Hi. I am new here and need a little friendly advice and a kind word.
I started RN school a couple of years ago and bombed out (med math got me)
I have since been working as a CNA to learn more and keep my skills, etc. on the upswing.
Now, I really want to go back to school and maybe start out a little slower and go for my LVN degree and go from there.
I only have a couple of problems that seem to be blocking me.
First, I am a male and have come up against all kinds of prejudice (only women should be nurses, are you gay, etc.) and second, I will be 50 this year.
Both of those things combined keep telling me that I should stay where I am in life and not reach for my dreams.
Quite a few of the nurses I work with keep telling me that I would make a heck of a nurse and to go for it.
I know my problems seem simple, but they are really not to me.
Can anyone offer me some advice that would be applicable to my situation and that would help me to realize my dream of becoming a nurse.
HI! besides the GO FOR IT as everyone mentioned, please get this book "calculate with confidence"..i too felt intimidated by the math! but that book was soo helpful..please get it and do it everyday! you will be a pro in NO TIME FLAT!
Manepride first Happy Birthday!!!! okay, you didnt get picked for this school, were you waitlisted at all? also look into other programs in your area..this cant be the ONLY one can it...? i know its difficult..but ill tell you my friend applied to FIVE nursing schools before she got accepted...i really admire that fact that she did not give up..(and she's 43!)..keep applying!
I jumped thru all the hoops that the school wanted me to and had a great interview and was still turned down.
Today is my birthday, I am officially 50.
No one has called me today and wished me a Happy One.
And to top it all off, I have heard of a couple of other people from my town who did get into the nursing program that I wanted in.
I am extremely depressed.
Someone, Anyone, help me.
I am at a point in my career when I feel less certain that encouraging someone to enter nursing is doing them a favor. I don't really regret becoming a nurse. Mostly, I'm pretty happy. But I have to admit, there are some negatives, too. In the current market, I'm also not so sure nursing is a great financial move. It's a lot of time, energy, and money to invest without being sure of finding a job. But, then, that's true for most fields. And it does help if you already have a foot in the door.
Only you can decide what it's worth to you, but you sound like someone whose heart is in nursing. If so, there are qualitities you will need when (not if) you become a nurse. Among them are adaptability, flexibility, and most of all, persistence. Lucky you--you get to work on developing them now! Happy freakin' Birthday.
Hang in there. If you're dumb enough to want to be a nurse, you're dumb enough to accomplish anything. It's only those with better sense who fail.
Isitpossible, LPN, LVN
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HI! besides the GO FOR IT as everyone mentioned, please get this book "calculate with confidence"..i too felt intimidated by the math! but that book was soo helpful..please get it and do it everyday! you will be a pro in NO TIME FLAT!