virgogirl

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1. Should I Chase My Pipe Dream or Give Up?

   virgogirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I’ve applied to graduate school and in March I’ll find out if I’m accepted. If so, I’ll start in May and by the time I graduate I’ll be 61 ys old! I was on the fence for awhile but retirement isn’t in my future unless my mind or body gives out! I say...

2. Failed for Clinical-but no proof

   virgogirl replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

   There was a girl in my BSN program whose grade fell below a B average in one class and they asked her to leave the program. She went before the board and jumped through all the hoops and she was accepted into the cohort behind mine. She was still fri...

3. 41 yr. old business executive going to Nursing School

   virgogirl replied to ESP808's topic in General Students

   Go for it! I went back at 49yrs old, graduated with a BSN at 54 and now four years later I'm starting graduate school in 2019...I currently have no plans to retire anytime soon! My hope is that my brain and body will hold out! 👍

4. Should I Go Right Into Psychiatric Nursing?

   virgogirl replied to khepting's topic in General Students

   When I was getting my BSN in 2015 I realized there were lots things about nursing I didn't like ...I'm very old though...I worked in a mental hospital the last 2 years of my BSN program as a mental health tech. I really liked it until I almost got cl...

5. Academic adviser says I'm selling myself short by going into nursing.

   virgogirl replied to Wannabenurseneko's topic in General Students

   To make a long story short, follow your heart...instructors can be discouraging even after you're in the program!

6. Academic adviser says I'm selling myself short by going into nursing.

   virgogirl replied to Wannabenurseneko's topic in General Students

   During junior year of my BSN program my clinical professor told me I should leave the program and get a Masters in Psych...I told her no, that I was committed to completing my nursing program and I would find my place as a nurse...ugh, she was a reti...

7. Failed AANP Twice And Finally Passed

   virgogirl replied to bunnyrn401's topic in NP Students

   I got dizzy reading everything you did! Well done, congrats to you and your family!

8. Least "demanding" nursing Jobs?

   virgogirl replied to carti's topic in General Students

   I've been a psychiatric nurse for a year and a half...it's more mentally exhausting because psychotic people, manic people, or people with Alzheimer's absolutely won't leave you alone. There is a high rate of injury as patients are combative. I work ...

9. 60 Year Old Unemployed Male Nurse

   virgogirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Public health, psychiatric nursing (age doesn't seem to be an issue) and the shifts are usually 8 hrs, addiction medicine (methadone clinic), temp job (they are usually a 13 week commitment) if you love it you got your foot in the door and if you hat...

10. New Grad Age 60 Can't Land a Job

    virgogirl replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    I'm older...got my BSN at 54 and now I'm 58 and thinking about getting a masters! I'm a psychiatric nurse. I've also worked in the OR and assisted living/memory care...As a CNA I worked with the elderly and at a psychiatric hospital...I knew in schoo...

11. Need Advice!

    virgogirl replied to virgogirl's topic in General Nursing

    Very thoughtful answer...thank you!

12. Need Advice!

    virgogirl replied to virgogirl's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!

13. Need Advice!

    virgogirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've really been on the fence...I'm 58yrs old and have only had my BSN since 2015. I would really like to become a mental health nurse practitioner but I'm concerned about the cost and age discrimination. I really haven't seen age discrimination much...

14. Advice for Nursing Student?

    virgogirl replied to obri's topic in General Students

    There are lots of things about nursing that can be a turn off...in my junior year my clinical professor told me she thought I should leave the program and get a masters in psych. I told her NO! I was hesitant at times in all my clinicals and her back...

15. Jobs for older nurses

    virgogirl replied to forest4's topic in Job Hunt

    I think travel nursing might be fun. If you're not tied down at home. I thought it would be a good way to scope out potential places to retire. If you own a place, you could offer it up as a rental and maybe the agency could place a couple of nurses ...