This feels very wrong to even imagine as a concept, but I have come to the realisation nursing might not be for me and it's crushing me.

For context: I'm a nursing student. I was supposed to be graduating this year, but during my second year, right at the beginning, I practically had a shitstorm coming for me: colleagues in my course antagonising me personally for no reason, nurses in my placement hospital treating me like shit and berating me, the same nurses not making me practice my skills nor teaching me anything, belittling me, it felt like hell and I ended up burning out so quickly I had to abruptly stop because it was impacting my mental health.

At first I considered quitting entirely. I had my papers ready, I just needed to send them, but I couldn't bring myself because this has been my one love and calling since I was able to remember. So I kind of just ghosted everyone, my preceptors and my placement coordinators and I stopped going to classes.

I then began a long rehabilitation programme with a therapist to help my mental health. I was in a very dark place, unmotivated to just exist, it was really hard but I worked through every step and eventually I felt like I was strong enough that I could start again.

It has been one year at this point and I just started going back to classes but the idea alone of going back to the same hospital unit I was in before make me physically ill. I was okay-ed by one of the preceptors of the placement to be switched of units, but today I was called in a meeting with a different preceptor and she basically told me I can't and that I just have to suck it up and do it.

I would understand it if there was a good reason as to why I'm not allowed. she basically told me that I need experience in both a medicine unit and a surgery unit in my second year, and since I was in a surgery unit for my first placement, I'm supposed to do medicine now. but I'm also assigned to do medicine for my second placement. so i would get the skills of a medicine unit regardless.

basically, I can't see a good reason as to why I shouldn't be able to switch units, if it doesn't directly affect my coursework or my skills.

I am now faced with a very tough choice that I'm not able to make: i could go back to my old unit, and the idea alone makes me want to jump, or i just have to quit nursing school. yes, it is that drastic, it's either I do it or I quit entirely.

The idea of quitting makes me physically ill. That's why I never sent in the paperwork to quit when I first had the problem. I want to be a nurse, I love learning and i love the practice and I think I'm good with my patients and I know I would be a good nurse.

but this obstacle, having to come back to that place, is making me wonder if it's the job for me, regardless of my love and effort I put in it. if I have to just suck it up and do it cause that's what the job is.

if any of you can spare any words for a struggling student, please do. i could use insights and opinions, even if it is to tell me I should quit. maybe it'll help me come to terms with it a bit better.

So for context this is my third semester of college and my first semester in the nursing program. I feel like the demand is just too high and I was trying my best and then my girlfriend of 3 years broke up with me and I've honestly never been more broken. I was having trouble focusing before and now any motivation I had before is destroyed. Should I continue trying or just give it up?

got into the nursing program but feel like what am i doing , pursuing nursing just for money and feel like doing something else not fully

Okay, I start nursing school in the fall and I have a couple concerns, will I be able to work part time and juggle the work load? I don't want to fail any classes because of work. I'm trying to get a car as well a RELIABLE one from the dealer I want to pay on time car payments but i don't want work to mess up my grades next semester. Is there anyone else working whilst in nursing school and still passing and doing good? I need something to go off of!

Hiii Reddit!

I never really knew what I wanted to do for my career, I switched my major around and graduated with communications in May. I work in social media and I don’t like it. Bad pay, no benefits, I sit all day, AI taking over jobs, low key meaningless work, etc.

I don’t think my current career choice will be able to provide for the lifestyle that I want for myself or my future children. I’ve been feeling stuck, and thought about going back to school. I’ve looked into RT, radiology, and nursing. Nursing has appealed the most to me because of flexibility, and I can get an associates for less than 10K at my local community college (!!!).

I plan to shadow a nurse soon to really see if this is something i want to pursue. I enjoy listening to other people’s stories and hearing their input with stuff like this. Obviously comms is way different than nursing, but I still want to explore it. I never gave it a fair shot because I didn’t think I was “smart enough”, which I don’t agree with now that I’m older.

So my question is, how do you know if nursing is the right career for you?

Let’s just get straight to the point. For my med surg class, I can’t get more than 2 answers wrong in order to pass the class. Statistically, it’s doable. All I can do is try my best. Use all my resources, tutoring, AI tools, practice quizzes. I will say I haven’t been studying the best so it definitely is on me. Same goes with my pharmacology class, I can’t get more than 4 or 5 questions wrong for the next 3 exams. I had a good cry about it today. It felt good to let it out and vent to someone. The next exam is in a week and it’s a midterm so it’ll cover the past 3 exams I did horribly on. All I can literally do is try my best from here on out.

Trying not to be too down. If it doesn’t work out then it doesn’t work out. My thought process basically is, nurses need to come out of the program completely understanding the material, and that’s my deficit at the moment. Patient safety comes first and this is a live and learn experience for me.

Also, I got here on my own. I don’t want to say I started from the bottom but I set a goal and I achieved it. I took all the prerequisites, got into the program all on my own. I need to give myself grace. 5 years ago I was praying to be where I’m at rn. I was also an addict and have been clean.

If I don’t pass this semester, that’ll be a big bummer. But I can always go back hey! Try again. Or I can try for the ADN program! Although my life feels like it’s at a halt, I’m not gonna be stuck here forever.

Hi! Had to get bloodwork for proof of immunity and whatnot. Does anyone know how long it takes to get results? It’s been 6 days. I used Quest!

I was recently accepted into a direct-entry Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program and am currently going through CastleBranch to complete my background check and immunization requirements.

Despite serving in the military and completing multiple overseas deployments, I never received the hepatitis B vaccine. After the military I became a cop, got my EMT and now onto nursing.

I’d like to hear from other nursing students and healthcare professionals who have received it. Did you experience any side effects, either immediately or long-term? Do you believe the vaccine is safe?

I’m particularly concerned about potential serious adverse reactions, especially given the reports of seizures, heart attacks, and other complications following COVID-19 vaccinations. I understand that the two vaccines are different, but these concerns are something I take seriously.

I’d appreciate hearing about your personal experiences, both positive and negative, before making my decision.

hi there. i’m a second semester nursing student and the last two months i’ve been in my ob rotation for clinical. it hasn’t been an issue, 9/10 most of my things have been observations because we don’t have the scope as student nurses to really do anything with women who are laboring or the babies who have just been born or are critical. this is no issue. i went to 3 different hospitals during my 4 rotations, separated by labor and delivery, NICU, labor and delivery again (at a different hospital), and nursery. i went from august-september 23rd.

before my nursery clinical, i had messaged in my cohort group chat asking if we needed to print out the assessment sheets for the following clinicals, after being told by the professor, “you don’t necessarily need it, but it will be helpful.” therefore, i didn’t print it out (it costs money to print things out at my school, and this assessment sheet was 34 pages long. i also do not own a printer.)

so i arrived at this clinical, grabbed my things, pens, etc. my instructor asked me if i had my assessment sheets, to which i told her no. she nodded. i went about that clinical day, doing absolutely nothing. the mom was being stabilized for a csf leak, baby was in good condition, they were pending discharge.

i didn’t assess the baby as properly as i should have, and i’ll admit that. i also couldn’t really because the parents were honestly giving me a negative feeling any time i tried to do anything with the child. i did not want to step on their toes since it’s their baby, this is fresh and new to them.

so i got what information i could have about the child, being told they had received d10 after a drop in b/s to 38, put on supplemental oxygen after birth, was breech, and c-section. i used the most out of the paper they handed me about patient information. we were not given log ins or the availability to view the patient charts. my nurse, was also caring for 5 patients at the time and the only nurse on that floor. it was 3 mothers, 2 with children and one there for emesis. she was overwhelmed, i felt anxiety asking questions.

so, under the understanding that i had 7 days to submit my care plan, we went on fall break and i was going to do it that monday. well, on monday as i am returning to my college apartment after being home, i see an incomplete. i inquired about it, and was told it was due friday. i understand that this was my mistake as well.

then i filled out the care plan as best as i could given what i have, to which it i am panicking and met with my professor (who was not the clinical instructor) about this. it was an email conversation where essentially my preparedness was addressed and my questions i had asked based on locations had been answered in the webpage of the course. i looked, could not find it, but acknowledged it and understood i could have been better. after meeting with her, i was told that i was just getting a 1 (out of 4), for submitting it late, i was not going to fail, and it would be okay. i thought that was the end of that.

today, after a month past this clinical, i get a message by my instructor essentially telling me there were parts left blank as if i didn’t assess them (which i could not), that it was also submitted late (which i again knew), and i was not clinically prepared alongside my nursing diagnoses being irrelevant and incorrect.

now i have to submit it by sunday.

i feel like i’ve just been stepped on and honestly at a loss of words. i know ob isn’t the place i want to be when im a nurse, im willing to learn, but that experience has really put a dent not only in my ego but in my review of the clinicals as a whole. i understand i am at fault for parts of this, i wont say im not, but what i will say is the hyper critical aspect of it is where im finding difficulty understanding.

also for clarification: in the hospital i was at they do not have a designated nursery, but they do couplet care.

im open to different perspectives and understandings of the situation. i just feel SO bad about the whole thing.

Long story short. After a long 3 years I can finally say I’ve taken my last final. It’s been filled with anxiety and depression but now that im done it was all truly worth it. I don’t know what else to say other than just go through the motions and always have someone to talk to. Get close with your classmates and help each other it’s all you have during these times and it’s hard for people not in your program to actually relate.

I feel so happy and refreshed. I’m telling you if you’re in the struggle right now just know the feeling of finally being done is so worth it.

Stay resilient, live in the moment and by the time you know it. You will be done.

Hello! I’m looking into becoming an RN. I have a couple of questions because selective admissions are throwing me off. I graduated high school with a 3.8 GPA and took honors and a few dual-credit classes all year; I know I’m not dumb. I’m just nervous because some of the schools I’m looking into have only a 50% acceptance rate or lower, and some don’t have their acceptance rates posted. I know I can exceed the minimum requirements to get in, but how are so many people so comfortable paying so much money for prerequisites to maybe not even get in? I know you can take prerequisites at one school and then apply to nursing programs at several schools, but all the prerequisites are different. I’ve also looked into maybe doing an LVN to RN program, but that’s gambling on getting into LVN and RN, and it might be easier to get in the RN program after the LVN but also more expensive. Money isn’t really a huge issue, but at the same time I don’t want to put everything I have mentally, academically, AND financially just to not get accepted. As I said previously I know I’m not dumb and I know I’d exceed the expectations, but there could also be 20 seats and I could be the 21st smartest person you know? I guess what I’m asking is is it as selective as I’m imagining?

Also some more information I’m in Texas, and looking at ADN rather than BSN.

I’m thinking about withdrawing cause the ATI I failed twice and almost passed the second time but now it’s 50% and it’s 10% of my grade. I thought I would fail the course… Currently failing pharm too. My med surg was sitting at high 80s… now a whole letter grade dropped because of the ATI.

Also have found that the retention coordinator my school has only played administrative games and continuously routed me to incorrect resources the entire time I spoke to her. Told me I burnt a bridge with the tap coordinator for missing two appointments that I apologized for and then when she discovered I didn’t need college tuition she got kind of quiet. Kept referring me to incorrect resources. I tried to request a new coordinator but nothing came of that and as far as I know she’s the only person in charge of that. So I pretty much decided I was on my own in regard to anything I needed anyways.

There is also a constant lack of communication when it comes to getting a tutor in the beginning of the semester and I had to yell at someone and ask them if I was supposed to teach myself cause they allowed me to schedule with people who cancelled and then the other was on vacation the next time i tried scheduling. Also my second remediation I didn’t even get to talk to anyone regarding my ATI. They just said “send the papers” but made me think it was a meeting where I actually get to discuss my results and what I should work on…

So guess I’ll just cry now because there’s not much that can be done. I’d usually try to speak to someone about things before hitting such decisions, but I feel like there’s not much they can really do. I pretty much spent the past three years working multiple jobs during the summer (except this summer), and going to school so idk maybe it finally got to me even though I had a break this summer.

Hope this helps!

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Okay, I start nursing school in the fall and I have a couple concerns, will I be able to work part time and juggle the work load? I don't want to fail any classes because of work. I'm trying to get a car as well a RELIABLE one from the dealer I want to pay on time car payments but i don't want work to mess up my grades next semester. Is there anyone else working whilst in nursing school and still passing and doing good? I need something to go off of!

Did the curriculum change for the duration of classes during the week.. my schedule says M-F 8:00-6:30pm. This can’t be right

Hey everyone I’m currently looking into doing my online RN to BSN program with Radford University. Has anyone done Radford before? Any tips or tricks or advice or even warnings? Thank you in advance. I’m really just curious how easy it is to get a 3.0 GPA with this program as that’s the requirements for my future MSN program. Thank you in advance! For this program in particular, you need a B (-) to pass the class but u get a 2.7 GPA which I don’t want obviously 😂

Hi all, I graduated in May 2026 with a B.S. in Computer Science. Without going into too much detail, I feel like I wasted my time studying computer science and have been looking into ABSN programs. I want to know if it's even feasible for someone with my grades to attempt this, and would love to get some opinions.

- Cal State University GPA: 3.45

- Community college transfer GPA: 2.85

- Cumulative GPA: 3.14

I have yet to take a lot of the prereqs, but I do plan on trying my best to get all A's to get my grade back up, although it seems like i'll still be in the 3.2-3.3 range even in the best case scenario.

I am California based, but I've read that programs here are extremely competitive, so I'd probably have to consider out of state schools.

Thanks in advance, and if I am missing some key information, i'd be happy to answer them to get a better feedback.

I don't know how to study this subject. I don't have any friends to ask, and the professors at my college are incredibly random. I need a reliable source that I can depend on completely. Also, I don't know how to write a care plan or anything related to writing 💔

Hi everyone! I just recently got accepted into my first/dream nursing program and I just want to make sure I am making the right decision and could use some insight.

I recently graduated from SDSU in 2025 with my Bachelor’s in Public Health, fully intending to pursue nursing since my freshman year. Because the nursing program is so impacted, I was not able to switch majors and decided to finish out my PH degree at State (fulfilled my nursing pre-reqs, + health major)

My plan was to take a gap year, work full time in the hospital as a CNA (which I have been) and perfect my stats more. (Just retaking microbiology and studying for the TEAS) However, because of a lot of outside factors, I was unable to enroll in a microbiology class until this semester, and I still have yet to take the TEAS because I never felt truly ready/confident enough.

When I started working, I wanted to go the ADN route so that I could save money. (My last degree I had to pay out of state tuition and have been making loan payments right now for it but it’s honestly not that much left to pay) But I live in San Diego and all of the CC ADN programs are EXTREMELY impacted and competitive to get into, even with nearly perfect stats which I do not have. (All B+ in science prereqs, C in micro)

I recently heard from a friend that SDSU was opening up a new Accelerated Second Bachelor’s BSN program and it was the only program that I technically qualified for currently because there was no TEAS requirement. I applied on a whim and to my surprise, I got accepted! I always wanted to come back to SDSU for nursing but I was hesitant to do the transfer BSN option on campus because not only is it SUPER competitive, but it also would be three years, as opposed to this new ABSN program being 18 months.

The only con I really have with this program is the cost of it. (\~$75k)

I know i’m still young, and there are many cheaper options that I could take… but there are a few reasons why timing is so important to me right now:

1. I don’t want to potentially waste a couple more years starting a program later when that is money I could be earning a lot sooner.
   
2. There is really no guarantee that I would even get into an ADN program in San Diego/CA in general and I could be spending a lot of time trying to perfect my TEAS score and grades to even get in.
   
3. The program is hybrid, with in-person labs in Chula Vista and set clinical placements. I have to work full-time (3x 12’s) during the program in order to support myself financially. Part-time isn’t really a feasible option.
   
4. Most importantly, both my mom and grandma’s health is declining and it would mean so much to me for them to be there when I finally graduate and become a nurse. \~1.5 years

Basically, I just want to know if I am making the right decision in pursuing this program, I know I would need to take out loans because it is up to me to pay for my expenses but I feel like if I had ended up applying to CSUSM and doing their ABSN, I would still be taking out loans for it. I plan to apply to scholarships through SDSU and also my hospital that I work at to cover some of the cost, but I know it will still be a good chunk left to pay. I am hoping that my concern with price is not as bad as I am thinking and that I would be able to pay it back fairly easily once I graduate. Do I commit or do I wait another year or so to perfect my science grades, and TEAS even with no guarantee of admission?

TL;DR: Recently got accepted into SDSU’s new 1.5-year ABSN program (\~$75k tuition). I already have a bachelor’s degree and some student loan debt, so the cost is my biggest concern. I originally wanted to pursue a cheaper ADN program, but nursing programs in San Diego are extremely competitive, and I would likely need another year or more to improve my grades and TEAS score, with no guarantee of admission. I would also need to continue working full-time during nursing school to support myself. Starting sooner is especially important to me because of my mom’s and grandma’s declining health, and I want them to see me become a nurse. Is taking on significant debt worth it to start my nursing career sooner, or should I wait and try my best to pursue a cheaper option?

Any insight is appreciated. Thanks :)

Has anyone taken Professor S.Ray at Oakland community college in Michigan the Auburn Hills location? I’m trying to find a good anatomy and physiology professor and I know a lot of the professors at the Orchard Ridge location are not getting very good reputations for how they teach and how they control their class