nurse2bhopefully

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1. hello fellow nursing students! how was your clinical this week?

   nurse2bhopefully replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Students

   Oh my gosh. This made me laugh. What a trip. We only had three weeks in LTC facility. Now we are in our last week in Acute care at a Hospital. After January we already start doing assessments. It goes so fast I am nervous. We have three trimeste...

2. What has been the most difficult nursing exam topic you've taken?

   nurse2bhopefully replied to jenrninmi's topic in General Students

   I would have to say the microbioligy in regards to infections and pathogens. To me a germ is a germ but there are so many different types and ways to not break the chain of infection. I guess for me it was harder because you can't touch microorgani...

3. I'm at a crossroads and seriously considering quiting the program- any advice?

   nurse2bhopefully replied to DMR1's topic in General Students

   Honestly, I think you have to do what your heart desires. I don't think I could focus on one thing when I am wanting to be somewhere else. You know what I mean? I would check with your counselor to see what credits you can use from nursing school ...

4. Anyone else pregnant in school?

   nurse2bhopefully posted a topic in General Students

   Anyone else pregnant in nursing school? How is it going? I started in August and just found out I am 6 weeks pregnant. Not expected but sortof excited. Just hoping I can finish nursing school. Especially now since I will have three children 5 a...

5. Why do you say that Nursing School is hard?

   nurse2bhopefully replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Students

   So far school isn't hard for me either. They just give us a lot of different things to do at one time. From what people around here told me I expected it to be a lot harder. The scariest part for me is being thrown into clinicals and expected to k...

6. Advice on Obnoxious student...

   nurse2bhopefully replied to jschut's topic in General Students

   I am so glad I am not the only one. The woman in our class is 50. She is a basket case. Not only does she do the same things as this other woman and she wastes our time when we are trying to move on by doing the same thing, talking about irrelevan...

7. Pre LPN OR RN ? Have chance at both.

   nurse2bhopefully replied to nurse2bhopefully's topic in Arizona

   Thanks dlmickley. Awesome, I am glad to know that others have done it. That helps a lot in making the decision. I know it will be difficult but I am sure(like you said) that it will be worth it. I would rather go ahead and finish up the RN instead...

8. Pre LPN OR RN ? Have chance at both.

   nurse2bhopefully replied to nurse2bhopefully's topic in Arizona

   Hi Everyone, Well, I start my nursing LPN program in a little over a week.:chuckle I am really excited. I did find out that I can transfer to one of the Maricopa Community Colleges and try to get in Block 3 for the RN program when I am finished. ...

9. Baby during nursing school????

   nurse2bhopefully replied to nutmegnurse's topic in General Students

   Did these ladies have other children? I will be 39 when I graduate LPN school which is a 14 month program. My husband and I would like to have another baby but I don't want to mess up my chance to finish school. We also have two other children unde...

10. Anyone age 35 and and up and a nursing student? (say hi)

    nurse2bhopefully replied to Mandylpn's topic in General Students

    Hi Everyone, I am 38 and I start LPN school in a week. When I took the test (NET) to get in all but one of the other girls were in their early twenties. That was just one testing day though. I sure hope there is someone closer to my age also. Plan...

11. "I didn't know you were gay"

    nurse2bhopefully replied to ChrisA's topic in General Students

    :) Some people are just insensitive. I had a male nurse when I my daughter was born and he was wonderful. My husband was in the birthing room also, but the nurse was so helpful and encouraging. I am sooooo thankful, I don't think I could've made it ...

12. Pre LPN OR RN ? Have chance at both.

    nurse2bhopefully replied to nurse2bhopefully's topic in Arizona

    Hi, Thanks for the replies. Well, I couldn't come up with money to finish college with an RN but I took the NET test and I have been accepted into the LPN program which I was able to get grant money for. I start in August and will finish in October....

13. Pre LPN OR RN ? Have chance at both.

    nurse2bhopefully posted a topic in Arizona

    Hi, I am new to the forums here but had a pre entrance nursing question. I am applying for an LPN school but also still have a chance to stay in college(only 6 hours left to graduate) and get a double major and graduate with a Psychology and bachel...