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I start january 3..same fundamentals book..Lancaster county career and technology school in pa...nervous no..excited and ready to learn... Yes! I just hope I have enough time for my family! Oh and get a job after the nclex! Thats what Im nervous about...

no, no yet the jobe thing is very fearful to me I am resigning from my government job to start clinical in January (btw when do you start?) So I am very nervous but I will willing to commute or do whatever as an lpn just to get my foot in the door.

Did you go for your interview already? I go on the 24th of this month and I hope to start in January as well.

Well Today I got the phone call.... That I have been waiting all Night for!!!! I passed the TEAS!!!:clpty: Now I have to go through the interview process in November.... I wanted to give myself enough time to come up with the deposit (seat holder) money!! But I was a mess through the entire phone call.:sstrs: But God :lttang:Has smiled on me today and I can't wait to start in March!!! Any suggestions to prepare for clinical???

Thanks I'm nervous I have actually been in HACC's pre- nursing program and have completed just about all my pre- requesites.. So I'm hoping that will give me an advantage.. as far as the knowledge I need for the exam and I also purchased the ATI- book.

I take the Teas V exam in two weeks. How difficult was that? What should I really be concerned with?

I have reviewed yours and Nurse Nacole was the first nursing student that I have ever saw on you tube. You ladies were very inspirational... Especially because there aren't many black nurses in my area so it was wonderful to see some people I could relate to. Also thanks for the nontraditional link , that's another problem I was having when visiting you tube everyone seemed like traditional nursing students, I can't wait to review some non traditonal student profiles. Again thanks and continue to inspire...

I AM in the same boat as well,I have two more semesters before i would apply to the RN program, but I don't think I would be "top pick" because I've had to retake a few classes and now my GPA really won't budge because I have so many credits:crying2:. The practical nursing programs I have looked into just require you to pass an entrance exam and thats it. So that will be good for me and if I pass (the entrance exam) practical nursing school will probably be quite smooth because I've prepared (prerequistes) for a higher level of learning. I have a family of doctors and nurse practicioners, so you know what I have heard but all of those family member went to school right out of highschool or had husbands who could take care of everything. My husband can't he leans on me!!! And no one is willing to take care of my children either so we all have to start somwhere and I hope that everything works in our favor,Good luck!

I have no clue yet, I'm going to continue to pursue my classes and leave the future to God but good luck to you as well..

I am in another dillemma and I don't know what to.. I just got my final grade in anatomy and physiology it was a C:yawn: Thats a F to me personnally and to nursing schools... I know the information, if I didnt I would have withdrew but where do I go from here? Should I change my major? Should I aim for A's in micro, chemistry and A&P2? I can't take it over at my school for 3years because I did pass, should I look to take it again at another school? Please, Please I can take the honesty what should I do? Do I have a chance? My heart is in this seriously, I can't see myself in another major... I love everything I learn, I just don't know if it loves me back....:redbeathe Please someone give me some advice, my heart is broken right now...

congratulations and good luck!

I agree with your post, I feel the same way you do most of the time but I continue to look at my children and the goal at the end of the rainbow:pntrghi:.. good luck to you

The campus I attend doesn't have the parttime option,but the other campus' does, but the parttime really isnt part time they just start later and end later... They aren't evening hours but all afternoon until the night, which isn't convienient either... I think when I'm done with my pre-requisites I will be looking into another school.

thanks so much!

OMG :clpty: your story is something I can relate too. You can be married with children and stil live on campus?? You have got to give me some details, Please tell me how you did this.. I would start packing today!!! If it's a great, deal:biggringi I would love to do this, what are the qualifications,I hope these types of programs are still available.. ummm what state do you live in, I hope this perk is for multi-state families!! You just completely gave me some hope/insight because I was really thinking about changing my major.. BTW my school's daycare waiting list is impossible, I already have a wonderful childcare provider...

I really appreciate everyone and I will continue going on my, "walking by faith, not by sight journey":hug::lttang:

I really appreciate everyone's responses and I will take each and everyone to heart but I have generated another question... I know nursing school is hard but what magnitude are you talking about is it critical thinking, science math hard? or more of a heck of a lot of studying. Is there anything enjoyable what's your incentive, except the degree ,that motivates your return to class daily? I'm really trying to get my HEAD:banghead: in the right place

Thanks to everyone and the only classes i have left to take are micro and a &p 2 and then my plan is to start a cna class while I wait for registration to begin for nursing clinical, hopefully I can start to work in a hospital, nursing home or private duty and they will be lenient with my hours because I'm a student( has anyone ever heard of this?) My plan is when I'm accepted pay all of my bills in half up front so my husband can handle the rest, ( a little at a time so i can make sure nothing will be delinquent) and I won't have to be stressed about finances, I have taught myself to only spend money on what's important, preparing myself for clinical and only a part time salary. I can't really depend on my husbands pay, even now, because it fluctuates he doesn't have paid leave or anything so when he's off he doesn't get paid and I've been pushing for him to look for something better but with the economy and his lack of skills/education it's very hard for anyone to land solid income. I think my plan is good but I want to be sure. I know this is something I can handle( as far as the work load, because I want it too bad) but I would never want to sacrafice my children for anything because they simply didnt ask to be here and I take full responsiblity for them. I also don't want to be in the situation where someone else is raising them, because my morals and someone elses could be totally different, hence their father, I want them to never settle and know that the sky's the limit, their father hasn't reached that potential, but I think he loves my motivation for everything I do. I just wish everyone could understand how important this is for me... I think I will continue this journey and step out on faith.. because my future is so uncertain, I can only step out on a path that's utterly non existent.

Hello my name is LaToya and I have been following threads on this forum for over a year now but I still have many unanswered questions after reading all of the wonderful posts. I feel like the only person in my situation. I'm 25, married with three wonderful children ages 5,3,1. I have two semesters left of pre-requisites before I can apply to clinicals at HACC.. I love the prerequisites:heartbeat they have given me the opporutunity to really appreciate the human body/deterioration and I love learning about it, but now this chapter is about to close and I don't know what to. I AM THE BREADWINNER, in my home so I can't possibly quit my job my husband is like another liability to me I have to show him what I need from him in order for him to produce, he is not a risktaker and he's happy to make a dollar out of 15 cents:twocents:. I'm the complete opposite I want the very best (hence furthuring my education). Our parents have raised us and will only keep the children at their convience, (I'm not mad they are our children) so what my situation boils down to is... I have no REAL support system (but yet everyone is rooting me on:down:) I can't quit my job, the low income areas in our town are war zones:devil: (its unfair to my children to even think about moving there). I have heard single people complain about how hard clinical is, so I feel that it would be impossible for me.. I am a very hard,passionate worker I love nursing and I really don't want to settle for less but what would you advise me to do? I don't want to set my self up for failure.. Please someone in my situation, please help me, I'm stuck, oh..btw... I want to provide for my children, NOW I don't want to wait until they're older to complete school because that defeats my purpose for furthuring my education... Please help me