Dragonsmack

Yeah...you guys convinced me to stick with community college at this time..:)

That's another concern...will I be able to attend the actual nursing school part while working full time..

I just attended orientation for nursing school at a small 2 yr college. The presentation was interesting and here are some of the highlights from it: 1. They boast a 100 percent placement of all nursing grads in the last 7 yrs. If you are a male (which I am), they said they can place you in a job all day long. Not sure why this is but that is what they stated. 2. In the last 7 yrs only 2 people had to retake the nclex (sp?), the rest passed on the first try. 3. No waiting like the local community colleges (they are all on a 3 yr waiting list). However, CC is much cheaper. 4. They require 530 clinical hrs which is much more than the other local schools (apparently they only require 180 hrs or so). 5. The last graduating class they placed averaged 52k a yr to start. My questions are: Does this sound like it is worth it and how long do you have to pay back student loans? Right now I make 62k as a manager so would it be better for me to go to community college and just be placed on the waiting list? I am 41 yrs old so maybe waiting that long would be against me since I am getting old. Anyway, just curious what you guys/gals would do... Thanks, John

I am not a nurse but do read the forums..just curious why so many nurses are hard on each other. I understand the need to be surrounded by competent people but wouldn't helping your coworker out be better than treating em crappy/blacklisting them? Anyway, my 2 cents.. John

Thanks for the responses, I will continue to push forward and stay optimistic :)

A little about myself, I am a 41 yr old male that is a maintenance manager (so I work mostly with men) right now but for the last 10 yrs has been interested in nursing. I am starting my basic classes now (Intro to Chem, Algebra, etc) and stumbled across this website a couple weeks ago. After browsing through here I can honestly say that the world of nursing seems much more frightening than first anticipated. I dont mind challenges such as heavy workloads but reading about all the political crap along with all the drama with peers is kinda scary. Anyway, just thought I would give my 2 cents and look forward to chatting with some of you in the future... Thanks