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I do remember the first time I walked into the nursing home as a CNA. My first day was rough because all the smells were freaking me out. But I also do remember that as time progressed I got used to it. Cleaning up poop and bathing the elderly was just second nature to me. Poop was just poop. It was no longer icky. It's been like 5 years since I've done something like that so I guess it'll just take some getting used to again! Thank you all

Sorry for such a delayed response. I appreciate all the wonderful feedback! Yes, I will be a nurse. I am currently in Nursing School which is the reason I haven't been able to reply...exams and quizzes every week BUT back on the topic... I used to be a CNA in high school and was working at a nursing home one time when I had to attend to a patient who had diarrhea and using a bedpan. I will never forget. It spilled on his sheets and some of it splashed. I'm just so petrified for something to splash in my eyes or right on my lips! I won't be walking into every room with PPE so I was concerned.

So my biggest fear is one day having to clean up vomit or some type of bodily fluid and it splashing on my lip or around my lip or even in my eye!!! Someone out there tell me the likeliness of splashing juices ! So fearful of contamination

My story of life similar to yours. Except I didn't get pregnant or worked full-time. I just simply flunked a lot of my classes. I was also going for pre med even though I hated physics and chemistry and math. So finally I decided nursing was for me but I was terrified because at that point from screwing up so many times my GPA was a 2.1. I now have a 3.0 and am a sophomore in nursing school. It can be done :)

I wasn't sure if anyone out there is tech savvy and was panicking about the whole situation but from what I can see everyone doesn't seem to mind!

How does everyone feel about all patient charting going electronic nationally by the year 2014??

That is a big gap between fashion and healthcare. I actually have a friend who is pre-nursing but is also contemplating fashion. I'll just have to share your experience with her.

I always contemplated pre-med but just couldn't do physics or calculus classes and I was a CNA a few years back. I love the health care environment so I just was sitting in my chair with some friends discussing when everyone was going to graduate and I explained to them my whole story and nursing just suddenly hit me

I almost cried reading this!

In my first year of college I was very much undecided in what I wanted to pursue as my degree. I kept switching back and forth from chemistry to bio and bio back to chem. I even contemplated psychology and law. Finally, in my junior year as a chem major with a bunch of random classes on my transcripts I had an epiphany and decided to declare Nursing as my major. I applied to my school's nursing school and got wait-listed and was extremely worried because I was 22 at the time with no near date of graduation set for me. I applied at another school and fortunately got accepted :yelclap: I am currently considered a sophomore in the 4 yr BSN program and have heard other students and faculty talk about how nurses and nursing students get to a point where they question if nursing is what they really want to do in life. Striving for a nursing degree is the best choice I've made and I wish I would have known this since day 1...I'm just a slight bit concerned that I too will get to that point of questioning my future in nursing. I really hope not because I want my degree already AND I don't want to feel like I spent over 4 yrs in college for nothing. I don't want to feel undecided again. Also, I am curious if anyone has gone through that feeling of doubt and what might have happened to drive you there or bounce you back into your nursing passion..??

In my first year of college I was very much undecided in what I wanted to pursue as my degree. I kept switching back and forth from chemistry to bio and bio back to chem. I even contemplated psychology and law. Finally, in my junior year as a chem major with a bunch of random classes on my transcripts I had an epiphany and decided to declare Nursing as my major. I applied to my school's nursing school and got wait-listed and was extremely worried because I was 22 at the time with no near date of graduation set for me. I applied at another school and fortunately got accepted :yelclap: I am currently considered a sophomore in the 4 yr BSN program and have heard other students and faculty talk about how nurses and nursing students get to a point where they question if nursing is what they really want to do in life. Striving for a nursing degree is the best choice I've made and I wish I would have known this since day 1...I'm just a slight bit concerned that I too will get to that point of questioning my future in nursing. I really hope not because I want my degree already AND I don't want to feel like I spent over 4 yrs in college for nothing. I don't want to feel undecided again. Also, I am curious if anyone has gone through that feeling of doubt and what might have happened to drive you there or bounce you back into your nursing passion..??

Thank you everyone for your responses! I just didn't know if nurses that shed tears frequently would be stepped on by other staff members being as they are seen as "weak" or rookies

I am a nursing student and am a big cry baby when it comes to tragic stories of patients or just tragic stories in general. Will I get used to it and become a tough cookie or will I be walking around the hospital crying all the time??!! How long does it usually take to adapt to such a stressful. happy, and sad environment?

I am a nursing student. I am such a big cry baby when it comes to stories about others going through such horrific tragedies. I'm wondering if I'll overcome this or will I be walking around the hospital crying all day?!!