I’m looking at the nursing program at my local community college, and I would love to be a nurse, but I’m freaking out about how I’m going to do it while also needing to work. It seems like I won’t have time for a full time job, and I’m barely supporting myself as is.

Do we need a nursing externship to find jobs? I didn't do one for personal reasons, and everyone is saying it will be hard for me to land a job after graduating. How true is that?

Ok y’all buckle up…

I’m a summer start nursing student and have always done very well in school, but am honestly struggling so much right now. My main issue is pharmacology, I just can’t seem to cement it in my brain. At. All. I’ve tried everything. I just keep not doing well on tests and I could go on a whole other rant on how the class is set up poorly, in my opinion, but that’s a different issue. I have previous mental health issues, and those are exacerbated, especially with how stressed I am. It hasn’t even been a full summer semester and I’m so burnt out. I shouldn’t have chosen summer start because I now don’t get a break and it’s genuinely killing me. I’m struggling physically and mentally, and want to give up on nursing easily 2-3 times a week. I have not been like this for the entire first two years of college, even in the harder classes like patho and micro - I did great. I’ve suddenly found it hard to keep up with assignments and then them in on time, which has never been an issue for me. I think I’m just so stressed I can’t think straight. I’ve had a lot happen this summer too, my grandma was very sick and very recently passed away, I was in the ER twice, I am in the middle of a move by myself, etc. my sleep has also been more messed up than usual, I don’t sleep at night, then find it impossible to wake up in the morning. I can’t get through the day anymore without multiple sources of caffeine, which is probably not helping my sleep at night…amazing cycle I have going. I was supposed to see a sleep doctor a while ago, but didn’t have time. I am on a lot of medication and have a lot of physical illnesses, so it could be any combination of that contributing to my terrible sleeping (it’s been a years-long issue, but has gotten worse this summer). On top of all that, I’m working a job in order to keep an income. I feel like I worked so hard at the beginning and now have lost all motivation. I’m grieving the summer I could have had and just want to relax all the time or see friends. Nursing school is so rigorous though that every minute I’m not studying I feel so guilty. I also know that summer semester is accelerated, making everything worse. I feel like I’m just behind on everything. For example, tonight I had a very simple assignment that is an easy 100 in the grade book. It was due by 11:59, I remembered it at 10:45ish, then started it and somehow forgot it again for an hour. You are required to spend 30 minutes in the module though, so I ran out of time. I ended up submitting it late and that is -10 points right there. I felt so stupid, especially because this isn’t the first time this happened THIS week. This week alone, I have two exams, my head-to-toe, all my paperwork from clinical, and have to move myself and my cat out by Saturday. I’m just losing it… and I only get one week of break in between this semester and next. And it’s only gonna get harder 🫩

I got incredibly upset tonight and had to take my panic meds. What makes me so upset is that this is easy for a lot of people. I feel like people around me are making A’s on the pharm exams and flying through this semester, while it’s killing me… don’t get me wrong, I don’t necessarily have a bad grade in pharm, but it’s not an A and I’m so disappointed with myself. Sorry for this, I just needed to get it off my chest. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I need to maintain full time enrollment, and I'll be done with my prereqs next semester, so I have to take extra classes to maintain my scholarship. I also will be applying for start of Spring 2028, so there will be a semester where I have no pre reqs to take.

I'm currently thinking psychology, but was just wondering if there were any other recommendations!

Hello,

I am torn because I have wanted to be a nurse for a long time and chose to go to community college. I was able to finish most of my community colleges pre requisites in high school except they split Anatomy and Physiology and I was unable to take those in high school. This past Spring semester I withdrew Physiology because I was going to get a D. I decided to retake the class this Summer and recently started a job thats overnights in a hospital as a tech. This job made school so much harder than before and my summer program was 2x as fast as regular spring semester. However the issue lies in the fact that you only get 2 tries for Anatomy or Physiology and have to get a C if you want to even be able to apply.

I’ve considered switching degrees all together but have absolutely no idea what to do. I do have a passion for medicine but I struggle with school so much and recently found out I have ADHD. Any ideas as to how i can fix this dilemma and still become a nurse within 4 years?

hii! i submitted my Florida CNA application through prometric as a challenger 10 days ago. i already did my fingerprints the day after i submitted the application. i just wanted to know everyone's experience with prometric and how long it took them to approve the application?

my application says complete but pending approval. thank you !