Emptynstr2

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1. Any June NCLEX Test Takers Out There?

   Emptynstr2 replied to Missy BSN's topic in NCLEX

   I take mine on June 13th at 8:00 a.m. also! Maybe we can send each other good luck vibes as we begin the test.

2. All Nursing Students 50 and older! I need your feedback.

   Emptynstr2 replied to patientlywaiting2008's topic in General Students

   as a 50-year-old who has survived the prereqs and the first one and 2/3 semesters of nursing school, i can tell you that it is quite a challenge. life experience has helped me in many situations in which my younger cohorts were lacking, but they have...

3. Baby Boomer 1st Semester Nursing Student Feeling Discouraged

   Emptynstr2 replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Students

   Thank you all for the enlightening responses. One must keep eyes on the goal and remember the reason for doing this out-of-Erickson's-stage move of choice. Go Baby Boomers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Remember The Tortoise and the Hare.....

4. Baby Boomer 1st Semester Nursing Student Feeling Discouraged

   Emptynstr2 posted a topic in General Students

   i thought i could do this nursing school thing at my age of 50. for the last two years, i have worked so hard to finish prereqs in order to get into nursing school. well, here i am about 3/4 of the way through my first semester with nothing but low b...

5. Income Tax Deductions

   Emptynstr2 posted a topic in General Students

   proof of medical insurance is required in order to be able to attend the nursing program at tarrant county college here in little ole' texas. this will prove to be a sizable expense. does anyone out there know if this amount can be counted as a tax d...

6. 50, Single, and Starting Nursing School in August - Can It Be Done?

   Emptynstr2 replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Students

   thanks to all of you that have shared such helpful information! i really appreciate the fact that you all took the time to send me words of encouragement. the hospital in which i work does have a tuition reimbursement program, and they are a partner ...

7. 50, Single, and Starting Nursing School in August - Can It Be Done?

   Emptynstr2 posted a topic in General Students

   this idea of a second degree in nursing after 22 years as an elementary school teacher has me terrified. i honestly did not think i had a chance of getting into the program at a local community college, but here i am. to prepare for this challenge, i...

8. Been accepted for Fall 2009? Shout your good news here!

   Emptynstr2 replied to cpkRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Congrats to all those posting here. I made iti nto Tarrant County College nursing program starting in August. Like an earlier post stated - paying for it all is the scary part of this entire adventure!

9. how are you and will you pay for school?

   Emptynstr2 replied to ilovemychihuahua's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I love chihuahuas, too! They are the best dogs in the world, imho. As a single nursing student, I share concerns with you on the money issue. When I opened the acceptance letter today for nursing school, the first thought that crossed my mind after t...

10. Any Tarrant County College Fall 2009 applicants out there?

    Emptynstr2 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I made it into nursing school! :anpom:The letter smiled at me from my mailbox this morning, and I was shocked to get the news so soon. Yippee! If there are any Tarrant County College, Fall 2009 nursing students out there, I would really like to see i...

11. Who are good A&P1 teachers at TCC for the summer semester?

    Emptynstr2 replied to Whitney37's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I have heard many times to avoid Dr. Vu at the Southeast campus, but I wouldn't know first hand. I had Therese Scott at the South campus for I & II, and she was wonderful. I do not know if she teaches in the summer, though. Adams at the Southeas...

12. Any ideas on how to finance a 2nd degree?

    Emptynstr2 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am a career-changer from teaching to nursing. The reality that I would have to work after retirement struck me between the eyes last year when I saw how little my teacher retirement pension will be, so I left teaching after 22 years to pursue the n...

13. Need encouragement and advice

    Emptynstr2 replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Students

    Please do not let your age hold you back! I will turn 50 in May and just applied to nursing school, and my sister, who is tackling A&PI and II, just turned 63. Coming from a 22-year elementary teaching career and switching to nursing, I can tell ...

14. How do you keep the Graveyard Shift from killing you?

    Emptynstr2 posted a topic in General Students

    i am in that long waiting period between turning in the nursing school application and the final verdict. to fill the time and gain some kind of experience in a hospital setting, i have taken a job as a unit secretary in the icu. the job is interesti...

15. What do you think about a six week A&P class???

    Emptynstr2 replied to futureflrn's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I took A&PI in Summer Session, 8 weeks, and I can't imagine doing such a course load justice in a shorter time span! If you decide to do the 6 week version, my advice would be to let that be the only thing you do for those weeks. Those two classe...