January/Spring '08 Starters...check in!

[LMRN10]

hello everyone!!!

i thought...we are inching closer and closer to our start dates, it might be good to introduce ourselves and get aquainted as we will be leaning on each other (and those who are ahead of us) for the next couple of years!!!

i'm curious to see how everyone is doing and what you are doing right now to prepare for your start!!!

first off, congratulations to everone!!!! i'm sure you are just as excited as i am to be starting in the spring! let's get to know each other a little better!!! figured we could use this as an intro and for any questions we might have for each other!!! can't wait to meet everyone!!!

name: lori

orientation date: january 7

start date: january 23

school attending: college of lake county, grayslake illinois

degree seeking: adn

school history: finished pre-req's in spring '07, didn't get in for fall of '07, but starting in spring '08!

personal info: i am married with a 2 year old daughter and a dog and i work full-time. i will be attending night classes at my cc.

anything else you want to share: i am enjoying my free time right now and through the holidays because i know once my classes begin, i will not be available at all for anything!!! i am excited to start, but enjoying the days leading up to it!

how are you preparing?: i go next week for my immunizations and i have to get a physical soon. cpr is done and i think other than that, nothing else until orientation! doing my research for the palm pilot software to help me through! also, i am requesting a lot of stuff from the in-laws to do with my classes for christmas - rolling back-pack, shoes, stehescope/bp cuff...and just plain ol' cash!

[russiangirl]

name: valentinaorientation date: january 3start date: january 7school attending: moorpark cc, california

degree seeking:adn

school history: bs in education, done with all pre-reqs

personal info: married, 1 dog, have been trying to get pregnant for 3 years and still planning to try thru nursing school, someone may think it's not a good idea but i'm 35 and clock is ticking.

how are you preparing?: done with background check & drug screening, done physical & immunization but still waiting on my chest x-ray results, bought most of required books, ordered uniform/shoes/stethoscope. we have to study 8 chapters by the first day of class so i'm already doing homework. also organizing my finances and finishing house remodeling so for 2 years house projects wouldn't bother me.

wish everyone best of luck!!

[jesskalpn]

name: jessica

orientation date: december 17

start date: january 7

school attending: hondros college, cincinnati, oh

degree seeking: lpn

school history: became an emt-b in 2002, took pre-reqs sporadically until now.

personal info: divorced, single mom of a 2 year old girl. dating a wonderful guy who was actually my inspiration to return to school.

anything else you want to share: i'm a scrub tech in ob, and i've been really unsure of what i want to do with my life but i keep coming back to nursing. i am finally getting over my fear of failure and i'm going to do this thing!

how are you preparing?: i just need to get my books and supplies and go to orientation.

i'm way stoked!

[catzy5]

name: erin

orientation date: january

start date: january 14

school attending: ivy tech, indiana

degree seeking: associates, rn

school history: graduated high school in '06, got accepted into nursing school on my first try two years later - now starting my clinicals in january '08!

personal info: not married, no children! only 20 years old - i cried my eyes out when i got my acceptance letter. i am so excited and honored to begin nursing school. at the same time i am struggling with self-doubt and scared because of my age (i don't know very many 20 year olds going for their rn) and i am scared people won't take me seriously.

anything else you want to share: i take things maybe a little too seriously, especially for my age. i do not smoke or drink. i am 'book smart' - hoping i can be nursing smart as well. i do love to laugh though and love meeting new people and enjoy living life... my whole world consists of my family and friends and boyfriend of 2 years.

how are you preparing?: pre-reqs all done. immunizations done. cpr done. scrubs bought. ordering a littmann. other than that, being excited and nervous and wishing i could find someone to relate with to talk to! i have no "nursing buddies" and i really wish that i did! all the girls i met in nursing school did not get accepted with me. i am hoping that the older, married women will take me under their wing and see how serious i am about this career and how badly i want to succeed!

you will do great you will see it's such a close group working with people who have the same interests goals, and desires as you!

i am 39, my two friends that are starting the nursing program with me are 43 and 23 i couldn't tell you which is which, i just know they are nice people hard working and i can depend on them!

have a great time and kudos to you for working so hard so young!!

oh and for what it's worth i feel the same as you, i feel academically i got this far but i am terrified to start the clinicals and wonder if i can put it all into practice. we shall see huh!

[LaLa McDaniels]

name: karen

orientation date: don't know yet

start date: january 22

school attending: mcneese state university

lake charles, la

degree seeking: adn

school history: finished all pre-res. in fall 2007. last class was microbiology

personal info: 29 years old, married with two kids ages 10 and 7. husband foots the bill, to allow me to attend college.

anything else you want to share: i am enjoying my free time, still have one last final on monday. started msu in august of 2006. applied and got in clinicals first time. thank god!

how are you preparing?: i have completed everything and i'm just waiting to start. my sister will graduate from the program on the 15th of this month. :idea:she gave me all her unifroms and books. i feel blessed. good luck to everyone else. also keep posting as you progress to keep everyone informed.:welcome:

[Triple A's]

[name:alexandra

orientation date: january 14,2007

start date: january 19

school attending: cocharan school of nursing yonkers,ny

degree seeking: adn

school history: finished all pre-reqs in fall 2005.

personal info: 33 years old, married with two kids ages 12 and 6.

anything else you want to share: i am enjoying my free time, and spending as much time with my family as possible.

how are you preparing?: i have completed everything, all of my required courses are done.i am basically cleaning the house and shaping the family to start helping more around house. i am going over a few of my a&p books and pathophysiology just to get myself in the mind set of studying. i will start purchasing supplies once i receive my gifts from santa.

[aparsonsmomof3]

name: amy

orientation date: december 10

start date: january 14

school attending: mclennan community college...waco, tx

degree seeking: adn

school history: finished pre-req's may 2007. currently working on last of support courses.

personal info: i am a mother of three...ages 11,9,and 2. i have two dogs...an adorable husband...and an awesome support system (all my family lives on my street...nothing but familial neighbors who are willing to babysit whenever i need them)...lucky me, right?

anything else you want to share: i homeschool my children and i have no plans to stop. the state i live in is extremely homeschooler friendly...no regulations for us...this will make planning easier...i can homeschool on weekends!

how are you preparing?: i really can't do anything until after orientation next week. so i am studying for this semester's finals. i am going to begin organizing my house and planning the chores and stuff for my husband. he's agreed to take on more responsibility at home which will help a great deal.

[ErinRena]

Erin, what campus are you at? I'm at Ivy Tech Bloomington. We have the same orientation date. Maybe we could compare experiences?

I am just a few hours away at Ivy Tech Fort Wayne. Love to compare experiences!

[ErinRena]

You will do great you will see it's such a close group working with people who have the same interests goals, and desires as you!

I am 39, my two friends that are starting the nursing program with me are 43 and 23 I couldn't tell you which is which, I just know they are nice people hard working and I can depend on them!

Have a great time and kudos to you for working so hard so young!!

oh and for what it's worth I feel the same as you, I feel academically I got this far but I am terrified to start the clinicals and wonder if I can put it all into practice. We shall see huh!

Thank you so much for the kind words! Hearing things like that really help give me more confidence and let me feel more excited than nervous.

I definitely know the..."terrified to put it all into practice" feeling! I am sure we will both do great. Thanks so much for reminding me I can do this! Good luck!

[phoenixfire]

name: siobain

orientation date: december 12-13

start date: january 14

school attending: panola college @ carthage

degree seeking: rn

school history: finished 2 degrees at another school, then found my calling as a nurse

personal info: i am married with 2 kids, one boy, one girl, a cousin and her daughter and her boyfriend that live with me, one huge fat cat, and in laws for neighbors.

anything else you want to share: i am sooo ready to jump in with both feet!

how are you preparing?: i've been steadily buying a few things here and there every month for the last six, already took care of my physical, shots, and am impatiently waiting for christmas to be over and school to begin!

[delvenia]

name: delvenia rush

orientation date: not sure yet. just received my letter of acceptance today.

start date: 1/3/07

school attending: medical careers institute

degree seeking: adn for rn license

school history: finished all pre-res. in fall 2007.

personal info: 25 years old. single. no kids

anything else you want to share: this was truly a blessing

how are you preparing?: i am renting a book of a&p for nurses and microbiology

[violingirl]

name: erin

orientation date: january

start date: january 14

school attending: ivy tech, indiana

degree seeking: associates, rn

school history: graduated high school in '06, got accepted into nursing school on my first try two years later - now starting my clinicals in january '08!

personal info: not married, no children! only 20 years old - i cried my eyes out when i got my acceptance letter. i am so excited and honored to begin nursing school. at the same time i am struggling with self-doubt and scared because of my age (i don't know very many 20 year olds going for their rn) and i am scared people won't take me seriously.

anything else you want to share: i take things maybe a little too seriously, especially for my age. i do not smoke or drink. i am 'book smart' - hoping i can be nursing smart as well. i do love to laugh though and love meeting new people and enjoy living life... my whole world consists of my family and friends and boyfriend of 2 years.

how are you preparing?: pre-reqs all done. immunizations done. cpr done. scrubs bought. ordering a littmann. other than that, being excited and nervous and wishing i could find someone to relate with to talk to! i have no "nursing buddies" and i really wish that i did! all the girls i met in nursing school did not get accepted with me. i am hoping that the older, married women will take me under their wing and see how serious i am about this career and how badly i want to succeed!

you'll be fine! i'm 18 (since august) and am finishing up my first sem. of nursing school this week. i did my prereqs in high school and clep'd out of a lot of stuff. i got accepted the first time too. i just wanted to let you know that it'll be awesome! and there are some middle-aged women that have just been so nice in class. i feel like i have a few extra mothers. haha! and if you work hard and know your stuff you won't have any problem with people not believing you or giving you a hard time. you prove yourself, just like everyone else does. one word of warning though... if you are the youngest, they'll call you the "baby" and you will get blamed for random things (whether you did it or not). hahaha! good luck! and enjoy it... it's fun. =) i've loved it.

[lulu1224]

name: lori

orientation date: january 18

start date: january 28

school attending: goldenwest college, huntington beach, ca

degree seeking: adn

school history: ba in human development

personal info: i am married with a 5 year old daughter and 9 year old son.

anything else you want to share: i am so excited/nervous to start, it feels like it's been so long for me to take my prereqs (started in 2006)

how are you preparing?: i am taking the teas on friday, so all i am doing is studying science right now. i am good with the other parts of the test. i am taking my cpr on 12/28.