Nursing. Everyone hears that and
thinks it is a great and practical major, and aside from the constant
interaction with people, the main reason I chose to become a nurse. This past
week I attended the Cedar Crest College nursing program’s orientation. It freaked
me out.
Full-time
nursing students are expected to be available Monday through Friday for
classes, plus clinical prep the night before each clinical day for two to four
hours, plus time to do home work and study, and a part-time job. Will there even
be time to breathe? How badly do I want to be a nurse?
A lot of
people have told me that they had to drop down to part-time to make it through
the program at this school. But that isn’t an option for everyone – especially
when you’re on a bunch of scholarships to make it through the four years, and
those won’t be available in part-time status.
Being a
nursing major is not easy. We always joke in our anatomy class, “why couldn’t
we just go for business or something”. But thinking ahead to when we get jobs
in a hospital working with patients helps us get through. It will all be worth
it then. This is what I have had to tell myself over the last few days as well
as a friend who just told me she is starting school in the fall as an intended
nursing major.
College in general involved a lot of time and effort. Studying to be a nurse is going to be challenging, but I plan to tackle it with as much effort as possible. Using a planner to schedule things by day, week, and month will be a big help. In that schedule, there will be time set aside for myself as well. That is something that has been important to me since college began – having a few hours per week to myself to unwind and do something relaxing. It's not just going to be a full-time workload, like working a full-time job. When you clock out of work, it's usually finished for the day. No, studying to be a nurse is going to become a lifestyle for two years, until I know everything I can and am successful enough to help save someone's life.
College in general involved a lot of time and effort. Studying to be a nurse is going to be challenging, but I plan to tackle it with as much effort as possible. Using a planner to schedule things by day, week, and month will be a big help. In that schedule, there will be time set aside for myself as well. That is something that has been important to me since college began – having a few hours per week to myself to unwind and do something relaxing. It's not just going to be a full-time workload, like working a full-time job. When you clock out of work, it's usually finished for the day. No, studying to be a nurse is going to become a lifestyle for two years, until I know everything I can and am successful enough to help save someone's life.
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