It's Never too Late to Start - Or to Finish

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Specializes in CCU, Geriatrics, Critical Care, Tele.

Nurses and nursing students come in all sizes, shapes, colors.......and ages. Gone are the days of a "cookie cutter" nursing student. This says a lot for the flexibility of the nursing profession. Are you are second-career nursing student? Or are you one whose educational path has been interrupted? What has your nursing school journey been like?

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health.

LPN. ASN. BSN. Every time I enrolled in nursing school, I lost a relationship, including 2 divorces. And some of you guys thought nursing school was only stressful on the nursing student.:sarcastic: Finally reached the BSN a couple of weeks ago...just four months shy of the big 5-0! You can't keep a good nurse down for long!:D

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Congrats on the BSN! And reaching the Big 5-0! And meeting both milestones at the same time!

Your forum name suggests there won't be a master's degree in the works?

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Specializes in EDUCATION;HOMECARE;MATERNAL-CHILD; PSYCH.

WOW! BSNbeDONE, I am proud of you!!! It shows that nothing can keep passion down!! Good Job!

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Congrats BSNbeDONE. I'm 57 and graduated from nursing school last year. Although I have yet to pass the NCLEX RN I am still in hanging in there and will not give up until it happens. May take me a little longer than some but I will be a great nurse when I do pass!

Take care & God bless you.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health.
Congrats on the BSN! And reaching the Big 5-0! And meeting both milestones at the same time!

Your forum name suggests there won't be a master's degree in the works?

Perhaps....nothing left to lose. Wonderful thing about usernames is that it can always be changed.;)

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Thats excellent and encouraging! I started nursing school a few years ago, had to stop. I started at Everest University in the fall of last year. July of this year we the students find out that the Corinthian Colleges are in trouble with the US Department of Education. Campuses are closing and being sold. My campus is one of them. I am not giving up just looking for another school. Any advice on what too look for in a school?

Thanks.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health.
Congrats BSNbeDONE. I'm 57 and graduated from nursing school last year. Although I have yet to pass the NCLEX RN I am still in hanging in there and will not give up until it happens. May take me a little longer than some but I will be a great nurse when I do pass!

Take care & God bless you.

You deserve the kudos! Fear of losing more brain cells after 50 is what motivated me to get this done once and for all. I applaud you and your efforts. Congratulations and good luck!:yes:

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health.
Thats excellent and encouraging! I started nursing school a few years ago, had to stop. I started at Everest University in the fall of last year. July of this year we the students find out that the Corinthian Colleges are in trouble with the US Department of Education. Campuses are closing and being sold. My campus is one of them. I am not giving up just looking for another school. Any advice on what too look for in a school?

Thanks.

Accreditation first and foremost. Next in line is whether or not your BON will accept a degree from them. After that, price tag, curriculum, length to completion are things that I'm looking at (possible MSN).

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Nutshell version: Career in government accounting. Bored. Turned 40. Got cancer. Decided to live life the way I wanted. Went to NS. LPN. ASN. Working on BSN. Happy. :cheeky:

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I am a third year nursing student at Valpo University. I worked the past summer as a cna at a local nursing home. I enjoyed the time with the residents, but it made me sad that my co-workers didn't share in my enthusiasm for the interaction part of the job. They would just rush in the residents room and rush out. I was shocked at how uncaring some of them were. Is this the way it is? I hope not, because I am the type of person who cares about people, especially the elderly. I haven't decided what I want to specialize in. Any ideas? I am 20, and can't wait to graduate.

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If you see the lack of care for the elderly do something about it! A lot of ppl lack empathy toward the elderly or dont want to bond for the fear of losing them one day. But if you enjoy working with the elderly than maybe you should stay working with them :)

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