Dottie78

It's a shame that there are those "friends" and family out there who are jealous of other's accomplishments. They should be proud and supportive, because nursing is hard (but rewarding) work. I'm not in nursing school yet, but I do commend anyone who has gone through it, and who is a nurse. Now that my hubby graduated and found a great-paying job (he starts next month), I'm planning to quit my full-time job (that I've had since I was 19) and finally go to nursing school in the fall. We're both very excited!! All of my friends are happy for us and have given me lots of support. My mom on the other hand, has not been supportive of my decision to become a nurse. She was an LVN for 15 years until she got hurt on the job (over 15 years ago) and had to retire early. I'm not sure if it's because she doesn't believe in me, or if it's jealousy, but I get that vibe every time she's tried to discourage me from becoming an RN. When I was growing up, she never had a nice thing to say about the RNs she worked with. I could be all wrong about this, and maybe she's afraid of me getting hurt on the job like she did, but she never has said what her reason is for not wanting me to become a nurse, and that's not something I'm ready to ask her about. Now that she knows my hubby is starting a new job, right away she's tried to tell me what to do, like buy a bigger house...and move closer to her (instead of encouraging me to go to nursing school). After she told me that, I told her that we would buy a bigger home, but AFTER I finish school. It hurts me a lot that the one person whom I thought would be supportive of my decision to become an RN isn't. But whatever...I have others in my life, like my husband, kids, and friends who are behind me 100%! I'm not going to let anyone stop me from acheiving my goals.

I don't see anything wrong with more people out there wanting to become nurses. I actually think it's great that more people want to get into the profession, but I do see your point about the ones who only get into it for the money. IMHO, I don't think that is a good reason to become a nurse, but like you said, there are some of those out there and unfortunately, we need to just ignore that and learn to work with them. Besides the ones who have wanted to become nurses all their lives, there are also those (myself included) who just have an epiphany. For about 4 years I attended a community college part-time taking basics, being miserable, because I never knew what I was going to school for. I didn't think about becoming a nurse until after I had my daughter (over 4 years ago). I absoluetly loved my labor and delivery nurse, and she was the one who inspired me to get into nursing. Ever since that day I decided to complete my prerequisites, and now I'm done and ready to start the RN program in the fall, I have never looked back! And it's not because of the money, it's because I want to help new moms, and I would love for them to remember me in a positive way, just how I remember the nurse who took care of me. Inspiring someone else to get into nursing would really make me happy too! People are also realizing that nursing is a well-respected and growing profession. There's nothing wrong with that.

I thought once you got the series (3 injections) you don't need any more after that. I could be wrong, but that's how I understood it.

fairycari, that sounds great, but i have a question. what if i don't have any waitress/bartending experience? is that something taught on the job? if so, then i'm willing to give it a try. that is pretty good $$$ in tips for just 2 days a week!!

These are all great replies! Thanks everyone for your suggestions. A unit clerk position would be my first choice once it's set in stone, and I've also thought about waitressing at Chili's or someplace similar, if you say they are flexible with their employees who attend school. Those places are always packed where I live, so I can imagine the tips are pretty good.

Hi, I need some advice. After the long wait, it finally looks like there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and I may be able to go to nursing school in a few months (hopefully in the fall)! I've spent the last 11 years working in an office during the day. If my husband gets this new job, he'll be able to support me for the most part, but I might need to take up a part-time job to cover the rest, like maybe 15 hrs/week and in the evenings, since nursing school will be during the day. Just curious, if any of you R.N. students work part-time in the evenings, where do you work? I was thinking about applying for a unit secretary position, but not sure if they offer part-time evening shifts. Are the hospitals flexible with your school schedule? Do you tell them you're going to nursing school? And if you don't work in the hospital, where do you work if you only need about 15 hrs/week? Any suggestions? Thanks!

Wow, I'm sorry to hear that your boyfriend doesn't really support you or take this seriously. But at the same time, I'm glad you realize you need to get away from him, and that you are not going to let him (or anyone) get in the way of your dreams. You're so lucky that you're not married to this guy or have any kids. I was also going to suggest getting a roomate, but you might be able to pull it off by yourself with CNA salary, but if you work full-time. Depending on where you're located, most nursing schools are full-time, and during the day, which means you would have to work evenings, but there might be an evening/weekend program in your area. I would look into that. Good luck in whatever you decide! :)

Sorry to hear you're being treated this way. It's never an enjoyable experience, I know exactly how you feel. Have you ever spoken to Jenny one-on-one and told her how you feel? Maybe you need to call a meeting with her so you can let her know just how she's been making you feel and that you don't appreciate it. Maybe she doesn't realize how ugly and unprofessional she sounds when she speaks to you, or maybe she thinks it's ok to be that way, because no one has ever said anything about it. Unfortunately, there are people like her just about everywhere, in every profession. I'm currently pre-nursing, (still stuck at my office job) and I had to let my new boss know how he was making me feel. This Jenny sounds JUST like my boss, but a female version! LOL He has made me feel exactly the way Jenny makes you feel...like they're waiting to beat you with their stick the moment you do something "wrong". I figured if I didn't speak up, it would have continued. After that talk, I felt so much better. He actually apologized and has been treating me a lot better since. You could try talking to her behind closed doors, and if that still doesn't help, take it up the chain of command. Most bullies continue bullying because no one ever confronts them. Someone has to take a stand -- but in a professional manner! Good luck to you! :redpinkhe

Sorry...I realized that I got carried away with talking about my son and have gotten off the subject "Nursing Ghost Stories". Unfortunately I'm not a nurse yet, but hopefully I will have some interesting stories to post once I become one!

Babs, I know you're not trying to frighten me, but I can't help but be worried, because ever since my son was about 14 months, he's been seeing things...in almost every place we've lived! (I actually have more stories, but will save for another time.) Either that, or he has a very active imagination, but the dreams he described with the devil really scared me. He hasn't mentioned any other dreams with the devil, but he did describe another dream he had several months ago (involving ghosts trying to harm him in the house we live in now), and that was really creepy! But when he had the devil dreams, we lived in that mobile home, which was the only time he had them so I'm not sure what to think. I told him to pray more often, especially after having a nightmare. I don't understand why something evil would want to bother my son?? I also have a four-year-old daughter, but she hasn't said anything about seeing or dreaming anything scary.

My son was always sensitive when it came to strange stuff. When we used to live in our mobile home several years ago, my husband and I always heard a T.V. or music on (it was some kind of noise) whenever the heater/air conditioner was running, but we only heard it at night when we were going to bed. But when the heater/air conditioner would shut off, we wouldn't hear it anymore. It was very strange, along with all the other strange things my son (who was between 2-3 years old at the time) would see. He started one evening, running from his room into the living room where we were at, saying there were people in his room. He seemed a little scared when he told us, so of course, we got up to investigate, but nothing. A few months later, he would talk about the three little boys who lived in his room, and would play with him. He said they would come out of his wall. He even told me their names. Now that was creepy. But over time that stopped, and we moved out of there when he was 5. Several months ago, I asked him if he remembers the little boys and he said yes, but seemed like he didn't want to talk about it, so I left it alone. But he did mention (which he never told me this before) the nightmares he used to have while living there. He said he had a nightmare of seeing the devil outside his bedroom window and came into his room. He also told me that sometimes at night he would feel his bed shake. I was STUNNED!! And also very glad that we're not living there anymore! Sometime I felt strange in the house, but never saw anything. But I also truly believe something was there that was not supposed to be. Now we're living in a different house, and have been there for over two years. My son is now 10 and hadn't talked about seeing or hearing anything strange until a few months ago. He could have been dreaming this, but he said that one Saturday morning when he was sleeping, he heard a man's voice whisper "wake up", and he said it sounded like it was right in his face. He said as soon as he heard that, he woke up but there was no one there. It wasn't my husband either. That really freaked me out!

I really love these stories! Please keep em' coming! I've always been interested in the paranormal, and many of these are quite fascinating and some are touching. I have a story that comes from my mother. She was an LVN who worked at a hospital downtown when she first became a nurse, but I forget what unit she was working on at the time. It's not as scary as some of the ones I've read here, but here goes: My mother was working night shift and was walking down the hall with several other nurses when all of a sudden, plain as day, they see a lady crawling down the hallway with an evil smile on her face. She was crawling because she was missing a leg, and appeared to be wearing a hospital gown, but not one that they used in that hospital at the time. The halls were not kept too bright, so one of the nurses had a flashlight and flashed it towards the lady. They all saw the same thing, and freaked! They decided to follow her, since she made a turn into another hallway, but after they turned the corner, she was nowhere to be found, and it was impossible for her to go anywhere, because the only place after the turn was a door that to a stairwell that was always kept locked. There was absolutely no way she could have gone in there without the sound of that door opening, but it was locked anyway. This lady had completely VANISHED, and I don't think they ever saw her again. Pretty creepy, huh?

Hi. I'm not sure where to post this, so I'm going to start by posting it in the general nursing forum. I'm pre-nursing, just finished up my pre-reqs for the R.N. program, but I'm currently waiting for my husband to graduate (next month) and find a good-paying job, then I'll be able to quit my full-time job and go to school. That's been the plan, but for the past few months, I've been fed up at my current job with my boss. I don't think I can stand working with him for another few more months. I was thinking about getting a job at a hospital (but in the admin/clerical field, since that is what I do now). The reason why I want to work in a hospital is because a lot of people told me that if I work in a hospital, most of them pay tuition for nursing school. So I was thinking about applying for full-time work and when I start school, go part-time. But my question is this: What do I tell them when I get interviewed? Should I be honest? I can't just come out and say that I want to work with them because I want to get tuition reimbursment. And I also don't want to trash-talk my boss or say anything negative about my current place of employment. They will probably want to know why I left my job after working there for over 10 years. What do I say if that question comes up? Should I just be honest and let them know that my goal is to become a nurse? :uhoh21: Or should I just try to stick it out at my current job, with my a$$ of a boss? I feel so stuck!! Thanks for reading, and I appreciate any advice! :)

Not only that, but the ones who smack and pop their gum...oooh, that REALLY annoys me!!

Do some of you pre-nursing students get this? Even when you're not a nurse yet, some people still expect you to know things that you haven't even learned about? I'm not in nursing school yet, and one time when my mother-in-law was in the hospital, she thought I would know how to fix her IV! It kept beeping, and we didn't know why, so she told me, "Fix it for me." As much as I would like to know how, there was nothing I could do. Geez! I'm excited about becoming a nurse, but I'm not even in nursing school yet!!