jrpt1994

My advice is to enjoy the next few months as much as you can and try not to focus on your nerves (if that is even possible). I started in August, so I really know what you're going through! After you walk through those doors on your first day, you will never be the same person ever again; and personally, I think it is awesome! You learn so much in such a little amount of time, and you really develop a sincere respect for the field.. and you know in just a few short semesters, you are going to be a part of that highly respected team. Before school started, I got a rolling book bag for my like 7 textbooks, a bunch of paper for notes, and I bought a desk and big white board calendar so I could be organized! Otherwise, just have fun and spend as much time with friends and family as you can. Good luck! You will have so much fun in nursing school. :)

Hey everyone! So sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you guys! Thanks so much for the words of encouragement! I am loving every second of nursing school right now, and have made some friends along the way! By the way, I did kick MAJOR butt on the first test. I made a 92, which was the highest grade in my class! I really think I showed that even though I am so young, that does not mean I am not intelligent. And what really matters is that I know that now about myself! I am so much more confident now than I was in July. My teachers are awesome, I love what I am learning about, and those students who were psyching me out in the beginning.. I don't have anything to do with them now. Thanks so much for the little push I needed!

I will be starting the RN program in the fall at a community college. I am only eighteen years old, and this is the main reason I am so stressed. At my orientation, EVERYONE was so much older than me (and I assume more experienced). I have wanted to be a nurse since my freshman year of high school, and I have been working towards this moment ever since then. I only applied one time, and I got accepted! My worry is that people are not going to take me seriously as a nursing student. I am very mature for my age, and I have always taken school very seriously. I do not want people to think that I am just a little girl wanting to "be a nurse when she grows up." I want this more than anything, and I am willing to make any sacrifices for my education that I need to during the next two years. I am stressing about this because there have already been comments made directly to me by other students that I am going to have to "prove myself" because I am so young. These comments are really starting to get to me, and are psyching me out-- I do not feel smart enough for the program anymore when 4 months ago I was so confident. Really, I just need some advice on how to deal with situations like this. I do not know anyone who has been through the RN program, so I am going into this kind of blind sided! Positive words only please!