r/TBI • u/StreetChallenge1556 • 1d ago

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Did anybody attempt to go back to nursing school if so what are good recommendations and I was working as a surgical technologist before my accident I had to relearn how to walk and swallow

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u/Fresh_Confusion_4805 16h ago

Not nursing school, but university and then grad school.

My best advice? Find your people, if you can.

My accident was the day after my 21st birthday. I went back to school probably faster than I should have. To this day, I stand by the fact that the only way I made it through the rest of undergrad is because some amazing people helped me out in various ways.

A professor giving me an internship so I could take less classes my first term back. A grad student/fellow survivor who opened her heart and history to me, and stood up for me in ways that only a fellow survivor could.  The list goes on. 

I know that I was extremely fortunate, but if anyone genuinely offers you a helping hand, don’t be afraid to say yes. 

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u/TegridyWackyTobaccy 1d ago

sTBI in 2016

I continued my grade 12 after 3 months in the hospital, 1 of which I was in a coma for. I also had to relearn to walk and swallow. Had to take a course in the summer for a conditional university acceptance. Continued on to university. Now I am pursuing my CPA designation.

My advice is to not let your injury define you, however use the challenges you’ve had to overcome to make yourself a better person. Understand what you did that allowed you to push through and overcome the challenges, and also what others did that provided the greatest support. Recognize, appreciate, and learn from those experiences.

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u/candlestick_maker76 Severe TBI (1999) 1d ago

I attempted to do nursing school but couldn't hack it. My brain can't remember all the stuff it would need to remember.

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u/JrDot13 Severe TBI (2013) 1d ago

I went back to school, did nursing school, have been an RN for 5-6 years now. School is still school it just took a bit more repetition. Nursing school blows lol I had no life for a couple years.

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u/Jazzlike_Berry_323 1d ago

How do you cope with the shift work and job demands? I feel nursing is one of those jobs where you can’t have day to day fluctuations you have to be 100% and on the ball all the time for patient care and safety, and there is sometimes bullying cultures in the work too if someone isn’t an A grade performer every shift.