Hi all
I've wanted to become a nurse for as long as i remember, I am a naturally caring person, up for a challenge and want a career that is exciting, challenging and rewarding: adult nursing seems a good fit!
Basically, i understand that nursing is a very full on degree, in a sense that not only do you have academic lecture/seminar based learning but roughly 50% of your time is spent on placement and then on top of all that there is assignments and coursework. I've read articles about the tiresome 12+ hour shifts and how exhausting placements are, then combine all the extra work... when do student nurses socialise/have a social life and if there is time, are you too tired to do a lot?
It just seems (from what I've researched) that life as a student nurse is very antisocial and when i go to uni, obviously the main reason i'll be there is to get the degree and to learn, but part of me really doesn't want to miss all the other aspects of uni e.g. meeting new people (other than nurses and medics), going out etc ! My sis is at uni and shes doing english lit, she has lectures and assignments but overall she has a great social life and i'm quite envious actually!
In short, what i am getting at is: how much free time to student nurses have?
Will i be able to have the 'proper' university experience if i apply for a nursing degree?Thank you so much for your time
and i hope i made sense lol!