Introductions:"New" and "Old" Students.

Pammie · Dec 31, 2004

We start classes on Jan. 6th. Sounds like you have been busy, too! I have LOVED school, all of it (except chemstry and statistics,) but by the time I'd done 70 hours of pre-requisites, I was SOOO ready to get into the "real" stuff. I can imagine you feel the same way. I think 18 hours is about what we lack here, too, toward the BSN, but it is divided into two semesters.

The 4 year college in our area has a nursing program with the RN-BSN, but it is under the gun right now. THe pass rate on their boards is 22%. Don't want to fool with that.

We have friends from Memphis as well as all over the southeast, too. My oldest son lived in the Chicago area when in the Navy. He attended bootcamp there and then spent 18 months of Electronics Training at school in Chicago. He really liked it, especially the snow. I've been to Chicago about 3 times. My oldest child, a daughter, lived in Waukesha, Wisconsin for a year while in school at New Tribes Missions.

Pharmacology is so interesting. I loved it, but it was much more difficult than the Fundamentals, to me. There are so many, many drugs within each category and having to learn the actions, adverse reactions, interactions, nursing implications, ect. was, well....confusing, to say the least; especially when you are trying to cram all of that info into 4 weeks. I put all that info on index cards and kept them with me ALWAYS. Every spare moment I had, I practiced them. The hardest part for me was separating drug cautions from adverse reactions and which of those 2 needed to be included in the nursing implications. BUt overall, it was really interesting.

I know that I want to get my first experiences in critical care nursing. After that, I want to branch into hospice and palliative care. I also hope to be able to do regular short term mission work. One other area that I am very interested in is parrish/congregational nursing. You are right...so many fields to choose from.

we start classes on jan 18th and then start clinicals 4 weeks after that which continue through the rest of the program. it is a 2 year college, but it is not part of any 4 year universities. at the end of the program, i will also have 2 degrees - associate of sciences and associate of nursing and will lack 18 hours towards my BSN. the 4 year school here offers a nursing completion program after you graduate and pass boards thats only 18 hours, so i plan on doing that, too - but not for a couple of years. like you, i need a break from school after this! it took me about a year and a half to complete the pre-reqs which worked out well since the waiting list for the nursing program was about 2 years long. but i have a feeling, after i graduate, i am not going to want to look at any text books for a long time!
i know where albany is - i actually grew up in memphis tennessee and have family all over the south. i moved up here near chicago about 3 years ago, but i really miss the south.
i looked through the rest of the chapters in potter and perry and have some hope that will get a lot more interesting than it is now. tedious is a perfect word to describe whats its like in the first few chapters. how did you like pharmacology? i havent started the reading for that class yet - but i skimmed through some of it and it looks pretty interesting. im currently working as a vet tech, so hopefully i will have somewhat of an edge in pharm since i do a lot of the same stuff at work now.
do you know what field of nursing you want to go into? i have no idea yet. there are so many choices and my interests seem to change every time i learn of a new one. i am really excited about it though - i have a feeling the 2 years are gong to fly by and all of a sudden we will be a nurses!

Stehulak7 · Jan 2, 2005

Hi. I'm Ashley. I'm 17. Right now i'm still finishing up highschool at a vocational school in a medical program. I'm currently a STNA and scheduled to attend lpn school next year then moving on from there to complete my RN.

Pammie · Jan 3, 2005

Hi Ashley! Sound like a plan! How are you enjoying your school and work?

Hi. I'm Ashley. I'm 17. Right now i'm still finishing up highschool at a vocational school in a medical program. I'm currently a STNA and scheduled to attend lpn school next year then moving on from there to complete my RN.

Stehulak7 · Jan 3, 2005

Hi Ashley! Sound like a plan! How are you enjoying your school and work?

School is going well. I can't wait to graduate. Right now i am searching for a job. But things are looking up!

onduty23 · Jan 4, 2005

hello i am a 21 year old nursing student at fiu. i select nursing as a career because i wanted to be challenged mentally and physically. hello to all this is a very nice board :) :) :balloons:

Pammie · Jan 4, 2005

Hi! Good to meet you

skyyhiflygirl · Jan 5, 2005

When is your first day of class and what classes are you taking this term? I am only taking med-surg this time. It is 3 hours long 4 days per week for 6 weeks. Then we start clinicals. Those are 4 hours long 4 days per week for 7 weeks. Last semester was my first actual nursing class. It was Fundamentals and I took it along with Chem I and World Literature.

Hey Pammie:

This is the first semester, it is Fundamentals and clinicals are overviews. . .med/surg mainly plus a little bit of everything else. Classes start January 31. 3 days a week, 2 of those are 8 hour days and one 4 hour day. . .

Pammie · Jan 5, 2005

Hey Pammie:
This is the first semester, it is Fundamentals and clinicals are overviews. . .med/surg mainly plus a little bit of everything else. Classes start January 31. 3 days a week, 2 of those are 8 hour days and one 4 hour day. . .

Good gracious! Those are some LONG hours.

Jenn804 · Jan 5, 2005

Hey everyone! I'm Jenn, 19 from NJ. I'm in my 2nd year of nursing school and loving it. Classes start again the 24th and my schedule is the busiest its been in the time I've been in school, but its nursing school!

Hope everyone has a good one.

~Jenn

Pammie · Jan 5, 2005

Hey everyone! I'm Jenn, 19 from NJ. I'm in my 2nd year of nursing school and loving it. Classes start again the 24th and my schedule is the busiest its been in the time I've been in school, but its nursing school!
Hope everyone has a good one.
~Jenn

Hi Jenn! I start tomorrow. I am in my third year, but is my second semester of nursing. I can hardly wait.

Jenn804 · Jan 5, 2005

Hi Jenn! I start tomorrow. I am in my third year, but is my second semester of nursing. I can hardly wait.

Hi Pammie! Thats great, best of luck in the semester!

rescutie911 · Jan 9, 2005

Hey guys! I'm ADN-RN. I'm 5/5 . ABOUT TIME!! LOL Seemed like forever ago i started. I'm in my 20s and look forward to be heading out into the field!