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Adyson
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Lake Stevens, Washington
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what are some of the struggles you had to overcome being a registered nurse, and in nursing school?
are there any economic barriers you had to overcome?
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Godfrey Magawe
Clinical officer nephrology
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Godfrey’s Answer
Basically all medical courses require passion and dedication.
Mostly you will require emotional stability being within the medical college more so in nursing.
Since you will encounter exposure to patients with different conditions that may be emotionally traumatic,this requires emotional support.
There is also occasional financial constraints since the course isn't cheap it requires alot of financial dedication to enable one to sail through smoothly.
We have the need to study extra hard to be at per with the course requirements.
One needs alot of dedication with the studies in both assignments,well preparation for end semester exams, practical attachment places sometimes can be a challenge to some guys since you may be attached in a state far from your training College.
However all this challenges can be overcome by dedicated students so no need to worry if you got the passion, dedication and hadwork.
Mostly you will require emotional stability being within the medical college more so in nursing.
Since you will encounter exposure to patients with different conditions that may be emotionally traumatic,this requires emotional support.
There is also occasional financial constraints since the course isn't cheap it requires alot of financial dedication to enable one to sail through smoothly.
We have the need to study extra hard to be at per with the course requirements.
One needs alot of dedication with the studies in both assignments,well preparation for end semester exams, practical attachment places sometimes can be a challenge to some guys since you may be attached in a state far from your training College.
However all this challenges can be overcome by dedicated students so no need to worry if you got the passion, dedication and hadwork.
thanks for your answer, I consider myself someone who generally has a very high stress tolerance, so I believe I will be able to handle that part, I've heard of the extensive work it takes to go into nursing and I believe I can take that on, I'm also doing the ACT program, so I sort of get a head start with that, thank you again for the advice!
Adyson
Maureen Komperda
Nurse Practitioner
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Elmhurst, Illinois
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Maureen’s Answer
Adyson, yes, I had economic barriers. My parents both worked to send us to Catholic high school. I tried to pay my way through nursing school. I had a few loans. During school, my classmates were mostly from the Chicago suburbs and were gifted with good incomes or some were second career people or were married. I worked every other weekend at the hospital to earn some spending money and money for books, etc. My friends didn't make me feel disadvantaged but today, I know I was.
Many of them had their own rooms at home with beautiful furniture. I shared a room with 2 sisters in Chicago.
Nursing school was competitive so their was little time for comparing incomes as we all were working hard to get the best grades.
The best advice I can give you is take a part-time job during nursing school. It will help your resume and your pocket.
And... don't try and keep up with others, just be yourself and work on your studies. Graduation is the most important thing.
Many of them had their own rooms at home with beautiful furniture. I shared a room with 2 sisters in Chicago.
Nursing school was competitive so their was little time for comparing incomes as we all were working hard to get the best grades.
The best advice I can give you is take a part-time job during nursing school. It will help your resume and your pocket.
And... don't try and keep up with others, just be yourself and work on your studies. Graduation is the most important thing.
thank you for the quick response, and I'm glad you got through those economic barriers, this was a very helpful response!
Adyson
Hailey Hamilton
Nurse
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Canton, Georgia
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Hailey’s Answer
In general there were some struggles to nursing school. It was difficult to work much while trying to be a full time student with clinical multiple days per week. That definitely made it a financial struggle for me. Luckily I still lived at home so had less expenses. Another financial struggle I faced was expensive textbooks for classes. I also found finding the time to study to be a struggle as well at times. One thing I had to tell myself was to remember my goals and keep myself on track.
Martin Schoen
APRN
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Martin’s Answer
Great questions! When I first stepped into the nursing field as a man, I had to assure my peers that I genuinely wanted to be a Registered Nurse (RN). I had to dispel their misconceptions that I was either a "medical school dropout" or that I identified as "LGBTQ", both of which were hot topics back then. Just like any other RN, I had to demonstrate that I was just as capable and skilled, and that I could stand my ground without allowing others to take advantage of me.
Economically, I didn't face any hurdles and I'm confident that my pay was on par with all other RNs in my department. During my school years, the only challenges I faced were the typical ones students encounter. To get through, I had to secure some special grants and take out a few small loans. Luckily, I didn't have to juggle work and studies to finance my education back then.
Economically, I didn't face any hurdles and I'm confident that my pay was on par with all other RNs in my department. During my school years, the only challenges I faced were the typical ones students encounter. To get through, I had to secure some special grants and take out a few small loans. Luckily, I didn't have to juggle work and studies to finance my education back then.