Munchkin8516

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1. I feel like I'm too old for this

   Munchkin8516 replied to Lpn2014's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I'm 27 going back to school full time to become a nurse. Definitely worth it! I was 23 and working as a Chaplain in Labor & Delivery and Mother/Baby when I realized that I CAN be a nurse. You can reach your goals at any age! Enjoy the journey...

2. Whats a good elective?

   Munchkin8516 replied to ant2cory's topic in Pre-Nursing

   My first thought was Spanish. I'm in the same boat with 2 semester of pre-reqs left and I'm going for my Spanish minor. It's on my "bucket list" to be conversant in Spanish.

3. Am I stupid for not doing the ABSN?

   Munchkin8516 replied to ruby1989's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hello! I, too, am a second degree student. I graduated in 2008 with my bachelor's in Ministry to Children and Families, was in a chaplain residency program for a year (loved the hospital setting and the nurses were so influential on my journey) and...

4. Dual Career - Nursing and Ministry

   Munchkin8516 replied to misskait's topic in Spirituality

   I've thought about nursing and bivocational ministry in the Episcopal Church. I've felt that I've had "multiple vocation syndrome" most of my life (my own term). Still discerning.

5. Newly Weds and Nursing School

   Munchkin8516 replied to TWebster24's topic in Post Graduate

   My fiance and I are about to be married this August and we'll be both starting school in the fall. He'll be working on his prereqs part-time for the Medical Radiologic Technology program at the technical school across the street and I'll be full tim...

6. Taking A&P II and Microbiology during the same semester

   Munchkin8516 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hello AN Pre-Nursing Students! I was wondering who has taken A&P II and Microbiology during the same semester. I'm planning on taking both this fall at a state university (I'll also be taking philosophy and beginning Spanish I), so I can apply...

7. 30+ club! Lets do this together.

   Munchkin8516 replied to alynn's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'll be 30 when I graduate from nursing school! Nursing is my 2nd bachelor's degree. I was an educator in the state of Texas for 3 years and was a hospital chaplain for 1 year (Clinical Pastoral Education residency). Learned so much from the nurse...

8. I Hate Being Bipolar. It's AWESOME!

   Munchkin8516 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Disabilities

   Thank you for sharing about your own personal experience with bipolar disorder! I was diagnosed a month ago after being diagnosed with depression 4 years ago. My psychiatrist spotted bipolar 2 right off the bat. With help of medication (Trileptal...

9. Fall 2012 Microbiology Students -- STAND UP!

   Munchkin8516 replied to Exhaustipated's topic in Pre-Nursing

   MicroB for me! I think I'm more excited about microbiology than A&P 1. Interesting enough is that I'm going to have the same lecture prof for both MicroB and A&P 1...and the 2 classes are back to back.