1. When people told me that nursing school would be difficult:

2. When I wrapped up my first week of classes and I realized that those people were right:

3. When I get a test question that has more than one correct answer:

4. When I get a test…yes, ANY test:

5. When someone ACTUALLY gets an answer right in class:

6. When the brown noser gets the answer right in class:

7. When the professor assigns another care plan:

8. When I’m trying to process all of the information in class:

9. When I actually understand what the professor is teaching:

10. When I’m studying for the NCLEX:

11. When I look at the test and I can’t answer the first question:

12. When I first learned that the correct answer isn’t always the correct answer:

13. When time has run out and I have to submit my exam:

14. When I get my exam back from the professor and I “nailed it”:

15. When I walk across the stage on graduation day like a SUPERSTAR nurse:

A few days after graduation….
16. When I realize that I’m done with school and I still know NOTHING:


