Thinking about quitting nursing school

1 Hey everyone ! So I need a little help here. I'm a 17 years old student nurse.

I never knew what to do with my life in high school. Then, nursing started interesting me. I know I had to do something in the medical field. I applied and got it. I'm at the second semester and it is hell. No social life and hours of studying : when you think you're finished, there's always more. But I deal with it. I got my first clinicals before Christmas and it went well, I was a little scared. Then after Christmas, I really started wondering if that's really what I want to do for the rest of my life. But I didn't quit.

I got other clinicals this week. It all went well until my instructor told me I should quit because she thinks I'm not where I belong, that I'm really immature (because I forgot my watch once and I chewed gum) and she went on and on, I didn't really listen because I was focusing on not crying. Couldn't keep it in , went to the bathroom and let it all out then went back and carried on with my day. It made me really insecure and I didn't really care about my patient after that (i'm a horrible person I know) and saw all the negatives points in nursing instead of the great ones.

Since then, I've been questioning myself hardcore. I went and see what other job I could be interested in but there wasn't. There was tec vet but the money isn't great. I only did clinicals with elder people which I do find cute but I'm afraid if i'm dropping out, I'll miss great opportunities like ped and L&D. I'm afraid to regret. I'm afraid of not finding anything else that I'll like. I'm wondering if I should stick with it and decide afterwards. I'm afraid of being and nurse and not liking it and burn out. I think I'm just afraid of doing what I'll do for my entire life.
What should I do?
Do not quit because you got chewed out one time. Almost everybody gets a good chewing out at least once. Some several times. It is supposed to be a wake-up call. You are meant to think about what you were told, develop the desire to overcome your shortcomings, and persevere. Go back with the firm resolve to show this instructor, and yourself, that you have what it takes. When you finish nursing school, get your license, and then your first job, you will have something to be proud of. If you decide to change careers, at the proper time, you will always have your nursing education and license to fall back on.

I'm just curious - at age 17, what type of nursing school are you attending? Specifically, how are you already in clinicals at the age of 17? This sounds like an awful lot of pressure for your age.

When I was 17, I didn't know my you-know-what from a hole in the ground. I never could have handled nursing school.You're young, there's still plenty of time to figure out what you want.

How can you be 17 and be in a nursing school?

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Quote from roser13I'm just curious - at age 17, what type of nursing school are you attending? Specifically, how are you already in clinicals at the age of 17? This sounds like an awful lot of pressure for your age.

In my area sixteen year olds can attend an LVN program in adult school. And many decades ago, I started a BSN program at 16.

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dont quit! there are soooo many branches in nursing that can interest you. You dont have to like your nursing school rotations and just base it on that. Having your nursing degree can open a lot more doors for you in your career. For example, being an ICU nurse. I have been a nurse for about 6 years now and an ICU nurse for 3 and let me tell you, it is exciting everyday I work. The adrenaline rush from a patient coding (Code blue) and having to rush in there with the crash cart, start compressions, start infusing different medications into his IV line to try and save his/her life. Because thats what we do, we save lives. Believe me, you will never regret finishing nursing school, but you will regret quiting. What your instructor did to you was out of line and should not have spoken to you that way, especially infront of your classmates. But use that as your fuel. Prove your instructor wrong!! Be strong.... its a quality nurses learn to aquire

You are very young and when I see young people admitted to nursing school, I wonder at the wisdom. But you're there.Here's the news: You are going to have to take at least some of what she said "to heart". You are going to have to subsume being a typical 17 year old to some degree. The patients are not there for your edification, enjoyment or amusement. They are there for care. You are going to have to learn to censor yourself in a way that most 17 year olds don't have to. If you can, go _back_ to that instructor and tell her you want to talk to her again--not on the floor but in private and in her office. If you cannot do it with her, do it with a faculty member you are comfortable with. Get a very concrete list of what you need to work on. Consider finding a mentor, a nurse who will talk through situations with you.See, if you do that, you will be exhibiting a mature desire to work on doing what it takes to become a nurse.we have very minimal contact with student nurses in my school setting and I often meet students that I think could benefit from mentoring but I've never seen it done systematically. Still, try to create that for yourself. wouldn't think you are alone on this....