Any "50-ish" Pre-Nursing Students?

Nursing Students Pre-Nursing

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Hi Everyone,

I am new to posting here. I do read posts on occasion although Anatomy keeps me pretty busy! I was hoping to meet others near my age and hear your stories.

I am 51 and have another year of pre-requisites and I will apply to the local JC's ADN program. It's on a lottery system which has its pros and cons. I take one science class per semester and am fairly well challenged, but am holding my own with Bs.

I never finished college and once I finish the ADN program, I'd like to get my BS, hopefully the hospital I work for will pay!

I have 3 kids and a very supportive DH. Sometimes I get feeling like I'm too old for this and then I learn something new and it gives me the resolve to keep going. I love all that I'm learning!!

Looking forward to meeting you!

Elle

Yes, I agree with you about people needing nursing care - which seems to me to be part nursing/medical and part care. I think that although prevention and taking good care of oneself definitely will make the populace need far fewer healthcare interventions, even if everone started taking really good care of themselves today there would still be a population who needs the intense medical model of care because it was too late for them not to need care. So, we can fit in doing the caring part and contributing regardless. Can you tell I am still trying to work this out for myself?

Good luck in finding your answers. Deciding to become a nurse was a process and I knew I needed to be certain about what I was doing because the road was going to be a long one. I am going to begin a course of volunteer work at a local hospital to find even more certainty. I can't wait!

I am 48 and going to finish RN-AD in May, rcvd LPN in July. Have son in JH, son in college, very supportive spouse. Don't ever doubt what you are doing. we rock! difficult task? they ask us. difficult patient in clinical? they give them to us. always complimented on how positive we are. There are several 50ish students in my class. Our motto, "What's the worst that can happen? they can't eat us!" This we say before skills labs, tests, and clinical. We ask the questions the young ones are afraid to ask. We are better at negotiating with the instructors and everything else. We get more respect when we do clinicals because we are closer in age to a lot who work there and a lot of people in the hospital. Don't ever give up!

Can anyone tell me about the times listed on these posts? I know I didn't write my last post at 1 am. What time zone are the times listed in? Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi!

I am starting nursing school soon. I am currently a PCA - Patient Care Aide working with Alzheimer's patients in their home. I lost my job last January and this is a career change for me. I turned 50 this year! I love helping people I feel it's God's work and it feeds my soul.

I already have 4 degree's so not sure how much college I will need. Going to an "information" session next Monday. Then I can apply. The people at the community college are not so helpful, maybe they are overwhelmed?

I am looking forward to getting an advanced certification and making more money to support my daughter through college. Am a single Mom...

God Bless,

Elizabeth:loveya:

Specializes in Home Care.

I'm 47 and have been working on pre-reqs for a few years. I graduated LPN in August and got my license in Oct. I"m now working at the health department on the H1N1 vaccination team.

I applied for the RN transition program to start in May 2010. If all goes well I'll have my RN the following year and it'll take me another 5 semesters to get my BSN. I hope to have my BSN by the time I hit 50.

I'm single and my youngest is 18. I'm enjoying my freedom to finally do what I want to do with my life.

Once I sell my house I'll be free to go wherever I can find a great job as a new grad RN.

Woohoo! Life is great :)

kind2all, you have to edit options from your account menu to change the time zone to your own time zone......:wink2:

Specializes in Med/Surg.

Hi,

I was 49 when I graduated, and my brother also did it when he was 50, I say it's never too late!!

I worked the floor for a year and then was asked to go to ER and love it!! You will do fine, just study hard

and be true to yourself!!

I'm a 57 year old retired Real Estate Broker. I have always wanted to be a nurse and decided last year that I will become one. I will be 60 or 61 when I am finished. When people ask me why I am doing this I simply answer, "I fear regret more than I fear college". Good luck on your adventure. I'm sure we will make wonderful nurses....

Hang in there!! You can do this. I graduated from our local community college last December and passed the NCLEX with my first attempt in January 2009. I was 65 at that time.

I, too, took the requred sciences one at a time while working full time. When I was accepted for clinicals I retired from my job to be a full time nursing student.

It is my opinion that the greatest attribute for nursing school is tenacity.

Best of Luck!!

Elle,

Good for you! I am 53, and in Jan I hopefully will take Human anantomy and physiology then this summer I will take2 classes so I can start 2 yr rn program in the next fall then I want to get my rn on line then my fnp which is my ultimate goal will be about 56 when I am done. I can work for a number of years then maybe teach or something else related, maybe a clinic. I think the demand will be there in the years to come, so go for it. and good luck!

Specializes in Med/Surg, Acute Rehab.

Hey CareerThree, you are my hero! I graduated last December at the age of 59. Third career for me too, after teaching and working in the dental field. I now work on an oncology floor and love learning new things every day. It can be done; stay healthy, both mentally and physically, because it is hard work, but very rewarding.

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