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What's the most difficult part of nursing school?
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Carly’s Answer
Hello Jacobi,
I felt that during my associates degree nursing program that the hardest part was the timed clinical performance nursing exams I had to take that were given by my nursing instructor on medical surgical units. I had to pass two of them to complete my nursing program. The exam involved being assigned a focused assessment, nursing tasks and then I was required to chart on paper on what I did with the patient and write a nursing diagnosis with interventions that applied to that patient. These exams were timed so you also had to complete everything in the allotted time. I found it stressful as a student but it was helpful to go through in the long run.
As a new nurse, I found it hard to watch patients get worse and pass away or be in a lot of pain from their condition.
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I felt that during my associates degree nursing program that the hardest part was the timed clinical performance nursing exams I had to take that were given by my nursing instructor on medical surgical units. I had to pass two of them to complete my nursing program. The exam involved being assigned a focused assessment, nursing tasks and then I was required to chart on paper on what I did with the patient and write a nursing diagnosis with interventions that applied to that patient. These exams were timed so you also had to complete everything in the allotted time. I found it stressful as a student but it was helpful to go through in the long run.
As a new nurse, I found it hard to watch patients get worse and pass away or be in a lot of pain from their condition.
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Tanisha’s Answer
Hi Jacobi,
I would say the most difficult part of nursing school is connecting all the dots. By this I mean, you learn so much that sometimes it may be difficult to put everything together to understand exactly why you’re doing something. This comes with time and experience, so don’t beat yourself up. We’ve all been there!
Tanisha
I would say the most difficult part of nursing school is connecting all the dots. By this I mean, you learn so much that sometimes it may be difficult to put everything together to understand exactly why you’re doing something. This comes with time and experience, so don’t beat yourself up. We’ve all been there!
Tanisha
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Ann’s Answer
I went to nursing school many years ago but the thing that I found the hardest was having to learn so much in such a short amount of time. I received my BSN and learning about anatomy/physiology/microbiology/pharmacology/nursing care/medicine...it was a lot. A lot of memorizing. Staying up late studying and doing care plans and having to go to clinic in the morning (with 2-3 hours of sleep beforehand) was a challenge, too. All very worth it but it was hard.
Take science classes in school, such as biology and chemistry. If there are health related science classes, take those, too.
If you can work or volunteer in a hospital or clinic where you start hearing the language, see some of what is done in those areas, that might be helpful.
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Camie’s Answer
Hello Jacobi! I joined the nursing workforce at a later part of my life and went to an accelerated nursing school, so I might not be able to speak for everyone. I think the most difficult part about nursing school for me was not feeling prepared to witness such range of emotions from human suffering (it is hard to see someone be in pain) to experiencing and sharing someone's joy (like recovering from a long illness, or giving birth). And sometimes, depending on the type of nursing program, there may not be enough time to sit down and think about what you have just experienced with your patients. It can be overwhelming but the bonds you create with your classmates and also with your patients are priceless. I met a lot of life-long friends from nursing school!
I recommend volunteering at a local clinic or hospital to see what nurses or nurse practitioners do on a day to day basis.
Find out if there are nurses in your neighborhood or community and ask them to share their stories (like why did they become nurses, what's hard about nursing school etc.) with you - believe me they have TONS :)
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Thank You !
Jacobi