Becoming A Nurse

NICUandlearning, I am so proud of you!! You are a true inspiration!

You articulated my feelings as well! Congratulations!!

Oh You Inspire me!I'm a Nursing Student and I'm in that Stage where I Know I want to be a Nurse, I Know I Can Do it, And I really Want to do it. BUT, Theres a BUT... The but That I might screw things up, and the scary but interesting.... "OMG, I Get to use a stethoscope!" Stage. Your post has given me hope, and it just proves to me that I REALLY CAN DO THIS! And I just need to go Step by Step and keep up my faith in God.Thanks for the post and I Wish you Success in Everything you Do!

Reading this is very inspirational- and reminds me of why I am doing this to begin with... I dropped out of school at the end of my Junior Year. I got my GED when I was 19. Had my daughter at 20, and have been a F/T working mom ever since. I finally bit the bullet last year and went back to school P/T at nights- still working F/t to take care of myself and my daughter. I am divorced -so her source of care comes from me. I am blessed with family and friends who are willing to help me out- but it is truly an uphill battle. But I am passionate about becoming an RN- and want to one day work in Pediatrics/ NICU.... I love babies and want to take care of them! Mostly I just want to do what I canto help people... Currently I am still in the Prerequisite stage for courses- I am taking a Pre-Alg class [which is embarassing- but I have to start somewhere!]... Then I can take Algebra- on to Chemistry and then hopefully will be able to actually start the Nursing Program. I just can't wait to get started and to get there-- I really want to make a difference and do something amazing! God bless all of you on your journey's as well! I know with determination, faith and commitment I will get there!:redpinkheAudrey

I loved this! I am nervous also, and i havent even gotten accepted into the program yet. But just thinking about everything I still have to do to become a nurse absolutely terrifies me.. but i know that its something i truly want to do. THANKS.

You inspired me also. I am currently doing my clinicals and I can say there are times when I stop and think if I am ready for this or not. It's very scary. There is soooo much to learn. But after reading your article its good to know I'm not the only one who has felt this way.Your article has given me a boost of motivation!!!!!

woooww.. it actually fit the emotions i had in my system right now. i'm a graduating student now. a month from now, deserving people will be on stage receiving their diploma. and i'm hardly doing my part to be part of the nursing graduation batch this march. same with you, my plan in my career is to be in the field of little kids or even old ages. i really find it magical, discovering life from beginning til near end. but sometimes, some things hit my mind such as asking myself if i am really deserving and competent enough. but then, thanks for the instance that i red ur story. it really, pushed my strong side to move on and just be what i am and learn from whatever will happen. thank you, personally and i wish you continue inspiring us.cici

Thank you for sharing your story. So encouraging! I commend you on pushing through! I've always wanted to be a nurse but due to other responsibilities (raising children,having to work,etc) I never finished pursuing my dream. Now that my children are grown (my youngest is 19 yrs. old) I found myself still thinking about it. So I decided to take some prereq courses and see how I would do. I loved A&P and look forward to taking more courses but I find myself having very similar feelings as NICUandlearning. I too, was a high school drop out but did finish later. I often wonder if I'm crazy to be doing this at my age. I do love helping and caring for people, esp. babies and children.Would love to hear any thoughts on "non traditional" students entering the nursing field.Congratulations on your success!!! You've only just begun!

No, you are not crazy to be doing this at your age! I am 54 yrs young and a grandfather, and I am in the middle of nursing school now. Sometimes I think I'm crazy, too. Nursing school is hard work. A nurse is always a student in one way or another. Keep at it and you will be rewarded. Nursing is a fantastic career and service to humanity.

i love it! you are an inspiration to most students and newly RN's who think they could not make it and who are very scared to make mistakes...well i'm one of them....

congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!not only for becaming a nurse, but for opening your heart out there, so someone like me(trying to become a nurse), gets encouraged!i was wondering if you could tell me what was your first step on the preocess... in other words, i just wanted to know what should i do first to start the nursing program...thanks a bunch in advance!

You are a true inspiration. I too didn't finish High School. I dropped out my senior year (I get a LOT of hype about that. I had 3 months to go.) And since then I have been wanting to go back to school, but I didn't know what for. I have been from Massage Therapy, to Criminal Justice, to Forensics. But then I sat down and really asked myself what I want to do. And I came up with Nursing, because I love helping people. My fiance's grandfather had been put in a rehab/LTC kind of thing, and just watching the people there, and seeing how they did their job, and how happy they were just convinced me even more that this is the right path for me. I plan on going to school for my pre-req's in the fall/winter. And look so forward to when I can begin nursing school. Plus, this site has been EXTREMELY helpful, and has answered EVERY single question I have had. So thank you for your story. It was very inspirational and very helpful to realize that, YES, I CAN do this!!!