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hello everyone. i am interested in becoming a nurse. and plan on starting school @ a local community college. i just wanted to know if there was anyone out there who could give me some advice and tips as to what to expect, what to do to become a rn.

looking to hear from you.

have an awesome day! ;)

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Plan on untold hours of study, fast meals, and none existent family time. You will learn more in a few years than you ever thought your brain could hold. You will become frustrated, wonder why you ever thought you wanted to be a nurse, and question your sanity as well as your choice. It will cost more than you think. There are many unforeseen expenses. These hidden expenses like parking fees, gas, prepared meals, food at college, etc. never seemed to get into my budget plan very well.

Ultimately you will make the decision to follow your heart as well as your head.

Give us more details of your plans and I would be glad to help out as much as I can. Nursing is a very difficult profession and the rewards are sometimes hard to hold on to when the frustrating times come. It is also my chosen profession and I can't think of another field that would give me nearly as much pleasure.

I don't mean to be discouraging. I am a realist and hate to see students not prepared for all the sacrifices the education requires.

Best wishes. Keep us updated as to your progress.

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Specializes in Telemetry.

Add to the above that the torture of the 2ish years you spend in school do very little to give you an acurate view of what you'll be doing in your profession.

The first year you are a nurse will probably be 10 times worse than anything you experiened during nursing school; even with supportive coworkers.

Also the job market is kind of poopy lately; thus any ideas of writting your own ticket irregarless of what your nursing instructors say, should be taken out of the equation. ICU nurse wanna be? Might very well be stuck doing nursing home care for a few years before the market turns back around.

I'm proud of what I do, but it frustrates the heck out of me often. :p

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wow, thank you so much for the honest truth. no doubt i will continue to write back to you as i have lots and lots of questions.

thanks! :)

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oh, i almost forgot, does anyone know whether or not they offer online schools or online classes for rn?

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Hello,

Western Governors University offers their BSN program online, but their clinicals are held online at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. I dont know what state your are in but maybe thats an option for you! :-)

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Depending on the school, you can take online pre-reqs but I am not aware of clinicals online.

GL to you!

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Clinicals online? How are you going to get hands on experience if clinicals are held online?

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Go to the school and talk to one of the nursing instructors. Do you have any college credit. Pick up a copy of the schools catalog and find out the general education classes. Many gen. ed. classes can be taken online.

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