midlife101

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1. Pueblo CC LPN to RN opinions

   midlife101 posted a topic in Colorado

   Looking for anyone who has done or is in the Pueblo Community College part time LPN to RN program. I may be wanting to do that program after I get my LPN through PPCC. Any info or opinions would be appreciated.

2. Nursing Fundamentals

   midlife101 replied to Lovely86's topic in General Students

   I have to second the comments about taking what people say about the "difficulty" of any particular class with 60 mg of NaCl. I'm currently taking A&P I, PSY 235 and Math for clinical calculations. Of course, A&P is the one that requires t...

3. I Cried At Work

   midlife101 replied to Guest 360983's topic in New Nurse

   I guess my concerns in regards to the crying issue are twofold. First, I have 3 daughters and I see one of my primary responsibilities to them to teach them the skills they will need to function in an adult world. I'm not raising children, I'm ra...

4. I Cried At Work

   midlife101 replied to Guest 360983's topic in New Nurse

   If I read that correctly, and I may not, the implication is that I don't understand stress or frustration because I'm not a nurse yet. As it turns out, I have over 30 years of work experience in a variety of different fields and have seen at least my...

5. I Cried At Work

   midlife101 replied to Guest 360983's topic in New Nurse

   This thread is scaring the daylights out of me. As a new pre-nursing student, I'm really wondering what I've gotten myself into. Being well aware of the fact that I'm going into a female dominated profession, I've read an awful lot of threads he...

6. How many much older (40+) students out there starting classes? (I'm 47)

   midlife101 replied to nursingstudent3109's topic in Pre-Nursing

   The only thing better would be to replace Julia Roberts with Jennifer Aniston. snort.

7. Being Gay and a Male Nursing Student

   midlife101 replied to RShieldsSN14's topic in Male Students

   For what it's worth, I just finished my CNA curriculum at our local CC where I will hopefully be attending the ADN program soon. There was a guy in our class, who ended up being in my sub-group for clinicals. He and I were the only 2 guys out of te...

8. Being a male nurse?

   midlife101 replied to JLaubach93's topic in Men

   Josh, I don't think I understand. You graduated high school about a year ago and somebody is telling you it's "too late" to start down the path to becoming an RN? Did I read that right? Holy crap. I guess I'm screwed. I'm 47, a single parent of 2...

9. How many much older (40+) students out there starting classes? (I'm 47)

   midlife101 replied to nursingstudent3109's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I will be 48 in August, am a single dad of 3 girls, 7,11 and 24. The older one is scheduled to make me a grandfather in December. After 10 years in the military and almost 20 as a systems and satellite engineer, I was layed off in Oct of 11. I ha...

10. New name for nurses who are men

    midlife101 replied to midlife101's topic in Men

    Ya'll are taking this way too seriously. Lighten up and forget it.

11. Is there ever a time where it's okay to give up on nursing?

    midlife101 replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Pe...

12. New name for nurses who are men

    midlife101 posted a topic in Men

    New guy here. I'm a 46 yr old single dad of 3 daugters (that accounts for some of what's wrong with my brain). I've decided to take the plunge and start the prereqs at my local community college with the intent to become an RN...hence, my presence on...

13. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    midlife101 replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    ruby, maybe someday, i'll get someone like you as my preceptor. i appreciate the no-nonsense, git-er-done approach. you sound like my kinda gal. (is "gal" acceptable terminology these days? guess i'm too old to know or care.) s

14. How to Handle Student Incivility

    midlife101 replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

    I also see a certain sense of entitlement and incivility in people who are younger than I. I have frequently wondered if it's not just me, the old guy. I don't think so. I believe that we have stopped having expectations of others, particularly you...

15. Age Issues and The Modern Male Nurse

    midlife101 replied to Rocky09's topic in Male Students

    Rocky, Yep, you are quite clearly crazy. I'm 46 and will be starting pre-reqs in the next couple of months. 46 is obviously the upper age cutoff and I personally think someone as old as you has no business whatsoever doing something valuable and fu...