dkrooster

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1. thinking of taking time off-advice please

   dkrooster replied to dkrooster's topic in General Students

   Good Morning, After my personal pity party yesterday, i have to agree. I think i am going to plug along, 1 day at a time. I think the biggest thing for me is balance. I dont have balance with makes me crazy. I have always heard people say....set s...

2. thinking of taking time off-advice please

   dkrooster posted a topic in General Students

   Heres my story: I have been in the part-time program since Aug 08. I work fulltime, have classes and have to work 12's to make up the time as my boss wont allow me to work weekends. I will be eligible for LPN in Dec, and RN May 2011. Heres the catch,...

3. Starting Nursing School in September 2008:)

   dkrooster replied to BigheartRN's topic in Student Assist

   Hi Big Heart, I too am starting in Sept. I just found out today. :yelclap: I will be doing a Part-Time program at our CC in the evening since I work Full-Time. I am excited and nervous as well. I did buy a math calc book to study this month so that...

4. geriatric nursing

   dkrooster replied to dkrooster's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for all the great advice. Mrs rn.....what part of mich are you from? I am in Southwest part.

5. geriatric nursing

   dkrooster posted a topic in General Nursing

   Just wondering, i am starting school in the fall. I will be an rn at some time or another. i love the elderly and would love to work in geriatrics, but i hear rumors. I hear that geriatic nurses arent considered "real" nurses by other nurses. and tha...

6. nervous about starting

   dkrooster replied to dkrooster's topic in General Nursing

   Thx for all of the advice. It makes me feel better. and the erection???? I hadnt thought of that one yet, how funny. I am not sure that thought will ever leave my head. I am currently retaking my core pre-reqs. They dont require me too, but i would ...

7. nervous about starting

   dkrooster replied to dkrooster's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, i am def starting, just wondered if anyone else had these same kind of concerns when they were starting out. I am excited and wish it would go faster. I am waiting for the part time program to kick in as i work full time. It seems like i am ...

8. nervous about starting

   dkrooster posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I am getting ready to start the nursing program, either jan or aug 08. I read these forums everyday and sometimes it scares me. I have always wanted to be a nurse. I am 45. I started the program 25 years ago, but dropped in the first semester bec...

9. acronyms

   dkrooster posted a topic in Michigan

   I am a newbie. I live in southwest mi. as i am reading these, i don't know where 1/2 of these colleges are. LCC, MCC, OCC etc. I will be starting the program in jan 08 at KVCC (kalamazoo valley cc). Is there anyone out there going to valley? Where a...