Hi! I am a new member here and after exploring this community for the past few days I decided to join because it seems the people are very kind and intelligent here I am entering pre-nursing this fall and currently trying to prepare for the nursing entrance exam and other assorted things. My mom has been in nursing for about 33 years, after much thought I have decided to follow her footsteps. I am probably one of the youngest people on the board, and I promise I will listen to the "elder" nurses

Anyways after reading extensively about nursing and talking to my mom and other nurses, I keep reading how nursing grads are dropping out, leaving the profession after one or two years and how even seasoned nursing are leaving. I was wondering what I can do to prepare myself and "have a thick skin" as one comment said on this site. Psychologically and physically I can withstand very high levels of stress....hopefully that will be some help. But I was wondering if there is anything else I need to know?

Hope everyone's weekend is going smoothly! And though I am not even in nursing quite yet, I picked my sn because I hope very much to be one within a few years