AmberDawn

You're right: "Cada uno lleva su cruz" "Everyone carries his cross." It was presumptuous for me to over-generalize the situation. Perhaps she is working hard to improve her circumstances. And perhaps the instructor also gave her constructive criticism which directed her to her strengths in another field (proactive information instead of just discouragement.)

Can anyone tell me the average cost of books per semester?

I'll keep this "multiple personality" concept in my head for clinicals in the future. Overall, confidence in yourself to do the best you can and consider yourself capable are key concepts to maintain in any field.

This is NOT discrimination. It is reality and realistic. Unless this woman loses about 200 lbs, it would be my opinion that she is not nurse material either. "{Understand this....an ex-H of mine was an Air Traffic Controller. He developed late onset Type 1 diabetes. He could never work in ATC again. Not just for the safety of the passengers....ATC is SO stressful, it would bring out the complications of diabetes much earlier and in a much more severe condition. It is not discrimination....it is being reasonable, responsible and saving lives including his!}" I was in the U.S. Navy. If you are not performing to physical standards of general health (not all jobs are physical labor), you are basically weeded out. It is important, on a personal level, for this student to not act hypocritical (unless she has a biological reason); practicing medicine (e.g. health; quality of life) and yet not take of herself. "If the chef is skinny, there's something wrong with the cooking." However, being a health hazard is another story...

Regarding outside resources for nursing school, what should I buy? I am currently finishing my pre-requisites and am just curious.

:thnkg: A very common sense approach to the decision of wearing or not wearing gloves is to think who you are contaminating. If there is a risk of carrying any type of illness from one bed to another, gloves should be worn.

Out of curiosity, how many of your instructors were experienced nurses in nursing school?