthcare providers on the floor. I vowed (as a student nurse) to never work as a nurse at the bedside for those reasons but almost seven years of experience later, I am still in the nursing field and so glad that I never gave up. Things will likely get easier for you as you adjust to how nursing school is. If you still feel in a month or two that this isn't for you then by all means, do what feels best. Just know that you're not alone in feeling the way that you feel. If you can, try reaching out to some of your classmates who are also going through what you are. It's important to have social support. As someone who cried my way through nursing school and hated almost everything about it, I can tell you that as hard as the nursing field is, it does get better once you get out of school, especially if you are able to relocate for a job position that especially appeals to you. Best of luck to you!