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I am currently a nursing student, and will be getting my BSN in Aug of 2024. Is it normal to feel like you’re never fully prepared? I am still trying to work out what i want to specialize in, where i want to live, etc. I just feel unprepared


January 26th, 2024

My son will also graduate at the same time. I will share the advice I give to him: It will take a year before things truly click. Start in a Trauma 1 teaching facility. Most will have a residency program for new RN’s. The one I went through was two years long. I have only been a nurse for 4 years and doctors and senior RN’s are surprised by that. I will always learn new things, but I got a rock solid foundation to build on. I swear by it.