RyanAL

Ya fair enough. The strange part (although maybe its not strange) is that blood itself doesn't really bother me. Even watching my own flow out of me (I was a very active child and gave myself more than a fair share of really deep cuts that bled profusely) isn't really a big deal. For some reason though, having it drawn via needle does the trick. If I look away while I'm laying down, I can usually get by but if we are sitting there taking turns drawing blood from each other in nursing school, that's gonna be a problem. I was thinking about trying to observe at a local blood drive to see if watching other people have theirs drawn affects me - is that something that I would be allowed to do?

I am a recent college graduate who has decided to pursue a career in another direction - nursing. I will be starting the science pre-reqs that I need to apply to nursing school this fall. I have a concern though. When I give blood, I generally experience what I have been told is a Vasovagal response. I get light headed/dizzy, sweaty, vision narrows, etc and need to recline. Recently I experienced the same reaction when having blood draw for a test. The nurse was slow and had trouble finding my vein, and I had the same reaction. Long story short is I am concerned that I will go through a lot of work to get into nursing school and then be bounced out because I have this condition. I am not particularly put off by the nasties of the human body and receiving injections does not bother me, but I am worried about this. Obviously there is a whole LOT to nursing beyond drawing blood, but is this something that could be a game breaker for me?