What's worse than nursing school???

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OK, So I am about to graduate with my LPN. I plan on going on to my RN. Right now I feel very unprepared and I have many nurses I have shadowed tell me that I know nothing and I need to wait until I start working until I actually learn anything about nursing...Which I definately believe. I do feel I have learned the "BASICS" but not what I consider I need to start a job. Did anyone else feel this way when they graduated? What was your first experience where you felt "OMG, I learned nothing!"?????:bugeyes:

What's worse than nursing school???

Being rejected by a nursing school(s), feeling like a moron because of the rejection, and wasting years of your life trying to get in. Yeah, that about covers it.

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Root canal without novocaine...

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Specializes in geriatrics.

What's worse than nursing school?

The abusive marriage I got out of - which was the reason I was in nursing school at 50+ y/o. At least there was an end - and positive outcome to the abuse of ns!:yeah:

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Being charge and havng a coworker jump you about her patent assignments during report.

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.

Finishing nursing school and being unable to find a job, forcing you to remain at the dead-end job you've hated for years, which inspired you to go to nursing school in the first place.

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Specializes in A myriad of specialties.
if you're asking what's more difficult/stressful than nursing school, my answer is, your first year out. times a million.

totally agree with this poster. second most difficult thing is changing nursing specialties...as i did when i went from ltc to hemodialysis.

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