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I wonder if there is any "age discrimination" going on here? Sounds like some of the items that students who passed neglected to do are every bit as serious (or more so) than what you forgot to do. And....why didn't she give you a "prompt"??? Anyway, I guess none of that matters now....but would it be worth going back to her and letting her know how you feel? On second thought, probably not. There is such a shortage of health care professionals....particularly at the CNA/LNA level....it seems like there would be more effort made to help students succeed. As my mother always said, "keep your chin up". :-) :)

Any and all of you who are considering quitting smoking, I encourage you to act on that desire as it is really is an attainable goal. The first few weeks are the most difficult. After that, it gets easier. You'll feel so good about yourself...and will save a lot of money. Just think about tossing a five dollar bill (or more) out the car window every time the thought of buying a pack of smokes enters your mind. The candy-coated mint flavored gum worked best for me. That recommendation came from a health care worker who made a presentation to a group of teenage boys in a mental health facility I was doing a clinical rotation in. He had tried to quit many times, had a heart attack in his 40's, then developed emphysema. Finally his doctor, whom he had known for many years, told him point blank that he might as well not come back if he continued to smoke. He had a few "slips", which are not considered failure or "relapse" any more. Every day is a new day....just take it one day at a time. Good luck. Give it a try. Really....you'll be so glad you quit. Happy New Year!!!!

Go ahead....give it a try. I started nursing school at age 54, took time off to care for my mother who has since passed away, and am back in school now. I'll be 60 when I graduate. And I'm not the oldest in my class....there are several of us who are "second degree/second career" students. Good luck!! And be prepared to work harder than you've ever worked in your life. It's no "sunday school picnic".

It's not unusual for someone in nursing school to think they hate nursing. Maybe it has something to do with the experience of nursing school itself as opposed to the profession?? Anyway...it does seem to make sense for you to finish the degree, get your RN, then look for a job somewhere else in the health care industry. The degree and the RN status will be assets even if you never practice nursing a day in your life!!

Rest assured that you are not alone. Unfortunately I can't tell you that it'll get any better. In fact, it may very well get worse before you're done. You never know who you're going to get for instructors, or what changes they may make in your program. RN education programs are very costly, arduous and time consuming. Something tells me that if you really HATE (pretty strong word) all of it....not just some of the components...i.e. lectures, labs, nursing care plans, science-related courses, community projects, clinical rotations (which most students are intimidated by), etc...then it must be a miserable experience for you. I'd encourage you to pay attention to that. Life is short. I'm in my 50's and have been a hospice volunteer for several years. I'd say half...maybe more...of my patients have been younger than me. Closer to home, my brother-in-law passed away at age 50 of prostate cancer, my sister-in-law who's 56 is seriously ill with carcinoid cancer, and my first husband passed away in his 50's from complications of diabetes. So.....is it possible that there's another career path out there that might make more sense for you? Please know that I'm not taking your situation lightly or being critical in any way. It's a tough spot you're in. My very best wishes that you'll come to some conclusion and resolution......