A while back my fantastic sister gave me a great book, How To Survive and Maybe Even Love Nursing School. (I believe the birthday before that she gave me a study book for the GRE...so practical) I loved the nursing book! I found it to be helpful and overwhelming, but hopefully, gave me a little tid bit of what is to come. That book was based on a 4 year nursing program, so some of it won't apply to my 14 month crash course. One piece of advice, which I plan to do, is to list the top 7 (or 10, or 20!) reasons I am going to nursing school. Next, post this list everywhere! I plan to have one on my night stand, in my closet, on the bathroom wall, in a frame where I will put my diploma, in my car, in my textbooks, in my back pack...EVERYWHERE! (Sorry Erin) It will be a constant reminder of why I am going through this insanity, lack of sleep, hard work and missing out on a lot of quality time with my wife, family and friends.
Here are some funny lists...
And now for my list...
Top 10 Reasons I am in Nursing School:1. I want to be a nurse.
2. To have a career (finally!).
3. To be a provider to Erin and our future family.
4. No longer have to struggle to pay bills (aka be EXTREMELY frugal/cheap).
5. I want to help people.
6. I am excited to wear scrubs!
7. To have a flexible schedule (3 days of work then 4 days off...yes please!).
8. The freedom to have many possible jobs.
9. Not afraid of hard work.
10. Nurse Love has a nice ring to it.
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