CNA just got accepted to RN Program

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Hello All,

I am new to this site, I have been a CNA for 7 yrs. I have a B.S. degree in Bio-Medical Sciences, wanted to go med school until I realized that I wanted to be a Registered Nurse instead. Just got my acceptance letter in the mail, I am so ecstatic but I want to get feed back on what to expect and how I should prepare myself mentally ad physically. It's an accelerated program so I am a little scared so please if you would help a soon to be Nurse out.

Thanks in Advance.

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WOOHOO! Congrats. Your work experience and background are awesome. I am guessing its been a while since your BS so I would say brush up on Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology and Pharmacology and you should have no worries.

With your background I expect that you will find yourself atop your class :)

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Thank you for the encouragement, I really appreciate it. Are you an RN?

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No, not an RN yet, just a humble student :)

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Specializes in Ambulanceman/Ward/OPD/ICU.
Hello All,

I am new to this site, I have been a CNA for 7 yrs. I have a B.S. degree in Bio-Medical Sciences, wanted to go med school until I realized that I wanted to be a Registered Nurse instead. Just got my acceptance letter in the mail, I am so ecstatic but I want to get feed back on what to expect and how I should prepare myself mentally ad physically. It's an accelerated program so I am a little scared so please if you would help a soon to be Nurse out.

Thanks in Advance.

Kindly appreciated if you can specify your course to take to be an RN. Thanks^^*

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Specializes in Critical Care, Nsg QA.

Congratulations! Strap on your seat belt, put your head down, and stay positive! Don't look too far ahead (you might freak yourself out). Concentrate on one semester at a time, and then narrow it to each section of the class as they go along. And stay on top of your assignments! Try to work ahead if you can, but you do need to stay on a schedule.

Good luck!

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Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.

Congrats!!! When do you start? I take my CNA exam July 17th and I am supposed to get my acceptance letters around March or May.

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Oh great!! Well I do encourage to you push on Future NURSE!

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Specializes in Peds OR as RN, Peds ENT as NP.

I am also a CNA with a Bachelors that got accepted to nursing school.... so congrats to a fellow CNA! We might be ahead a little when it comes to some aspects of patient care (vitals, bed baths, etc.).

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Specializes in peds.

Congrats!get straight A's in pathphysiology,health assessment and any other class that you might find difficult.Accelerated program is time consuming and you might not have a life for the next couple of months.Marry the library to stay on top of things.Goodluck.

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Good luck on being accepted into nursing school!

Word of advice: invest in a good planner!

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Thank you very much for your advice and yes PRAYER WORKS!

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