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I've gotten enough grant money to cover the cost of attendance, but my husband is having a hard time finding a job and I need a student loan to cover emergency expenses. He was offered a job last week and he took it, but he couldn't handle the work (he has holt oram syndrome which causes deformities in the hands and arms) and so he had to quit and now we have to wait 6-8 weeks to see if he gets to keep his unemployment. Meantime we get no income. He is, of course, still looking for work. The TTC that I'm going to doesn't qualify for stafford loans, and I'm having a hard time finding a lender to do a private one. Thank you though!

Thank you! Another question for those who've attended the TTC program. Were you able to find any lenders for a private student loan?

Oh, I don't live in that area. I'll be doing TTC Hartsville (I'm in Northern Middle TN), but as long as the program teaches what I need to know, I'm happy. Thank you so much for your input!

Thanks for your reply. What is your overall impression of that program? I'm not about to waste a year of my life am I? Did you go through any other programs? I assume this is a good program. I just need to be able to get a job when I get through it.

Thank you! Yes that does make me feel better. Man, I wish we were only going 4 days a week. That would leave 1 whole day during the week to study in peace while the kids are in school. Whatever though. I'm just thrilled I got in. The foley cath is probably what scares me the most so far. I know it's not a huge deal, and I'll get over that after I do it a few times, but I had to have a urine sample taken that way once when I was pregnant and I think that was the worst memory I have of my time in a hospital. I would way rather be in labor than have to deal with that again.

I was recently accepted into one of the TTC LPN programs and I am very excited! I do have a few questions for people who have been through it. 1) I fully expect to poke and be poked when learning how to draw blood, insert IV's, etc. However, I read on one of these posts that someone was told at the start of their LPN class (not one at TTC to my knowledge) that they would also be inserting foley caths into one another. I gotta be honest, I'm not up for that. I understand the importance of being able to sympathize with a patient, but that would probably be deal-breaker for me. Has anyone had to do that in school? 2) This one I know can be different from one school to the next, but for those who went to TTC, were your clinicals pretty much 1st shift, or did the hours vary. I have babysitting issues and will have to plan early to resolve those. I do plan to ask my instructors about any questions I may have, but class doesn't start for a month; plus I want to start learning from other people and building a support system. I'm pretty sure I'm going to need it. Thank you for your replies, and good luck to my fellow future nurses.:wink2: PS This is my first post, I hope I'm not violating any rules. I've read them, and to the best of my knowledge I'm not; but it's late and I'm a little out of it.