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  1. Any June NCLEX Test Takers Out There?

    Emptynstr2 replied to Missy BSN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I take mine on June 13th at 8:00 a.m. also! Maybe we can send each other good luck vibes as we begin the

  2. All Nursing Students 50 and older! I need your feedback.

    Emptynstr2 replied to patientlywaiting2008's topic in General Students

    as a 50-year-old who has survived the prereqs and the first one and 2/3 semesters of nursing school, i can tell you that it is quite a challenge. life experience has helped me in many situations in...

  3. Baby Boomer 1st Semester Nursing Student Feeling Discouraged

    Emptynstr2 posted a topic in General Students

    i thought i could do this nursing school thing at my age of 50. for the last two years, i have worked so hard to finish prereqs in order to get into nursing school. well, here i am about 3/4 of the...

  4. Baby Boomer 1st Semester Nursing Student Feeling Discouraged

    Emptynstr2 replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Students

    Thank you all for the enlightening responses. One must keep eyes on the goal and remember the reason for doing this out-of-Erickson's-stage move of choice. Go Baby Boomers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

  5. Income Tax Deductions

    Emptynstr2 posted a topic in General Students

    proof of medical insurance is required in order to be able to attend the nursing program at tarrant county college here in little ole' texas. this will prove to be a sizable expense. does anyone out...

  6. 50, Single, and Starting Nursing School in August - Can It Be Done?

    Emptynstr2 posted a topic in General Students

    this idea of a second degree in nursing after 22 years as an elementary school teacher has me terrified. i honestly did not think i had a chance of getting into the program at a local community...

  7. 50, Single, and Starting Nursing School in August - Can It Be Done?

    Emptynstr2 replied to Emptynstr2's topic in General Students

    thanks to all of you that have shared such helpful information! i really appreciate the fact that you all took the time to send me words of encouragement. the hospital in which i work does have a...

  8. Any Tarrant County College Fall 2009 applicants out there?

    Emptynstr2 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I made it into nursing school! :anpom:The letter smiled at me from my mailbox this morning, and I was shocked to get the news so soon. Yippee! If there are any Tarrant County College, Fall 2009...

  9. Been accepted for Fall 2009? Shout your good news here!

    Emptynstr2 replied to cpkRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congrats to all those posting here. I made iti nto Tarrant County College nursing program starting in August. Like an earlier post stated - paying for it all is the scary part of this entire...

  10. how are you and will you pay for school?

    Emptynstr2 replied to ilovemychihuahua's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I love chihuahuas, too! They are the best dogs in the world, imho. As a single nursing student, I share concerns with you on the money issue. When I opened the acceptance letter today for nursing...

  11. Who are good A&P1 teachers at TCC for the summer semester?

    Emptynstr2 replied to Whitney37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have heard many times to avoid Dr. Vu at the Southeast campus, but I wouldn't know first hand. I had Therese Scott at the South campus for I & II, and she was wonderful. I do not know if she...

  12. Anyone have any tips on how a unit secretary can decipher a doctor's handwriting?

    Emptynstr2 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Someone please offer me some advice! I am trying so hard to learn the job of unit secretary. After two weeks of training, I am still as confused as ever! This job is very important to my plans for...

  13. Is nursing recession-proof?

    Emptynstr2 posted a topic in General Nursing

    In 8 short weeks, I will be without a teaching job after 22 years. My resignation is necessary to pursue a second degree for nursing as a second career. All the reports in the media say we are smack...

  14. Any ideas on how to finance a 2nd degree?

    Emptynstr2 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am a career-changer from teaching to nursing. The reality that I would have to work after retirement struck me between the eyes last year when I saw how little my teacher retirement pension will be,...

  15. How do you keep the Graveyard Shift from killing you?

    Emptynstr2 posted a topic in General Students

    i am in that long waiting period between turning in the nursing school application and the final verdict. to fill the time and gain some kind of experience in a hospital setting, i have taken a job as...

  16. Need encouragement and advice

    Emptynstr2 replied to nurse2b2010's topic in General Students

    Please do not let your age hold you back! I will turn 50 in May and just applied to nursing school, and my sister, who is tackling A&PI and II, just turned 63. Coming from a 22-year elementary...

  17. What do you think about a six week A&P class???

    Emptynstr2 replied to futureflrn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A&PI in Summer Session, 8 weeks, and I can't imagine doing such a course load justice in a shorter time span! If you decide to do the 6 week version, my advice would be to let that be the...

  18. How hard is Microbiology?

    Emptynstr2 replied to Sophia Petrillo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I found Micro the easiest of the prereqs for nursing school, and it is the most interesting, in my opinion. Lecture was simply a review of A&P II material, but Lab held a few more challenges...

  19. A and P question

    Emptynstr2 replied to Java Mama's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I actually earned A's in both I and II, but I think I lost some of my sanity over it all! ) The way I learned the skull was to make a copy of an unlabeled skull diagram I found in my lab manual and...

  20. trying to get into a nursing program...but have bad grades from the past

    Emptynstr2 replied to CBxoxo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My grades weren't that great from a previous degree from 28 years ago, so I took many classes over in order to finish my prereqs that reflected decent grades. My suggestion is to retake some classes...

  21. Pre-Nursing hospital jobs?

    Emptynstr2 replied to bluechick112's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i, too, am older with a previous degree. after teaching for 22 years, i figured that if a career change was going to happen, i had better get on with it before i need a walker to answer the patient...

  22. Please Rate My PreReq's Workload...

    Emptynstr2 replied to shasta12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I finished my prereqs at Tarrant County College last Fall. I chose to take 17 hours - A&P II, Micro, Psych, English,and Algebra - and it nearly killed me! I pulled all A's at the risk of total...

  23. Pre-Nursing hospital jobs?

    Emptynstr2 replied to bluechick112's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i am in my first three weeks employment as a unit secretary in the icu of a local hospital. two weeks from now, i will turn in my application for nursing school, and the long wait will begin. since i...

  24. Is the graveyard shift really a health risk?

    Emptynstr2 posted a topic in General Students

    I just started working the 7pm to 7 am shift in a local hospital, and I'm concerned about possible health risks paired with this schedule. Articles exist out there stating that a link exists between...

  25. Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology, anyone successfully complete these in one term?

    Emptynstr2 replied to Ickles's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just finished A&P II and Microbiology in the same semester along with nine other hours, and I survived with all A's. It can be done. You just have to really focus, and find links between the two...