WDWpixieRN

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  1. I'm finally going to do it!!!!!!!

    WDWpixieRN replied to mancusos7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it's partly because there is SO MUCH responsibility that comes with being a nurse...they are the front-line person responsible for a pt's care, med admin, assessing their condition constantly,...

  2. Have you ever written a thank you note to a professor?

    WDWpixieRN replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think that's a great idea!! I used to be very conscientious on my job in IT to thank project members from outside my team via e-mail and cc their managers...I can't tell you how many words of...

  3. Group Projects, UGH!!

    WDWpixieRN replied to mrscurtwkids4's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, they show leadership abilities....because, gee, I remember in my old corporate world job that if I didn't feel like doing the work, my manager certainly was there to pick up the slack and do it...

  4. Perhaps a different health related career.

    WDWpixieRN replied to tman6366's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think there's a board on here for IT nurses....here's a link: https://allnurses.com/forums/f28/ See if they can give you some additional information or

  5. Giving Shots

    WDWpixieRN replied to swtypie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We aren't allowed to practice on each (for which I'm personally grateful, lol) and I've always hated needles and had the same fear as you....after lots of practice on oranges and the realization that...

  6. I'm finally going to do it!!!!!!!

    WDWpixieRN replied to mancusos7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am 51 and in my second semester of an ASN program....I stayed home with kids for many years, then finished a BS in Business in '99...after 6 years in the corporate world in my little cube, I had...

  7. Is 50 Too Old

    WDWpixieRN replied to mccordd's topic in Travel

    Glad this got bumped up....I'm only in my second semester of an ASN program, but my eventual goal is to travel once I get my time in somewhere (I'm 51)...I thought perhaps I'd work on my BSN while I...

  8. Life STressors --

    WDWpixieRN replied to Jenny67's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am sorry to hear this....the teen years are so tough on everyone....this is every parents' worst nightmare come true... Do take care of yourself....do your best to get through this semester and...

  9. Trying to figure out when to start

    WDWpixieRN replied to makaylasmommy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A single gal I used to work with did a night program through a local hospital...I'm not sure how many nights a week she went, but I know it involved doing clinicals a LOT on the weekends.... I, too,...

  10. I have finally made my decision!

    WDWpixieRN replied to fabdana's topic in General Nursing

    you may need to get clarification about clinical days themselves....the reason i say this is because you have to be on site at a hospital by 0630....and i'm not sure when the childcare centers open or...

  11. I have finally made my decision!

    WDWpixieRN replied to fabdana's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know the cost exactly either, but I do know they mentioned to students over and over last semester that if they needed a note to extend their time or for special child care, to let them know...

  12. Ready to go back and Finish!

    WDWpixieRN replied to bhudson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am 51, stayed home with my kids for many years; got a bachelor's in business in '99; worked in IT for 6 years; started NS last fall. You're not too old; too late; too far away from a career change...

  13. chamberlain

    WDWpixieRN replied to married04's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, welcome to allnurses!! I am a student at St. Louis Community College and don't know much about Chamberlain's program. I remember being nervous about nursing school and it can be a lot of work...

  14. Ready to go back and Finish!

    WDWpixieRN replied to bhudson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can't speak directly to your situation other than to say that if you look around at past threads/posts, you will see that most of us have come from many other areas that are way beyond health care...

  15. computer science before now nursing..

    WDWpixieRN replied to jtanga's topic in General Nursing

    LOL....no kidding....there are some threads where you see down-right nastiness and anger.....and sometimes justifiably so....which is why I felt compelled to straighten to things quickly here...there...

  16. computer science before now nursing..

    WDWpixieRN replied to jtanga's topic in General Nursing

    No apology needed, saroj....I was just hoping I hadn't offended you with my earlier comments....you did not come on too strong, but with the way of the typewritten word, things are often misconstrued...

  17. Algebra anyone??

    WDWpixieRN replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I think the algebra is required at my CC as it's a requirement for an associate's....and therefore will be necessary for anyone advancing on to BSN and programs beyond....we don't necessarily use as...

  18. "But nurses are in demand, how can it be hard to get into nursing school"?

    WDWpixieRN replied to nynurse2be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For the OP, get a thick skin, because these will be the same folks who will have NO CLUE about what you're doing once you're in school...it is not the same as taking a history or English course, or...

  19. Single Mom, become a nurse??

    WDWpixieRN replied to Honeylee's topic in General Students

    We have quite a few single moms in our class...many are either living with their parents or getting physical help with the kids from family/friends...one works for a hospital and maybe gets tuition...

  20. computer science before now nursing..

    WDWpixieRN replied to jtanga's topic in General Nursing

    Saroj: And I certainly didn't mean to offend or dismiss what you and others in IT do...heaven knows that it's vital to our world in this day and age...but for me, personally, it didn't "fit".....but I...

  21. where do old nurses go?

    WDWpixieRN replied to insightful's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry...

  22. I Just Don't Understand...

    WDWpixieRN replied to yoginurse2b's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks for this info...I feel like this a LOT.....I just feel like I spend a lot of time trying to retain as much as I can and just when I think my head's about to explode, here comes another round of...

  23. where do old nurses go?

    WDWpixieRN replied to insightful's topic in General Nursing

    As a second-semester nursing student who's in her early 50's, I shouldn't be LMAO, but I am....too funny!! And I hope I won't find it to be TOO true for

  24. computer science before now nursing..

    WDWpixieRN replied to jtanga's topic in General Nursing

    I was a systems analyst for 6 years and couldn't wait to get out of the IT/business world and in to something that would be making some kind of difference in the world....I hated sitting in a cube;...

  25. How much will your education cost you?

    WDWpixieRN replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think mine will run about $5000 - 6000 since I already have a bachelor's and most of the coreqs/prereqs done for my ASN program..... But if I factor in the salary I gave up working full-time to be...