RunnerLuvLisa

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good luck! you hubby sounds sweet! Lisa

WOW congrats everyone!

Hey all I havent been on in a while... finals and all. How did everyone do?! I feel so much more confident after this semester, I got an A in my 5 credit A&P course. BUT getting an A in that class definantly hurt some of my other courses. But I have a 3.1 now, and need a 2.5 for the program. How do you guys do it? I'm not even in the BSN program yet and I'm ready to go nuts with stress haha. And I just thought I would have a positive vent and say that i am HAPPY for myself I am doing better! (This is my second semester, first at this school, I did horribly at the first. I blame it on lack of focus, sickness, and a devil of a teacher.) [bANANA]hope you all did well [/bANANA] Lisa

No I am not a CNA. I am a "residential assistant" i pass meds, transport individuals in wheelchairs, and I do basic living assistance.... all off a weekends worth of training. The shifts kill me. I WISH I could find some phlebotomy courses starting in the summer.... no luck so far

I am looking for a second job because my job now only has 2 twelve hour shifts... noon to midnight and midnight to noon. I work in a group home with MRDD individuals. So with school it is impossible to get hours during the week. I work Fridays and everyother Saturday and Sunday. AND LISA IS BROKE! So a hospital close to me trains you to be a nurse tech/aide BUT you arent trained to take the certification test. Just to work for them. Should I do this? I could maybe squeeze in every other weekend and one or two days a week. I am just scared I will get overwhelmed. what would you do??

:smackingf I am in Akron Ohio.... and I know of 3 different people that are in that boat... all went that route before nursing to have a job that will help them pay for NS. They went to Brown Mackie. It is around 24,000 a year there. Now they are left with a loan for a job that isn't as available as say, a CNA position. The credits don't transfer, to pretty much any school. Good Luck to your friend!

What do your schedules look like?? I am applying next spring... so I have some key* classes coming up. lol Now I have a 90.93% in A&P I think I need to get in a "safer" zone of an A!!...my A&P is not divided into I and II, its a 5 credit class!! Summer 07: Fundamentals of Chem Organic Chem Art Survey (ick dumb gen. ed.)Fall 07: Micro Intro to Prof. Nursing Sociology (again!! since my credit from another school didnt Xfer) College Writing II EthicsSpring 08: Child Psych Philosophy Intuitive Calc :barf01: Media Power Culture uck..my spring is filled with nonsense... i need to stay full time for health insurance:lol2:

OH MY!! SOMEONE JUST LIKE ME! I feel pretty comfortable in my group home now. I love that feeling. Those are definantly just things that everyone deals with. And I have definantly been at a job with a horrible boss, it seriously just eats away at you! I hope that we both can toughen up our skins and be confident, educated nurses! Good Luck to you too!:w00t:

I won't be applying until next spring either... It seems a long ways away... but just think how fast this year is going!! It is April already!!

:welcome: hi there!

Yeah... its just an overwhelming thought... lol Thanks for the assurance! It freaked me out a teeny bit... one of the forums here, I dont remember which.. was full of complaints on how it is so hard and so many wanted to quit within their first year and hated it.

can you apply to more than one school for the nursing program?

sorry just kinda venting... i think i can pretty much say i am terrified to be a nurse. no, not to be a nurse, but i have some worries: 1. i am the type of person that would take the "abuse" of new nurses hard. the politics etc... it tears me up when people act in a negative way towards me. 2. how can i possibly feel that i will know enough? feel professional? 3. i am a homecare worker in group homes for individuals with mrdd, so i have mar/documentation experience... but med errors are big deals, and you have so many patients to deal with. :smackingf 4. i am in college, but i don't really feel like a grown up... lol 5. i hate the feeling you have with a new job when you havent gotten into the swing of things... it takes time and there is always so much to learn on your own on how everything runs. but once you feel like you are in the nich of a job, it a great feeling. i don't know, maybe i just need confidence. and i decided to take organic chemistry in a 5 week summer session. oh save me. lisa

yes, i pass meds! i know, i get that all the time. all of the resident assistants, home managers, and program coordinators for each house can pass meds. it was part of my orientation i am a "delegated nurse"... but i guess they aren't called that anymore... possibly "delegated med passer", i'd have to look in my company manual. i was trained by one of the lpn's in our company to pass oral, topical, lady partsl, anal, emergecy meds... etc... it was one of our little sections of orientation. when you are in a house that has individuals with g-tubes... you also get trained for that. we use mars, initial and everything, under our name not a higher positioned person.

i have another quetion for you wonderful pre-nurses yay right now i am a direct care/ residential assistant in group homes for adults with mr/dd. now, don't get me wrong i love it, it is just that with the 12-hour shifts, i can only work 2 days a week, fridays and every other sat. and sun. i am working on general ed. stuff now so it is easy for the most part. i absolutely cannot take more days at this job becuase it is emotionally and physically draining, as it is little ol' me alone and 4 grown men with behavioral issues. do any of you know of any other entry-level jobs that i could pick up for a few short hours during the week? i need something related to health care with on the job training. ps!!! for any of you students looking for a job also... what i do is wonderful...in regard to experience and as part of my future resume. there is always work, when you want to pick up, and from going to other houses i have had experience in working with mild to severe mrdd and individuals with cerebral palsy. it certified me in cpr, first aid, and self defense. and i also pass meds, properly documenting in mars...etc... great experience for future nurses!

no worries.... and CPR is cake

Thanks all! I'll sure need strong hips for nursing! lol I guess technically it wasn't my hip.. psoas tendon cut for comfort

Thanks for the advice.... I mean if I can pull it off with good grades.. I do have to say it would be nice to not worry about chem

My BSN program...requires 2 chem classes; Fundamentals of Chemistry and Organic CHemistry. In the summer there is Fundamentals for the first 5 weeks, then Organic for the next 5 week session. I was wondering what decision you all would make... to do it or not. They are consecutive and with the same professor, which is a plus. The scary thing is 5 weeks!, but they are both M-Th 9-11. And the fact I am not too strong in chem... HELP ME

Hello everyone! I thought I would introduce myself since I am new and all... My name is Lisa, and I am a pre-nursing student in Akron, Ohio. I am going for my BSN. This website is so great, I have browsed for so many weeks and I finally registered. Everyone here, posting common concerns and all is actually VERY modivating. I maybe for about 2 weeks "fell off the wagon" of modivation regarding school. Monday is my first day back from spring break and I think I am ready to KICK BUTT!! I think everyone gets into a rut at certain times during their education. I think mine was a mixture of burn out, awaiting hip surgery I had monday... ick, and how I kind of let myself down for one test. I was so frazzled I somehow wrote my test date for A&P a week later, so I was in no way prepared. I did really bad, it brought me from a 98% to a 79%, but I can bring it back to an A if I bust my butt. SO. hello all!