护理学校有多难?

想知道你是否具备当护士的素质? 你可能并不孤单. Many aspiring nurses experience doubts about their ability to finish nursing school, 想象经常熬夜, 医院无休止的轮班, 严格的教师和艰苦的考试.

In reality, nursing school doesn’t live up to these negative stories. Sure, becoming a nurse has its challenges, but that shouldn’t discourage you from pursuing a 你喜欢的职业.

为了消除你可能听到的一些谣言, we asked our recent nursing graduates to tell us about what nursing school is really like. 来看看!

进护理学校难吗?

对一些学校来说， 护理程序 先决条件可能很难. The key is to find the right school that is geared toward helping you get on the right path to your nursing career. Often, 你可以通过之前的工作或大学经历获得学分, 让你更快拿到学位.

“I was able to get credit for classes that I had taken elsewhere and for my prior experience as an LPN,Herzing BSN毕业生Katrina Games说道. “That made it possible for me to start working toward my BSN right away.”

护理学校多长时间?

有各种各样的途径，你可以采取护理事业. 有些学生更喜欢在大学开始 副学士(ASN) 课程，可在短短20个月内完成. If you want to get started in your nursing career even faster, you can earn your 实用护理文凭(DPN) 在短短12个月内.

越来越多的护理专业学生选择自己挣钱 学士学位(BSN) in order to position themselves for career advancement and differentiate themselves from others in the nursing workforce. 通常情况下，学生可以在短短三年内获得学士学位. However, 如果你已经是注册护士, you can earn your BSN 在短短12个月内 through an accelerated RN到BSN程序.

我的课会有多难?

Your nursing coursework is meant to be challenging, but not impossible. 当被问及如何 在护理学校取得成功, many Herzing graduates emphasize the importance of asking for help when you need it and taking advantage of additional 学术资源，例如写作中心.

“护理课程很辛苦，但很公平，”BSN毕业生Herzing说 Latasha卡尔. “Embrace what you love and know that a 护理程序 should never be designed to be easy, 尤其是当软件下载掌握着别人的生命的时候. If nursing is something you want to do, then you must give it your all!”

It’s also important to remember that your instructors are there to help you succeed. They are happy to make themselves available to meet with you and answer any questions you might have – all you have to do is ask!

临床是什么样的??

Your 临床经验s will help you apply theory to practice and develop 有价值的领导批判性思维和解决问题的能力. While you might be nervous about working with real patients for the first time, remember that this is a learning process every new nurse must go through.

如果你充分利用你的 临床经验，你将为你未来的护理事业做好充分的准备. Sometimes, your 临床经验 can even shape the kind of nurse you aspire to become.

“All of my 临床经验s in the BSN program were extremely valuable, 布兰登·查尔斯·谢弗说, a recent BSN graduate at Herzing-Kenosha “My final clinical rotation at an intensive treatment program for autistic and intellectually disabled patients had the greatest impact on me. I didn’t know I would fall in love with that community and now I feel even more passionate about pursuing a career in nursing. “

我能在护理学校和现在的工作之间找到平衡吗?

当然可以. 你会想找一所专注于成人学习者的学校, one that can provide you with the support and flexibility you need to balance your degree with your career. Schools that offer small class sizes and a mix of online and on-campus course options can make it easier for you to earn your degree on your own time, 以一种适合你的方式.

“Being able to earn my bachelor's degree while working as a registered nurse was a huge advantage, 事实上，我的许多课程都是在线的,” says Lindsay Van Galder who completed Herzing’s RN到BSN程序. “It was a challenge managing a full-time job and new courses every eight weeks, 但是课程设置得很好, 给我足够的时间来完成我的作业和幸运28计划,” she adds.

护士学校值得吗?

虽然每个人的护理生涯都是不同的, all of our nursing graduates agree that hard work pays off in the end. Nursing school is challenging for a reason, and that is to help you become the best nurse you can be.

“Everything I went through made me realize that anything is possible. You just have to find your own way because the same process or path doesn’t work for everyone,” says Sharese Windley, who earned her BSN nearly 10 years after she first began nursing school.

Shaver对此表示赞同:“我对其他学生的建议是继续前进, 无论在前进的道路上遇到什么障碍. 不管是2年还是20年——追随你的梦想.”

你不会后悔的!