i am majoring in nursing but its too hard!!!?

Question

any suggestions on what i should do?

Answer 1

First, are you in the nursing program or still the prerequisites.

Actually in either case I think you should consider some things.

1. If you are in prereqs, the courses will only get harder.

2. If you are not enjoying it enough get out and find something else.

3. If you are finding it too hard now. The NCLEX will only be harder.

4. Once you get out of school the learning curve does not stop, it gets worse. You are expected to know your job quickly, and may be in charge of 30 or more patients in just a few weeks.

5. Once you are out of school there are no instructors, and the Doctors put the patients in the hospitals, so they can go home and put you in charge. The patient's lives depend on you and your decisions and your knowledge. If you don't know what you are doing someone may get injured, suffer from malpractice or possibly die. The repercussions of a nursing job are serious.

If it is too hard in school with 2 patients at a time, it will be 15 or more times as hard with 30 patients and no instructor to fall back on. Consider if this is the job for you.

Answer 2

Are you still taking the prerequisites or are in a nursing program? If you are still trying to get through the science classes and have realized that even with tutoring and remedial classes that this isn't for you then choose another career outside of health care. All professional health care fields are science based. The person who said speech therapy was easier doesn't know what they're talking about, speech therapy is a master degree which is more school then nursing. Try taking a career course at your college to see what your interests really are. You may be more inclined for teaching school or business. If you have gotten through the science and are taking actual nursing classes then stick with it. Get together with some of the other nursing students and have a study group where you go over your notes from the lecture and lab. There is also tutoring available online or with the college. Good luck.

Answer 3

Step one:
Define your problem. Track your time for a week.

If your working and going to school full-time consider increasing the number of loans so you can work fewer hours.

If your an officer in student organizations or sororities, consider cutting back on the time you contribute to preparing for social events. Don't join the poster committee and the cooking committee.

If you study ALL of the time, your brain needs rest and variation. If you spend more then ten hours a day on a single subject, consider studying less. If you study less then six hours a day, study more.

If you don't retain what you study change your study environment. Go to your career counciling, or student services office. They could have ideas. They may also have free tutoring services.

If you are studing hard, but not to hard, and already have a tutor talk to your teachers. They may be willing to help or know who could help.

If you can't do a particular class- suffer though until the last day to drop, and attend every class. Listen and take it seriously. Drop it and try again next year.

If you can't do all of the classes, choose one easy class, and one hard class to keep, and drop to part time. Mix more general studies classes in with your major, and always take a class in your major so you always get some general courses to help lift your average and lower your work load.

Step two:
Ask local advice. Ask someone who can see your actions.

If your going to give up on education, consider taking one year off. Get a CNA license one semester, and work for a semester. Make sure you like health care. But remember, more people that quite college don't come back.

Answer 4

Understand that saving lives is a calling and in order to save lives you must be the best in doing what you are called to do. Don't give up and don't give in.. Sure it is tough going but when the going gets tough, you have to get tough right back. You have to look ahead and not what you are having to do to get there. Give yourself space and allow yourself time and get away from studies and this will give you the fresh air you need from day to day schooling. But it will get easier. just don't doubt your calling. Don't let negative thoughts cross your mind. The people who succeed are the ones who say "I will do this and then, DO IT! " Be encouraged and know that the knowledge you are learning will not be unrewarded. Thank you. Thank you and thank you sweetheart...

Answer 5

Could you take a step backwards and enroll in an LPN program? Or study something less challenging like speech therapy? Or switch completely and study something else that interests you like business? Or you could just stick it out. Nursing school is ridiculously hard for everyone, so I hear.

Answer 6

Find another profession.... why would you want to get into a career where everyone involved is not happy and planning "to do something different" If you don't like it you should go out there and see whats out there instead of being stuck in a job you dont like maybe it would be a good idea for you to intern different places to see if it is really the right profession for you.

Answer 7

Find something you really enjoy doing. If your for sure it's nursing then study harder, get into social study groups and search online for nursing help.

Answer 8

I think you should watch scrubs that way every time you think something is hard you think back to that scence with Carla and nurse roberts(i kno totally random) but its a great show a comedy i might add i kno it probably wont help but it will make things easier.Or you could make goals and try to achieve them and before you kno it nursing will be a second nature to you. :) lol i kno im lame but i felt like answering the question.

Answer 9

Define "too hard" Do you just not want to put the effort in or are you not smart enough. If it's the former, then you need to decide how much you want it. If you want it bad enough, you'll put the effort in. If it's the later, you may want to consider another major.

Answer 10

nurses are so high in demand these days that some of them make more than doctors!!! suck it up and get yourself through the courses and think about what color mercedes you want to drive.