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How was it like being a nursing student?

Nursing student help....i dont feel like im learning anything!?

  • I'm in my first year of my associate degree in nursing. The program is so fast paced that I feel like I am not absorbing anything, I'm completely overwhelemed. I am passing ...show more

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    Unless you are really committed to nursing and understand the huge responsibility you are undertaking by accepting people's lives in your hands, I advise you just like I advised my daughter, RUN AWAY NOW!!! I have been a nurse for 20 years and I absolutely hate it. It is extremely stressful. You will find yourself understaffed and overworked and underpaid, considering that you have human lives in your hands. Dr's are generally rude to you. You have to work weekends and holidays. You will be away from your family, and your boss will probably not be on your side if a patient complains about you and believe me they will no matter how hard you try and how much you bend over backwards to do your very best. So, if you are very calm cool and collected and able to respond to codes which happen quite frequently then I would suggest you find something else. It doesn't get any easier and the older you get, the harder it gets. I used to think it was just me, but in talking to most of the other nurses I work with, most of them wished they had never gotten into nursing. Whatever you decide, best of luck!!!

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Just go with the flow, hun. Nursing school is hard, and you WILL work harder than you have before. And you'll pick up stuff as you go along...I wouldn't worry about it at this point. Clinicals get easier with practice. Ask your preceptor/instructor to help you if you're still having trouble with basic skills. NCLEX questions are tricky, but you'll pick up the style...it just takes some getting used to. Pick up Lippincott's NCLEX-RN review book to help you, and always remember...1)airway 2)cardiac 3)pain (usually) EVERYONE feels like they're in over their head for the first semester. What you're feeling is normal. Don't stress, just study hard...Good luck!

Katie S

You need to make an appointment with your student counselor. Maybe what you're feeling is normal for someone in your program, but maybe there are problems that need to be addressed. He/she would be the one to determine that and get you extra help if necessary.

Angie

Nursing school is challenging so ive heard and it becomes a pain after a while.However if you feel yout not learning whats needed but still passing theres alwasy the idea of trying instead for a Bachelors in nursing.The first two years are basically a bunch of book work,the last two years actually get the actual nursing tasks learned.Its challenging but once you keep up its no problem.Good luck

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