What it is like to become a RN

[Joanie49]

I honestly never thought I would EVER be able to become a nurse. I always loved the thought and dreamed of what it may be like being able to help people for a living, making a decent salary and always being in demand for a job. I slacked off in high school BIG time and I almost did not gradate ( to this day I am still convinced they just graduated me to get "rid of me" because I was kind of a trouble maker.)

After a year of endless jobs I decide I would go to my community college which ended up having a very sought out nursing program throughout my state. I still at this time never thought I was really "smart enough" to be a nurse and just took basic classes. Finally my family pushed me to go into nursing and I jumped at the thought. I ended up doing two years of pre reqs and then completed two years in the nursing program and holy hell......it was difficult but SO worth it..

Honestly after being a nurse for six months I can still not believe it is "all over with" and I am free to just get experience now without having to worry about deadlines or submitting careplans on time -_-

So to whoever is reading this, if I could get though nursing school you can too. I was a poor scholar with low self esteem and felt like I would "never go anywhere in life" and I somehow ended up here now as RN . Study as much as possible, ask questions, and understand the basics and you will be 100%. It may seem like you know 'nothing' but it somehow magically all comes together somehow I promise and you really know A LOT more then you REALLY think you know!