Is nursing school really that hard?

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Hi. My husband is currently in getting his RN from Alvin Community College and will graduate this May. He acts like it is a total piece of cake. In fact, I have never even seen him crack a book, but he makes all A's. (He says he does study a bit on his down time at work). I am pretty surprised by this since most people say nursing school is very hard. Maybe his school is just easier, but it was still pretty competitive to get in. He does have a BS and MA degree in HR Management so maybe nursing school is just easier than his other two degrees? Just wondered what others thought.

Hi. My husband is currently in getting his RN from Alvin Community College and will graduate this May. He acts like it is a total piece of cake. In fact, I have never even seen him crack a book, but he makes all A's. (He says he does study a bit on his down time at work). I am pretty surprised by this since most people say nursing school is very hard. Maybe his school is just easier, but it was still pretty competitive to get in. He does have a BS and MA degree in HR Management so maybe nursing school is just easier than his other two degrees? Just wondered what others thought.

Great for him! Do you do all the household chores (i.e. cooking, cleaning, kids, etc.)? Just wondering because most folks in the nursing programs feel that nursing school is one of the hardest things they will ever do. What you have to understand is that most nursing students today are not fresh out of high school straight into college types. Most have had other careers, jobs, families, responsibilities. I commend him if nursing school is easy just wonder what it's like to follow him on the floor?

Funny you should ask if I do all the chores! Actually, he does a majority of the chores! I know I'm lucky to be married to such a great guy. Like I said, nursing school appears to be a breeze for him. He also works about 32 hours a week and also has plenty of time for TV, hobbies, chores etc. Last year when he was in school, I was finishing up grad. school in psyc. which appeared to comsume much more of my time then his school, so he did many more of the household tasks. Now that I am finally finished and work full-time, he still does almost everything! I just tend to get overwhelmed easily and he doesn't at all. We are young and do not have children yet so I'm sure things are much easier for us! He will finish in May and we cannot wait for him to begin his nursing career!

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