4 Things I Wish I Would Have Known Before Starting Nursing School

Starting nursing school soon? So many students get really anxious right before their first semester of nursing school begins.
In this video, I'll share four things I wish I would have known before I started nursing school.
One thing that I really try to tell students is that it is perfectly normal to have doubts or to question yourself during nursing school. Things can get tough, and this is a very common reaction that many nursing students have.
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  • @RegisteredNurseRN
    @RegisteredNurseRN11 ай бұрын

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  • @sondersrn8061
    @sondersrn806111 ай бұрын

    25 years RN no regrets soon I wii be getting ready to retire . To all the future nurses get to financial literacy it’s sad to see nurses doing jobs they longer enjoy because they didn’t plan for retirement . Retirement starts on the first day on the job .

  • @SmoothMentality93

    @SmoothMentality93

    9 ай бұрын

    Facts

  • @brendank2153
    @brendank21538 ай бұрын

    I’ve been a RN for 10 months working on a surgical floor. It’s totally worth it! It’s my second career and the work-life balance is amazing.

  • @omoody96
    @omoody9610 ай бұрын

    I’m so anxious… I start in 3 weeks at 40+ years old 🥴

  • @ChelseaZurisWrld
    @ChelseaZurisWrld9 ай бұрын

    I start in 2 weeks 🎉 , I’m nervous & excited but I’m a praying warrior

  • @gracia2316

    @gracia2316

    9 ай бұрын

    Congrats!

  • @SynedocheofMyself
    @SynedocheofMyself9 ай бұрын

    I passed the NCLEX-RN because of you. Thank you so much what you do!

  • @jamesmorrison2055
    @jamesmorrison205511 ай бұрын

    I just graduated in May and passed the NCLEX two weeks ago. It still hasn't quite set in that I'm actually an RN now.

  • @monicamac2122

    @monicamac2122

    10 ай бұрын

    Congratulations! I graduated 15 years ago and I still sometimes am amazed that I got through nursing school and passed everything, lol. Good luck with your career. Mine has taken me in so many different directions, and I love that about nursing :) So many options!

  • @jamesmorrison2055

    @jamesmorrison2055

    10 ай бұрын

    @@monicamac2122 Thank you for the encouraging words! Right now I'm working on a med surg / tele unit because I figured it would be a great place to start out and learn the ropes. It's been really good so far. I'd like to eventually work in a cardiac ICU when I'm more experienced, but who knows what the future may hold!

  • @JMag1
    @JMag111 ай бұрын

    I just graduated from my ADN program in May, and I agree with you 100%! I was an EMT for 8 years before nursing school, and it still tested my limits in ways I did not anticipate. However, I perservered, and I now have a rewarding career to look forward to that will enable me to take care of my family financially too. Nursing school is so worth it!

  • @nicolebutler8271

    @nicolebutler8271

    11 ай бұрын

    Wow I needed to hear this . I'm currently trying to finish up my prerequisites and that not easy but I know it will be worth it in the end.

  • @FJHFAH-ui4ml
    @FJHFAH-ui4ml9 ай бұрын

    I can attest to #2. Don’t give up! I started out pre-nursing after high school and gave up because I was overwhelmed. Now 12 years later I’m going back after realizing the major I switched to did nothing for me. I wish I would’ve stuck it out back then!

  • @heathersfernandes4857
    @heathersfernandes485710 ай бұрын

    Second year nursing student here. I’ve been having doubts if I really want to pursue this. I’ve been an MA for 15 years and have enjoyed helping people, but I’ve been feeling discouraged because of the intensity of these courses! But I will try my best to think positive and push through.

  • @ms.jessikafutureeducator.3340
    @ms.jessikafutureeducator.334011 ай бұрын

    I wish I had known before starting nursing school was to apply for every loan out there…Because working and going to school without a financial support system was hard.

  • @tiffanycousin2933
    @tiffanycousin293311 ай бұрын

    I just started nursing school and just listening to you as a nurse and the information you provide for school is awesome and amazing. I’m so glad I came across your page. I feel your page is going to break the info down nicely to understand and will be very helpful. Thank you!!!!

  • @chloedoeydoesstuff5402
    @chloedoeydoesstuff540210 ай бұрын

    I start nursing school next month and I am both excited and nervous. Your page has helped me feel more prepared for what's to come in the next couple years and helped reduce some of the anxiety I feel. I'm hoping to go into pediatrics after nursing school!

  • @MoonlxqhtSky

    @MoonlxqhtSky

    10 ай бұрын

    I'm starting in a few days and I plan to go into the emergency room. Pretty nervous but I'm glad I found this channel for sure

  • @desckfulpieceofsht

    @desckfulpieceofsht

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@MoonlxqhtSkyHow did it go

  • @FunfettiShortcake
    @FunfettiShortcake11 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video! It came out at a perfect time since I start the nursing program next month. I am super excited but also super nervous!

  • @AlessandraLeConey
    @AlessandraLeConey5 ай бұрын

    After May 2024 I'm applying to nursing school. I'll have my AA but going for AS since I couldn't find a BSN program and I am already learning so much from you

  • @Leti_10
    @Leti_1011 ай бұрын

    I start nursing classes next month, I’m so excited! I know that it will be hard with a job and children. Earlier today, I was wondering how I was going to stay organized while in nursing school, because I am not an organized person. Thank you for this video.

  • @creationsbytangerine3905

    @creationsbytangerine3905

    11 ай бұрын

    You will be amazed at what you can handle! I have 4 kids 2 of them are toddlers and work part time (20hrs/wk) and in nursing school. I'm about to finisb my 1st quarter and it's been quite the journey so far! These tips from nurse Sarah are spot on! A planner is key! I never used a planner in my prerequisites but in nursing school and having a job and children, it has helped me not forget assignments and not forget about family time and friends. YOU CAN DO THIS! good luck on your journey! ❤

  • @pinkplumeria
    @pinkplumeria11 ай бұрын

    I'm so anxious about entering nursing school, I'm scared and doubting myself if I can ever do this. I mean I really want it, but I don't think my skills and knowledge are enough.

  • @Can_1111

    @Can_1111

    11 ай бұрын

    @pinkplumeria I know exactly how you feel, I have doubted myself so many times but I recently did a summer program for a CNA and trust me I feel so blessed and so confident that if I can do that I can do anything ♥️👩🏻‍⚕️. Taking care of someone else that isn’t your family it so humbling and honorable. I know you’re going to be great hang in there and enjoy the process.

  • @monicamac2122

    @monicamac2122

    10 ай бұрын

    If you got accepted to nursing school, you HAVE the brains to do it. The skills and knowledge will come, that is what they will teach you. The best thing I did was working as a carer in the community because it gave me some basic skills that really helped me with my nursing. Also gave me a bit of an income, which I needed. You will be fine! Be organised, make friends and take full advantage of study groups, peer support etc etc. Just immerse yourself in the experience, it is amazing. And worth it! I have faith in you :)

  • @mattzcm6767
    @mattzcm676711 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much RegisteredNurseRN i passed the NCLEX because of you. Thankyy much much

  • @kusmarawat6170
    @kusmarawat617011 ай бұрын

    So informative for me thank you❤❤ My nursing journey is hard but my friends encouraged and helped me so much 💓

  • @Yo.222
    @Yo.22211 ай бұрын

    Thank so much for sharing and your encouragement ❤

  • @georgemckinnon7134
    @georgemckinnon713411 ай бұрын

    First of all, thank you for being there during my program back in 2017. For me, I wish I would have researched the schools a bit better. The first school I attended would not reveal their retention rates. Come to find out, they were graduating only 12-14 students from a class of 63. Another red flag was the instructors - they just could not keep them either. I quit after successfully completing my first semester and luckily got enrolled in a different school. Just as hard but I felt much happier. I wish we had Magnet Schools, as we do hospitals to hold them accountable. At the age of 63, I am working at one of our country's best hospital and now enrolled in the Family Nurse Practitioner program. I am not nearly as stressed or find it as difficult or challenging as nursing school. Later, I plan to teach at a nursing school. I had doubts as well when I was in nursing school. I questioned my worth, my age, whether I could complete the program, and if it was all worth it. It is! Keep going.

  • @happyknittingmom

    @happyknittingmom

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! I am an older nursing student as well, and sometimes I wonder if I am crazy to be attempting this change at this time in my life. According to my math, you were 57 in nursing school; I am 61. But it helps to know that it was worth it for you, and feeling this way is normal for everyone.

  • @chavalavaila4513
    @chavalavaila45136 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, I just started my nursing I was just worried if it's gonna worth it. You're video just helped me to get motivated . Looking forward for moree❤

  • @themonkhinekie3243
    @themonkhinekie324310 ай бұрын

    thank you very much. I passed nclex because I watch all your videos and help me a lot. please continue to make videos for other people to pass.

  • @geraldineinenwie1402
    @geraldineinenwie14029 ай бұрын

    THANKs for the guidance ❤

  • @michelekoupai
    @michelekoupai10 ай бұрын

    that is very comforting. thank you.

  • @NursingWithFelisha
    @NursingWithFelisha11 ай бұрын

    thank you i hopefully be starting nursing school in august .

  • @jessespringer6653
    @jessespringer66536 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @travelwithsouthernchick5112
    @travelwithsouthernchick51128 ай бұрын

    All this is so true burn out is real!! My last semester 🙌

  • @maryj7423
    @maryj742311 ай бұрын

    God bless all nurses, they are heroes ❤

  • @Shakkkkkk
    @Shakkkkkk11 ай бұрын

    I also heard from someone that schooling for NP was easier than that of RN, however apparently the state exam is a lot more difficult for getting your NP. She told me that they write a lot of essays for NP school

  • @mayrabarbosa8511
    @mayrabarbosa85115 ай бұрын

    Thank you I just find your videos I’m about to start this year and I’m super nervous I’m going for LPN

  • @charlotteevans103
    @charlotteevans10311 ай бұрын

    Thank You for me the second always doubt if l can do this or not

  • @bebettertoday8444
    @bebettertoday844411 ай бұрын

    I’m not good at organization and think having a planer and writing down things will confuse me. In the past, I used the course syllabus and school canvas to keep up with due dates.

  • @sabirahaider5292
    @sabirahaider529211 ай бұрын

    Love ur videos. Love from Kashmir(India) 😊

  • @preciousbah3419
    @preciousbah341911 ай бұрын

    Thanks you soo much I start this august and need more organization tips videos.

  • @morpheus20122403
    @morpheus2012240311 ай бұрын

    Hi Sarah! Great and interesting channel 👍. A question off topic. You have really wonderful long hair! I have long hair myself. At work, you probably wear your great hair up most of the time or in a bun style. Can you make a style video with some suggestions? Also in combination with a mask? Thanks in advance and best regards 😊

  • @PinkYellowGreen2023
    @PinkYellowGreen20237 ай бұрын

    One thing all nurses need to know is that you don't have to limit yourself and your life to just being a registered nurse. With the way things are in nursing, I truly understand why someone would walk away. So this message is to say that neither I or YOU are limited to just being a nurse. Your skill set could land you a high paying job outside of nursing or a consultant job. Don't be limited if don't want to. You do not have to!!!!

  • @delarosatrevin7150
    @delarosatrevin715011 ай бұрын

    You are amazing, i learned a lot fron yours videos. I am a caregiver. I am not a nurse yet, but i really want to, i have English as a second language, and i am interested in studying English from a nurse perspective before . Any piece of advice ?

  • @bebettertoday8444

    @bebettertoday8444

    11 ай бұрын

    I’m a caregiver too and English is my second language. I’m starting the nursing program in August. I will advise you to start with community college because that’s where I started. I took several ESL classes before I did the nursing prerequisites. Good luck!

  • @jenikasally5659
    @jenikasally565911 ай бұрын

    I need suggestions on this VATI class, why do schools allows you to graduate if it take month to get through VATI? What is the best ways to navigate getting the green light? I’m feeling discouraged! Why is it so hard to not go with my first answer?

  • @samuelndolo8453
    @samuelndolo845310 ай бұрын

    I know right. Nursing has pushed me to limits i almost left school

  • @virginiawamboi9738
    @virginiawamboi973811 ай бұрын

    Working in gulf country while studying its not easy its a sacrifice. I salute all guys who works while studying

  • @zxy_022
    @zxy_02210 ай бұрын

    I'm in high school, any tips? I really want to become a nurse

  • @essnjora9904
    @essnjora990410 ай бұрын

    Searched up 'nursing' and i see so many videos ofnurses quitting 😭😭. What is happening over there?!

  • @caribaez5711
    @caribaez571111 ай бұрын

    Hi Sarah! 😘🙂 I love you. Hugs 🤗

  • @alpnarami7816
    @alpnarami781611 ай бұрын

    can i get more information about RN nurse cause i want to be RN Nurse ,and i heared that its really hard to being rN NURSE so can you help me with this? I mean is i need to change my major?

  • @medicalpoint8024
    @medicalpoint802411 ай бұрын

    hello ma'am..i am from pakistan ...fan of your videos

  • @SamikshyaKhatri-rz2jg
    @SamikshyaKhatri-rz2jg11 ай бұрын

    Hi big fan.

  • @sabirahaider5292
    @sabirahaider529211 ай бұрын

    First one❤

  • @Imsaved777
    @Imsaved77711 ай бұрын

    Throughout my lifetime I have had nothing but bad experiences with nurses. My suggestion is just don’t get old.

  • @fidelisetverus

    @fidelisetverus

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@nattygsbord could it be because nurses are so over worked, abused, and treated like a second class citizen by administration and Board members who get paid literally by such work force? I am one of a million of Registered Nurses whose voice are suppressed by hospital administration and Board Members. We fight for the patient's rights believe it or not. We're burnt out because we don't get support from our own nursing manager, admins, and the public for which we fight for better care. I do work with other nurses who "eat their youngs" as the saying goes in nursing, but don't judge all to be like them. If all nurses go on strike for a week, Healthcare industry, especially the sick will suffer greatly. Please value whatever nurses you've got left in the field. I quit 4th of July because I've had enough of getting floated to other nursing floors whose patient population is not my specialty. That's why medical-surgical (med-surg) floors are separated by their specialty. That's why you hear nurses making mistakes because of trying to make do with the assignments they're given. You don't see or hear a cardiologist treating someone with cancer, or a cardiac surgeon operating on an ortho patient; do you? Why is nursing treated differently? Is it because we go above and beyond our duties so that no patient is without a nurse eventhough nurse-patient ratio has passed beyond the safe ratio? You bet, but that's a double edge sword for us nurses. You all in public have no idea what nurses do to keep you all safe, and includes having to quit a position one has worked hard to achieve because of unsafe situations. Of course administration doesn't think so. If it isn't then why do they lower patient ratio on a nurse assigned to a "VIP"? 3 or 4 patients to 1 RN instead of the usual 6 to 7? Is that fair to the other patients?

  • @shazzz_land
    @shazzz_land11 ай бұрын

    Can someone please angel her 5 mil usd? Thank you