Starting to really re-think school

[amandapanda2011]

Hi guys I need some advice. Its really bringing me down and have nobody to talk to about this. I am a second generation LPN student. I took a LOA (Leave Of Absence) right before my leadership due to family emergency. Before I started this program, I was helping my nana take care of my grandfather who has cancer and was on chemo. Things got better up till the first of the year and this is up till now. Well anyways at my school we use Kaplan (which I hate). Anyway I got behind on the retakes of the Kaplans I had to do and my DON told me while I was out, I had to re take them before I can come back (which I agreed with her). With my grandfathers health and my car situation and the teacher who is doing the Kaplans schedule, it's hard for me to go to school and retake them. Well I got an email this morning saying that if I can't get the Kaplans done before May 11th (when the next leadership comes next) that i will be in "drop"status at school. I talked to my dad (who is also the LPN) and he gave me nothing but negativity and thinking about quitting. Can somebody please give me some advice on what they would do? Thanks

[CNAAJ]

What does your heart tell you to do? If we based our decisions on others opinions then nobody would be any where in life. If you still want to be a nurse don't let nothing or no one stop you but if your having second thoughts then maybe this is not what you want to do anymore.

[amandapanda2011]

Now that I have had time to think about this, I do want to be a nurse. I do have goals in life and finishing school and getting my LPN then eventually my RN is on the list of goals. I just have a lot going on and it's getting to me. I've made it this far and I'm not going to quit

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

We always have time to do things that are important to us. You may need to re-examine your priorities in order to decrease the amount of time you spend on things that are not so important. This is sometimes difficult if you are trying to get out from under obligations that are important to 'other people' & you don't want to disappoint or anger them.