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Hi, I am in my first year of nursing school, on my way to get my PN license in December. I plan to go to second year for RN. Nursing is something i wanted to do ever since I could remember (5 yrs old) and getting accepted into the program was something i'm so proud of. Two weeks ago (while in the middle of my clinical rotation for summer) my doctor suspected i have autoimmune hepatitis. I had a liver biopsy done today and i will know the results in about a week. I AM SOOOO SCARED. i wonder how it will affect my career. How will i be able to take care of others who are sick when my immune system is compromised??? right now i am hurting from the biopsy but worse i am hurting and depressed inside. making it as a nurse is very important to me and i am almost there...why could this be happening now??? i do believe everything happens for a reason, but i just need some encouragement right now. are there any nurses out there with some advice? i still plan on going all the way with my career. i just need to find a way to cope right now...

Thanks! I appreciate all your responses. I am doing research into the Crouse Irving Hospital School of Nursing as well as other programs. I am taking my A&P and Micro classes this semester and I have experience in Home Health so yes, I am determined to get into nursing soon. I think my biggest weakness is fear of failure so it has taken me awhile to finish and apply but now I can look toward getting over my fear soon and get into it!! Thanks and mahalo from Hawaii!!

I have always wanted to be a nurse. I am 26 years old and recently married. My husband and I have plans of starting a family sometime in the near future. But, it'll depend on when I finish school. Right now, I am on my way to finishing my pre-reqs before I can apply to our local nursing school. I have 2 Anatomy and Physiology courses with labs and one Micro Lab left to do. The thing is that it will be another year until I will be able to actually start nursing school. I am looking at other options so I will be able to start my career right away. Does anyone know of any nursing programs/schools out there that'll accept applicants right away? My husband and I are willing to relocate as well. ANY information would be helpful.

Presently, I am a nomad of some sort. I am a Hawaii resident who moved to Seattle, Washington in January. While I was there I found out about the University of Washington and it's nursing program. If I had stayed and gotten residency there I would have applied for it. But in June my husband and I moved to California to help my sister-in-law through her pregnancy. In a couple more months we are moving again...where, we don't know yet. We have different options, each with it's ups and downs. What I need advice on is where to start into looking for a school that'll cater to my needs. I have two years of college under my belt and I want to go to a University. Location would be ideal, but the quality of education is what's most important to me. Also the length of the program and if I can finish it in less than three years from now. I am a 25 yr. old newlywed with no kids. I plan to apply for the Pell Grant, but the problem right now is where to apply it to. Any advice anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated!

Why do I want to become a nurse? Everyone always asks me and I get a little intimidated and insecure about myself when asked, but when I listen to everyone's story, everyone had something they had to overcome themselves in order to become a nurse so here's mine. I'm not a nurse as of yet. Heck, I'm not even in nursing school. But I have enough faith and courage in me to believe that one day I will be one. Main motivation??? Give back what I've been given. It's interesting that some people's story starts with being a bad kid, well, because I once was one. It has often set me back, thinking I can't do it anymore, and then the depression hits. Well, I wasn't always a "bad kid", it happened at adolescence. Before high school I was a straight-A girl and was put in advanced classes. But I was also very insecure and shy. I turned rebellious my freshman year and gave my parents a hell of alot of trouble. I ended up getting my GED my senior year, but I was one of those that loved academics so that did a number to my self-esteem. I enrolled in the local community college and got a nurse's aide certificate. I was very proud of myself, even to have accomplished that. You see, my father was my coach, my guide throughout my life. All he wants for me is for me to have a bright, secure future. This was a step for me towards accomplishing that. I liked being in college. There I could be myself with no pressure of fitting in and I wouldn't be put down for being smart. Trouble was I didn't know what I wanted to do... In grade school there was a career fair and I chose nursing and teaching as my interests. A little while later I remember for a class assignment in health class we had to do a speech in front of the class. I don't remember any other time that I've been so confident in myself. My teacher praised my speech in front of the class and I got excellent marks. That spoke volumes to me that I was going to be good in one of those fields. In high school, I was in honors chemistry my soph year and my teacher asked me what I wanted to be so he would know where to put me the following year. I said a nurse and without hesitation he wrote down the recommendation. That boosted my confidence up more. Okay, so you're thinking I was 100% sure on becoming a nurse? No, I couldn't get myself out of my insecurity for too long. Besides I was doing better in other subjects other than science, like math (ironic isn't it) and social sciences. So in college I pursued other interests, such as psychology. I failed anatomy a couple times just because my heart wasn't totally into it. I've declared a liberal arts major a few semesters and just been in the journey of "finding myself". I want to elaborate more and finish my story but I have just about 5 mins left on this computer.