Nursing School

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This was my first time applying to an extremely competitive 2-year ADN program and somehow I GOT IN! I started this journey 21 months ago and everyone told me it may take 2-3 applications to get in. Needless to say I am in disbelief and over the moon excited!!! But reality has set in and now I feel like I have imposter syndrome!!! I am so nervous about how I will actually do in the nursing program and if I will be a good nurse. Context: I will be able to focus fully on the program and not have to work and my son will be starting Kindergarten. I would love any advice or words of encouragement!!! submitted by /u/Zealousideal-Sand207 to r/NursingStudent [link] [comments]

I’m 26 and currently in an accelerated BSN program on a full-ride scholarship after already completing a previous degree. I’m genuinely working really hard and trying to build a better future for myself. I’ll be graduating this December 2026. Today my mom said, “I wish you would’ve started sooner haha, now you’re with all the old girls.” I know some people may think that’s harmless, but honestly it hurt. I already put a lot of pressure on myself about my age and timeline, so hearing that after working this hard made me feel embarrassed and ashamed instead of proud of myself. Has anyone else dealt with family making comments that make you feel “behind” after you went to nursing school as an adult? submitted by /u/Friendly_Shine777 to r/nursing [link] [comments]

I’m graduating in may and I feel so hopeless the closer I get to graduating the more I feel like this might have been a mistake. I love clinical and getting to help patients but all of the nurses I’ve met seem so miserable. All I see on social media is nurses saying that they want to quit and that becoming a nurse was their biggest mistake. I also feel like I’m just not ready at all, my grades are good but sometimes when I’m at clinical I feel like a total idiot, like I said I do really like it most of the time but it’s also kinda discouraging. And all the hate online for nurses is kinda getting to me. Is there anything good about actually being a nurse? submitted by /u/caleace1 to r/nursing [link] [comments]

I was just reminiscing (maybe “processing the trauma” is a better term) about nursing school back in the early 2010’s when I was going for my BSN. It got me wondering, is undergrad nursing education still as brutal today as it was 10 years ago? A few highlights I remember: - There was a med dosage test every semester, and if you got under a 90 three times in a row, you were kicked from the program. - My grandmother died and I had to provide a copy of the obituary to the school or risk failing clinical for one missed day. - Under an 83 was considered failing and you had to retake the class. - There were simulation exams for every semester, and usually 3-5 people would fail out of groups of 8. You had 2 more tries to pass. There were other things, but this post would go on way too long. I mostly remember a lot of stress, sleepless nights, and sneaking off to my car to cry. Did it really have to be like this? I genuinely hope it wasn’t like this for every program or at the very least that it got better. submitted by /u/Ok_Row3778 to r/nursing [link] [comments]

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Hey everyone! I got the news that I was accepted into nursing school yesterday afternoon after stressing about it for months and I am beyond excited!! I texted my family group chat with the news, and my father was not happy nor did he congratulate me. That he will “congratulate me at the end not the beginning” and it really hurts. I have spent almost all of my life chasing after any sort of approval from him and nursing school has been my ultimate goal for years. It feels like he is never happy with anything I do and it literally almost ruined the news for me. I just wanted him to be proud of me and nursing is a noble profession. Any words of advice 🥹 submitted by /u/Unhappy-Pineapple407 to r/nursing [link] [comments]

Do you guys remember in nursing school how everyone would say “You won’t be able to call off when you’re a nurse” “Make sure your uniform is perfect, when you’re a nurse you won’t get warnings” etc. Well guys I’ve been showing up for 10 years now in my rainbow crocs and tshirt to keep these mfers alive against all odds and not one person has had shit to say about it. Once in nursing school I missed a clinical because my dog died. It was the only day I had ever missed. The dean called me into her office to chastise my work ethic and tell me how no one was putting up with that when I got a real job. Today I called off because I needed a mental health day. I’ve had some annoying health issues and I just couldn’t life out in the world. The charge nurse said ok dear feel better. 3 people have texted to see if I’m ok, my manager emailed to make sure I wasn’t worried about having too many call offs and last week a doc donated 2 weeks of her vacation because I’m out of sick time. No one has implied I’m unfit to do my job. Why are they raising us to behave like we’re not human beings? This is some bullshit. submitted by /u/potato-keeper to r/nursing [link] [comments]

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I struggled so much after getting my degrees that I didn't even want to be alive. I was so ashamed that I was the first one in my family to go to college, and I overdrew my bank account so much they almost cancelled it. I'm so afraid of outsourcing and AI that I've just said screw it, I'm going to nursing school. I should have done this at 18. The shame I lived with was so intense. submitted by /u/Galindathegoodwitch1 to r/povertyfinance [link] [comments]

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My boyfriends little sister was in tears all weekend because she doesn’t want to go back to school tomorrow. She finally revealed that this past Thursday, she got pulled out of class to go to the nurse office. The nursed asked her if she was feeling okay at home, at school etc. Then, she said that she and multiple teachers have noticed that she’s gained a lot of weight very rapidly, which alarmed them. She asked if she noticed some mood changes, if she’s eating more than usual, if her clothes still fit her normally. Bfs sister was in tears the whole time, she said. She then got asked to get up and show her inner thighs (to see if her jeans are ripped from chafing). Is this allowed? Can teachers/nurses speculate on students weights like that? And talk to them about it? We’re not wrong to think this is inappropriate, right? I know weight gain can be a sign of depression or something more serious, and my bfs sister is very quiet and just stays by herself most of the time, so I get why the nurse/teachers mightve thought that, but I think it’s extremely inappropriate to ask a teenager those kinds of questions. Especially a THIRTEEN year old, as if they aren’t already self conscious enough. Now, she doesn’t trust her teachers, because she doesn’t know who’s secretly judging her. My boyfriend told me that she’s probably not gonna go to school Monday, but this is just such a weird thing to say to a kid, I don’t really know what you can do. She doesn’t want to talk to her parents about it, she only told her brother and me. (Yes I have permission to post) Edit: she (bfs sister) said that when she got asked if her jeans fit her normally, she got embarrassed and kept saying idk. the nurse kept asking questions and she just kept repeating idk and at some point the nurse asked to see her jeans. nurse then asked if her jeans always chafe she said idk again Sorry I wasn’t clear Edit 2: I do not see her all the time, last time I saw her before this was during the holidays, and in August. Yes, I’ve noticed a little weight gain, but everyone’s body changes, especially teens. No, I didn’t notice an “alarming weight gain”. I get that the school see her more often than her brother and I do, so maybe she really did gain a lot more weight than usual (I’ve almost only seen her in baggy clothes/sweats), but I simply didn’t like how they went about it, because I know this will give her major body image issues. And no, she’s not pregnant. submitted by /u/Unusual_Artist1879 to r/AskTeachers [link] [comments]

Now take this with a grain of salt, but last year I finished my BSN. Everyone told me how hard nursing school would be and social media supported it too. I found it extremely underwhelming in terms of difficultly. Do what you’re supposed to do, study for the test, and do your care plans to the rubric. If you do what you’re supposed to do, it’s a walk in the park. submitted by /u/Hippocampus_memory to r/nursing [link] [comments]

With a sky-high maternal mortality rate, where male nurses can’t treat woman without a male guardian present and there’s already a nursing shortage. . . https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy3l1035nlo submitted by /u/SniffingDelphi to r/WomenInNews [link] [comments]

I realize the title sounds sarcastic but I mean it as a literal question tbh. I work as a receptionist in a nursing home trying to figure out what to do for a career. I considered nursing. But I've always heard, from people both irl and online that nursing school is extremely difficult. Like soul crushing stress that can make people cry sometimes. I've heard out of a nursing cohort, sometimes only like 10 people make it to graduation. I'm really wondering what it is about nursing school that makes it so hard? I've heard people say the material itself is not really that difficult, but there's a lot of it. I know that could be overwhelming. But I guess I didn't imagine people would find it THAT hard to where some fail out, stress, cry, people say they could never ever go through school again, things like that. I've even seen people on social media say they have trauma from nursing school, maybe jokingly I am hoping they aren't serious. This is for both LVN and RN school, I was mostly interested in RN. But being as I work in a SNF there are several LVNs around so I was curious about them too. submitted by /u/TranslatorHaunting15 to r/nursing [link] [comments]

This is a repost from a few years back, edited to fit what more I’ve learned. I sincerely hope this helps mitigate some anxiety and bolster spirits. I want to point out that based on your school, your lifestyle and your learning style, nursing school might be much more or less difficult for you, than it is for others. A full-time student who does not work and is not responsible for others is going to have a vastly different experience with school than a single parent, full-time employee who is in nursing school. This principle isn’t exclusive to nursing school at all. So please, before you jump in to tell people how easy school is / was for you; realize that everyone has different situations and learning styles. This is a post meant to help people, not tear them down so please, if you find that nursing school is easy for you, post what you did so that you can help someone along their way. Jumping in to say “Idk what people are talking about nursing school is easy lawllawllawl” isn’t helping anyone. Now, on to the good stuff… You might have heard that nursing instructors and admissions representatives are all about intimidation. The classic line of "look left and look right, of the three of you only one will be a nurse" echoes through the “proverbial” tear-filled hallways and horror stories told by disheveled upper classmen run rampant through your eager mind. Scratch all of that and let’s start fresh, nursing school isn’t all horrible and some programs are inadvertently different from others, that’s ok. There are a lot of things that people don't tell you though that could ensure that more than the assumed 33%, make it to pinning and beyond that, licensing. Before I start, scratch that image from your mind entirely. The more difficult you think school will be going into it, the more anxiety you will have before it’s even begun. A healthy amount of anxiety is alright, to be terrified by those horror stories though does nobody any good. Here are a few things that I wish I’d known when I started nursing school, all those years ago.. 1.) Nursing school is not for the faint of heart. I know, shocking right? Seriously, be ready to spend time studying. Find your own best way of learning and change your frame of mind to know that you will lose out on some social functions, and study. With that being said, nursing school is not nearly as bad as some people and places make it out to be. Also understand that based on HOW you learn, you may have an easier or harder time with certain courses and content. Identify your learning style and find applicable study habits to suit you, as an individual. 2.) Study to learn and UNDERSTAND the content. Memorization is for business students (that was my first major so I'm allowed to poke the proverbial bear). Right from the start, understand the pathophysiology of each condition. Health assessment will teach you what to look at but take it a step further, ask WHY you are looking at it. If you're testing cranial nerves and a response is absent or dulled, why might that be the case? Also, think what is the significance of checking capillary refill time? What could it indicate if a toe on the left foot is sluggish while the right foot counterpart is brisk? Be analytical. Think critically. 3.) Lab values are way more important than your instructor says. There are plenty of great charts and lists out there that list these values. Again, be analytical. If the normal for Potassium is 3.6 to 5.2 and someone is at 2.5, what will you see? What about if they're at 6.1? How can you correct either. I know it seems daunting but when the NCLEX comes and they're hammering hematocrit questions into your gullet, you'll thank me. This is one of the few areas of nursing that we can advocate memorization, because, numbers. Duh. 4.) Start taking NCLEX style practice questions in fundamentals (or sooner). Invest in Saunders, YourBestGrade and/or UWorld. They are all great resources and they provide phenomenal rationale. By the time you take your final or targeted HESI, you should be getting 80% of questions right on that topic of content. Don't be alarmed when at first you score 40% either. This is expected, the more you progress in content and the more you practice, the more comfortable you'll be with this style of questioning. 5.) Look into an NCLEX review. I bit the bullet and took Mark Klimeks review and it was the best decision I made for my education. These content reviewers are well-versed in these questions and they will provide you with easy yet comprehensive ways to solidify this stuff into your exhausted mind. Many of these reviewers are also question writers for the actual NCLEX, who better to tune into than the people responsible for these dreadful questions? 6.) Nursing school is hard for a reason, but you aren’t expected to be a fully competent nurse when you first walk into the unit. The NCLEX is a test to make sure that you are safe to practice as a fresh nurse; this doesn’t translate to being a walking encyclopedia of knowledge. You won’t know everything at first, and that’s perfectly fine. No baby nurse has, ever. When you hit that floor you are going to be directly responsible for the lives of those you are charged to care for, but nobody was ever shunned for asking questions to expand their ability to care for those patients. What WILL get you in trouble is pretending to know everything because you’re afraid to look silly asking for help. 7.) Breathe. Seriously, just breathe. When you feel yourself getting stressed out in class, breathe. When you’re taking a test and struggling, breathe. When you’re studying and you’ve found yourself reading the same thing three times like it’s Groundhog Day, breathe. We get caught up in the whirlwind of chaos trying to balance work, family, class and a social life. School only lasts for so long, this isn’t forever. Breathe. Nursing is every bit as awesome and rewarding as you have been told. Saving someone's life when they're aspirating and even just sitting to let a patient vent about how deeply they miss their family will make you feel great, like what you do makes a difference and when those moments come, you'll know exactly why it was worth it to push through. I have faith in you guys. If you have any further questions feel free to message me. I can't promise a swift response but I do promise that I will do my very best. Best of luck guys. 💚 submitted by /u/fitmidwestnurse to r/StudentNurse [link] [comments]