I didn't think nursing school was hard,.but lots of busy work,.many hours outside of class. The REAL education begins after graduation!
It wasn't difficult to pass any classes
I never thought I would fail
Medical terminology wasn't an issue for me,.as I had a BS in Bio et Psych,.I had also worked in some field of medicine most of my adult life
I would recommend Nursing to anyone who really wants to be a nurse,..not because of the pay,.not the flexibilty,..none of that will matter or get you through if you really don't want to be a nurse. If I didn't really love what I'm doing,.and still believe that I,.little ole ME,.can make a difference in peoples lives, I would not be able to hang in there through all the other crap we have to deal with.
If you want to be a nurse than go for it!! It's often hard, sad, scary, and very physically draining,..but on those good days,.some people do say thank you!!!,.it makes it all worth your time and energy!!
Specializes in ER/Nuero/PHN/LTC/Skilled/Alzheimer's.
1. Yes I thought nursing school was hard. I didn't really have a concept into what nurses do I guess.
2. A & P II really kicked my rear but that's because we had a med school drop out as the teacher and like most doctors could not educate anyone!
3. I was afraid I was going to fail once but it wasn't because of the school work. I had a snowmobile accident the week before my L&D/peds rotation started and my injuries were bad enough to keep me out of school and clinicals for the first couple of weeks. It was an ADN program and every class counted but I made it up on weekends and during the week of spring break. No Miami beach trip for me:scrying:.
4. Medical terminology wasn't that hard for me. I worked as a medical receptionist before and during school.
5. I graduated from an ADN program in 2005. I would say to anyone considering nursing school to go for an ADN first and then go back for their BSN. Makes it easier to pay for the BSN if you're already working as a nurse.
it was hard because i was a slacker in high school who everything came easy for and never really had to work hard or study to maintain a 3.5gpa. nursing school was culture shock! definitely needed to pick up the bootstraps for the first time in my life. that being said, it was 20 years ago and the work ethic for learning should hit you hard so it stays with you throughout your career.
is/was it difficult for you to pass the course?
yep - see above. first few semesters were really, really tough. first year, i think i had a 2.0 gpa, and that was working my ass off in my mind.
did you think you would fail?
a few times. near the end i considered quitting, and when my best friend quit, i then realized how stupid it would be and stuck it out. my grades had improved and i was getting used to the constant studying/assignments but being a guy, i had some very old-school instructors that didn't like men in the program to begin with, but i also pushed their buttons because i was a real rebel - i was very young, into punk (mid '80's) had a huge hair-band mullet and wore wild clothes; basically i was in the instructor's faces as mich as possible to be a pita, so i actually had to work harder than some just to prove my worth.
is/was it difficult for you to grasp the medical terminology?
nope. well, not any more difficult than memorizing everything else you need to learn. new or unusual "medical terminology" is easy enough to figure out once you have a foundation in the basics. i am terrible at straight memorizing; unless i use it everyday it's useless. repetition is the key, and it comes in time.
most important question that i'll ever ask.....
would you really recommend that anyone (interested in nursing-of course) take the adn course to be an rn?
not sure what adn is...but if it's the equivallent to a diploma vs. a degree, then i'd say degree. my daughter is 16 and wants to persue nursing. the only way her mother and i (both rns) would allow her to go is if she got her np, which will likely soon be a mandated masters minimum prepared very soon.
BrnEyedGirl, BSN, MSN, RN, APRN
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I didn't think nursing school was hard,.but lots of busy work,.many hours outside of class. The REAL education begins after graduation!
It wasn't difficult to pass any classes
I never thought I would fail
Medical terminology wasn't an issue for me,.as I had a BS in Bio et Psych,.I had also worked in some field of medicine most of my adult life
I would recommend Nursing to anyone who really wants to be a nurse,..not because of the pay,.not the flexibilty,..none of that will matter or get you through if you really don't want to be a nurse. If I didn't really love what I'm doing,.and still believe that I,.little ole ME,.can make a difference in peoples lives, I would not be able to hang in there through all the other crap we have to deal with.
If you want to be a nurse than go for it!! It's often hard, sad, scary, and very physically draining,..but on those good days,.some people do say thank you!!!,.it makes it all worth your time and energy!!
Good Luck!