And the count down begins!

ASPIRING2BGREAT · Jul 26, 2012

Lovin it ladies!!!! Alotta positive vibes and when we all could use it! I think this is my favorite group.

Good luck to everyone! :hug:

LeeLeeTheGPN · Jul 26, 2012

I love all of the sisterhood and support in this thread. I have seen some threads on here where people can be really obnoxious and ferocious as if they were raised by wolves! So it's really refreshing to see so much positivity here!

I start my LPN program September 4. Our first module is Fundamentals of Nursing, A&P, Pharm, Geriatric Nursing, & Nutrition. Our Second Module is ALL Med-Surg (THEE Horror!!! :redlight: :bluecry1: ), and it starts in January. The last module (Begins May) eases up a bit, its not so much science and becomes more theory. It's Maternal Infant Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, 2 Med-Surg's, Pediatric Nursing, and Leadership.

Good luck and God Bless all of you in your endeavors. I will make it a point to come back to this thread and check on everyone's progress and update on mine :hug:

Mrsladysoul83 · Jul 26, 2012

Congrats 2 u 2 livingfor08162013! I knw what u mean abt some other threads so therefore i did what i knw hw 2 do best & thats encourge! Sometimes u hv 2 encourge urself & by me encourging others it helps me encourge myself! If focus, study hard & keep ur eyes on the prize i believe WE ALL CAN MK IT! Remember @ the end of the day we are nt only doing this 4 ourselves, but we r doing this 4 our patients also! When u feel lk u want 2 quit or give up think abt y u chose this even if ur doing it 4 the $$$ ok cool do whatever makes u hang in there! Nursing school is a GIANT that we can either let it defeats us or we defeat it! Take the negative w/tha positive & make it happen! HUGS & good luck!

LeeLeeTheGPN · Jul 27, 2012

Amen @Mrsladysoul83 thank you for the encouraging words! I am the same exact way! A lot of times I find myself on here responding to a lot of threads where people are on the brink of giving up...I think that is the worst thing a person can do to themself...give up when they've already began! And people lose focus on what the real task is...improving the quality of life of others! And know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. One thing that keeps me motivated is knowing that my steps are ordered...if they weren't, things would not fall into place the way they have been ever since I set my sights on a nursing career...knowing that is my God given purpose :) So I don't think I could stop even if I want to because I know I fit into a much bigger picture! And so do you and everyone else on this site! So never give up ladies! We've gotten as far as we have, the way I see it, it's too late to stop!

MedChica · Jul 27, 2012

A few comments

12 to 9?

It's just as well. If they fell out with just diet, nutrition and some dosing calculations? (Relatively easy classes in content and readability)

They likely never would've made it past MedSurg...or Pharm...or, hell - even Maternity child (because it's 'Med Surg-y' and those who don't have children can access 'recall').

I hated my maternity book because the pages were glossy and couldn't write in them, either. It just messed up my study experience.

You're on a countdown? So am I. T minus ONE WEEK 'til pinning and I cannot get out of the dayum school fast ENOUGH!!! LOL

Finding work shouldn't be a problem. Double shifts are hard though. I did it, but I was wiped come monday morning and I always had to take a day in the week (that didn't hav a test or quize attached) to recuperate.

I'm without faith and don't believe in a higher power, but I've a helluva lot of will-power. I'm determined and I've a 'give em hell' attitude. That carries me a good portion of the way...besides working towards the goal.

So, that's what I've to offer in encouragement. (not that you need it)

Med Surg.... Pharm, despite whatever you've heard? Is not hard.

It's just a lot of material being thrown at you at once. That's the health sciences, for you.

Just read, ma. Read and understand the patho. Draw parallels and recall the prefixes of the drug classes.

You'll be fine.

Nursing school goes by very quickly. You can do it. Piece of cake...and if you never had what it took? You never would've made it into the program to begin with.

Yet, you did ... and here you are.

The good thing? Your class is so small, everyone will likely buckle down and pull together. Focus together. Less bickering and infighting. It's better this way.

Some of us are going to take an IV cert class together. I've also had a few good leads concerning LvN bridge programs, though. Everyone's committed to personal success.

My pinning class is huge (about 30 with 6 fallbacks from other cohorts), but...they're some smart cookies. More than this, they're determined.

This was a 'last chance' for more than a few, I believe. You're going to nitce that ppl in nursing school are always dealing with a life/death crises of some sort. LOL

Car breakdowns...births...car accidents...family deaths....going without electricity...lost jobs... divorce... having licenses stripped because they can't drive w/o insurance that they can't afford....

I swear, the universe is conspiring against us all. LOL

I, personally, had 1 blow-out and flooded car which had to be towed -- while trying to make it to clinicals in the rain. (and car troubles ALWAYS happen when you're trying to get to clinicals or to school on the morning of a test...LOL).

After the blowout, I actually screamed at the tire like a crazed woman, "Sonof --are... you... freakin' KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW!!!" LOL

Some of my classmates have to take the city bus to school. Some of my classmates have an hour long commute to school.

2 of my classmates are practically homeless. No joke. One slept in her car and washed up in the school bathroom. We never knew until this last semester when the class was getting their video ready and everyone had to do a 'What Am I Doing This for/What's my Motivation' type thing? The other would come to school and stay all day with nothing to eat. Never said a peep about it, either. Until she fell out at clinicals.

From then on, everyone made sure that she ate. LOL She still tries to decline, but we all know that she's hungry. She's just a proud woman. She even does that, 'Well - I don't have anything to --" SMH. Understandable. Honestly, I'd be the same way. I would never beg or even ask for support.

But you do your best to communicate with her that it's not an inconvenience.

Sometimes, you do 'good' acts because you'd want someone to treat you as kindly. Sometimes, you do 'good' acts...just because they are and it's the 'right thing' to do.

It's just amazing what life can throw at some when they're transitioning to better.

...and amazing the level of determination and grace that people possess when they're between a rock and hard place. ...and amazing still the inner goodness of people. I've found that there's good in a lot of people and most will reach out to lend a hand when someone's in need.

Good luck to you.

Mrsladysoul83 · Jul 27, 2012

@ Medchica, 1st off congrats 2 u 4 completing ur journey!!!!!! We went from 20 to 11. With they final coming up nxt wk, & a few ppl dnt doing good in either class idk what the size will b come aug 16th & we hv 2 pass w/a 70. Hey im all 4 doing & believing in who ever or what ever 2 get u 2 where u need 2 b so kudos 2 u 4 ur will power. Yeah i knw abt those car issuses! I experienced those issues spring of last yr & sum this yr! Go from a tune up 2 coolant leak(tha whole semester & ppl though i was crazy b/c i knw sumthin is wrong whn im puttin coolant n q other day!) 2 H2O replacement 2 fuel pump replacement 2 car cuttin off while driving which @ the time tha guy said it was the fuel pump whn actually it was b/c i asked what did that lite mean & he sd "fuel pump" which it was the OIL PRESSURE LITE(i knw that nw b/c i looked it up) 2 tha mechanic tellin me imma need a new engine(rebuilt 4 $2500 or new 4K when that car aint even worth no 4k) 2 this yr sittin n mickey d's drive thru & steam starts pouring out b/c the radiaor hose decides 2 bust, 2 driving dwn the interstate @ 75 mph & the tire bust, 2 my car wont crank b/c the theft sysm keeps lockin/actin up! Yeah i knw, i call my car CHRISTINE! She's only 11yrs old! I use 2 say im drivin this til the wheels fall off & when that tire bust, its im drivin this til it blows up(nt w/me n it of course)! I like all types of encourgement so thanks 4 ur words as well. Im ready 4 the dif challanges, i knw it wont b easy but it will b worth it i knw n the end. Ive always had 2 work a lil harder to get the things i want & by doing that makes me appreciate it even more! I dont have kids yet i still think im 2 yung 4 that (29) lol i'll gv it til 33 so i can devote my time 2 my studies. I may work wrk arnd holidays or just wait 2 nxt semester 2 get a pct or na job idk i'll hv 2 c hw fall semester goes just sumthing flexible that wont get n the way 2 much esp 4 test days & if its gonna be lk hw this past semester has been test q mon! Then i'll wrk fris & sats! R u going to do a bridge prog? I knw ur excited! All u hv 2 do knw is pass the nclex, im pretty sure u will since uve made it this far. Keep us posted on ur progress 2! :)

Nathifalr26, LPN · Jul 28, 2012

@ nathifalr congrats girl u better do ur thang! Faith without works is dead! All we have to do is take the 1st step & do our part, & God will handle the rest! Like u i felt that push! & im so glad that God saw fit 2 put it on whoever was doing the choosing heart to give me a chance! I could have easily given up when i didnt mk it n the RN prog or let sumbody talk me out my dream BUT i kept the faith, buckled down & here i am now a LPN student & im so thankful, humbled & grateful! Now we have 2 put in the work! Pray, study & more praying lol! Just remember that this dream & desire was put in ur heart & dont let no one or nuthing make u think u cant & shouldnt do it! Keep me posted on ur journey
Thank you so much! I appreciate it. I'm just continuing to ask God for direction. I'm getting a lot of feedback from my job that they may want to keep me. And it is so conflicting because that would mean if I took this job I would have to post-pone school again. (The next evening part-time start date was suppose to be May 2013 but has now been pushed back to Sept. 2013). Yes, I'm more than grateful about getting this job and it is a pretty good company for but to say I would be happy being there or content there in a year I would be lying to myself, you know? I got some other discouraging news but I'm not going to dwell on it. I know God will make a way out of no way. I'm asking everyone please please pray for me to make the right decision and go the right direction and ask God to open up and close the necessary doors to give me the path I need to walk on at this point. I have Prayer Breakfast tomorrow and I'll ask everyone to do the same there. I feel if I don't do it now it's another distraction.

Nathifalr26, LPN · Jul 28, 2012

I love all of the sisterhood and support in this thread. I have seen some threads on here where people can be really obnoxious and ferocious as if they were raised by wolves! So it's really refreshing to see so much positivity here!
I'm glad I'm not the only one that notice that. I was reading some things on here that just made me smh. I rather be positive then be flat out mean. At one point everyone was in the same position as us. And I'm pretty sure (as it does say when you first join) that the Administrator of this site made it to help everyone support, encourage, and give positive feedback.