hmjensen

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1. Im 24 and I want to be a nurse badly but my age discourages me!

   hmjensen replied to M.C.P's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm 30 and will be starting my first ever college course in one month. I'm married and have three kids and I WILL acheive my goals! Don't feel discouraged. You know what you want to do and nothing should hold you back from that. There are many many s...

2. Was your nursing program in a dangerous area?

   hmjensen replied to CNA1991's topic in General Students

   You're absolutely right. A lot of big cities do have bad reputations because of their bad areas. I didn't mean to offend anyone by my comment and I apologize if I did. I guess I only know the areas I have been through and applied that experience to t...

3. Was your nursing program in a dangerous area?

   hmjensen replied to CNA1991's topic in General Students

   I'm from Northern California and I'm sorry but there is no way in hell I would go to school in Oakland. Hell, if it means running out of gas or stopping in Oakland to fill up, I'd rather get stranded on the freeway. As far as Michele Le's murder, tha...

4. Nursing and tattoos

   hmjensen replied to MelRN13's topic in General Nursing

   I've got about 11 tattoos. I just tried counting but I always seem to miss one or two. A few of them are a heart with a keyhole and wings and a crown in black and grey on my right forearm (husband has the key somewhere on his arm), a pink ribbon the ...

5. Looking for the PERFECT ink pen ;)

   hmjensen replied to nkochrn's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I have an addiction to office supplies. Pens, post-it's, sticky flags, notebooks, etc. It's actually quite serious. I am getting ready to start my prereqs and did some seriously extensive research on what supplies I need to stock up on. Ha! The pen I...

6. I can't pass the Reading on the TEAS):

   hmjensen replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in TEAS

   Two retakes = taking TEAS three times, no? You should get clarification. Instead of asking "how many retakes..." ask them how many times you are allowed to take the exam total. Good luck. :)

7. Prereqs - What order?

   hmjensen replied to hmjensen's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Thanks again, all, for your advice. Since I'm a first time student, I don't get priority registration and Biology is filling up fast. I don't think I'll make it in this semester. I can't register for another week and there's only one open class left....

8. Prereqs - What order?

   hmjensen replied to hmjensen's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I have nothing. I'm starting from scratch Spring '12 semester. Highly nerveracking.

9. Prereqs - What order?

   hmjensen replied to hmjensen's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'll be working fulltime and have three kids at home. I was planning on starting slow to get back in the swing of being in school. In future semesters, if I feel I can handle more, I will take on more. For now, I'm thinking one or two classes...so...

10. Prereqs - What order?

    hmjensen posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I took my Placement Exam today and now have an accurate list of courses I can register for. I haven't been in school of any kind since 1999 and am wondering: From those of you who have completed (or at least started) prereqs, which classes should I...

11. Very Discouraging

    hmjensen replied to hmjensen's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Thank you all so much for your replies. I will definitely check into whether or not I can test out of some classes. I have nothing but a high school diploma...and that was in 1999. I am reviewing math before I take the placement exam simply because I...

12. Very Discouraging

    hmjensen posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I met with the counselor at our local community college yesterday. She helped me make a list of all prerequisites I would need to transfer to the State University's BSN program. I knew there would be a ton of classes to take, but was not prepared t...