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Nursing school is ridiculous Practically anything and everything related to nursing school. No. With supervision and the nurse taking responsibility. We have theory/lectures and clinical for BSN but not quite as many clinical/practice hours that the UK Also Read: 15 Funniest Nursing Quotes About Life In Nursing School. Reply reply Good luck and keep your head up, nursing school is tough but it’s only temporary! Reply reply It was ridiculous!! I left behind some friends because their combined test scores werent 76% and were therefore forced to retake the whole class. But I think these are hilarious. What news headline could result from this? Breaking news, nursing student at John Hopkins nursing school says “delivery is gross”. Nursing school has a lot of that med school hazing vibe and a lot of it isn't to make the bestest nurses, but to make sure schools have high NCLEX pass rates by minimizing the odds that someone who may not pass it on the first go gets weeded out before then. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. My nursing pre-req gpa was 4. Reply reply Nursing school is stressful, and even the most experienced of nurses would agree - Personally, I utilized ATI study mode for practice questions [as this gave me the immediate answer with rationale] and clung to YouTube, clinicals, and friends within the program to not only study and clarify content, but also to laugh and cry with. The material needs to be made more manageable. i’m someone who studied really hard, and sure i remember bits of information here and there, but almost everything i do/know now is something i learned on the job. The questions on your exams should be structured similarly to the NCLEX, so if you are not doing well on those you should not even WANT to pass until you’re comfortable enough to perform adequately. But to answer the core of your question, no. I’ve never been asked for a high school diploma before. I know some people Dear New Student, I just graduated nursing school in December. 🙄 Reply Yes. We have a clinical rotation at a prison Infirmary. I was more worried about not sounding stupid as others were watching me. First semester portfolio and the second semester portfolio and even the third semester portfolio I Basically as a nursing student in the hospital you're technically doing the work of a CNA (which is very limited) introduce yourself to your patient (name, reason school). Been a nurse for 20 years now and every job I had, was learned on the job. Like the Hot/Cold theory for postpartum Asian women. A nursing school ad that has rap music in the background. Nursing school isn’t that hard if you have healthcare experience. Stupid people can't pass nursing school, I'm not sure stupid people can pass any school. So many egos and high horses and profs that are just so fucking holy. I guess I just got to have faith that a school exists with common sense nursing assignments. It just says you're qualified to now begin being a nurse. Nursing schools is a mix of subjects in the US. Make it make sense. From what I remember, at my school, nursing school was even more competitive than pharmacy school, because there were only 50 spots (my class size starting was like 250) and the academic requirements (GPA, SAT) were very close or the same. If this is what you want, don't give up. I've seen prior posts stating the same thing and it's absolutely ridiculous to me. It was ridiculous. I was quite surprised to hear that. More like 3 It's so stupid. Without further ado, here are 16 of the funniest Nursing diagnoses that are truly applicable for professional and student nurses alike. Sometimes it's not organized. It’s ridiculous. Reply reply tlew360 • It honestly doesn’t matter what school you go to as long as they got a decent nclex passing rate During my first semester of nursing school a girl got sent home from clinicals because the instructor said her scrubs were too wrinkled. They won't to do the medical round without me. Now I’m just downright failing, and with these online lectures, I’m not absorbing anything at all! well your og question was "am i too stupid for nursing school?" which im pretty sure you arent (because most people arent) Regarding the above problem. I think nursing schools could learn a lot of lessons from car mechanics. Nursing school curriculum needs to be completely reworked from the ground up. So it's not just my program thats absolutely ridiculous. Except of course the prison people were already on their way to the school to give us the orientation at the school. I teach nursing clinicals and my students always say Feeling dumb in nursing school has not correlation to how you’ll be as a nurse. The bar isn’t THAT high. not a nurse yet (2nd semester accelerated 2nd bachelor's program) just a lowly MA. They don’t teach. For online courses you’ll have 3 assignments a week to complete Ontop of weekly discussion posts that’s you have to post 3 seperate days a week. The profession isn’t about charity, it’s a professional position that is skilled and deserves fair compensation. Then they had me facilitate the medication skills fair. A nurse friend I work with told me that the hardest part about nursing school is the hoops they purposely make you jump through. mid level office work or management. Nursing school is based off the model of nursing when it consisted of passing pills and giving night night massages, far before the invention of things like 4. Nursing school is hard, but it's not so hard that 90% of people should be failing out. We’ve all been to Nursing school, and we all agree that this funny twist on Nursing diagnoses reflects reality in some degrees. i was also trying to get my pre-reqs and some co-reqs done for the ADN program. you can learn so much that way. 784 Posts a matter where they are doing the best they can, and it just works out that way? Let me give you one example. Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YESyou can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Crucial Concepts Bootcamp – Start nursing school ahead of the game, or reset after a difficult first semester with my nursing school prep course, Crucial Concepts Bootcamp Practically anything and everything related to nursing school. Students suffering from these feelings often feel as though they didn’t really earn the grades or that they weren’t good enough. Math was easy for me in high school so I never learned the formulas in nursing school. Nursing school is challenging for many, but let’s be real, it’s not like a chemical engineering degree or something. Yes, it is expensive but it's so worth it vs waiting years to get into a cheaper, more Absolutely ridiculous. They told us all to go there and had a bus for people that couldn't drive there. If 90% of your staff turns over in a year, then you need to Nursing school is hard and dosage calculator exams are a bitch! Idk about the debt situation, but I know I went into a state college and all of nursing school cost me around 8000 total including books. My question is it dumb to apply to CRNA school after working for EVERYBODY struggles in nursing school, I don't care how brilliant they are. This wouldn't have worked in nursing school. And don't think of yourself as stupid. That said, some programs take this concept to the extreme. We learn adult, geriatric, pediatrics, OB ect. Nursing is always a challenging field, but nursing school is a whole other I could finish all of medical school easier than I could write a 6-8 page paper about a single word. Just don't give up and give yourself enough time to read and learn the material and you could be fine. You’ll have better luck at private schools but the cost of attendance is so ridiculous it doesn’t make sense unless you have cash laying around. Nursing school is not easy because they keep changing the schedule all the time. But that comes with any job or program. Not only that, but the school is constantly changing the schedules. The questions will be Not all programs are like that though. Since starting nursing school a little over a year ago, I’m now in my second year and about half way however I hate it. Instead we now use problem based care plans, so no more NANDA with the related to, and AEB. I’ve been rejected from every nursing school except for one, but I was waitlisted and just found out I’m #16 out of 20 on the waitlist. Ended up with chest pain, palpitations, heart racing and yes random crying episodes. It's like hospitals/ nursing homes with bad retention rates. They suffered, so now we have to suffer. You know what makes it hard?: Out of touch admin who think their Doctorate in Nursing education makes them a good educator. The second worst part is unrealistic workload once you're employed. Reply reply Edit: There’s ZERO fucking reason for a nursing school program to fail 60% or more of its cohort for academic reasons. I went to a well supported nursing school that didnt curve grades. It’s ridiculous how little work you will be doing by comparison in an ICU or psyche, or even when I had 30 ooh this is exactly what happened to me. I’ve only been here for 2 semesters and already I’ve seen 20 of my classmates wash out from the first semester. Honestly, it is busywork for the most part. Nursing school is hard enough without dealing with the shit you and other commenters have mentioned. So I am starting nursing school in a little over a month. The one school I interviewed at basically told us to expect to graduate with mountains of debt (>$100k). My current nursing school dropped the nursing diagnosis all together recently. But clinical is way harder than I expected, and 20+ page care plans are ridiculous busy work especially during midterms/final. I understand it might be a personal problem, but people averaging 60s and 70s on exams is ridiculous. I asked a lot of questions, and I still ask questions because I want to be Nursing school is like that i think any where you go a lot of ups and downs. Not quite as much memorization as med school (I’m a current M1, and there’s loads of memorization), but many of my nursing school test questions as well as the NCLEX are very concept and understanding based. Graduating from nursing school isn't THAT hard (don't mess around too much, do all the ridiculous paperwork, and act professional around your soon to be colleagues), but getting top grades can take some dedication. The amount of information thrown at you is ridiculous, and for the most part you're self taught. I hear they kept this up until 2014 The cultural/food stuff where you take food off a patient's tray before they even get it. some classes are online and honestly the work load is ridiculous. Yeah we all deal with mental illnesses but we learn how to ~somewhat~ cope with them. my specialty is CT and thoracic surgery and i learned Is it stupid for applying to only one nursing school? Question Archived post. Nursing school is hard but I think they work with the students a lot. Reply reply poopooweewee79 • damn my school is a cumulative 50% and if it’s between 40-49 there is a chance to redo that assessment Can’t imagine why we see some of the ridiculous errors we see. why is it that most nursing students have never started an iv on a real human until they get actual jobs? 😳 because most of these schools don't allow students to practice on each other anymore. Dosage calc is never going to go away, you need it all through nursing school, for the NCLEX, and the first thing my new employer is having me do is a dosage exam. I'm sure you have your strong subjects and your weak ones, again just like everyone. Brett graduated from nursing school in 2017 and is employed as a perioperative nurse in an ambulatory surgical center — Plastic Surgery Associates of Tulsa. But Nursing schools indoctrinate their students to hate doctors on day one. Try again, keep trying. The fluff needs to be cut out and more time needs to be I feel like fundamentals is kind of a shocker because most new nursing students expect it to be the “easy class” especially if they’re already a CNA but it’s a whole introduction to the way nursing school is. I was always an auditory learner that would skate by just listening to lectures and taking a few notes. Ive heard that nursing school isnt that difficult, but what makes it difficult is the odd clinical hours, all the busy work, etc. The tests were ridiculous and almost all of us got low marks on the tests. I don’t recommend nursing school to anyone, except maybe my worst enemy. 5 patients, 30 meds each, and complex. Nursing school is developing those skills and manufacturing stress. I went from a 2. Those that attend exorbitantly expensive nursing schools will probably not be happy with their investment, and they probably did get scammed. I just algebra them. Nursing school is not THAT hard if NHS sick policy threshold is ridiculous? Discussion So in my trust, the absence/sickness policy is that if you call sick 3x a year then it goes to ‘Amber’ where the manager checks on you to see if you’re okay, suggest referral to occupational therapy, etc. Reply reply No ridiculous nursing diagnoses either. The school did not have clinical instructors in place prior to the start of the semester, which caused several students to be set back in required clinical hours. My classmates and I always have high anxiety. But it's because it's Yesterday, my manager and coworker were talking to someone from a laboratory background that nursing school is more difficult than medical school. We hate clinical and we hate lab and we hate the classes, professors, and tests. I won't go into the how ridiculous nursing diagnoses and the rules about them are There are a few things I find difficult about nursing I was talking with a nurse from Germany and she said nursing school over there is so much more focused on skills (AS IT SHOULD BE). I can understand if there's Real “nursing school” for BSNs is the same as your ADN + this BS academic stuff, that’s it. I did all of this with my ex sitting right next to me in the same cohort of nursing school. This is all just speculation from other posters I've read. QA has one of Nursing school teaches a rigid set of beliefs (most of which may be different by the time you leave school), and rote memorization, whereas nursing requires critical thinking, using your resources and an understanding of people. my program is a 12 month long ABSN program so during our first term we had an exam or 2 every week. And by now, they should really be trying The faculty hate each other, a clinical instructor talked down to a floor nurse and caller her stupid, and professors never answer questions. There's a difference between coddling students and setting them up for success. You'll Nursing school is demanding of your time and requires good time management and planning. Definitely save your money and go to a community college Imagine if all the CNAs out there that want to be nurses, could be nurses, but can't afford to go to school to learn about Nursing diagnoses and this nonsense you posted, actually could learn on the job and go through being a nursing assitant to journeyman to master or whatever. In nursing school these types Struggling in nursing school is common. I just finished a 4 year BSN degree at a university and found that the nursing school workload sorta went in waves - there’d be a few weeks that were pretty hectic and then it would feel more manageable for the next week Yes nursing school is obviously hard and not comparable to other bachelor degrees but I still dwell on it occasionally. Is this common when onboarding for new jobs? Nursing schools are based off of exams because your ability to perform well on exams will demonstrate your ability to perform well on the NCLEX. Fucking ridiculous. 579K subscribers in the nursing community. It gets worse. She holds a bachelor of science in microbiology and disease 22-Year-Old Turns Speeding Ticket into Arrest. As caregivers we a lot of times forget that important part of the story. They are all just hoops to get jump through to get to the end goal. Because well they were stupid, even our online textbook dropped them too. The ridiculous portfolios, dear God. We just received info that a lecture class time has changed, five days before it starts. I have a strict preceptor and I dont blame their teaching ways, but there were times I could tell they were annoyed with me for not knowing things or asking In order to make the program more "difficult" they come up with asinine requirements and endless ridiculous hoops for the students to jump through. Nursing School is so STUPID. I think behind all the verbose and overly complex Twas of saying things she has some good ideas and perspectives but I couldn’t read much of her book before I got exhausted with her writing style. We were tasked to do a tons of things for our online classes, one of them is a Study of Illness Condition (it may sound easy but the table format they I know nursing school is strict, but do they ever curve the grades to prevent half the class from failing? At the rate this is going, I am certain at least 1/4 of the class is failing. i had given up and thought maybe Don't worry about looking stupid, there's like a 90% chance at least one other student is wondering the same thing but everyone just suffers in silence. I didnt get particularly good marks in school or PSW, my grades in high school were 80% in chem, 78% in physics, 72% in math, 83% in english, 85% in biology and my GPA in PSW was only 3. I went to community college in Dallas, TX for my ADN during covid and school was ridiculous. You’ve already done the hardest part, getting into nursing school. At the end of the day, we had to make nursing into a program that could get people their bachelors degrees — it helps add legitimacy to our profession which is otherwise a trade If this is true, then the discrepancies between various NP school curricula must be ridiculous Some programs really seem as rigorous as Kindergarten alphabet lessons. e. EDIT: Just my opinion, but thousands of people go back to school to pursue different careers. Do not let that stop you- find another program and get right back to it. My pediatrics instructor hasn’t been on bedside in over 25 years and all First semester of nursing school - I feel so stupid . In BSN nursing school, there were difficult exams and a constant threat of getting held back. An older frequent flyer lady Nursing school has sucked all enjoyment out of life for me. Once you get out to us, we will help you learn to be the nurse you want to be. I failed a class my second semester. That’s where the “difficulty” of nursing school comes from, it i feel like i didn’t learn anything in nursing school. My school just had us put our noses in textbooks so we could pass a test. So, what nursing students are faced Nursing school is meant to ensure that those who survive it are better suited to the challenges of the real job. Are there torrent sites out there that track nursing textbooks? I've seen a plethora of other medical books, but nursing textbooks are few and far between, often 3-5 years old. Medication doesn't work well for me so these years have been tough. That speaks to the absolute FAILURE of said program to prepare the students. More posts you may like Related Nursing Health science Applied science Natural science The only thing that matters is you passing. I once had a manager that was literally asking me to do work outside of my scope of practice. What I learnt on the job was dietician input, prophylactic dressings, pressure mattresses and getting the patient sitting up. If you still like it after a year or two go to nursing school and you’ll breeze through. Nursing school teaches you how to pass a test, not be a nurse. Then when we pass boards you can go into the area of interest and or switch to a different specialty if you want to work in different area later. No BSN for me I guess. The entirety of the nursing diagnosis bullshit and the focus on care plans is a way for masters and doctorate level nurses to justify their bloated paychecks and to generate income for the various governing nursing bodies. It doesn't matter whether your classmate has a higher score or not. Nursing diagnosis is fucking stupid Nursing school sucks. Becoming a nurse is NOT easy and I seriously doubt anyone who is capable of succeeding in nursing school is “stupid. I was pre-med and I am obviously not stupid to understand the courses nurses have to take. i failed a&p 1 my first semester out of highschool at my community college. Reply reply may have read my tone as being an asshole but that was a legit suggestion and the curse was about my distain for the ridiculous amount of charting we have to do when it could vastly quicker. Look at them, show them that you care and want to be there. I understand nursing school is notoriously a lot, and managing my conditions requires a lot of ongoing attention, and zaps a great deal of my time, energy, etc. Thread starter ashedd; Start date Jul 18, 2011; This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, donors I was told by one of my nursing school instructors that the difference between NP's and PA's was. I cried. When it comes to the course work, it really depends on the school and program curriculum they have set in place. 7 in nursing school. My ADN I barely passed because of tests, but I always knocked my Clinicals, Skills Labs, Papers, Projects, etc out of the park. Nursing school is typically a bunch of people that can’t organize sh!t all forced to do a group project (teach) and there’s very little Yes and it is RIDICULOUS. Might i say i actually enjoyed my time in school. Just Posted by u/Alexannne - 321 votes and 154 comments i failed my first 4 exams AHAHA i got a 60 in pharm, 68 on patho, 70 in health assessment and 70 on my 2nd pharm exam. Nursing students can experience feelings of imposter syndrome when they constantly discount their good grades, ATI or HESI exam scores, or even their achievement of graduating from nursing school. i had some personal issues and my head just wasn’t in the right place coming out of highschool. I mean, I Starting to get discouraged and feel so stupid in nursing school . ” What you are experiencing is normal, expected and everyone goes through it. My school placed students who live an hour away at a site near the school and students who live near the school at a site in the town an hour away. Even though it’s ridiculous. They place an emphasis Oh don’t get me started on stupid nursing diagnosis. 0 gpa in community college to a 3. Medicine deals with PEOPLE’s LIVES, a nursing “education” does not cut it to practice medicine and there should be no lee-way in allowing nurses to do medicine via an NP or DNP. I sometimes say stupid things or make stupid mistakes. The worst part of nursing is nursing school. Nursing school needs to go back to how it used to be (in some ways) ie focused on learning the medicine and patho, and SKILLS. You will learn more in three months than on the job than you did in school. Before I went to Nursing School I received a Psych degree - graduated with Honors. For the amount People learn better when information is broken down into parts, and each part is gone over step-by-step, but that often doesn't happen in nursing school. In a pinch, in a room with a nurse, during an emergency, I might go ahead and help run that IV, or give a pt glucagon, insert that cath, etc. same content, usually almost identical book with new pictures. You will learn this material over time and after you graduate you will learn I don’t think nurses are stupid. Nursing school can be really hard and I’m sorry it didn’t work the first go around. Part time positions are a dime a dozen. Nursing was my second career and requires determination to complete more than anything. Some things you are taught may seem irrelevant, ridiculous, or convoluted. It allows me the opportunity to apply to CRNA school. Don't just memorize the material, but instead practice teaching it to someone who has no idea about this topic at all (talking to yourself in the mirror is totally fine). So many ridiculous assignments and so much cheating. And cried. She always underestimates herself. To apply to other nursing schools I would have had to apply at other schools and be enrolled to take classes at those schools. My program is two years and it’s $12,000 (not counting all the $ for pre reqs) Edit: sorry, I got mashed potato brain rn from post lecture, this $12000 debt is also high because I took money out for living expenses, it would be closer to your value had just done tuition Nursing schools are competitive, and usually It may take more than one step but it's better than thinking you need to memorize a bunch of stupid equations. There are things like taking selfies at work and tweeting about how jenny was so difficult but just saying I had a bad day because of a gross delivery is completely ridiculous. It rubs me the wrong way when a 84 is still considered a C and I have to live with that Reply reply Sorry to hear this OP -- I'd definitely look into programs elsewhere that, hopefully, aren't as utterly ridiculous. Reply reply and I didn’t bother to learn it in nursing school because I could manipulate the numbers in a simpler manner, to me anyways, and for those concerned I never missed a dosage calculation question in nursing school. That program sounds ridiculous. Omg it’s ridiculous how the faculty tries to scare students. I know women in their 60's Paperwork takes up WAY too much time. Look back, laugh and think how stupid I was being crazy depressed. A nursing school TV ad is recorded at a higher volume than is used for In nursing school, I’m just doing school and I don’t have to worry about all the other BS to land a job after graduation. These schools really think they’re doing something by failing to teach. i failed a&p and also my CNA class yeah. If and when you talk with your Admin, I would not answer questions on what others do as far as nap breaks and games go. Part of nursing school is seeing how you deal with stress and time management, that's more valuable than most of the book learning in a classroom. I want to be a nurse, but I don't want to go to nursing school! This is just so unnecessary. And learning to teach yourself. Honestly, nursing school is ridiculous, but it prepares you to learn quickly and efficiently on the job. 5 wasn't that big of a deal. I had to retake so many exams, I felt like I was constantly struggling, breaking my back and working twice as hard as anyone to just scrape by. So this nursing school joke Because nursing school I’ve heard of teachers (even my own rn teachers said this to me) they try to stress you out so they can weed out the ones who can’t handle it. IMO you are lucky to be a loner you avoid all the group anxiety shit. Watch registerednurseRN to help you understand how to answer nursing test I think there’s definitely differences between schools/ programs but generally there’s the same fundamental concepts. That Nursing schools are super competitive to get into in general, especially at public schools which are your cheaper options. Instead, they want to respected with This is a ridiculous thing to have been reported to the board, but they keep files on these and for later if you were to have a more substantial complaint made, I would get ahead of this one. Published Feb 6, 2004. My mom was in nursing school in the 70's and her rotations were literally full time working in a hospital. It’s stupid because the school did not teach us dosage cal we had to teach ourselves. In NP school, if you paid tuition and had a pulse you'd pass. Just focus on surrounding yourself with people who will lift you up. It's ridiculous. Nursing Student Imposter Syndrome. Reply reply Nursing school is essentially a 2 year study session for the NCLEX. I have a close friend in a direct entry NP school and you wouldn't believe the invectives that their instructors throw about doctors. To add insult to injury, everyone acts like they're in high school with their stupid little cliques they use to cheat their way through the Nursing school recruiters telephone potential students to offer low-price tuition. Basically zero risk because the certification is cheap and easy to get. My nursing friends took easier science courses than I did. I'm sure theres some sort of a school budget and the school probably cares least about a nursing school. Nursing school expects you to stop what you're doing, and they want you to dedicate your time to them. So students had to turn around that were already at the prison and drive all the way back to school. They were all doing great, loved the school, said professors were very helpful, book is not needed much, if you study the PowerPoint and focus in class mostly you'll get B's and A's. i was scared i wasn’t made for it but i just learned what study method was best for me and then got a 92 on my 2nd patho exam and got an 82 and 95 on Tell nursing schools to stop acting like if you don’t get advanced degrees and just stay bedside, you’re a failure. I’m doing it right now and I’m still in my first year of nursing. They won't send x or y patient away to x-ray without telling Nursing school is not about exposing you to all the amazing things we can do, it programs you to become a Med-Surg nurse. " We were then thrown onto the floor knowing only how to give baths and do vitals, completely unprepared for any real patient care. Just take it one day at a time. not competitive, smaller class sizes Cons: tuition cost, ridiculous rules, limited breaks I’m sorry this is so long but I It's ridiculous that you were booted out over an air bubble. Nursing school is all about memorizing facts and learning a few very narrow tasks. Nursing school was and is fucking stupid. I expected nursing school to be fun, but people got seriously competitive and petty. I’ve been wanting to be a critical care nurse since my junior year of high school and B. Nursing school is rough and I can’t imagine being in your boat of needing an 80 to pass, but I believe in you and you can do it. I promise you’re doing better than you think, and I would also recommend a hospice Waiting a year before restarting a program is ridiculous. Reply reply I couldn't get into a cuny/suny nursing school after applying 2 cycles so this is where I ended up. You learn how to navigate and who to avoid. 50% of class time is anecdotes about nursing and instructors talking about themselves. A nursing care plan didn't teach me that. In nursing school, the goal seems for you to fail out before the NCLEX just in case you don’t pass. Some absolute idiots make it through nursing school and pass the NCLEX. In school and in work you’ll have to prioritize on the fly, and the end results can and will be disappointing at times. I was going to reapply to Ooooo in nursing school dementia patient who thought me and my friend were sex workers. Bingo. I have ADHD and I really struggle with tedious tasks and busy work. It was cheaper than me going The hard part of nursing school for me has been the ridiculous amount of mindless, pointless homework. School had been a breeze until I started nursing school where you actually have to read stuff to make it stick. Nursing requires critical thinking and time management skills while in a high stress environment. The first month of my nursing school was wasted teaching "therapeutic communication. A professor told me third semester (of 6), “If you aren’t afraid you’re failing or going to fail every second, you’re not in nursing school. No one should expect you to know what to do when you start working. I was in retail with no medical background when i started at 33 if i can do it you can. So yeah, if you don’t want to wait and re-apply it’s stupid Reply reply Top 1% Rank by size . What you can accomplish in a few clicks at the hospital can take you a couple hours to prepare for your clinical instructor. Not only antiquated and ridiculous because it's literally asking you to make assumptions on someone from their race/culture but it's also so out of touch with nursing practice. Her responsibilities include patient care, operating room management and accreditation, and medical staff administration. Don’t let ‘em shake your confidence. My opinion only: nursing school was WAY more stressful than working as an RN. I learned how to pass exams and write papers that appealed to Remember, nursing school is the hazing part before you’re jumped into the real gang. A nursing school recruiter rides through town in a car with a loudspeaker asking students to apply for the school's programs. The charitable side: Nursing programs are filled with ridiculous complexity that many other disciplines do not have (Simulation, skills check-offs, clinicals, that require more staff and coordination. But honestly, failing was one of the most amazing thing that happened to me. They don’t want to hurt their NCLEX pass rates because that’s what brings in the students, but the don’t tend to advertise or acknowledge how many people make it from day 1 to graduation with their 100% pass rate. Oh, I wouldn't doubt nursing school is stupid, but that's what you get when you choose a field a couple notches below a medical degree This wasn't the nursing school instructors, this was a nurse on site that was the clinical placement tutor. My school anything under an 80 is failing and you’re out. d. Which is extremely stupid because a: there is job for everybody and b: nursing is teamwork. I worked my ass off to get into what I thought was the best nursing school in the area that I live inboy was I wrong. . So I forced myself to learn it for a day so I All that time in nursing school spent on bullshit care plans that could be used on learning pathophysiology. 😭 Reply reply Yeah grading scales are stupid and they need to be standardized. They want you to. Nursing school is hell and there is nothing like it. "NP's function as physicians and PA's are the Doctors bitch". I hold a nursing license and have been working as a nurse for the past three years. It’s literally just paper writing, discussion boards, and bullshit group projects. I made the switch at 30 with that method. But my own nursing school, not even wanting to give me a chance? Ridiculous. The worst thing I did was try to memorize a ridiculous amount of information, rather than to understand Do nursing schools actually conciously REALIZE they are being ridiculous or is it a. Roland. Rant I messed up. I decided to go back and get classroom experience but in teaching Science instead, as that honestly left a bad taste in my mouth. I would say to switch schools but idk how easy that would be :/ otherwise i would just stick your head down, get the work done, and finish strong if you have a passion for nursing. I'm a second-year nursing student and just starting the second sem. Like other have said, you will need to put in the work to succeed. Online classes made me mess up so much. Also, another thing that was uncomfortable was that all the members in my group worked in hospitals and had tons of experience, while I have never worked in a hospital setting, which made me question why I Nursing school was just school, and I had always been a top notch student: my biggest worry was that I lost my honours status in nursing school, and my GPA slipping below 3. I’m constantly on the verge of suicide because I’m consistently getting failing grades and I’m pretty sure I’m gonna fail this semester. Nursing school is weird Unfortunately, most legitimate schools in this area are expensive private schools, and there seems to be very little, if any aid available. What a waste. i love to go through MD notes so i can understand why we’re doing what we’re doing. In my nursing program we needed above a 90% but they didn’t kick us out if we didn’t get that we’d That being said, a nursing degree provides a pretty great return on investment for a bachelors degree, and even more so for an associates. This shows how ridiculous nursing programs are. We had orientation and now I just feel scared/intimidated. I do think nursing has a low barrier to entry and gives a disproportionate amount of power over vulnerable people and that tends to attract some particularly bad actors, just like policing. If you really want it though don’t give up. I thought that I would be in a nursing lab As of today, that faculty member isn’t even there anymore too. I had a clinical instructor that had a problem with the way I did everything. The thing that really bothered me about nursing school was the bootcamp-esque atmosphere that was a holdover from nursing yesteryear. I am considering whether I should attend nursing school part-time, but as far as I Why do y’all kids think 24 is old omg the pressure that’s put on ppl is ridiculous Reply reply animecardude • Social media. With Nursing school, I’ve been getting just high enough of a grade to pass. Because the expectations of nursing school were ridiculous for them back in the day, so now they are going to make the expectations ridiculous for us. I met her 11 years later, she was still nursing in the same unit 11 years later, and I was there checking on a patient's file to preplan for my case the next day as a nurse anesthetist student. That’s it. The other 50% is going through case study scenarios on material we’re expected to teach ourselves, which ends up being a multi-hour long googling session which fills us with superficial facts rather than in depth understanding. Lots of memorization in nursing school for sure! Especially with some of the more science based classes like pathophys and pharm. They put us through ridiculous tasks (my clinical sites have all been 2+ hours away from me when there’s other sites closer). It feels like one big circus honestly. Nursing school is a joke, and does not reflect the reality of the career and its demands/expectations/exploitations/working conditions at all. Nursing school doesn't teach jack crap about being a nurse. I couldn’t do that without losing my scholarship at my current school. A degree needs to be viewed as just that- an investment. I currently attend a junior college on the east coast where I’m working on attaining my ADN. My instructors don’t lecture. It programs you to think you get to hold hands and be there for your patients but really, your job is charting and covering your ass- is what I've gathered from my rotations so far. The first letter of jeopardy is for scoring a 72% on my midterm (we need a 73 to pass the Her writing is so ridiculous. Nursing school is a means to an end, and even though at the time, most of it seems like complete crap Yes nursing school is a huge adjustment and chances are you will meet some rude or entitled people. Anything above 3x a year results in your absences record being put through to HR In my 2/3 year of nursing school I developed severe anxiety and depression and it crippled me. It is RIDICULOUS and I don't expect to be handed nothing, but I do expect assignments that make sense. Nursing school definitely isn’t the easiest degree to complete, so when there are students who really struggle with being motivated for their future career, they are not always successful. She only learned the medical model, and she has the best clinical knowledge, way better than most nurses who have had Nanda drilled into their heads. It's unfair. you'll make friend eventually when you work and nobody fucking care about grades. In my 4th semester of nursing school. Down Vote; don't worry nursing school suck and people are into a culture of competition. Just slog through, and remember the nurse who finishes last in your class is called an RN. Graduated Nursing school last month, finished practicum last week and am scheduled to take boards in 6 weeks. Get your EMT or CNA and try that out. Big old code brown and we are cleaning him up and he’s like “I know what girls like you like” and “is she a hooker too” “man you like the nasty stuff huh” “I got something for you” etc etc the entire time. Nursing school is to me, helping people, they should also provide how to help our mental health instead of making it more stressful if that makes any sense. The whole thing has gotten out of hand. So yeah, there’s a shortage in nursing instructors. The program only accepts 60 students and I’m feeling super discouraged. Interestingly enough my class had a 100% NCLEX pass rate on It is stupid easy to work full time while finishing your BSN. School Hi, I’m in my first semester of nursing school. Nursing school was a lot harder than I had anticipated but I graduated with honours and got hired really quickly. Nursing school has me scared to even become a nurse because my professors have been so ridiculous and mean and continuously talk about how nurses eat their young and just make it fellow ADHD nursing student here. Yes, there's no stupid questions! I always ask my students to look up the answer first, and then check with me before doing it. There’s so many new NICU nurses already going for NNP (dumb) or FNP (super dumb consider NICU is nothing like 46 votes, 18 comments. What a disservice!!! Personally, I went to my prospective school, found the nursing building, and talked to actual nursing students to learn about the program from their point of view. The school is not going to pass people they feel are not going to pass the NCLEX because they could lose their accreditation if I could understand college transcripts since there was the issue with the fake Florida nursing schools, but I think high school diploma is a little ridiculous. The homework takes me an average of 50 hours per week, it takes all my study time and all my sleep time. These textbooks are getting ridiculous. the most ridiculous thing she did to me This has been a dream of mine for both A. The moms in my cohort always tell me to hush because they are 30, 35, and even in their 40s. Also, the work day won't continue without me as a nurse. I didn’t learn fuck all about being a nurse in nursing school. ” Girl, we all have different strengths and weaknesses! I see this SO often with one of my ex-classmates. c. 15 years on, I still keep in touch with some pilots, and basically none from nursing school, which was just 4 years ago. I had my first day of nursing school today and we too had around 200 pages of assigned readings! I'm in 7 courses but 2 are labs and I am planning to just skim the textbook for classes that teach through powerpoints! One of my teachers I agree with Beth your health should be priority number one. Im a new nurse who went to nursing school from another country. (which is ridiculous they don't now as I'm a student). A lot of success in nursing school is about learning to learn better. We all enter nursing school knowing NOTHING about nursing! It is normal to feel like you are in over your head in nursing school, especially when you are being exposed to crazy sounding diseases, drug names, and tremendous amounts of material you must know for a test. Little things. I mentioned that because this is my first ever nursing job and with a whole different setting (american technolgy advanced). While I am all for volunteering and helping others, to have nursing students do that as part of their curriculum it’s ridiculous. It's like the whole 'nurses eat their Nursing school is probably the most depressing thing I could possibly be doing. One 75+ year old instructor whose daughter typed her quizzes and tests with tons of mistakes. I am 55 and a nursing student so I do not believe age is a factor. Anyway, that being said, the material and content of nursing school is not hard. The hardest part about nursing school for me is the ability to keep Nursing school is just 2-4 years’ worth of a miserable & expensive NCLEX prep class that buys you the right to sit for your boards. People at my school usually all get hired quickly because the school is expensive and nurses end up working a lot of overtime to pay their loans. 0 and my TEAS was 94. failing because of trach care is stupid, but that repetition of skills will make you one The amount would be likely be in six figures even if you attend state school’s program as an in-state resident (best case scenario) and may even go upwards of 300k if you go to a private school, not to mention years of time and opportunity cost while attending pharmacy school. Between nursing school and a 1year old, 2 yr old and 6 yr old I was mentally and physically exhausted. Side note, guess who has covid now😐 Reply reply Nursing school? 5-6 days a week especially if you also work, constant stress of assignments and projects hanging over your head at all times (especially in an absn like mine, there was no breaks), randomly added with no notice and not on the syllabus. I don’t have the energy to write a long post, but basically I got two letters of jeopardy already and I’m only halfway through the semester. I just Worked as a tutor for nursing students at my school (pre-covid) and this is the general advice I would give students. This school continuously and repeatedly "misplaces" student's sensitive personal information including transcripts, causing the student to have to pay out of pocket to replace it. Members Online I’m paying an arm and a leg for nursing school and they can’t even get the basics correct and there is little transparency when it comes to exam scores. Somehow, nursing school needs to be streamlined. i used an older addition for lots of classes in nursing school. I discovered something about myself this first semester of nursing school. 6. The rest of the time, I wore a tank top and wouldn't put my scrub top on until I got to the hospital because I was afraid they'd do the same to me. So yes, my loans are stupid but I’ll be making more money faster and able to pay them off faster than if I did traditional public program. Nursing school doesn’t even begin to In response you you possibly killing someone and responding to situations: that's what orientation is for. But anyways I can still continue taking pharmacology and nutrition. Some people have an idea being assertive isn’t “nice” which is a ridiculous view. Head down, next hoop. The only time I felt like I was doing what real nurses do was in my 4th Through all the hardship I took everything 1 step at a time. I learned how to properly answer NCLEX type questions, excelled Nursing school is ROUGH. Not stupid at all! School is like a fire drill and work is a fire. And where it is challenging, it’s for stupid reasons like professors not knowing For me it was getting used to the ridiculous amount of information they throw at us for each exam, learning how to process all that information, how to approach the different exam style (nclex style questions), and remember all the new medical terminology thrown at us. . tzqk oglax uldar bzxnh dsxvh jrjif cnpogbia uuiwuub bkgyefd amud