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I'm in my last semester of nursing school and will be doing preceptorship for about 5 weeks to get 120 clinical hours. In the beginning of the semester, we got to choose 3 units that we would like to do our preceptorship in. I chose Cardiac Progressive Care unit, because I love cardiac and that is where I did my advanced med surge clinical last semester, IMICU, and ICU (which I kind of didn't want to do but I couldn't find anything else to put down). The only unit I was sure I wanted was CPCU. All in all, I just wanted a floor I will learn a lot in and grow. I was very disappointed to find I was assigned same day surgery, which is nothing close to what I put down (the instructor did say we might not get what we want and it is based on what is available). I'm really unhappy with this because I don't think I'm going to learn a lot and I personally don't think this is a good unit to put a student nurse who needs to learn. I went to talk to my instructor about this and she basically tried to tell me I get out of it what I put into it. I emailed the dean of my SON asking if he can find another assignment for me since speaking to my instructor didn't work. I honestly don't think there is any change that can be made at this point since we are starting preceptorship next week (she put out the assignment really late). I just fear that this assignment will limit my experience and growth as a nurse and I won't get to be the good nurse I want to be. I want to work on a normal med surge floor when I graduate and I think this outpatient floor isn't going to prepare me well. Any advice or similiar experiences? It feels like I'm getting the short end of the stick. Thanks

I was accepted into Bethune Cookman's SON a month ago and just got into FAMU'S program today. I can't decide on which one to attend though. I have already gone to Cookman's orientation, I'm so used to the school (it's where my sister graduated from) and she always bragged about how good their program was. I accepted Cookman's offer because if I ended up not getting into FAMU I needed backup. FAMU was originally where I wanted to go and the one I prayed so hard for because it is a public school, cheaper and I kind of wanted to be on my own not staying with my parents as I would If I chose Cookman. But I couldn't find available space in housing so I would have to rent there. I heard their are some apartments that financial aid can cover there. If I went to Cookman, I would be living with my parents and be driving to and from Daytona frequently. I just can't choose which one is better because they are both two really good programs. FAMU called today to ask me if I was still interested and I was forced to make the decision on the spot so I said yes, not wanting to say no and miss my opportunity. I had to give it some serious thought. I'm not looking for someone to make the decision for me, just for someone to help me. And it would be awesome if their are some students from each school that can give me their opinion about the nursing program. Thanks

I was accepted into Bethune Cookman's SON a month ago and just got into FAMU'S program today. I can't decide on which one to attend though. I have already gone to Cookman's orientation, I'm so used to the school (it's where my sister graduated from) and she always bragged about how good their program was. I accepted Cookman's offer because if I ended up not getting into FAMU I needed backup. FAMU was originally where I wanted to go and the one I prayed so hard for because it is a public school, cheaper and I kind of wanted to be on my own not staying with my parents as I would If I chose Cookman. But I couldn't find available space in housing so I would have to rent there. I heard their are some apartments that financial aid can cover there. If I went to Cookman, I would be living with my parents and be driving to and from Daytona frequently. I just can't choose which one is better because they are both two really good programs. FAMU called today to ask me if I was still interested and I was forced to make the decision on the spot so I said yes, not wanting to say no and miss my opportunity. I had to give it some serious thought. I'm not looking for someone to make the decision for me, just for someone to help me. And it would be awesome if their are some students from each school that can give me their opinion about the nursing program. Thanks

Honestly, housing is still what I'm trying to figure out. I applied for housing too late and was told there was no available space. And I don't know how I'm going to afford getting off campus housing (((

Hi, I am a 20 year old college junior and have completed my nursing prereqs, however, I am trying to get into a nursing school. I'm trying again for the second time for the upcoming fall semester, meaning I have to sit out for spring and summer terms from college to wait and start nursing in the fall. But now I am having second thoughts about nursing, I have gained more insight on the PA profession and it sounds like something I want to do. I don't know if I should continue my spring semester and major in Community health to get into PA school, or wait for nursing in the fall and then decide if I want to go the NP or PA route. I think the nursing route seems more safer because I have two choices, but with the community health one if I don't get into PA school I'm screwed and have nothing to fall back on. But then again, studying Community health is easier than going to nursing school, therefore, it would be easier to get a good GPA for PA school. Either way, I've realized I'm more interest in PA than NP, but I still have to consider having a plan B, which is why the nursing route seems more reasonable to me. I'm thinking of taking the spring semester off to think very well about this because I hate going into things blindly and with uncertainty. And I also wanted the nursing route to have the experience and have a good job when I get graduate. Thanks

Hello, I am a prenursing student right now that is applying for nursing school. I had to take a CPR class today, and I have to add that I knew nothing about CPR previously. So he taught ( sounded like he mumbled the whole time) and we watched a video. When it was time to perform the CPR on a dummy, I did well in the chest compression part but when it came to the rescue breathing, it took me three times to get it right. I felt like he was looking for any chance he had to correct me, even when I was doing the chest compression he kept telling me to change my pace. Now here's the problem, when I didn't get the rescue breathing right the first two times, he said I better rethink wanting to be a nurse. I know it sounds stupid but that has really been bothering me especially since I'm the kind of person that has to practice something and make practice mistakes before I perfect it. He's a RN but teaches these classes, very blunt and has years of experience in the ER. I know for sure I want to be a nurse. Am I over thinking this? If I have to practice a lot does that mean I can't be a nurse? Has anything like this every happened to you? like discouraging you.

I'm going to be a college junior in the fall. I can say that I never really had problems with academics in high school and it barely worried me. When I first started college, I went to a university for a year and left with a 3.2. Then I transferred to another school and everything went down from there. Even though I gained friends, which I never really had in my other school and was really lonely, my gpa just went down every semester no matter how hard I tried. Sometimes I would beat myself up because I felt I didn't try enough. A lot of people believe that this school is more difficult compared to my former school and I know that now. I kind of regret transferring, but there is nothing I can do now. I just finished summer classes and microbiology, my last prenursing prereq. I thought this semester would go great until I got a C in Philosophy. Now my gpa is a 2.8 I'm really confused, mad, annoyed and feel really dumb right now. I don't know if this is a sign that I should give up and that I'm not meant for nursing or a reason to try harder. I was suppose to apply again for spring, but I don't know if I have any chance of getting in any school anymore. I really wanted to be a nurse though and still want to. My older sister, who is an RN told me she got into nursing school with a 2.9 and told me she'll help me get into her old school. But I really don't know. I'm getting tired of trying and trying but everything just gets worse than it already was. And then I see other people that used to be in my class getting into a nursing program with no problem. It makes me feel dumb. I know I'm complaining alot but I really don't know what to do. I'm thinking of trying for spring, and if it doesn't happen then, I should try next fall? Thanks

Up until now have been doing well in nursing prereqs. I have Chemistry lab, which isn't going so well. I'm also taking Chemistry and Anatomy and Physiology. I don't know what I have in Chem lab now but I know it's bad. I'm really thinking of withdrawing from this lab and taking it next semester (I heard you don't have to take the two classes together). But I'm afraid by what the W would look like on my transcript. I've never had to retake or W from a class before. It's not even really a class, it's just a lab and only worth 1 credit hour. I really don't want it to bring down my GPA. Another thing is that i have bright futures, so I'm going to have to pay them back. Also, my advisor told me that for the nursing program they add either Chemistry or Biology to prereq gpa depending on which overall grade is better. Please I really need some advice. Thanks