moonbeam06

Excellent! I had no idea some schools offered that! Thank you for informing me Sistermike! I will DEFFO check into it!

Thank you all so much for your responses! Hopefully I will be able to figure this whole thing out and just get started! My husband also suggested something that I'm considering. What do you all think? He said I could go into the military and get my school for free, and the healthcare problem would be solved as well (for the whole family to boot!) Consider the Navy - I could go in as a corpsman, get my training, go to school further and get a degree and then maybe become an officer and further my career in the Navy by becoming a nurse. (College is going to love me - how's that for a run on sentence?!)

Hello everyone! I have some questions that I'm going insane trying to find the answers to. I don't really know what path I'm going to take yet. There is a nursing school really close to me that I CAN get into. They don't operate with a waiting list, they just go strictly by test scores and if you do not get in (high enough test score) then just try again next time. So, if I study hard enough I can get in (per the school). My first question is: Does it matter what accreditation the school has specifically or just that it is accredited. It is an ADN program at Weatherford College in Weatherford, Tx. Secondly, to be accepted you have to have major health insurance. Well, unfortunately I don't have that, and can't afford it AND school. So I was looking into medical assisting or surgical tech certs to get a job that I can get health insurance through. After getting a job then continue on to Nursing school. Again - the same question about accrediations applies to this. I don't want to waste my time and money on something that isn't going to get me a job! Also, which would be better to go with medical assisting or surgical tech? Which would prepare me better for being a nurse? I know I will have to take all the classes still in nursing school, but just as far as experience, you know? I really want this. I'm just really confused. Also, from what I have seen high school doesn't play much of a part in this. Is this true? I didn't graduate high school. But the schools that I have seen will let you take entrance exams instead. Is this the norm? Will it affect my job prospects not having graduated from high school? Any and all help you can give me would be very much appreciated! Thank you!!!

Hi everyone! I am new to this site and am very interested in a career in nursing. I am 30 years old, so I'm getting a pretty late start, but am excited about the idea. I do have a few questions though. Are there nurses who are icky about needles? I am, but I think I can get past it. Any suggestions? I can handle shots in the arm and hip, etc, but don't like needles in my veins. I have never drawn blood from anyone else or given an IV so I don't know how I will handle it. I don't pass out or anything when I get IVs or blood drawn, just a little squeemy. . . Plus I have heard that in school you practice on each other, so I'm hopnig that will help me get more used to the idea too! What kind of job (working where and doing what) can I expect to get as an LVN? What is the average starting salary of these jobs? Would it be better to not do the LVN program and just go for the ADN? Which one is better and why? There are a ton more questions I have but these are the ones I cannot stop thinking about. I am so excited about the idea of going to school for nursing! I haven't had any focus on anything for myself in ages and now I wake up every morning thinking - "I'm going to be a nurse!" and it brightens my whole day! I can't wait to get started! I'm glad I found this website and I look forward to posting more in the future!