Gloucester County College Nursing Fall 2011 Hopefuls?

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Hi everyone!

Thought I could start this thread for anyone that is applying to the GCC Nursing Program this spring? I'm just getting my portfolio organized and prepared. I have to take the HESI one more time on Feb 24th and attend an info session on Feb 28th and I'm all set. I'm so nervous! But, I'm going to try to be optimistic. I look forward to hearing from you guys :) Take Care~

Hello Ladies, how's your excitement level these days? :anpom:

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Thanks, Skeletor, for both recent and past tips and information. You're one of the most valuable resources we can have!

Thank you for your kind words. It is my goal to help yous succeed. Nursing school is, by far, one of the most difficult academic journeys one can undertake in their scholastic career. The more information and wisdom one is armed with, the less blindsided he/she will be come their first lecture and clinical rotation.

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Excitement and anticipation levels are :lol2: :yeah: :eek: :redbeathe:clown: :coollook: :up: :bugeyes: :w00t: :yelclap: :hpygrp: :anpom: for me!!

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Well said momtofore, well said haha. :D

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"Maintain humility throughout nursing school and your nursing career, as nursing assistants, unit secretaries, and telemetry monitors will teach you what you need to survive in the nursing profession. Without each of the aforementioned multidisciplinary team members, I could not sanely fulfill my job description."

It's not that I wouldn't love any of the people holding these positions to teach me. Trust me, I will gladly take good information from anyone willing to teach it to me. What I was trying to say, perhaps not well, was that I was worried that my employer would question why they were paying me so much to learn from people that they can get the same job out of and pay less. Maybe I am jaded by my experiences in other job sectors. I have seen whole positions phased out for this reason. I was worried that if a hospital etc... can get the same job done for less, then why would they pay more for me to do it.

I have actually had this happen to me in the financial sector, where I worked before I started on the path to nursing. I always wanted to work in the medical field, but it was one of those things where you get a job that you first intended to just be a job, but then becomes too demanding to go to school while you work and it becomes a career. When the economy crashed, our jobs crashed with it, which I thought were necessary to the company, but apparently a teller can sell loans and open accounts, as well as do transactions. I hate to sound like a Debbie Downer, I am just one of this economy's corporate casualties and still a little sensitive. All in all though, I am glad that this happened, because it allowed me to persue my dream. I am just not eager to have that happen again, after spending all this time and money on my education.

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Sorry I forgot to add this in my previous post... I don't know what I would do without all of your guidance Skeletor. Everything would be based on speculation. I hate typing, you can never sense tone. Thanks again for your advice.

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Sorry I forgot to add this in my previous post... I don't know what I would do without all of your guidance Skeletor. Everything would be based on speculation. I hate typing, you can never sense tone. Thanks again for your advice.

You got it, anytime. And I agree, internet conversing is too open to radical interpretation.

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"Maintain humility throughout nursing school and your nursing career, as nursing assistants, unit secretaries, and telemetry monitors will teach you what you need to survive in the nursing profession. Without each of the aforementioned multidisciplinary team members, I could not sanely fulfill my job description."

It's not that I wouldn't love any of the people holding these positions to teach me. Trust me, I will gladly take good information from anyone willing to teach it to me. What I was trying to say, perhaps not well, was that I was worried that my employer would question why they were paying me so much to learn from people that they can get the same job out of and pay less. Maybe I am jaded by my experiences in other job sectors. I have seen whole positions phased out for this reason. I was worried that if a hospital etc... can get the same job done for less, then why would they pay more for me to do it.

I have actually had this happen to me in the financial sector, where I worked before I started on the path to nursing. I always wanted to work in the medical field, but it was one of those things where you get a job that you first intended to just be a job, but then becomes too demanding to go to school while you work and it becomes a career. When the economy crashed, our jobs crashed with it, which I thought were necessary to the company, but apparently a teller can sell loans and open accounts, as well as do transactions. I hate to sound like a Debbie Downer, I am just one of this economy's corporate casualties and still a little sensitive. All in all though, I am glad that this happened, because it allowed me to persue my dream. I am just not eager to have that happen again, after spending all this time and money on my education.

Your point of view was understood, and your concern is valid and realistic, particularly in today's harsh economic climate. Today's healthcare field has now become as volatile as the business sector.

One thing will remain a constant: without nurses, physicians are unable to carry out their day-to-day responsibilities. Unlicensed assistive personnel can only practice within their legal limits, leaving nurses to be required now and tomorrow.

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Thank goodness for legal limits! I just breathed a sigh of relief.It is very scary these days, especially since I have put all of my eggs in this one basket (nursing).

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Thank goodness for legal limits! I just breathed a sigh of relief.It is very scary these days, especially since I have put all of my eggs in this one basket (nursing).

Nurses have an obligation to their patients to question/verify/dispute/clarify etc. a physician's orders . . . It is a great deal of responsibility, and a bit of a perk as well. Physicians look to their "front-line" multidisciplinary team members for clinical information regarding their patients' care.

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I can't wait either, momtofore!

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Is anyone else nervous and scared? I am terrified and excited all at the same time!

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