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Raeleigh
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Hello everyone! I am going into my sophomore year in college in the Fall and will be pursing the Nursing route. I am interested in going into the cosmetic dermatology path of nursing and would love to know if anyone on here as done that route. What is the best advice you could give me Is that a field that is needed? My parents are encouraging me to do the Nurse Anesthetist because of the need and the high pay without having to go all the way into medical school. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! ? #Spring25
For those already in nursing....what are your recommendations for getting through school. I will also be a collegiate athlete with the load of that along with completing Nursing school.
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Natasha Rieder
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Hello Raeleigh,
I can't speak to the specific field you're interested in, but I can give you a few tips to get through nursing school!
- Get a good study routine down. Whether that's studying while you're doing conditioning for your sports team or you carve out time after every class, you need a routine with time dedicated to keeping up with your school work so it doesn't start to fall by the wayside. There is a LOT of information that is learned by route memorization (versus applied learning), so staying up on your studies will be tricky, but it's doable!
- Have a plan for income. Are you keeping the job you have now? Getting a new job? Doing work study on campus? Are your parents giving you an allowance? Whatever your plan is, just make sure you've got one so you don't have to fret (at least as much) about how you'll earn a living while you're in school. There will be plenty of other things to worry about, try not to make money one of them!
- Understand the reality that your life is going to look very different for quite some time. If your used to going to bed late, getting up early, living on campus (whether literally or figuratively), having your nose constantly in a book, feeling like there is always some big project due, and not having as much time to hang out with friends, then nursing school won't be much different than your typical life! But assuming that's not the norm for you, just accept that as your likely reality. I don't say that to make nursing school sound terrible, it's really not! And of course everyone has a different experiences, but the reality is that nursing school is extremely demanding in many ways, so do your best to be ready for the change, especially since you'll be adding collegiate sports onto those demands.
- On that note; know what resources you have and where to find them. Does your school have onsite career, mental health, and study counseling? Where are the offices for these people? If it's not available onsite does your school have a resource to refer you to? Do you have to sign up ahead of time to see them or can you just drop in? Is there someone in your class that you know you'll be able to contact if you missed a class and need the notes? How can you contact your teachers if you have questions about an assignment? None if this needs to be figured out right now, but once you start the nursing program I highly recommend you take note of these things so you have the information ahead of time rather than trying to scramble to find it in the heat of the moment when you need it.
- Don't be afraid to go to the internet to help you study! There are loads of resources, study guides and funny videos that help teach various subjects like the different stages of labor, different cardiac rhythms and plenty more. Just ALWAYS be sure to compare those online materials to your school notes and make sure they match up; since your teacher didn't vet the online resource, you'll have to make sure the information you're using to study is accurate.
Hope these general tips help, good luck! And you know where to go if anything else comes up!
I can't speak to the specific field you're interested in, but I can give you a few tips to get through nursing school!
- Get a good study routine down. Whether that's studying while you're doing conditioning for your sports team or you carve out time after every class, you need a routine with time dedicated to keeping up with your school work so it doesn't start to fall by the wayside. There is a LOT of information that is learned by route memorization (versus applied learning), so staying up on your studies will be tricky, but it's doable!
- Have a plan for income. Are you keeping the job you have now? Getting a new job? Doing work study on campus? Are your parents giving you an allowance? Whatever your plan is, just make sure you've got one so you don't have to fret (at least as much) about how you'll earn a living while you're in school. There will be plenty of other things to worry about, try not to make money one of them!
- Understand the reality that your life is going to look very different for quite some time. If your used to going to bed late, getting up early, living on campus (whether literally or figuratively), having your nose constantly in a book, feeling like there is always some big project due, and not having as much time to hang out with friends, then nursing school won't be much different than your typical life! But assuming that's not the norm for you, just accept that as your likely reality. I don't say that to make nursing school sound terrible, it's really not! And of course everyone has a different experiences, but the reality is that nursing school is extremely demanding in many ways, so do your best to be ready for the change, especially since you'll be adding collegiate sports onto those demands.
- On that note; know what resources you have and where to find them. Does your school have onsite career, mental health, and study counseling? Where are the offices for these people? If it's not available onsite does your school have a resource to refer you to? Do you have to sign up ahead of time to see them or can you just drop in? Is there someone in your class that you know you'll be able to contact if you missed a class and need the notes? How can you contact your teachers if you have questions about an assignment? None if this needs to be figured out right now, but once you start the nursing program I highly recommend you take note of these things so you have the information ahead of time rather than trying to scramble to find it in the heat of the moment when you need it.
- Don't be afraid to go to the internet to help you study! There are loads of resources, study guides and funny videos that help teach various subjects like the different stages of labor, different cardiac rhythms and plenty more. Just ALWAYS be sure to compare those online materials to your school notes and make sure they match up; since your teacher didn't vet the online resource, you'll have to make sure the information you're using to study is accurate.
Hope these general tips help, good luck! And you know where to go if anything else comes up!