The Downsides of being a Nursing Student 

I just got accepted into nursing school for fall 2020. Very excited!!

It’s so sad how some nurses don’t want students and how rude they can be :( I really didn’t think much of that because I thought they’d want to teach nursing students as best they could because they were once in our shoes! Why am I fired up about this?! 🥺😩 Power to you for speaking up!

I just started nursing school yesterday and I’m so thankful I have my brother who is a nurse and my cousin who is a nurse practitioner, because god knows I need them

Some of the Nurses behave that way because they believe tge nursing students are going to be watching everything the nurse does and reporting it to their instructor .Ex: reporting the nurse not Washing hands and just using sanitizer or not doing a med exactly on time or checking the patient ID band. Nursing school is an ideal atmosphere not reality but as a student you only know the ideal way not the rush and demand. The best nurses will be smiling when students come because they see the future and they also know if they are wise this student is going to help me today. I do you do and that's the best one to be with because you will actually learn. Nursing is very demanding and at the end of the day everything is the Nurses fault. Dietary , housekeeping , the doc not being available , a bath being late , it's raining . Everything but you do it with a smile and compassion.

"They say it's not to trick you, but I feel tricked..." Big mood.

i would love it if you made a video on how to deal/work with difficult nurses and how you deal with stress and anxiety during nursing school! as always love your video !

You used the perfect term TOXIC. It is toxic at work too so stay strong and remember your why. Congrats girl!!

Gurl. Thank you for being honest and real with your audience. Sometimes the RU-vid world can make nursing school look so fun and even glamorous with pretty Starbucks coffees and aesthetic school supplies, but it’s so much more than that. Keep keepin it real!!

I remember when I was first being trained on the job as a cna, the cnas wouldn't be rude but I could tell they were annoyed. As a cna that has been working for almost 3 years, i completely get it. Students get in your way and slow you down. Most people in healthcare have a routine set up and having to stop and tell a student what to do in the middle of your routine is annoying and draining. That being said, they should still be nice to you regardless. Being rude and all that is unnecessary and unprofessional.

Getting in is really hard..got rejected for the first time ...finally stating September 2020

Aww I'm sorry to hear some students have had bad experiences following nurse on the floor. I work in the ICU now and when I had students on the floor, yes it requires a little extra effort and patience but it really is the circle of life and everyone was a student once. I always remember that and so I took students on enthusiastically. I hope you and your fellow students remember this and can provide good experiences for your future nurses. And so true you guys really are helpful. Don't let the downers get you down!

On paperwork: welcome to nursing. As a nurse, you do more documentation than spending time at the bedside. It’s sad that we have to spend so much time double and triple charting in order to validate the things that we do that you don’t have much time to spend with the patients....

The 2nd point👏🏼👏🏼 It’s all about how you study more than how much (which is still important). Staring at your notes for 6 hours straight without really retaining anything isn’t going to work, I’ve done that way too many times lol

Girl, as a nurse, my care plans and patient education is 1-2 sentences. School does us wrong lol.

I got lucky my school doesn't just go by gpa but medical experience, teas score, and home situation, and language fluency. It allows me to make up for the Bs

I love this! I had a talk with my mom's nurse friend and she said "wait until you get on the floor. Your passion will die, things will be late, you will lack in policy regulations. Everyone does" I was livid! Everything was so wrong... and If you lose your passion, move on or quit!!! Long story short she got terminated 2 weeks later for insubordination on the floor.

When I started my prerequisites I never intended to get amazing grades but my first semester I got all A’s. I started realizing how competitive getting into nursing school was so I kept striving to get A’s. I have had so many mental breakdowns and feeling like I wasn’t good enough. I was doing bad in Anatomy and Physiology I and I had to drop the class. When I took it again I tried so much harder but it was still so draining and I felt terrible when I got a bad exam grade. This makes me scared for actual nursing classes :-( I’m happy to still have a 4.0 and almost done with my prerequisites but I’m just mentally and physically drained. I cannot imagine nursing school

I just discovered your videos. This all brings me back to my days as a nursing student and I definitely agree with a lot of the things you mentioned. Now on the other side of things with my RN, I can at least touch one of these topics with a bit more understanding. RNs who are bad to students -- shame on them, because the reality is, we will one day take care of them if they ever become in patient, or outpatient for the matter (I'm an FNP student). It's nice to learn from nurses who care about the next generation of professionals. However, that said, I also understand why some nurses run the other way. Some nursing students like to be independent, and in many ways, that's great. But some students are know it alls, and these are the ones that make mistakes. Like you, I had a REALLY bad nurse in peds, and I'm like, DUDE, care for your patients, what did I ever do to you? type attitude. Then I learned a bit later on in my preceptorship, that she did have a student, and she doesn't take students outside of preceptorship because a student who was with her and stopped an IV that had been running a course of chemo treatment without letting the nurse know. She went through a lot for that and her license was on the line. I share this story because I understood why she was the way she was. My goal is to have that opportunity to precept students and allow them to do things, but if they do something, even if it's getting juice, I ask students to let me know and to never do a med pass without me. Patient safety is always first, and I want students to learn, but not at the cost of my license that I worked so hard for. Just some insight. ;) Please don't take any offense to this, it's just something I'm now understanding on the other side of things.

The honesty in this video... I agree with EVERYTHING you said because I've been there and I'm just two years in. Thank you for letting us know that we're not alone.

Ugh this is so good to hear because I'm literally feeling all those things right now!! It's hard and no one wants to talk about the ugly part of being a Nursing student! so thankyou!! 😍 Xx

During my first labor/birth, they asked if I would allow a nursing student into the room. It was a male student and I thought about saying no, but SO GLAD I didn't. The nurse he was shadowing had an impossible time getting the IV needle in a vein. He spoke up eventually and offered a suggestion on technique and thankfully she tried it and got it instantly! Turns out he was an EMT and had tons of experience administering IVs.

I totally agree with you about how hard it is to get into nursing school! Currently waiting to hear back from a few

This is so true. Finally finishing my first semester in a accelerated nursing program ! I been there

Thank you so much for talking about working side by side with difficult nurses and the competition between students. I am going into my second year of ADN and have personally dealt with both 😣 thank you for your genuine nursing content keep it up!!!

Thank you for this video. You made all the points. I definitely despise competition over grades. There are people out there that compare themselves by numerical values. It doesn’t matter. Be the best version of yourself 🥰

I’m straight going for a 4.0 idc whether they have high standards or not !

Just wanted to say how much i appreciate your videos! I start nursing school in a few weeks and I’ve been binge watching your videos and they are so helpful and informative! Im getting even more excited for the semester to start!❤️☺️

I’ve worked in the medical field for 10+ years and man this field is the most toxic . I worked in retail and at fast food places as a teen and never experienced half the drama and toxicity as I have in the medical field. I feel like everyone is out for themselves. When I go to work I literally remind myself my coworkers are NOT my friends. I’ve been talked about and had people throw me under the bus it when it benefited them. I trust one person and that’s my damn self lol I’m hoping to go back to nursing school this year, but we’ll see TYSM for your videos I’ve enjoyed almost all of them already!

Gahhhh all my favorite nursing youtubers are posting videos when I’m at work! Can’t wait to watch 😻😻😻

I got into nursing school straight out of highschool which I was so thankful for and have a lot of friends that’s are ahead of me so they can tell me what they went through

If I was a nurse and students come in, I will be so happy to teach them. It really ruins my day when I see that the nurses are avoiding me 😔

I love your videos❤️ , and all your advice towards being a nursing student very helpful!

Thank you for this video! So helpful an knowledgable 👍 Keep up the great vibes.

Thank you Jackie starting nursing school in 2 weeks and it was good to hear all the downfalls that can be expected 😊😊😊

I am in Nursing school, this is our 4th week of clinicals and I am SOOO stressed out! Every single thing you said I can already relate too! I would like to add one thing though, ontop of having awful nurses who hate students, having a really mean preceptor ontop of that isn't fun either. Her response to me asking her what to do about my assigned nurse not wanting a student, is that I have to tough it out and that I need to work a lot harder. I agree that learning to work with people who do not like you is a necessity especially in healthcare, but I also think there where a lot better responses she could have chosen. I cant force someone to teach me. I ended up sharing a nurse with another class mate, and this nurse LOVES to teach! So it worked out.

Yes please make a video on dealing with bad nurses! I had that experience my first clinical rotation and it really had me feeling frustrated

Yes! I am about to graduate nursing school this upcoming semester and I can say that I agree to everything you said in this video. Its so true! btw I have helpful videos on my channel to help with preparing for medcalc. I go over the main dosage calculations for nursing students! And a video on preparing for nursing school!

Omg I relate to the first point so much. I had a 4.0 after finishing my prerequisites and I still got rejected. I talked to my advisor before applying and she said there was a chance I could get rejected but I didn’t believe her. Turns out she was right lol. Thankfully I got into a different program and start in the fall.

Thanks for this video I needed it. It’s nice to know the things I think about and go through I am not alone on!

Great video I’m not in the program yet but it helps a lot with knowing what grades I should aim for before hand so that I won’t have to retake classes

Really nice video, Jackie and perspective as well!! It is definitely challenging, but as a believer in G-d, just take it one day at a time!! Also, the nursing program, it is a team effort to get to the finish line. I consider my classmates family, at a critical point in life!!

Omg my name is Jacque too! But oh my lord I feel this video SOOOO HARD! I've come to HATE clinicals now because of the bad nurses and lackadaisical clinical instructors that do not guide or care and it makes me terrified because it's my only perspective of real world nursing right now and it's not good :( I'm hoping semester 3 is better starting next week. Thank you for your video girl, imma share it with my cohort besties!

Really felt the nurse following comment. Luckily the time it did happen, I could tell they switched me to another nurse. She was so fantastic and sweet; I wish more nurses would be upfront like you said. I had such a great experience because of that honesty.

The lights in the background are soo cute ! Keep it up girl !

I hear many nurses here on youtube that say a big part of the shift is paperwork. documentation is EVERYTHING

Sorry you have to deal with bad nurses! Just keep on being proactive and maximize learning when you're in clinicals! best of luck!

I feel like your channels blowing up! Woot woot! 💕😊 can’t wait to hear how your last semester goes! 🤓

"nursing changed everything" thats the understatement of my life! nursing exams are SOOOO hard for me. and I did have straight A's getting in. It's just a different style of testing thats really weird but the best way to study for them are to take PRACTICE QUESTIONS. any new nursing students reading this, practice questions will be your savior. also, yes. the competition between students with sharing grades is so annoying. I don't understand it because we are all going to be nurses together at the end of school. I really hate this part of nursing school. honestly, its the most stressful part of school for me

Heyaaa I'm a student nurse too and hey girl! I enjoyed watching your video.. Yay I'm waiting for the next video. Love yaaa sis!

Thank you for addressing anxiety and stress!

I just started nursing school today☺️

After I delivered my son the nursing student was assessing him with the preceptor. I felt more comfortable with it because two pairs of eyes are better than one!

Girl your video is on point! I feel like when you have a crappy nurse it does ruin your day and for me I even dread going to that clinical the next week. I also agree with the questions in nursing school, it's not just based on knowledge it's how you apply it. I feel like my prerequisites were a joke compared to nursing courses and also the stress giiiirrrlll its on another level. I have breakdowns weekly! Lol okay maybe every other week but it's intense. I've never been so stressed in my life like I am now. Thank you for your videos it helps knowing I'm not the only one that feels this way. I wish you the best!

My first head-to-toe assessment as a nursing student was on a former physician. You get through it though and he gave me a very lovely compliment at the end :)

SOO relatable!! I also went to my nursing advisor with so much hope and excitement asking her how to apply for the program and she looked at my grades and she told me this "we generally accept gpa of 3.5 and up... I think u need to have a backup plan" I'M gonna tell you leaving her office was like the world has frowned upon me type of thing but you know what I am still here and still trying to get into the program. ^^ Girllll I wanna ask for some tips about retaking classes? lol It might change the game for me too! New subbie!!

I would love to see a video about dealing with a bad nurse/ bad clinical days! :)

everything you said is so true! thank you for doing this video.

You are so pretty nurse Jackie!! Love this!! 😇😇🤩🤩

I recently started adult health one clinical and this video makes me feel more validated about how I felt with my first nurse. She wanted nothing to do with the other student and myself included. She assumed we knew what she does. I know we are a guest, and lucky to be following the nurses yet I felt terrified to even ask questions. Going into my second clinical this upcoming Saturday I want to run away from her and find someone else and go solo to get the best hands-on experience. I felt useless and just roamed around the rehabilitation site, so we aren't switching floors, ill see her every Saturday. Other students with prior experiences are doing skills that are far more than mine, so yes It's discouraging and I judge myself for not having prior experience in this field/knowledge. I don't want to be in that toxic competition mode with anyone other than myself to be better but I know it will all work out. I get that nurses are overworked, and not everyone wants that extra burden of teaching students

I honestly thought I would never get into the BSN program at my school. When I sent in my application I just kept thinking “there’s no way in hell I’ll be getting in on the first try but here I am”. AND I GOT IN. I start Fall 2020 but I’m even more nervous now bc of the pandemic and classes possibly being online...

I completely agree with your point 3. I dreaded going to clinical

I have experienced a lot of nurses who are very rude to students as if they’ve never been a student before *eye roll* I have switched nurses before and didn’t feel bad at all. No one is going to take away from my educational experience.

I know this isn't the point of your video but- you're beautiful!

Thankfully I got into a program the first time I applied. This is my first week and I’m really nervous. I hope that I can make it through.

I’m waiting on my acceptance letter ❤️

You have to remember that these patients are scared and in their most vulnerable moments. Even though us students are knowledgeable and everything is fresh, it may just make them feel better to know that a “professional” is taking care of them. Especially parents who’s children are sick. Those children are their greatest love and they want the experienced nurse taking care of them.

Thanks for your insights. Remember not everybody decide to go into healthcare because of a calling but to get a paycheck. Therefore, their attitude reflects on their actions.

I’m glad I watched this video bc I’m planning to go to nursing school and in my family/extended family there are a ton of nurses. my one aunt who is a nurse isn’t the nicest but thankfully my sister in law is a great example of what a nurse is suppose to be. there’s also a ton of sm buz recently about nurses making vids about patients faking symptoms etc and the way they go about that is very disheartening. To hear nurses not wanting other student nurses shadowing them is so discouraging and really sad. Is it not bc they want to be held accountable or what? What are they afraid of? Are you suppose to have great bedside manner and treat people w kindness and patience? It’s almost like they are in the wrong profession. I’ve gone to the ER where male nurses were really mean and short with me while I’m scared and didn’t know what was going on. Anyway thanks for this video

I get the not wanting a student nurse as a patient because when I was at the hospital when I was 6 for Dengue fever, the student nurse had to at least take 2 tries every single time to take my blood for glucose levels. It was very frustrating getting pricked 20 times instead of 10 😐

SO helpful, new subscriber!💕👏🏾

5:54 - 6:22 P R E A C H 👏🏼🙌🏼

Could you talk more about the TEAS in another video? Everyone always talks about the NCLEX but I’m still in prenursing and would like to hear TEAS tips if possible!! Love your videos girl!!

It is really difficult, especially with the entrance tests like the ATI TEAS exam

I started nursing school today, and I am sooo nervous

who else is patiently waiting but not so patiently waiting for more videos ☺️😁

I am so glad I found ur channel! Im gonna start nursing in September, and I love to watch videos like yours to prepare. BUT i am SO confused about how tough it is to get in nursing school where you are from. Here (the netherlands) EVERYONE will get in nursing school, you just need a certain high school diploma. They dont check grades, they dont check your CV, nothing. The only thing they do is that you have to take a standart little test with some maths, and spelling etc, and based of that result, they will advice you if nursing school is something for you or not. They cant refuse you. bamboozled.

How do you avoid being burned out in nursing school because lately I feel really unmotivated. For example I noticed that in clinical I used to go above and beyond for my patients but now I just make sure to do what's required and I now have the feeling of wanting to leave my clinical site just when I get there. Any helpful tips on how to stay motivated?

Great feedback. so true. I experienced this as a cna as well. They hate to train or help. smh

I'm pre-nursing and this was a good video. I will admit that when I had my DVT and had to get my blood drawn every week I would not let the student draw my blood. Also, I recently had an IUD inserted and the student messed up and hurt me. I know everyone has to learn though, but they ain't learning on me 😉

I must of been lucky or maybe this was meant to be, but I got in on the first try. Here were the requirements: GPA from another school (transfer) I had a 3.06, entrance exam was the HSRT needed a 72 I got a 76, and last Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2, had to have a C or better I had A’s… I’m very thankful that I get to start my ADN program in the fall.

The care plans are the absolute worst!! 😩😭

I went to a nursing advisor early in my freshmen year when I was trying to decide which healthcare path I wanted to do and she straight up told me no bc I had a C in one of my biology classes.

Hi Jackie! I am starting nursing in the fall! I was wondering if you could tell me the best way to study and get good grades!!! Love your videos! Thanks to you I am super excited for nursing

can you maybe do a video on the positives of being a nursing student??? im starting in two weeks and all i see is negative stuff online and it’s making me really scared and nervous ):

Girl I get it. My nursing program gpa average was a 3.85 - 4.0 😩

The cost 😁

Yes girl. I love nursing school, but I hate being with a nurse who I can tell doesn’t want me. I have had really great nurses and one bad one (so far, two more rotations in semester 2/3) and that one bad one was miserable.

honestly I got into nursing school with a 78%. I'm doing fine in the program. I needed a 75% to get in though

Awesome content!!

Lol when i was in nursing school, my professor had me go find a nurse that he had assign me to. when i got to her, she told me to stand in the hallway and wait for her while she had to go get "water" and i literally didn't see for like like 15 minutes so i went to my professor and i had told him she never came back for me and he told me to still wait for her... i spent another 10-15 minutes waiting for her and when i had enough standing in the hallway, i went looking for her and she literally just kept ignoring me. i went back to my professor and told him and he finally switched me to another nurse.

Its same in ems..i had.people say rude comments...talk to me like i am dumb...were younger than me and had.less education than me and they had a doctor complex

omg please make a video on dealing with bad nurses!

Love this video

I have a question can u make a video about how u got into nursing once u graduated high school because as a students who wants to go to school for nursing i am confused how to sign up or get into nursing school

I’ll be starting nursing school this spring with my twin sister💕💕So nervous

Interested in learning more about the field h you are God sent 💞

So after you get all the patient info of 30 pages. Do you go home use that patient information to do your clinical assignment ? & then send that to your instructor for grading ? Or how does that all work?

Just started watching your videos. They are super helpful. Wondering in which country you are attending uni?

Awee. I love having students.

It is so hard to get in to nursing school!!!