TSemelka

Hello, first let me say that I am on this site to learn and absorb as much info as I can from a nurses perspective...because I am very seriously considering going to nursing school. I want to encourage you that if you chose nursing it was because you love to serve others, you had/have the confidence and desire to make this happen for yourself. I believe that your nervousness is completely normal. It is like mind over matter- you need to prepare yourself to before your lab and tell yourself to expect nervousness, just be confident that you are not going to give up until you feel that you have done the job correctly. Those doctors were once in your shoes. All of us have someone over us, watching and observing, that is how we learn!! I believe in you. Good luck.

I need advice....What should one do if they are 36 yrs old, high school degree and very intrested in starting nursing school? I live in Baltimore County, so Essex, Dundalk would be my closest schools to apply to. Thank you. Tina

Hello, I am asking for some advice. I just recently have developed a strong intrest in nursing school. My husband survived an auto accident 11/11/08 due to the grace of God first, and the gifted surgeon Dr. Sclea at shock trauma. The injury was a tear in the aortic artery. His stay in STC was nearly two and a half months. In that time, I was there everyday IN the realm of nursing. I am a mother of two teenagers, 18 & 17.. also the mom who would pass out at the sight of blood say if they lost a tooth ect... Now, after experiencing this with my husband, I change ostomy bags, suctioned mucus, cleaned wounds, wiped blood off him and had it on my hands. ( I was weak, but made it w/o passing out). My QUESTION is...where do I begin my journey for school? I 36 years old with only a high school education with a new passion for my future.