Introductions...........

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Ok, so I was wandering through our lovely states forum, and I couldnt find an intro page.... So............... thought Id make one!

I have been a nurse for almost 12 yrs, currently work in CCU in a Birmingham hospital. I have 2 boys, 17 and 14 who are all boy...

I have worked in OR, Home Health and ICUs. Started out as an LPN, ADN, BSN. I completed my LPN and ADN at CACC in Childersburg, my BSN at JSU, and working on my MSN at UAB.

I am also you Moderator for the Alabama Forum, so if you have any questions that I can help you with feel free to PM me. I'd like to see this forum very active!!

So where are all the Bama folks at??????

Hi, my fellow Alabamians, My name is Jamie, I'm 20 yr old and just got accepted to my local community college's RN program, first day is Aug.20 and I'm nervous but very excited! I jumped into taking pre-req's right after highschool, I'm still living at home with my grandparents until i finish my degree, and I work at my Dr's office part time.

WAR EAGLE!!!

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Specializes in Cardiac Care, ICU.
Hi, my fellow Alabamians, My name is Jamie, I'm 20 yr old and just got accepted to my local community college's RN program, first day is Aug.20 and I'm nervous but very excited! I jumped into taking pre-req's right after highschool, I'm still living at home with my grandparents until i finish my degree, and I work at my Dr's office part time.

WAR EAGLE!!!

War Eagle and welcome. Good luck in school!:welcome:

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Hey everyone! I'ma 35 y.o. LPN- working on my RN. I work in LTC in Cherokee County. 3 years as charge nurse and now almost 3 years as education nurse. I'm married (15 yrs) and have a 10 y.o. son.

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Specializes in Cardiac Care, ICU.
Hey everyone! I'ma 35 y.o. LPN- working on my RN. I work in LTC in Cherokee County. 3 years as charge nurse and now almost 3 years as education nurse. I'm married (15 yrs) and have a 10 y.o. son.

Hi nursejoy1:welcome: Good luck in Rn school!

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Hello all. I am a nursing student and entering my fourth semester!! Yeaaaa. But as I see the end of the tunnel I also start to get alittle scared. I have came too far to mess up now! But......the road has been long and slow but it's comming to an end! Can't wait!:monkeydance:

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Specializes in Cardiac Care, ICU.
Hello all. I am a nursing student and entering my fourth semester!! Yeaaaa. But as I see the end of the tunnel I also start to get alittle scared. I have came too far to mess up now! But......the road has been long and slow but it's comming to an end! Can't wait!:monkeydance:

I still remember everyone in my class my last semester kept saying they sure hoped that light at the end of the tunnel wasn't a train!:lol2:. Keep in mind if you have made it this far you have proven yourself to the instructors and they aren't looking for "weak links" at this point. Good luck, I'm sure you'll do fine. Are you planning to stay in Al. when you graduate?

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I will be staying in Alabama for a long while. At least 10 years!

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Specializes in Physical Rehab and Psychiatric.

Hello everyone. I am a male RN near Mobile,AL. I graduated with my BSN in '97 and worked until 2000 before leaving the nursing field. I recently finished my CEU's & renewed my license and am looking to get back into nursing. Okay, truth is I'm scared sh!t1ess about going back to work after being away so long. If anyone has any suggestions on what type of job would be best for someone like me, I'd sure appreciate the input.

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Specializes in Cardiac Care, ICU.
Hello everyone. I am a male RN near Mobile,AL. I graduated with my BSN in '97 and worked until 2000 before leaving the nursing field. I recently finished my CEU's & renewed my license and am looking to get back into nursing. Okay, truth is I'm scared sh!t1ess about going back to work after being away so long. If anyone has any suggestions on what type of job would be best for someone like me, I'd sure appreciate the input.

Hello IJB and welcome back to nursing! Where to work depends on your personality. I have worked several different units but for the last five years in ICU and I now can't imagine working any where else. It is much more of a team effort there than any where else I've worked and I love the excitement of challenging pts. Good luck.

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I am in my first Semester of my first year of Nursing in the ADN program at CACC in Childersburg. I have my first clinical coming up this Wednesday and I am terrified!!!!

Sandi

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I am in my first Semester of my first year of Nursing in the ADN program at CACC in Childersburg. I have my first clinical coming up this Wednesday and I am terrified!!!!

Sandi

Welcome Sandi! I hope you get over the fright soon. My advice on that is to face your fear head on while you have the luxury of an instructor at your back. Chose the difficult pts., try to get something new every time you go to clinicals, and volunteer to do proceedures when you can. It is the best way to insure that your instructor will always be close at hand and it will build your confidence in your skills.

I had trouble communicating w/ pts when I was in school. I told one of my instructors and she put me w/ every difficult to communicate w/ pt she could find (a guy w/ Down's, a non-english speaker, aphasic stroke pt,etc.). By the time I was done w/ that rotation there wasn't a soul I wasn't comfortable talking w/!

Good luck in school.

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Specializes in ICU/CCU/MICU/SICU/CTICU.

Just wanted to say welcome to everyone!!!

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