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This is exactly my dilemma! I want to do a second degree program or a direct-entry NP program, but I was a liberal arts undergrad so I have to do most of the pre-reqs. At 47, I really don't want to spend any more time than necessary. So now I am trying to figure out how to work part-time (I am now full-time) so I can take more than one course at a time. Sigh

I actually am fairly far into a very well-payiong career - but it gives me zero sense of fulfillment. Although it can be technically challenging at times (though rarely) I find it boring beyond belief. No human interactrion, 8 hours a day at a terminal. I want soething completely different: something that is fulfilling, something that pays decently enough that one day I can go part-time and enjoy the rest of my life! My problem is how to go from well-paid to starving student. :uhoh21:

"I work at a LTC and they have a scholarship and I work on the weekends that gives the largest pay rate." I just don't know if I have the stamina to work, go to school full-time, AND have a life!

My big problem is that I am 47, and work full time. I really do notr know if I can deal with taking pre-reqs one at a time while working full time and THEN have to do another 2 years. I want to quit working at go to school full-time, but don;t know how to swing it financially (not so much tuition as living expenses). Thoughts?

I am in my late 40s, and, after 20+ years in IT, want to change careers. My problem is that I am working full-time, and realistically can only take 1 pre-req at a time. I have a Master's degree (Publica Dmin) so I feel fairly confident I can get into am ecellerated second degree program, but unless i can quit work and go to school full-time, I'll be 50 by the time I get out of school. I need to figure out how to fund the completion of my pre-reqs so I don't have to work full-time. Any ideas? Should I just rack up the debt for a year? Are there any loan programs for people not yet in a degree program? Scholarships? My problem is not so much tuition, but living expenses.

I am taking a class at Norethern Virginia Community College that is a two-course series combining A & P and micro-biology. I have set up a forums for people in the class. I've been posting the instructors notes with links I have added to sites I find on the web that explain the topic well. Feel free to take a look: guests can view but not post. http://www.freeboards.net/?mforum=NAS161162 BTW- I justs et this up yesterday, so there's more to come!

I can see both sides of this. My husband spent 6 years getting his PhD (in anopther state). So I developed my own interests and activities to keep busy, which did cause some friction. How did your husband feel about your going back to school? Sounds like someloooong, heart-to-hearts are needed. Hang in there, and congratulations on graduating!

I wish the OP had given examples.... That said, even if the instructor is a homophobe, there is nothing anyone can do about that: all one can do is one's best.

XXXXXXXXXXX I think the original poster needs to find out why the instructor is giving her the grades she does without assuming that it is bias. While it is true she may be friendlier with some students than others, it could also be that those students are getting better grades because they are better students. even if the instructor is biased, there is nothing th eorginal poster can do to change that. S/he can only control her own thoughts and actions. If she thinks she is doing well, she needs to show her instructore that she is trying hard and wants to do well.

Speaking as a former volunteer who is now considering going to nursing school... I endeared myself to many nurses by asnwering call lights: if it was something I could do, (get a bed pan or water, help adjust bed, etc) I did it and told the nurse, if not, I told the nurse what the patient needed- saved them some steps. I also spent time with the older patients who just needed company. Also, let the nurses know you are planning to go to nursing school!

Go to the instructor and ask her to review the exam with you. XXXX but it is highly unl;ikely she would give you a poor grade if you answered most of the questions correctly. You need to put yourself forward and demonstrate that you want to do well. Get the chip off your shoulder and find out where you need improvement.

Reading this makes me wonder if there should not at least be an intercom so you could talk to the pt to ask what they want before going to their room... Or maybe have a phone the patients could use for non-urgent requests with an operator to triage the calls, and have a LOUD siren attached to the emergency call button to discourgae it's use!

"I once had a patient who called me to the room to wipe his butt because he did not wipe his own butt at home....his wife did. (I'm not kidding about this):rotfl: That same patient would call me to his room to pull the bedside table closer to him, and pour him a cup of cold water. He didn't have to do this for himself at home. His wife did it, or their "help" did it." I bet his wife was enjoying her vacation from him while he was in the hospital!

Could you just do the extra coursework? or is it the clinicals being short-changed?

You need to develop a rappor with his doctors, as they can best answer these questions for you. Also, ask if the hospital where he is getting chemo has any support group for cancer patients and their families. Most hospitals have social workers, htey can probably point you in the right direction. Yous should also conatc your local hospice organization. I am so sorry you and your father are having to go through this.