Yippiee!!I Cracked the Nursing School Interview!

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OH! Believe me, I kept thinking... would this be, just might be, my last chance to enter the nursing profession or would I have to choose an entirely different career.

I knew I was a nurse when I started looking for slip-ups in every medical show I watched (no kidding). NO! It had to be nursing forever and ever. The journey of cracking the nursing school interview to being a nurse who demands to be treated well, as she can walk as slow or as fast as she chooses to get that pain medication the patient has requested for, has been a long, long one, indeed.

While my friends used to dream of lavish mansions, posh cars and holidays in Europe, not me, I used to dream of normal work hours and a regular sleep schedule (as an ER nurse I still dream of the same). They don't lie when they say that it takes a special kind of person to be in this profession and breathe it in and out.

I sat in the interview with thoughts running like fireflies in my mind. What would the professor ask me - Why do you want to become a nurse?, Why did you choose this program? What are your strengths and weaknesses?, What sets you apart from others? And yes, a hundred other similar questions you get to read here and there and almost everywhere when you start preparing for your nursing school interview. All you do is keep your fingers crossed until you crack the interview.

This time, however, I was the one who broke the silence! "Will it be easy?," I asked the professor. He looked at me for good sixty seconds, and then uttered, "Are you expecting an answer like - not easy but worth it?" We both broke into a laugh! A good sign it was. I had already impressed him by making him part of my dilemma. The interview wasn't half as stressful, as everyone had said it would be. You know your dream career is in the line, so you give your best shot because you do not want to be anywhere else, honestly.

I took the program of my choice. ER Nursing. All nurses are made equal but, only the finest ones become emergency room nurses. The pathway suggested earning a Bachelor's Degree and so I chose to go through it. People who try to compare nursing with any other major, seriously have no idea.

For me, getting into the nursing school was only half of the battle. I looked clean and natural, wore simple overalls, kept my jewelry way simple, and avoided heavy perfumes. Nursing school brought to life the nightmares of living on junk food, hardly sleeping or sleeping very little, biting my nails, suffering from intense fatigue and having crying bouts. Not to forget the worry about deadlines. The thought of being just an average-nursing student always sent chills down my spine.

The journey of cracking the nursing school interview to being a nurse who demands to be treated well, and in turn treats her patients well has been a long, long one indeed. Going down the memory lane, just reminiscing the situation, I kinda feel that it was all about checking out how I reacted to questions like "Where do you see yourself after a 3 years?" Was I nervous? Totally! Did I let it show up on my face? Absolutely Not!

And that's how I cracked my nursing school interview! If you have some inspiring story or moments when you just stepped in to this profession, share it with us. We would love to hear your amazingness... :up:

Related... https://allnurses.com/resources/common-nursing-school-interview-questions-r4/

Yippiee!!I Cracked the Nursing School Interview!

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