RDH2RN

I've registered for my first pre-req's, got my student I.D. and parking permit...just have to get my books and a bookbag/backpack now. I start school on Jan. 10th. I only have to take 5 pre-req's over the next year (the others from my dental hygien...

The coloring books are DEFINITELY the way to go!! I'll be taking A&P 1 this fall also and plan on getting them. I just finished Micro. and used the coloring book for that, and let me tell you....it helped SOOOOOOOOO much!! I really hated takin...

Hi Missjen! I just started back to school 2 semesters ago (last degree was 11 yrs. ago). Here is what has worked for me: I take lecture notes in spiral notebooks and keep the class syllabus, handouts and quizzes/tests in a three-ring binder. When i...

THANK GOD!!! Micro. is over for the summer!! I'm pretty confident that my final grades for lab and lecture will be "A's", and they didn't come easily. I studied my butt off and didn't have a summer at all...didn't even have time to get on the boar...

Labor/Delivery, Cardiology, NICU or PICU. I originally decided to go back to school for nursing because of my interest in labor/delivery. However, it seems like SO many people are also interested in the same thing. So, I'm starting to lean more to...

I must be weird, because I usually can't study at home! I start thinking about all the housework that has to be done or keep getting interrupted by the phone...or get tempted to turn on the t.v.! LOL I'm 5 weeks into my first semester and have t...

I LOVE Incubus!! :) :Melody: Angel

"Breakaway" has inspired me too! That and Gwen Stefani's song, "What You Waiting For" both gave me the guts to change career directions and go back to school this semester. :) ********************************************* Lyrics from "What You W...

LOL! Thanks for the advice! :chuckle Angel

Marcie, It's NEVER too late to go for your dreams! My motto in life is: "NEVER have any regrets!", and I always strive to live up to it. I'm 34, and I've always tried to achieve every dream I've had so far, because I don't ever want to be on my dea...

Thanks, Kelly! I will keep you posted. You do the same. :) I put a new welcome note on my cell phone screen that says: "Future RN...Never give up the dream!" to keep me motivated throughout the upcoming semester. Angel

Thank you very much! :) Angel

Hey guys! I've been reading and posting on this board for the past year. I will be a pre-nursing student beginning in January, so please forgive my ignorance here. I've seen a few words used on the board here that I don't know anything about. If ...

Thank you so much, guys! I really appreciate your responses! :) Angel

Here's my dilemma: Yesterday, I went to an info. session for the nursing program I will eventually attend (have to take a few pre-req's first). Everything was great until the instructor says, "Most of our nursing students work nights or weekends. T...

Hey, that's okay, Fleasle. I greatly appreciate ALL advice and encouragement. :) It's also great to know there are other hygienists out there wanting to become nurses too. So, I know I can't be crazy! LOL Angel

LOL That seems to be the question I've been getting lately. Please see my response to this on page 2 of this thread (post #12). Angel

Sorry for barging in on this thread, but I just had to tell RN4NICU that I LOVE your signature! :) Hope you don't mind that I wrote it down. It will be great encouragement for me, when I start school next semester! Angel

For the RN's: If it's any consolation, we have the exact same "war" waging in the dental field. I'm a dental hygienist (soon to be pre-nursing student). Hygienists have the RDH (registered dental hygienist) title and license. We go to school for 4...

Unfortunately, there's no such thing as a "part-time" shift for a hygienist. Even if I worked just one day a week as one, it would have to be in the daytime (when nursing classes are). So, that won't work. Angel

Thank you, Angelia. It makes me feel better that you started school when you're kids were virtually the same age as mine are now (8 and 5). I have moments of doubt, when I think I should maybe wait until they're older. But then, I think it's proba...

$39/hr.??! Whoa! Where do you live? Avg. pay in NM is $30/hr. or less. As for "why" do I want to go from hygiene to nursing, a few reasons: *I'm MAJORLY burned out on dental hygiene. I've been doing it for 10 yrs., and it's gotten to the point wh...

$39/hr.??! Whoa! Where do you live? Avg. pay in NM is $30/hr. or less. As for "why" do I want to go from hygiene to nursing, a few reasons: *I'm MAJORLY burned out on dental hygiene. I've been doing it for 10 yrs., and it's gotten to the point wh...

Thank you so much for all your responses, everyone. Just knowing it can be done is already an encouragement for me. I'm probably worrying way too early anyway. By the time I finish my pre-req's (going PT) and get through the year-long waiting list...