CLASS OF 2008, check in!

Kaiserstudent · May 24, 2006

name: remee

school: sac city college (sutter extended campus)

program: rn

what area of interest at this time: l&d

biggest fear: not being able to keep up with all the reading; not catching on to the test taking methods :sofahider i'm alil scared!!! lol

what you'd like us to know about you: i am soooooo looking forward to this new journey...meeting new people...

maliat · May 24, 2006

i'm officially class of '09 (my program is 3 years), but could use all the help i can get.

name: malia

school: university of hawaii at manoa

program: bsn

what area of interest at this time: icu (but changes on a regular basis)

biggest fear: clinicals

what you'd like us to know about you: this is my 2nd degree. single so i have don't have much else to do but study.

tookewlandy · May 24, 2006

name: andrew

school: community college of beaver county, pa

program: adn

what area of interest at this time: i will know when it when i see it

biggest fear: everything

what you'd like us to know about you: i'm a kind caring person who always wants to help when people need it so don't hesitate to ask me for anything

sddlnscp · May 24, 2006

Name: Sarah

School: A junior college in Southeast Colorado

Program: RN (ADN)

What area of interest at this time: NICU

Biggest fear: Attending campus classes - I have done online for about two years and am scared to death to go to campus! Also, I work full time, have two very young children, and just took on the position of volunteer childbirth educator (no income) for our county - so scheduling is freaking me out! My classes will be Tues & Thurs evenings from 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. and clinicals on weekends! Yikes!!!

What you'd like us to know about you: I live in rural Colorado and am going to make a lot of sacrifices to make this work (like sleep - lol), but I am determined, hard working, and extremely motivated! I have wanted to work in the medical field since my first memories (one of my first toys was a toy stethoscope) and I feel like I am finally getting close to my dream. Good luck to all of us - this is such an exciting time in our lives! :)

Nurse-To-Be-Joy · May 24, 2006

Name: Joy School: Arizona Western Program: RN What area of interest at this time: LDRP or peds Biggest fear: catheters What you'd like us to know about you: I'm really looking forward to meeting other women in the same boat as me and I'll be willing to help anyone out when I can!

bullcityrn · May 24, 2006

great thread!

name: candace

school: watts school of nursing

program: adn

what area of interest at this time: oncology, hospice or school nursing. eventually will continue with rn-msn program to become a fnp.

biggest fear: paying for school and living expenses the next two years!

what you'd like us to know about you: i'm looking forward to getting started with my nursing career, and i'm glad to be in such good company here on allnurses. good luck to everyone!

nurse2be2008 · May 25, 2006

name cindy

school: abington memorial hospital dixon school of nursing

program: rn

what area of interest at this time: ob or er

biggest fear: being unemployed for the next two years

what you'd like us to know about you: becoming a registered nurse means everything to me. my desire to help people and provide excellent care has consumed me. it's like an obsesssion!

Princess74 · May 25, 2006

name: michelle

school: sentara norfolk general school of health professions

program: pn

what area of interest at this time: er

biggest fear: failing/balancing work, school and life.

what you'd like us to know about you: as soon as i finish the pn program and pass the nclex i am starting the lpn-rn bridge program, which will take me two semesters. so i will still have my rn in 2008. yay!!

vegetarian_goddess · May 25, 2006

Great idea Heather!

School: university of texas medical branch - galveston

Program: BSN

What area of interest at this time: NICU & Mother/Baby

Biggest fear: That despite determination and religiously studying I just won’t be smart enough, and I’ll have the University questioning why they ever accepted me in the first place.

What you'd like us to know about you: I’m an adoptive mommy to two adorable cats and have been dating their adoptive daddy for about 3 years. Oh and I'm vegetarian.

neeniebean · May 25, 2006

name: janine

school: farmingdale university (ny)

program: rn (i guess it's called adn, though i already have a ba)

what area of interest at this time: i'll figure it out once clinicals start. but seriously considering becoming a crna if the next 2 years dont completely burn me out.

biggest fear: everything- but mostly juggling working f/t, studying, classes, and trying to get good grades in the process. passing out in the or, or vommitting from some of the 'smells'.

what you'd like us to know about you: i never thought i'd want to be a nurse. hospitals used to really freak me out, but with everything my family has gone through in the past few years, it made me realize that this is an opportunity to help people in ways that no other profession offers.

emsjunkie2001 · May 25, 2006

Name: Carol

School: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College JD

Program: RN

What area of interest at this time: L/D and NICU

Biggest fear: My biggest fear is failing out. I guess I am really just scared of starting this new journey.

What you'd like us to know about you: I am a mom of 3 teenage boys and of 2 girls. This is the moment that I have been waiting for for a long time. Finally getting into nursing!!!! After hurricane Katrina hit here I just knew it would be another year before I got into the program, but the school had us back into school with in a month. I am so glad I made that sacrifice and kept going even after we lost everything we owned. I guess I am just very determined that I am not going to let anything stop me from my dream. Good luck to everyone!!!!!!:smiley_aa