bearsden

I am also working full time. I do volunteer. I work the info desk and once a month I volunteer in the pharmacy. Most allow you to set your hours.

Tex, I retired from the USAF in July of '05. I was a space geek. I am now getting my pre-nursing stuff out of way. There are more out there like you and I than you think. And I am a black male also. There are a few of us out there. My wife works with at least two that I know of. She works in the ED and both of those RNs have EMT backgrounds. Wifey tells me all the time that I am not too old. She also works with at least three retired military that switched careers after retirement.

MUSA, Memorial Hospital is located at 1400 E. Boulder St (Near Union). The north branch is located near the intersection of Briargate Parkway and Union.

We just paid off all our bills so I am quitting my good paying job to take a night job (full time) as a telemetry tech (more than halved my pay). The biggest think I am sacrificing is SLEEP.

Semisweetchick, To add to what is already been said. Memorial is opening up their new branch this year (in a few months). Some of the jobs are already posted in their web site. The new facility is called North. MUSA, Evens is at Ft Carson, here in the Springs.

I just retired from the US Air Force (17 months ago). While active, I was a space geek (worked with DOD satellites). I am now a Space Systems Engineer for a major company, doing the same thing I did while active. I have always wanted to go into one of two fields, Space and Medicine. After doing space for the better part of 16 years (almost 18 with my civilian time), I am sick of it. I knew a change was in order and I knew that if I chose anything other than medicine, I wouldn't be happy. So here I am, 40 years old and a nursing student.

Michigangirl, I took my family to see it this last May, in Denver. My youngest was 12 at the time and she was fine. Only you can really speak for your child. Go with your gut. The exhibit, in my opinion, was very well done and in good taste. Nothing disrespectful.

Trust me, it wouldn't be anything close to pretty. Hehe

Cathie, I just said that because I have heard some pretty ridiculous comments from students, like, “I don’t want anyone working on me that got below a 90 in this class.” :icon_roll Hehe. With my 80 in A&P I, I can name all the bones, muscles (ones we were required to learn – 95 of them) and look at a tissue slide and tell you where it came from and the type of tissue it is. I am not worried about it. :wink2:

I am 6'2, 265 lbs and built like a linebacker. I thought of showing up at my pinning ceremony in a skirt and long blonde wig and just play along. I am not sure the wifey will let me though.

My wife and I are both nursing students. My wife thinks it is great that we will both be in the same field one day. She works in an emergency department in a hospital as a tech. All her friends (docs, nurses, and techs) think it is great that I am making this transition in my mid-life. I even get some tutoring from a doc friend and his RN wife. There maybe some with the "old school" attitude towards male nurses, but I haven't run into it...yet.

I have A&PII this semester. Don't hold this against me, but I barely made it through A&PI (Needed an 80, got an 80). Working 40 - 50 a week with three kiddos in three different sports really taxed me. But I made it. Our instructor is strict but very fair. He gives us everything we needed to know up front. Needless to say, I was not surprised on any test or practical I took. Looking forward to diving in on the 22nd. Remember; Sleep is over rated.

Hey all. I am 40 years old. From Ohio. Married to my high school sweet heart for twenty years now. Have three kids (17, 15, 13). Retired US Air Force (20 years 5 months 3 days 5 hours 26 minutes). Currently working as a satellite system engineer. Have had it with space and am currently working on getting into nursing school.

I am a tele/ecg tech and the Dale Dubin book is great. I bring it to work with me every night. Also, practice, practice, practice!!! I watched a cardio doc the other morning come in and read 128 twelve leads in less than 30 mins. The guy has been doing it for over 35 years. So with time you will get better.

Congrats on the letter!!! Mom2J&B, my wifey and I are both 40 and in our prereqs. I am glad we aren't alone.