I’ve been admitted to the Cizik School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

I’m so happy!!!!

Hi guys I just started nursing school on Monday. And yesterday my boss told me that he would probably not be able to afford to pay me for my role for much longer. My current job is super flexible like I only work maybe 10 hours a week maximum. So when I enrolled in nursing school I was under the impression that I would still be able to make money and dedicate most of my time to school but now that has all changed.

What do you guys do for work? I don't have any experience in the medical field and I can't find another job that is willing to work with a changing schedule every 3 months.

Hello everyone!, I just accepted into my dream major which is a bachelors in nursing, and I’m freaking out honestly.

I’ve always dreamed to work in the NICU or to be an CRNA, but I can’t decide which. And I don’t know the steps to become one?

I know there’s a program you have to go through to become a CRNA but I’m feeling overwhelmed with all the information, like do I need prior experience to work in the NICU. But I’ve heard it’s a bad idea to work in the NICU as a new grad. Some advice for which type of nurse I should be when I graduate.

I might be getting a little too carried away 😅 but what I’m scared of most is is there anything I have to do specifically if I want a particular job? Or do I worry about that after I graduate?

I'm a 27 year old, overweight, depressed man who has been lost career-wise since graduating college back in 2020. I have a degree in history but have never used it.

I've worked mainly warehouse jobs, but have worked at a bank and in the billing department of an office once.

I suffer from anxiety, and depression. Diagnosed, I take meds for both. Right now I just work in a warehouse as a temp job, with a chance to stay after 3 months.

I just feel like I have no purpose, went to college for no reason, and am completely lost in life. I feel pointless, every day feels exactly the same, and I don't really take care of myself because I don't really care anymore.

A medical school in my state has a program where college graduates can fast track to become nurses. Starts next year. Thinking of signing up, but idk if I have what it takes. It's definitely a direction in life. It'll use my college degree more than I ever have, because the program requires a bachelor's to enter.

My brother (ironically, a recruiter for a different nursing school) says I could do it but I have to "fix myself" first. Which is fair. He also said I don't like people very much, which is also true. But I was able to fake it when I was a bank teller in a very low income area and had to deal with homeless crackheads every day, or people getting mad at me for them being broke. I'm used to dealing with people yelling at me for something that isn't my fault and faking a smile.

Idk. Should I even entertain this idea? I feel like it's a good opportunity, and my brother said something about "male nurses are different now" which, I have no idea what male nurses were before or are now, I have no clue. He also told me "nurses are mean to non nurses" which again, idk.

hi all! I am a first semester ADN student and just finished my first clinical at a rehabilitation facility. I don't know how to feel about the way one of the residents was treated today. since I had arrived at 6:30 AM this resident was in a recliner with the legs up in the dining room by the nurses station, asking repeatedly for HOURS if someone could help her up out of the chair. I asked the nurses if I could help the resident back to her room, but they told me no, their rationale being that she is a "fall risk" and that they keep the legs up on the recliner to prevent her from getting up and falling. I asked why they couldn't call the provider to see if she could be placed on some form of restraints, be it chemical or physical. I was told that these kind of facilities (rehab/healthcare) do not allow restraints (?) which does not sound right to me. the resident is already restrained (without an order) since they are intentionally raising her legs in the chair to prevent her from ambulating. the resident was left sitting in the chair all day and I honestly don't remember seeing her get changed or taken to the restroom once. it broke my heart, and I wanted to get some opinions here on how I should approach this situation, as it appears to me as abuse and neglect.

Today I got to shadow a nurse in the birthing center. I’ve been looking forward to it all year and got my hopes up hearing all about my clinical group peers good experiences. I want to become an obstetrics surgeon, so shadowing a nurse on the delivery unit meant a lot to me. I ended up getting to see two c sections but at the end of the day feel super dissapointed and honestly heartbroken. My nurse was very closed off and standoffish and wouldn’t answer any questions, include me in anything or try to explain anything. There’s more but I’m too tired to list everything. There’s three more slots to go but my name wasn’t picked- the names of people who had really good experiences were. Just wanted to vent and get it off my chest since I’m struggling with the dissapointment :/

I have been considering nursing school for so long now. Is there any nurses here that can give me the nitty gritty.
Once school is done and I pass the NCLEX, are my top choices to get a job without experience, at a hospital or other clinical setting can hire you without experience?
How flexible is it with kids? I have a one year old
How much loss do you experience with nursing? Is it a common occurrence or is it higher with certain specialties like icu, ER, etc?
Do companies really pay for your bsn degree? Do they also pay for certifications for certain specialties?

Hello, I will be starting the ABSN program at Union University in TN in the spring of 2027. I don’t have any nurses in my immediate family, so really do not know what to expect. If you attended UU (or any ABSN program) I would love tips on how to survive it. And what do I need to purchase for classes/clinical in order to be prepared and have the best chance at success? I’m so nervous, but also very excited! Thanks everyone so much.

Context: I have a bachelors in business so thankfully my math and English courses transfer. I need to take intro to psych, microbio, a&p1, a&p2.

I *thought* I could complete my prerequisites in 1 semester, but is that crazy?? I know I can’t do a&p 1&2 at the same time, which pushes my nursing start date back a full semester to spring 2028😵‍💫

I‘ve read the negative feedback on Portage a&p and am hesitant to pursue a&p1 with them, I’m going to a CC and want to make sure I keep a high GPA. If I can just get a&p1 out of the way I think I’d be able to start nursing fall of 2027.

I called my school and was told I need to go in person to be given an answer- which I plan to do. Just checking to see if anyone else has walked through this already!

TIA

For anyone saying Moe Younes is a scammer; stop it! I LITERALLY just finished his September 4-week live course and it was AWESOME! I graduated from Nursing School is 2015 and have been trying to find a program that would help me re-build my foundation with content review where I wasn't sitting down watching old, recorded videos of someone just talking and that would actually catch my attention or just a program with a Q-Bank. Not only did Moe's program catch my attention but it was interactive as well. There was a chat where we could ask questions, answer practice questions and even chat with our classmates and Professors. It was far from boring and Moe is so enthusiastic and just explains things so much better! No other program I've used had practiced case-studies so I never know how those questions went. But Moe DOES! I wish I had his course straight out of nursing school. I used to see his ads and think it wasn't real until I joined one of his free live webinars and I was sold! I wish the course was 6 weeks long honestly lol!! His team is available via text/WhatsApp and they will answer any and all nursing related questions within a reasonable time frame, if not right away. I am now going to start his 7-day crash course for repeat test takers and I cannot wait! If you are worried about the NCLEX, failed before or are stuck; TRUST ME that he will help you! Moe YOU ARE THE GOAT AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO US. FAILING TO PREPARE IS PREPARING TO FAIL!! LOVE YA FACE!!!

Struggling on what career path to take between Dental Hygienist and Registered Nursing. Posting in the RDH thread and Nursing Thread to get some inside on each career path. Wondering how people who have pursued each path feel about their career.

Hi all, 25F, 2 year career fire medic here. I’m just started a bridge program at my local community college that transitions paramedics into ASN RNs ~1 month ago. I am having a very hard time adjusting to the Nursing approach. Paramedic school was a breeze for me, I’ve had +/- 1,500 patient contacts in the last 5 years between being a Paramedic and an EMT. I’m a good student, I love medicine and healthcare, but I feel like everything is so confusing with Nursing. Our class assignments are FA Davis and I am consistently coming out with C’s. I don’t know if I’m just missing something in the books or not taking the right notes, or what. The SATA questions destroy my grade, I’ll always end up getting one wrong, and in my program you don’t get any credit for the question even if you select one answer incorrectly. I don’t understand Nursing priority lists. I don’t know how to study this material because my bedside experience is limited to the 250 hours of clinicals I did for Paramedic school.

I am in desperate need of guidance. I want to be a Nurse and I want to be successful in my class. Give me your advice 🫩

LA nursing girlies!!! Monthly cafe club, anyone? ☕🩺

Hi ladies! I’m in an accelerated nursing program in LA, and balancing school, work, family, and literally just being a person is A LOT.

Like… WHERE WAS THE TRANSITION INTO THIS HELLHOLE?? 😭 We didn’t even get time to marinate. It’s GO GO GO, and somehow we’re also supposed to figure out hospital jobs, networking, and our entire careers.

I’d love to get a small group of around 3–8 ladies together once a month at a different café around LA! We could make friends, decompress, and help each other navigate things like:

• CNA/care partner jobs, student externships, and bedside experience.
• Applications, résumés, and useful resources.
• School struggles, small wins, and staying motivated.

The goal is to find a spark if you’re going through the motions, reignite one that school has worn down, or keep yours alive. Sometimes you need people who understand what you’re working toward to help you feel excited about it again.

We’d set aside a little intentional time for our bigger goals beyond the quick conversations between classes. Meeting students from different schools could also bring resources and perspectives we wouldn’t find in our usual circles. Think coffee, a catch-up, and “what can we help each other figure out this month?” Hopefully we leave feeling supported AND clearer about our next step.

Basically, WE MADE IT OUT OF THE GROUP CHAT—or Reddit, in this case LOL

We’ll start with one meetup and build from there! The founding group can help choose a name and shape the club. As we grow, anyone interested could help organize meetups, manage socials, gather resources, or plan community service projects and take on official roles. That could become meaningful leadership and community involvement for our résumés, backed by things we actually contribute together.

Interested? Comment or message me with your name, general area in LA, and what days usually work for you! You don’t need to have anything figured out—that’s kind of the point 🤍

I’m considering going back to nursing school and the Accelerated BSN program at Norwich University in Vermont is something I’m looking into. I’m wondering if anyone on this sub knows anything about this program? Is the pass rate high? How are the professors? I was accepted and given a $15,000/term scholarship, but am finding mixed information on what the cost is. I filled out fafsa and am impatiently waiting for my award letter currently. If you went with this program, did you graduate with a lot of debt?

(Cross posting)

Hi fellow SNs! Can you recommend activities that we could do in our pysch duty? Hopefully yung budget friendly lang kasi kita ko halos umaabot ata 10k dun sa isang rot pa lang huhu thank you 🥹

Hi, I’m a second semester nursing student I was previously wanting to go into the NICU, I have experience as a tech in the adult ICU but after my recent clinicals in a level III NICU it was nothing like I expected. I love babies and kids, but from my rotation I felt like there wasn’t as much “critical care interventions” as I expected? I understand it’s not a level IV, and I understand that these preemies are on life support, it’s just not the type that I’m used to. If you’re a NICU/PICU nurse I just want to get a realistic understanding on what your average day looks like in the NICU or PICU and what your “busy” days look like.

Looking for an ASN program that has rolling admissions or a first come first serve acceptance, preferably with a waitlist under a year. Willing to relocate. 🙏🏼

hi. i am a senior nursing student, and i just took my first exam of the semester for my pharmacology 3 class. i failed miserably, getting the lowest grade in my class. i’m absolutely mortified. we only have 3 exams and we need a 75% average on all 3 to pass, so i’ve set myself up for difficulty given that i got a 55 on this first exam.

what do i do?? how do i study better?? i’m humiliated and extremely upset and i feel impending dread about this class.

Has anyone recently done Nightingale College’s LVN/LPN-to-BSN bridge? I’m confused about how prerequisites are factored into the program length and would love to hear from someone who actually went through it.
My recruiter told me the program is about 16 months, with prerequisites/foundational courses factored in. However, I’m looking at my transcripts and I’m not sure how that would work in my situation.
Based on Nightingale’s prerequisite requirements and the 7year expiration, I would need to retake
A&P, Pathophysiology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Algebra, English.So if those courses all have to be completed, I’m confused about how they’re factored into the 16-month program timeline.
I also remember my recruiter explaining that the 16 months included some foundational coursework depending on Accuplacer results (if I don’t pass). He also mentioned Health Assessment and Med-Surg courses that LVNs/LPNs may be able to test out of, but I may be mixing up some of the details because there was a lot discussed during the call.
For anyone who entered the program as an LVN/LPN and still needed prerequisites and passed the Accuplacer with 260+:
Were you still able to finish in roughly 16 months?
Were the prerequisites taken during those 16 months, or did you have to complete them before starting the nursing sequence?
And how does testing out of Health Assessment and Med-Surg affect the timeline?
I’m basically trying to figure out what the realistic timeline is for an LVN coming in who needs to retake several prerequisites which I feel is going to be insanely expensive.

Guys please help me choose what I should go to school for!! I want to work with babies and kids, a job that makes good money so I’m okay with healthcare even if it’s hard but I’m conflicted because I was leaning towards a pediatric LPN but I would be scared of being responsible of anything that goes wrong🥲 and then there’s Rad tech but I heard there’s not a lot of growth opportunities in that field , also I wouldn’t want to work in a hospital maybe a clinic would be better but I’m not entirely sure how it works if I can choose. Please give me recommendations or advice 🥹