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Contagious - by Trapt Pain - 3 days Grace Bleed it out - Linkin Park Megalomaniac - Incubus Scars - Papa Roach " I can't help you fix yourself, but at least I can say I tried. I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut, my weakness is that I care too much.The scars remind us that the past is real, I tear my heart open just to feel." Breath - Breaking Benjamin " You take the breath right outta me, you left a hole where my heart should be. You gotta fight just to make it through. " Misery Business - Paramore "I'm in the business of misery, let's take it from the top. And of course the Almond Joy commercial. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't.

Here are some of my fav's *It's never too late to become the person you might have been - George Elliot *Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate! *Life is fragile, handle with prayer. *The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory. *A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it. - Frank A Clark:heartbeat *Goodbyes are not forever, Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I'll miss you, Until we meet again!:kiss *I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I want to be. I am not what I hope to be. But still, I am not what I used to be. And by the grace of God, I am what I am. - John Newton :bowingpur This one is my favorite and my personal mantra. It's where my user name comes from as well.

Thank you all for listening and for your advice. I just wanted to update and say that I have decided to go for it. I talked to the Director of Nursing today and I don't need to take the lpn pre-req's again. I just have to re-test for the admissions and go through the selection process again. They go on test scores only. So I have a very good chance of getting back in next fall. I'm so excited. In the meantime I will finish up my RN prerequisites.

Yes, I took a 2 year medical billing and coding program. I have an associate degree of applied science. I haven't gotten a job in the field yet so I don't know about pay for sure. I live in Ky and our wage scale here seems much lower anyway. Our teacher told us to expect about $14.00/hr to start and then work our way up. I am taking the NCICS exam this weekend arranged through the school. But from what I've seen online most employers want you to be certified through CPC or AHIMA.

I'm graduating next week with a degree in Billing and Coding. It's not a bad field to be in if you like looking things up...a lot. I think of it as almost detective work. Good luck in whatever you try.

Thank you jenni for stopping to answer my question and for lending an ear. I'm thinking that I just may give it a try :)

Thank you do much for your response and for sharing your response. I bet you are wonderful at what you do, and yes I'm sure there are clinical nurses that are thankful that there are those like you who enjoy the administrative sided of things :)

Hi there. I haven't been to this forum in forever. I used to come here all of the time when I was in nursing school back in 2005. I was in an lpn program. I was making good grades but felt that I lacked in the clinical aspect of things. I don't have the greatest of fine motor skills and I'm very self conscious. Above all, I think my lack of self esteem is what kept me from finishing nursing school. I just didn't believe that I was good enough. I quit the program not once, but twice. They were kind enough to let me in the next year, and I again quit the program, even though I only had one quarter left. I just told myself that I wasn't meant to be a nurse. I loved the knowledge and information and the book part, but I was afraid of the clinical, hands on. I was petrified to actually give a shot or to perform any procedures. I quit before I ever got the chance to even try it. Now, I'll always wonder. I wasn't good at the clinical, but could I have gotten better over time with practice? I didn't want to completely waste everything that I had learned, so I enrolled in a billing and coding program and I will be graduating in September. I've also started working at a hospital in the registration/admitting department. While that's great and all, I can't help but to feel a twinge of disappointment when I hear the nurses talking or see them in action. I sometimes think, "I could've been a nurse. I'm very awkward at times, but I'm an intelligent person." Couldn't I have overcome my obstacles with perserverance and a little self worth? So that's all of it, out there on the table. In your professional opinion, would someone like me make a horrible nurse? Because I can't help but to want to try to get back into nursing school. Even if it means starting all over again with prereq's and all. I have this longing to be a nurse. I think I always will. I also have grown emotionally in the last couple of years. I think I know me better now.Maybe I could deserve it this time, if given the opportunity. Anyone have any advice?

I am having the same problem with my son. He will be 4 in February. However he won't pee in the potty either. He refuses to even sit on the potty. I've tried everything I can think of, he seems genuinely scared of the potty. I even went out and bought a Winnie the Pooh one that has a little flushy handle on it and say "good job". I tried buying big boy underwear and nixing the diapers and pullups as well. He will not wear them, I catch him running through the house naked. He is so stubborn and will wail for hours on end, "I want my diaper." I have tried everything I know to do. I have 2 older children who both trained before they were 3 , and I have done everything that all the expert books suggest, etc. So I feel your pain! If you get the answer, please let me know!!!!

I actually drive an hour and a half one way to attend a cc when there is a university 10 min from my house. The cc has one of the best nursing programs in this area. But I don't care what naysayers think about it, ie my extended family (especially them) I can get my license out of a cracker jack box for all that it matters to them. Point is I will hopefully end up being a nurse. :)

I'd say it will get better for you. I'm starting my 2nd semester of my LPN program tomorrow, and I absolutely HATED clinicals at first. Actually hate is an understatement. I almost quit the program because of it. But I hung in there and they most certainly got better, and I'm sure that yours will too. Good luck to you:)

I'm in an LPN Program and we have had a Geriatrics class this first semester. I'm really surprised that your curriculum did not include Geriatrics classes. Good luck to you.

I am going for the LPN right now because I want to be able to work asap. So the career ladder option is a better fit for me. I hope to begin RN prereq's immediately after getting my LPN though and then take RN courses the following year. All of this as I work as an LPN. This is my plan, hopefully it will all work out this way:) Good luck in your decision.

Good Luck!

Hey, glad you're doing good!:) Well I'm doing a bit better with the math, and yea I do just think it's anxiety cause I can do it, I just don't do well on math tests. Any other test in any other subject I'm fine. I"m making passing score, no danger of failing or anything, but I'd like to do better. They told me tutoring wouldn't really help since I know how to do it, they said the best think is to just keep practicing until I get my speed up, which is what I've been trying to do along side with the piles of reading...:rotfl: Keep up the good work on your end!