lollila

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1. Newbie w/introductions

   lollila replied to soingal's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Hi - We sound so similar, I am also 42 yo and have 4 kids, my youngest is 10. I have been a "professional" patient now for quite some time, and am looking forward to being on the other side, and...

2. Need help with decision on nursing school

   lollila replied to lollila's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Thanks everyone! I did talk to my doctor's medical assistant, and was telling her my concerns and she said stay going for the nursing program. She said I will have so many more options with nursing...

3. Need help with decision on nursing school

   lollila posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Hi all, I am going to be starting nursing school in the Fall, and am having some doubts due to my health history. I am wondering if I can truly handle being a nurse. I am currently working at a new...

4. Going back to school for RN after many, many years

   lollila replied to KA Stritt's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I've taken the accuplacer test, and it wasn't that bad. I am also 42, and was so worried, but it went pretty well. It helped me because alot of what my 4th grader's math was, was on the test...so...

5. Summer Job

   lollila replied to youngwildfree's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I am interviewing for a Health Unit Coordinator today, some places call them Unit Secretary, I am hopeful that I will get this. It is only 16 hours a week, but I feel this will be plenty once school...

6. Going back to school for RN after many, many years

   lollila replied to KA Stritt's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I am a 42 year old going back to school in October for RN...I am doing the same thing, getting my RN first and then will bridge to the BSN after I am working and can get help paying for that. I was...

7. Haven't take anatomy yet

   lollila replied to Lame's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I found the Anatomy portion of the TEAS study guide to be enough, I also hadn't taken this yet, and did okay on that portion. There are only a few questions on it, and it was a lot of asking what...

8. Taking my Teas

   lollila replied to Lovedrunk's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   This test scared me to death, I have been out of school for over 20 years, and most of what I read was gibberish. I am pretty good at the reading and english stuff, but have never been great at math...

9. Patient's addicted to narcotics

   lollila replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

   I am a pre-nursing student, and also a person who lives with chronic pain. I had chronic pancreatitis, one of the most debilitating diseases and extremely painful. Mine was caused by gallstones...

10. Intro and disability issues

    lollila replied to lollila's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thank you so much, I am very excited to start, and like my doctor has said, I will know what I can and cannot do, and need to make adjustments for

11. Science on TEAS test

    lollila replied to acubed's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took the test last Friday, and it went better then I thought. I am awful at science and only did get a 63%, but that was better than I was getting at home. It is hard to say what is all on their,...

12. TEAS V Score

    lollila replied to jinglebellrocks25's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did get an email from someone on here asking me info on the TEAS V, but I am not allowed to send messages yet, so I don't want them thinking I am avoiding them, but I cannot

13. TEAS V Score

    lollila replied to jinglebellrocks25's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just took mine this morning, and scored a 80.0% overall...I was soooooo excited and relieved. It has been 20+ years since I have been in school, and haven't taken any pre-reqs, so no chemistry or...

14. Teas V Help

    lollila replied to JNick's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I do have the study guide, and only had 3 weeks to study, I feel like I should have had a week for each subject...I am doing fine in the reading and English sections, math is so-so, and...

15. Teas V Help

    lollila replied to JNick's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have this test tomorrow and am scared to death. I cannot comprehend most of the science stuff, it has been 20 years since I have had Chemistry, etc., and this is going to be hard. I do okay on the...