Piper17

I understand what you are saying, and that SUCKS! I am in my first semester junior year I have passed meds, changed dressings, given g-tube meds, trach suction and trach care, and also followed CNAs and learned all the basic stuff as well. I would definitely feel cheated out of the money you've spent and the experiences you are missing! I am sorry that happened to you, but I'm sure you will be a great nurse despite this.

You were the only one in your WHOLE CLASS that knew the the 3 sections of the small intestines?? and the rest laughed at you for knowing it ??!! Oh lord have mercy, that's a scary group of nurses you are going to graduate with. Kudos for the being the smartest one in your class!

ughhhh i hate community! but it's not an easy A where I am, it's a pain in the behind. AND we have 2 HUGE projects, which are really pointless. The good thing is we get to give flu shots to the kiddos at our elementary school, so that's something......honestly, i can't wait for this semester to be done-zo.

Hey, Just some advice from someone who is going through this now :). I got engaged this summer (yay!). I am 21 and my fiance is 23, already graduated. I am a year behind (changed my major after freshman year to nursing) and I am currently in my first "real" semester of nursing school, which is my senior year of college (I'm in a BSN program)...so I will graduate May 2013..... Listen, if you are ready to get married and you know it's going to happen and you're ready to make the commitment for the rest of your lives, it is totally possible to plan a wedding during nursing school. Granted, I had the whole month of July and August to make most of my plans for the wedding, which is next June. It isn't as bad as you hear, I have had blast planning my wedding and I can't wait to get married. One thing I would worry about is that most places book up a year in advanced, so if you want to get married next summer, don't waste anytime booking a ceremony/reception place! I called in July for next June, and ALL the saturdays were taken and about three Fridays were left, so people aren't lying saying you need a year to plan. And about the money, that is CRAZY to think you can't plan a wedding with 20k!! My dad is a retired fire fighter and our budget is around 11k and I am going to have a beautiful wedding, with around 220 people and I'm not leaving anything out. There are many ways to work the system and have a wedding without taking a second mortgage out, haha. Good luck! message me if you want anymore advice!

Hahaha, I've worked at an animal hospital, too! I feel pretty confident with gross stuff considering I have picked maggots out of a dog's butt and open wounds, and cleaned up the most foul smelling liquid, bloody feces from a dog that had stomach cancer. I have also had anal glands squirted in my face numerous times lol. I just worry that I might think about it differently when it comes from a human, I guess we will find out! Oooh, and don't forget parvo explosions! yuck, haha.

1. when is your start date? 08/22/2011 2 what state are you in? ky 3 program (lpn,adn,bsn)? bsn, hopefully msn later 4 what is the one piece of advice you are holding onto right now? sleep, eat healthy, exercise, and breathe, i am going to be okay :) 5. who is your greatest motivation to complete nursing school? my fiance.

I started reading, just so I would be prepared for the first day of classes. It definitely won't hurt! Just don't stress out when you do it. I sat on my back patio and hung out with my dogs and read a couple chapters, and I took my book to the gym and read on the ellipitcal, it wasn't bad at all :)

I am soooo pumped!!! This week I am sleeping in(I work 2nd shift), NOT taking extra hours at work, getting great workouts in, going to the pool on my day off, going to a NFL game with my fiance on Friday, going to the state fair on Saturday, and I'll use Sunday to re-read and get mentally prepared! I am trying to live it up this week since my life will pretty much end on Monday as well as begin, haha.

My tuition at a public university is around 4k/semester, but thank goodness I have a scholarship covering 4 years. I am just starting my upper division/clinical part (last 2 years of the BSN) and fees just this first semester added up to around $1800! I don't know about you all, but when I got my list of everything I had to buy, and was informed I had about 2 weeks to get it all, I was a little shocked, haha.

congrats!!

Haha, nevermind my post, goodluck with your semester! :)

Does anyone have tips for how to NOT gain weight?? I am at a healthy weight now and I exercise almost daily/eat well...I am getting married June 2012 (after my first year of nursing school) and I need to do everything I can to make sure I don't gain any weight. PS I am starting nursing school in 2 weeks, I've already done 2 yrs of pre-reqs and maintained my weight.

I think you can do it all, you sound like a dedicated student with your GPA and all. I have taken semesters with 20 hours and 17 hours ( I went from music to nursing and had a LOT of catching up to do). But, I took micro and A&P in the same semester, and so did a lot of other people at my school. It just depends on how busy you want to be. You can take your time and not be as busy with classes, or just get it over with and take them together. It's definitely not impossible, and the semester I took 20 hrs I got a 4.0, so if you stay focused, you can do it.

You have to choose two out of the three: 1. Good grades 2. Sleep 3. Social life ...because there is not enough time in the world for all three!! (and considering all-nighters, sometimes we only choose one.)

I do the same thing! But honestly, I can't understand a process fully until I pick it apart and learn all the "details" first. You have to do what is right for you. I couldn't do it any other way.