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Does anyone know how many alternates are selected?

I got selected as an alternate. I got my email about 8:00am Mayo time. My last name starts with C. I would like to be added into a facebook group :)

I got a letter askign for transcripts and placement choices. My gpa is not very high though, so I think that could kick me out. I am super excited about making it this far!!!

My application says "Application in Review" does anyone else have anything different?

I also feel like I am not competitive enough but I am super exicted about the thought. I am not sure there are as many people on this form that said they applied this year!

I am accepted into a nursing program that starts in the fall. However, I have no idea how to pay my monthly bills while I am enrolled. Any thoughts would be appreciated. I can't seem to get my bills paid down as things keep happening. I am freaking out about this. Any thoughts would be great!! Thanks

I would love to know this as well. I am excited for all of you!!

being "only 20" has nothing to do with it, but the mindset might! Don't set yourself up to fail by thinking that you are different from everyone else and someway substandard. I started my cna training when I was 20 and there were many people younger than me there. Just focus on what you need to do and time management and do it... you can't help that people had to wait.. as long as you were trying you were okay. Everyone gets their turn and things do not always go smoothly! That is okay!! Just take a deep breath and go to work tomorrow with a smile on your face and a goal to BRIGHTEN your residents days... the residents that were angry could be feeding off of your stress. Walk in the room if you have been slow, appoligize for the wait and explain that you were trying to get here as fast as possible then drop it and ask them what you can do for them.. SMILE and have a great time. You are providing care to some people that may need a cheerful face as well as help with their ADLS

I would take as many math and science courses as you can in highschool. You need microbiology and Chemistry as well as College algebra and statistics (depending on the school) For my nursing school pre reqs I have college algebra, Speech, microbiology, chemistry, Psychology, Anatomy, physiology(sp)... I think i missed a few but that gives you a good idea. After those classes then you can apply for either a 2 year nursing program or a 4 year nursing program. If you high school offers you to take dual credits with a college for credit I encourage you to do it as it will give you some of the prereqs needed for nursing school. Nursing varies on the payscale but they generally start out at least $20.00/hour and increases substantially with experience. LPN's make quite a bit less and the schooling is not that much less. Also LPN's are not allowed to do as much as RN's and typically are not hired in hospitals. If you are interested when you are looking for a job I would auggest getting a job as a CNA in a nursng home, where you will help residents with their skills of daily living. It will give you a good feel of the medical field.

I am curious to hear the answers in this post... I have no ICU experience and am a cna in a nursing home as of now. I do train the new cna's and I wanted to see if they were the same sort of learning issues. We give 6 days of training and it seems like one in every 7 or so new aides are still clueless after that point. In 7 days it is really not hard to learn to care for approx 25 people(cna duties). The issues I run into seem to be people that either do not pay attention or can not pay attention(not sure which). Some people are just scared to death but some it seems you almost have to FORCE to do a duty... those people do not catch on so fast. The things people have the hardest time with... learning equipment time managment(35 minutes in a total care, comatose residents room is not acceptable when you are just getting them changed and in their chair for dinner!) Knowing what step to take next(even though you do the same sequence of steps with about everyone) obviously the issues wont be the same task, but i am curious to see if they are the same kind of task...

thanks for the replies. unfortunately I have to buy that EXACT computer for nursing school or they actually KICK YOU OUT of the program! I also can NOT buy it used as the warranty has to be in my name or they will KICK ME OUT! Isn't that just a ripoff!! Obviously the school is getting some money back on students purchasing these things! I do plan on buying my books online if I can. My school seems to be tricky and somehow gets books printed only for the school... you can not find them anywhere else and the isbn numbers do not match. This year I had to buy a book for $150.00 (speech book). It had to be ordered from the bookstore(it didn't exist anywhere else), when I got it it had my school name printed on the front and was THREE HOLE PUNCHED!! what a ripoff!!! Thanks to everyone for the suggestions... I am still not sure what I will be doing but I am not freaking out as much!

in south dakota you only need to be 16!

that was just dumb.

you should not say to a resident that you can not change their brief constantly... how would you feel if you had stool on you because you had an issue. I doubt it was something that they wanted to have happen many times a day. your post is confusing. are you saying you did not always give her a clean brief to wear when you cleaned her up?

I am at a loss...Here are the thoughts/questions/concerns that are flying around my head... If anyone has any sugestions please chime in! This is really a disorganized mess, my brain is friend from 12 hours of studying and tests today... it is NOT functioning... I do not qualify for a pell grant as I have my income and my mothers income on my fafsa as I am 23 and they REQUIRE it. my mother does not help me out.But I do not make enough to even make ends meet... i am single living alone with no kids. Thought about getting a roommate but I only have one bedroom! If I wait another year and apply for fall of 2013 I MAY qualify for a pell grant, but I am not sure and no one can tell me what the cut off is. The longer I wait the more time I spend making diddly squat and not working towards my goal of becoming an RN With everything I can get from fafsa(including loans) it comes to about 3,000 a year.... while nursing school tuition itself comes to about 6k with about 2k for the required computer... and approx 400 more for supplies and background tests and such. and according to my advisor about 1200 for books Do I go get a private loan for the rest... how do I know what to borrow.... They do not recommend that you work during nursing school but how do you afford not to? Do people really borrow for ALL of their living expenses also?! who would even give me a loan for that amount.... would I be able to repay it?! I will have to budget for gas, I live an hour from the school and they can send me up to 2 hours away from there for clinicals. How the heck do I make this work! How did you make this work?!?!