mickeycat

Everyone handles things differently, you might be able to handle the accelerated program and breeze right through it. Just a warning, I attended a college with an 18 month accelerated program and honestly it was 12 months of hell. It is so fast paced that most of us were not able to work while attending. I spent 30-40 hours weekly studying just to get by. Do some research on local community colleges with 24 month programs if this is not ideal for you. I did make it through without failing at all and passed the NCLEX on the first try, but my family was put on the back burner for quite a long time. Best of luck!!

Thank you for sharing your story. This makes me realize I am not alone with only 6 months experience.I have been a nurse for 1 year. My first 3 months were spent at an internship with a large hospital who kept promising me a permanent job over and over, only to wait until the last day of my 3 months training and ask me to resign. Come to find out they had hired 43 new GNs in my orientation and two weeks later another 39. There were only a handful of positions given in the end. My next experience was with a nursing home and that did not go well. I am a strong patient advocate, and I saw things I did not agree with. When I would bring them up I would go through hell. It is true "Nurses eat their young!!" Since my experience in the hospital was only 3 months I have been told the nursing home experience is not really counted. Back to square one. Myself I have even reapplied in my old field customer service which I have 7 years experience in, and have been turned down due to overqualified. I did start a BSN program last week which has kept me from going insane. I also feel as you do that this education is not worth the money I paid for it. Maybe when things turn around I will feel differently. I know I am tired of people being shocked that an RN cannot get a job, she must not be looking is the assumption. Thank you for bringing this up it does feel better to get it out. I do wish you the best of luck, and I pray that you will find the right job that God has in store for you. Myself, I am starting my bachelors and considering changing it to another field.

I just started last week at Chamberlain online and I am pleased. They have been so helpful through the whole process and the website is user friendly. Do your research!! I spent a few weeks researching before I decided. Best of luck!!

HI! I AM AN RN STUDENT I AM JUST NOW STARTING THE CORE, AND I WANT TO SCREAM!:devil:THIS IS REALLY SAD TO SAY, BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT I FEEL SO OVERWHELMED, AND CLASS JUST STARTED YESTERDAY. HALF OF MY CLASS FEELS THE SAME WAY. I KNOW THEY ARE TESTING US, AND THE HALF THAT IS NOT FEELING THIS WAY DOES NOT STUDY! SUNDAY, MONDAY, AND TUESDAY I SPENT ALMOST 8 HRS EACH NIGHT READING, DOING ASSIGNMENTS, AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE THEORIES. WE HAVE 10 CHAPTERS TO BE TESTED ON MONDAY, I AM NOT SURE HOW TO NARROW DOWN WHAT IS IMPORTANT. MY MIND IS SO BOGGLED WITH INFORMATION I CANNOT EVEN ANSWER SIMPLE DEFINITIONS RIGHT NOW. PLEASE TELL ME I WILL GET USED TO THIS IN A FEW WEEKS, AND IT WON'T BE THIS HARD FOREVER! WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO STUDY SO I AM NOT FOCUSING ON USELESS INFORMATION? WE HAVE HOMEWORK, HANDOUTS, LECTURE NOTES, CD NOTES, ETC, AND I AM SO CONFUSED. ANY ADVICE? HOW DO YOU FIND TIME FOR FAMILY, OR EVEN SLEEP? THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO RESPONDS, I AM USUALLY A CHIPPER PERSON, BUT I AM REALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW. I KNOW I CAN DO THIS AND I WILL SUCCEED, BUT I AM REALLY DISCOURAGED RIGHT NOW. THANKS!