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I recently enrolled in my community college to start pursuing my career as being a nurse but I was approached by a counselor at the school that suggested I should look into some other career, the reason for that was my math grade were not good enough in me chancing to get into the program. Im currently am still trying to pursue this career but there is nothing I rather do with my life than be a nurse it has been a dream of mines since Ive been a little girl does anyone have any advice for me on what I should do??? Please help me!

There are many math courses that you can take if your math is in fact low. I was poor in math and made it. I took one class at a time to get over the math hurdle. Truth of the matter is, you do not use that much math in nursing. I still cannot understand why I was forced to take all of that stinkin' algebra and statisti Do not give up.

It will not be a mistake. We need more nurses like you. Those who want to be in the field not becuase "You can always get a job" or because "You can make a lot of money" (what a myth that is) but because it is what you want to do.

Just remember that anything you want does not come easy you have to fight for it. I have had problems with math in the past and sometimes I still find myself VERY confused but I am determined to become a nurse no matter what It has been my dream for a long time and I am doing it so can you.

There are also probably plenty of refresher courses that you could take to brush up on your math skills. Good luck - you'll be a great nurse someday!!

II too have gone back to school. I became an LPN thirty years ago. I am now going for my RN. Because I went to school so many years ago I have to take all the basics over again. My college (in Maine) offers a seminar in Math, English so that its students can be successful. You can take any class over again, as long as you pay for it. See your advisor and do not let one person tell you you can't. When in high school my guidance counselor told me to forget college and just get married. Because my foster family believed in me, and I was determined to be a nurse, I was able to succed. Good luck

If you want to be a nurse go for it. Don't let anyone convince you that you can't do it. I never do. I went to school for nursing and the math part at first looked hard. I said I am going to do this and I did. I asked for help and I made it and scored high on the State Board. I always wanted to be a Nurse.

yary216 said:

I recently enrolled in my community college to start pursuing my career as being a nurse but I was approached by a counselor at the school that suggested I should look into some other career, the reason for that was my math grade were not good enough in me chancing to get into the program. Im currently am still trying to pursue this career but there is nothing I rather do with my life than be a nurse it has been a dream of mines since Ive been a little girl does anyone have any advice for me on what I should do??? Please help me!

Glad to hear all the positive encouragement you've received! If your dream is to be a nurse, never let anything or anyone dissuade you. You CAN do it. Maybe that counselor doesn't really understand the lack of practical application of math skills nurses use in their work. When I took the entrance exam for nursing school, I hadn't been in an algebra class for about 20 years. I remembered learning it in school as a teenager, but since I hadn't used it once in all those years, I didn't answer ONE question! I skipped the whole section on the entrance exam. I still got accepted to nursing school and was made to take a remedial algegbra class my first semester. It made me so mad that I had to spend money to re-learn what I learned as a teenager, that I refused to pay attention for about half the semester. Well that was silly of me. At the halfway point, I started going once a week for a private tutoring session from the professor to make sure I caught up and passed the class, which I did. From then on, I've never had any trouble with any math in nursing. If you go on to get a BSN, you'll need a statistics course, but you can sit state boards and work as an RN without a BSN in lots of places. Even if you end up in a 4 year program wihich requires statistics, (which is a good thing!), that sort of math is fairly logical once you get the hang of it. You can get help with that too, and remember, unless you go on to a master's degree or go into nursing research, you will definitely NEVER encounter any statistics math needs in your nursing practice. Any counselor who uses the word "should," with a client needs to go back to school and learn the basics of counseling. In counseling, good counselors know better than to lay their own evaluations, or judgements or opinions onto somebody. A good counselor simply hepls guide people to their own decisions by pointing out options, obstacles, solutions, consequenses. Perhaps that counselor should have been listening when you said nursing is your passion. How happy would you be in life if you gave up on your passion just because one person didn' t have the insight, or professional capacity to help you acheive your goals? You go girl! And don't let anything or anyone bring you down! We want you to go for it and succeed. If you need help with math questions, you can always post them here and all of us will help you

I really want to thank each and everyone of you from the bottom of my heart...you dont know how much this means to me Ive been supported by many from family to friends to not give up but I feel even more confident with all of the replies Ive received from everyone. Im definitly am not going to give up I dont care how long or difficult it gets I am going to continue on and take it as far as I can. I hope for those that are experiencing the same as me or in similiar situations, I wish you all the best! Im glad I found this website and have so much support and people I can talk to thanks everyone~

YARY216---- STICK WITH IT..... DONT LET ANYONE, I MEAN ANYONE DICOURAGE YOU FROM BECOMING WHAT YOU WANT TO BE...... IF MATH IS THE PROBLEM, THE COUNSELOR SHOULD BE HELPING YOU WITH THAT, AND NOT DISCOURAGING YOU..... OR AT LEAST POINTING YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO MENDING THAT PROBLEM....GOOD LUCK AND STICK WITH IT

Yary216, Make sure you go see that counselor when you graduate. Better yet send him an invitation, if he has any class he might get you a gift. :)

My sister was told to look for a new major by one of her instructors when she was in nursing school. She's been a nurse, a damn good one at that, for over 20 years.

I too had to work my butt off with the math classes. It will get done. If you have to, take one class at a time. margaritka, I love your attitude Never, never let someone tell you you can or can not do something.

My communcity college offers free tutoring...if yours does take advantage of it! Don't give up!!!!