Mature Nursing

It's kind of depressing that such a person dependent career has it's admissions gated by points, which are personality independent.
You wind up with some smart people with no interpersonal skills whatsoever, although this is more a feature of school graduates entering the college programme directly.
In my day, said the old soldier, we had an ok leaving but the focus was on the interview, and that determined entry or not.
We had "mature" students, which is funny to look back on, calling people in their 20's as mature, no offence, and we also had folk without the needed leaving but with experience as care assistants making the leap into nursing too.
Nursing was an apprenticeship back then, in 1990 when I started, and it generated a more practically minded nurse, and a nurse with a desire to spend their time with the people they were charged with helping rather than the paperwork.
Now, as a CNM2, my day is consumed by paperwork!!!! But I still function as a member of the nursing team as well, and it gives me a great sense of wellbeing, and enhances my management approach too.

I hope everyone going for nursing here gets what the want, what they need, and if you don't get it this time but feel passionate about the career, keep trying, and we look forward to seeing you!