mercymimi

I'll confess I prounounce it JAG-wahr. That's better than saying, "JAG-wire", IMO. My DH can't say "aluminum" to save his life.

There's a national radio ad playing in my area now that says that. So sad.

I love your question and have thought that for a long time. I'm taking prereqs for an RN program and there are lots of people doing the same prereqs for the MA in classes with me. I want to tell them, "You're going to be looking for a job for a LONG TIME!!!" But, they never ask my opinion, so......

In my state (WA) you can take classes at many nursing homes. Find a reputable one that you would want to work for, present yourself well in the interview. The classes don't take long to complete.

I'm also an ex-realtor, now a CNA, and 6 months from starting a 2-year program. I LOVE my job, because I get more "Thank You's" than I ever got as a realtor. I mean, I get them every night!! (That's what keeps me going for now, cause it sure ain't the pay.) I'm doing a two-year classroom program, because I don't see myself in management right out of school, and at my age (43), I need to get through in 2 years, not 3 or 4. I have the brains to do a BSN, just not the time. Good luck to you.

You can't know for sure until you speak with the advisor. I thought I knew what I was going to hear before I did so, and was very pleasantly surprised and relieved after I finally met with her.

Ditto that (except for the dermatology part). This time around, I'm getting along well with others and impressing the instructors by not talking during class. It makes a night and day difference.

Fun thread, thanks for starting it. I worked at a Wendy's in HS, dropped out of x-ray tech school 3 years later. I didn't enjoy it because I wanted to be more involved with the patients, although I didn't realize it at the time. Met my husband, then started working on fishing boats winter, spring and summer in Seattle and Alaska. I had so much fun. Was a SAHM for 10 years, finished Junior College (so I thought) then was a teacher's aide, then a real estate agent. I'm working on a CNA right now, and with all the classes I took right after HS and when I finally finished, I have only 2 classes to go to be able to start RN program.

I'll say. That comment really torqued me, bad enough to sign up here. I am in school to eventually earn an RN, however if I were to be in a BSN program, I may not be able to finish due to circumstances beyond my control. Then where would I be?? I'm perfectly willing to take the hard classes, AFTER I earn my RN. I have a lot to lose. Do/did the poster that said that have a lot to lose when they earned their BSN??? I have a family, a mortgage, 2 car payments, a part-time job, and 2 kids. Throw a tough class and an illness into that (mess) and guess what, I'm gone.