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I am about to start NS and am a little worried about the stress for the next few years. I keep thinking that it will go by fast and I'll be done. But then I was thinking... what if being a brand new nurse is just as stressful as school???? Is this...

I need some advice. I am set to start an accelerated BSN program next January, and am considering trying to get pregnant now and have the baby before the program starts. Would I be crazy to think I could have a baby (I also have a 4 and 6 year old)...

I need help with a decision. I am deciding between an accelerated BSN program and an ADN program. I already have my MPH. If I went the ADN route (because the program is more conducive with my family life), would I need to eventually go back and ge...

Thanks for the information. I have been struggling with the ADN vs BSN decision.

I am curious, ANC33, do you need a BSN to get a research position? I already have my BS in Community Health and MPH. I want to do clinical research, but would rather get my RN through the ADN program near by than the accelerated BSN program. Are t...

Thank you so much for the good advice.

What you said right here is EXACTLY how I feel. If I had to choose between the two, I would choose the BSN just like you. I need to have more than being a wife and mother. I need to be challenged and fufilled in other ways. But I am starting to q...

I also stay at home and will be starting NS in the Fall. My life feels like groundhog day over and over and over..... I am looking forward to the change and challenge! Good luck to you!

I am 35 and will be entering nursing school as a second career soon. I was wondering how many nurses out there that chose nursing as a second career, are happy in their jobs. Does anyone wish they hadn't gone into nursing? So many nurses talk abo...

This is really depressing because I too have an MPH and working in the health insurance industry for years and swore I would not go back after staying home with my kids. Now I am enrolled to start a BSN program in the fall because I wanted something...

That is the most encouraging thing I have EVER heard! THANK YOU!

I have talked to many nurses and all say that during NS you will figure out what area most interests you or what dept you will want to work in when finished, but I was wondering if that is really the general consensus. I have so many areas of intere...

I am about to start nursing school as a second career and I was wondering how hard it is to switch areas within a hospital once you have started. I hear that if you start in OB/L&D that you get stuck because the skills are very specific, or simi...

I also am starting an accelerated BSN program and have two little ones at home. I struggle with feeling guilty being away and not giving my family all of my attention, but I have found out that going back to school for the prereqs has been the best ...

I was wondering if anyone has a history of fainting and has still become a nurse. I once fainted as a child after getting a shot and then as an adult when a friend's child got a bloody nose at the dinner table. Now I don't faint all the time or any...

Thanks for the responses. It actually makes me feel much better and more sure that I can do this hearing your stories!

I have the same vomit fear too. It feels good knowing I'm not the only one out there!

How often does one encounter puke on a daily or weekly basis? I may be able to cope better if I knew it only happened once in a while. I love all the advice and feel much better knowing I'm not the only one!

I feel the EXACT same way. I am also taking my prereqs now and am supposed to start nursing school next fall. I also worry about how I will handle vomit. It totally freaks me out and always has since I was a kid. I am just hoping that you get use...

I was recently referred to this site from a friend of mine and am set to start an accerlerated BSN program next fall. I have two young children (3 and 5) at home, but have always wanted to work with people in a clinical setting. I believe nursing o...