COB rollcall

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Hey, I am feeling giddy today. Sooooo....will ask for COB rollcall and year graduated from *first* nursing school (whether that be LPN/LVN or RN or even throw in the CNA date)...

I graduated in 1990 with my LPN. I was a CNA for at least 6 months prior to that. :)

Specializes in OB.

LPN 1984, RN 1988. Was a CNA for several years prior to that.

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Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.

Worked in high school as a nurse's aide; no certification programs back then.

1985 from diploma program, and proud of it.

Had been working on BSN and was technically a "Junior," but cancer derailed those plans. Will have to settle for being "just an RN."

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1985 from diploma program, and proud of it.

Had been working on BSN and was technically a "Junior," but cancer derailed those plans. Will have to settle for being "just an RN."

I guess I should have said ASN, not "just" an RN.

With my prior BA in Pysch, all my credits transferred, so I really have very little to go to bridge the BSN.

I don't want to do it, though. I just don't want to.

I will find any reason to put it off.

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2001 AASN. 2012 BSN. 2016 MSN.

Was an emt 1995, then nurse tech 1996

Yea, in addition to my second job I've been talking to other women in our volunteer FD about becoming an EMT.

See? Anything but the BRIDGE.

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Specializes in Hospice.
1985 from diploma program, and proud of it.

Had been working on BSN and was technically a "Junior," but cancer derailed those plans. Will have to settle for being "just an RN."

Please don't ever call yourself "just an RN". You've been doing this for 30 years. You are a "well seasoned RN".

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Specializes in Peri-op/Sub-Acute ANP.

COB is a state of mind, not a date on a calendar!

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Specializes in Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory.

1981- Registered Psychiatric Nurse 1985 - Registered Nurse.

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Specializes in Registered Nurse.
Please don't ever call yourself "just an RN". You've been doing this for 30 years. You are a "well seasoned RN".

I have to agree! We are not JUST RN's!

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Specializes in Registered Nurse.

Love that a COB is a state mind. None the less, I am glad to see so many COBs here! :)

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Specializes in Registered Nurse.
I guess I should have said ASN, not "just" an RN.

With my prior BA in Pysch, all my credits transferred, so I really have very little to go to bridge the BSN.

I don't want to do it, though. I just don't want to.

I will find any reason to put it off.

I hear ya. I have an employer that will pay most or all of it and it only takes about a year or less and I am still thinking NO. LOL

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Little BIT (bat in training) here

CNA 1985 (trained by RNs who became RNs in the early 1940s..now those were some old school ladies and talk about CRUSTY!!)

EMT 2001

LPN 2008

RN 2013 (ASN)

RN to BSN this coming May (finally!)

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Specializes in Early Intervention, Nsg. Education.

LPN in 1990 (diploma, or "Hospital School."). RN in 1992 (ADN through a local community college.) I worked as a NA for several months during LPN school, which was rough since we spent so much time at the hospital. From what I've read, it seems like the Diploma/Hospital-affiliated PN/RN schools were notorious for super amped-up clinical experience. I probably did twice as many hours in the 1 year PN program compared to the 2year ADN program.

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