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I am sorry I misinformed you... like I said I wasnt sure...good luck

Thanks for your reply... do nursing students go on "internships" like doctors ( I think that is what the word is I am looking for) to try different areas to find what they want to do ???? Thanks again:nurse:

Oh my God ... NO you are not too old... let me tell you a little story make you feel better... I quit highschool got married to an idiot had kids with said idiot... got divorced from the idiot lol.... Married a wonderful man .... a very supportive man got my GED at 31 years old... entered college I will have my CMA in November of 2010 and off to Nursing School ... Do you know how old I will be then??? I will be 33 when I graduate this school... I will probaly be around 36 or so when I become a Nurse so no way are you too old. Perfect age I think I wish I would have been smarter earlier and I would already be a Nurse lol Good Luck

I would definatly go with nursing... it sounds to me like you would make a wonderful nurse... think of a little kid sick and does not feel well... you seem to be the type that would make him or her smile and laugh even though they do not feel well... how many kids will you make smile and laugh as a dentist?? not as many i wouldnt think... I had a hard time deciding what i wanted to do... and I never ever imagined I would ever want to be a nurse.. but I do I love all my classes it is incredibly interesting to me... that is another question to ask yourself what grabs you what has your attention whats your passion? Do you want to help sick children get better or do you want to help children have a beautiful smile??? (both are wonderful)

Hi Justin... wow you are exceptional! I am not sure what college course you are taking... but if its an associates degree is it a a 2 year college?? You would have to attend a 4 year college to be a RN ... You can probaly email schools in your area and ask questions about their courses and things of that nature.. that is sort of what I did before I started school and I am continuing to do because right now I am also getting an Associates degree but I have to go on afterward and go to a 4 year college to obtain the Rn...Good luck sorry I couldn't be of more help... Your parents must be so proud of you... Good Job

I don't know about any schools in that area...but I just wanted to tell you if this is what you want do whatever it takes to do it... If you have to retake classes if its really want you to want to do then just retake them!! Follow your heart it will get you where you want to go!!

That is so horrible... people like that truly make me sick to my stomach. Ya know that saying in the Pledge of Allegiance "United We Stand" some people really need to practice it we are all human beings we should be helping each other illness or not .. poor or rich... white or black... etc

I know I am not a nurse yet, but I do have experience with this horrible illness. The post about being the same as other illnesses you are so right people really look down on bipolar and are almost afraid of it. These people with bipolar are normal everyday people.. yes some have a drug problem maybe because they cant afford their meds or maybe just because they want to. Who knows why. But NOT all cases are the same. I would hate to see someone have a bad experience with one person with bipolar and think all are bad scary people. They definately are not. Its a really bad horrible illness and it is hard on all the family the friends the coworkers.. but if we could step back and give support and understanding and help them the world would be better. Yes some people with bipolar will manipulate you but that is with everyone you dont have to have a illness to be a manipulator do you? I know people with no illness no reason for horrible treatment of others and they arent very good people. So we cant really blame this at all on Bipolar. Bipolar is a Mood disorder and yes the moods are hard to deal with but they are moods. I am so glad everyone who posted was on the side of helping not hurting these patients...

I completely agree with you that is rediculous I am not done with Nursing school so I am not sure how I can tell you to handle this situation. But I can tell you from personal experience someone with Bipolar is not crazy and definately not at all a druggie... Bipolar is a mood disorder and the meds take good care of that why do people think they are druggies because of that. Maybe they need to be alittle more educated on Bipolar. And maybe they dont belong taking care of people if they are going to be that heartless because someone has bipolar. Thanks so much for your post I am glad there is someone out there defending people with bipolar.

I posted before but no one answered it, or if they did I do not know where. I am a student.. wondering what area of nursing I want to be in... Believe me I have time.. but don't we all like to know what are plans are for the next few years or so? And I am also working on my Portfolio for school and are planning to write an article to put in there any ideas on a good topic??? and where to get information on it??? let me know please.... Thanks for reading...