What courses should I study to be a nurse?
Depends on the country you live in and their professional requirements. But at a minimum, you will need to study the sciences-social ex. psychology and women’s studies, natural-ex. math, physics & chemistry, biological ex anatomy & physiology, bacteriology; philosophy and ethics. In NA you will need to have several advanced English credits b/c you will be expected to do some serious writing! After all this, you will be expected to take courses in research methods and methodologies- the philosophy and ethics courses you took earlier will serve you well here. To round out your education, you might consider a sprinkling of the environmental sciences. This will help you to understand the relationship between nature and nurture, so to speak. Take some courses in world cultures, it will enable you to get insight into how the rest of the world lives; as well, you might want to work in other places such as Doctors Without Borders, or you might want to volunteer to work in underserved countries. And if your curriculum has space, take an art class or two. You will learn many things about yourself and others, but most of all, you might develop a hobby that will enable you to better manage job stress. Besides, nursing is not only a science, but it is also an art.
How hard study nursing course in USA being a non-native English speaker who never had nursing training before is?
It is very difficult. When you study nursing you are learning a whole new language just from all the nursing material. If your knowledge of English is not very good, especially in your ability to read it and write it, things will be even more difficult. I cannot stress how many words you will have to learn-medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, names of drugs-generic and trade names, pathophysiology, many medical procedures-the list goes on.It has nothing to do with intelligence, it's just a matter of having to learn a language within a language you aren't proficient in. Even as a nurse I couldn't take the nursing courses again in another language I am not fluent in. My school gets a lot of students from various countries in Africa. Most of them have been speaking English for years, but they still struggle enormously with the unfamiliar terms. On the upside, most students from other countries have much better mathematics skills than American students, and that will help. If you do decide to study nursing at an English-speaking school, make sure it is one that has a lot of students for whom English is a second language and a school that has a lot of tutoring help for you. It would help if there is a community of people who speak your native language so you will have some people to help you navigate at first and help you feel more comfortable.
What courses does a nursing student have to study in nursing school?
Most nursing schools have a curriculum they follow. Pre Nursing class and then core nursing classes. I will answer what I took. I took these courses before I entered nursing. Anatomy and physiology 1 and 2. Chemistry : organic and inorganic and Micro biology. Then once I was in the program I took, introduction to nursing and the practicum that shows you how to take blood pressure, temperatures, give shots and all the tools you need to be a nurse. Learning to do care plans for each patient based on their diagnosis.etc.2 I took Medical and Surgical Theory along with practicing where you go to the hospital and work on medical and surgical floor.3. Obgyn and Pediatrics Nursing Theory and practicing in a hospital on a pediatric floor and a Gyn floor taking care of patients.4 I took Psych Nursing and Community Nursing where you go to a mental hospital and community clinic to work with patients there. This was just the way my school set up their program. Go to the University or College where you want to go and get more specific information on how their program is set up.
Should I study Nursing or English literature?
If you major in English Literature, it's likely that you'll find yourself analyzing literary works to the hilt. It's likely that you'll find it a very rigorous, demanding major. English Literature isn't all fun-and-games. Yes, you could major in Creative Writing, if the school offers it as a major. But you'd still have to take the upper-division courses that will require you to study the major periods, such as Renaissance, Romanticism, and Early American Literature, which often include literary works that are laborious to study and require extensive analysis. Yes, there are areas of English Literature that may include fun plots and fun character awareness. But it isn't all fun-and-games. You might be required to write a 20-page thesis on a work of literature that you really don't like at all -- even if it's a mystery novel. I'm just trying to caution that it isn't all a piece-of-cake.
Why did you really choose to study nursing?
I am a current nursing student. I made the decision that I wanted to be a Nurse. My grandmother has been a Nurse for now 40 years and lives in Georgia. I used to live with her when I was a teenager. When I went to go visit her one time after moving away, I knew that I wanted to move back to Georgia and I knew that I wasn't going to leave my current state without a good degree, something that I would be able to use anywhere. When I came back from visiting her, I ended up in the hospital and couldn't complete my STNA class, so at that point, I decided to go to school for computers. Well, after a year away from graduation, I knew that it wasn't in my heart. Nursing was in my heart. Caring for people, the atmosphere. Knowing that I am making a difference in someones life. With just a helping hand or my smile whatever. So, I made the decision of going to Nursing school. Now I know that I made the right decision. The call kept calling me and i decided to answer. Nursing is something that you shouldn't do just for the pay. I say that with any job. It has to be in your heart. a passion for it. When Passion meets purpose( meaning your purpose in life, which takes soul searching to find). success is always guaranteed. That's called destiny.
Can you study journalism and nursing as majors in college?
Consider this option: Community College for an ASN (2 years) in nursing leading to the RN. University for a BA in Journalism (or Media Comms). All of the ASN won't transfer for the BA but much of it will. If you do summer sessions you could keep the whole deal around four years. [be sure to do transfer level academic courses such as English, history, sciences, etc... in the ASN] An RN with a degree in journalism or media communications is set-up to become a health journalist or hospital communications professional ("a spokesperson from XYZ Hospital confirmed.....") If the media comms specialty is technical writing then there are some really nice tech writer positions for an RN + Comms in the pharma industry. Doing the ASN followed by the BA also allows you a nice income potential as a nurse to pay for that BA. Ideally, get an RN position in student health services at the college you'd like to get the BA from - most colleges waive tuition for their employees. Keep that RN position while also getting an MA from that college. [if you can work out that situation] -- worse case is that just about every hospital in the country needs a nurse or two and they pay pretty well. ----- You'd not want to double major anything with nursing. The clinical component portion of a nursing degree isn't conducive to trying to do anything else at the same time. You can minor in journalism or media communication though - but that doesn't usually qualify a journalist because competition for those jobs is very steep these days. You can't minor in nursing - the RN license requires a specific set of coursework.
Sad and depressed nursing student.......?
You can do this! What you're feeling is not unusual at all. Others here have given you great advice - get together with your classmates, support in the form of friends at school is crucial. Also, being extremely organized with your time is so helpful. I found it worked for me to print out a calendar with all my classes highlighted with a different color, and I put in all the due dates on my important tests and assignments and clinical days. I scheduled in study time and did not allow myself to procrastinate. I also found it helpful to meet with my instructors briefly individually and ask them exactly what was expected for tested material, assignments, etc. Often they would give up little secrets about exactly what portions out of the huge reading assignment chapters were the core of what they test on, etc. Let them know if you are struggling, they might offer you some great advice and encouragement as well. Really take a good look at how you're studying and ask yourself honestly if you're working hard enough at it, or if you're slacking. It takes a lot of self discipline to get it done properly. It takes a lot of sacrifice, too. But all this is temporary, keep reminding yourself of that. It will all pay off so much in the long run. Good luck!
Should i go to tafe or university to study nursing?
I don't know what country you are in, but what is tafe? I know what university life is like but I can't compare it to tafe or what an "enrolled" nurse is. If I knew than I might be able to answer your question. If you are not very good with studying, a university nursing program is probably not for you. Something like an LVN program might be more up your alley.