4everpeace

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1. In my late 40's, is it worth it to go back to school to become an RN?

   4everpeace posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi. I am in my late 40's and have been a CNA for over 20 years. I have always had the desire to go back to school for the RN degree. I have been raising children and working part time for 28 years. I always knew that I did not want to stay working as...

2. Starting nursing school..why am I so afraid?

   4everpeace replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Students

   Thank you ALL for encouragement. Love to hear your stories. Blessings to all of you for what you do!

3. Starting nursing school..why am I so afraid?

   4everpeace replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Students

   Dear Mom2boysRN, THANK YOU so much for your reply! This is EXACTLY how I am feeling. So glad to hear that you persevered and you love nursing. Your post will give me inspiration for the next 2 years! Thank you, again!

4. Starting nursing school..why am I so afraid?

   4everpeace replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Students

   Thank you for your reply. I didn't mean to imply that I know everything about nursing. I should have clarified. What I meant is that I know what the job entails. Most of the nurses that I work with seem unhappy and burned out. I know the "reality" of...

5. Starting nursing school..why am I so afraid?

   4everpeace posted a topic in General Students

   I am starting nursing school this fall. I am having tremendous anxiety and I'm trying to figure out why. I've been a CNA for 21 years, so I know what nursing is all about. (maybe that is why??) I am afraid that I will make a mistake. I am afraid of m...

6. Is nursing really all that bad?

   4everpeace replied to princesasabia's topic in General Nursing

   Just responding to the original post. At times, this is a very accurate picture of what nursing is. There is a lot of truth to what he/she has said. You really have to WANT to be a nurse, there are some very positive things and yes, negatives, but I ...

7. why on earth would I want to be a nurse?!

   4everpeace posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a CNA 15 years experience, home care, ltc and now hospital, last 7 years. I am SO frustrated with the staffing ratios. There just isn't enough of me to go around. I am scheduled to go back to RN school. I just don't know if I want to be an RN. T...

8. ANYONE else having a HORRIBLE education experience???

   4everpeace replied to gemini81sg's topic in Wisconsin

   Hi. I live in Northeast wisconsin and am looking at nursing schools. Could you please tell me which school you are having difficulty with? I have heard the same from many students who have gone to the college that I am scheduled to start at in Fall. ...

9. Pharmaceutical Sales?

   4everpeace replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the last two posts. When so many americans are struggling to pay for their RX's, I couldn't work for an industry that's all about $$$$$$$$.

10. Second Degree nursing students, nurses

    4everpeace posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I have a bachelor's degree in business which I received in the early 90's. I worked in business for a while, but found nursing more rewarding and a lot more flexible for my family. I took the CNA class after I graduated with the B.S. degree. I L...

11. Why are nursing instructors mean?

    4everpeace posted a topic in General Students

    I am not in nursing school yet, but am hearing horror stories from other students about the instructors. I've heard it from many students and they say that some (I realize NOT ALL), will pick apart certain students, fail them in a clinical without ex...

12. Advice needed on "accelerated nursing programs"

    4everpeace posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi. I am considering a program through the university of wisconsin Oshkosh that allows those individuals with a bachelor's degree in any field, to enter their online accelerated program and complete a bachelor's degree in nursing in ONE year. The cos...

13. Nurses all come from DYSFUNCTIONAL backgrounds??

    4everpeace replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Very few individuals come from the "leave it to beaver" household. With that said, I believe that those who do come from having more "pain" in their background, can use that pain to strengthen themselves, to become a more caring, assertive and compas...

14. Student Moms of young children

    4everpeace replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Students

    Hi Kim. I am a mom of 5, 2 little ones at home and 3 in school, in my late 30's and I have been working toward my nursing degree for at least 7 years taking one class at a time. I was on a waiting list to start my clinicals this past January. I start...

15. ruptured appendix and peritonitis

    4everpeace replied to hmccartn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi. Same thing happened to my son 2 1/2 years ago when he was 12. Appendix ruptured. Prior to this, he had abdominal pain for about 2 days. Took him to Doc and they did an x-ray and blood tests. Told us it was gas. Recommended anti-gas medicine. Brou...