Feb 09, 2012, 08:38 pm
een the best thing about studying nursing?
What has been the worst thing about studying nursing?
What is the one tip you have for somebody starting a degree in nursing?
Where are you up to in your degree and how are you finding it?
If you have finished your degree, what are your plans now?
Best thing about studying nursing is knowing you'll have a job at the end of it.
Worst thing, hmm, there are quite a few. Despite what people may think, nursing is not an easy subject to study. I think most people believe it to be some sort of dossers course which it's not. Further more placements where your at the mercy of who ever they put you with has been a real mixed bag for me. There are loads more, including dragon lecturers bickering during practicals about which way is "best practice", disorganized universities, and being at the bottom of every pecking order imaginable (university life, your school and faculty, the hospital etc etc etc).
I would advise anyone considering nursing to be prepared to work bloody hard. As I've said already, it's not an easy course and will require far more work than something in the humanities. Get organized. I literally have a study time table that I stick to most of the time which includes lectures, study as well as me time and my day job. You can't be too organized. Oh and this one is obvious but don't leave everything to the last minute, they will know and you'll get marks accordingly.
I'm just about to start my last year and f you haven't already guessed I've almost had enough. I've done really well so far and have excellent grades but I'm not sure how much more I have left in me (attention wise). I guess I just want to be out there doing it and don't feel like I'm learning much anymore. It's like an overload of information and nothing is sinking in anymore.
While I haven't finished yet I know what I want to do. I want blood and guts so emergency it is :)
