drea3751

I am a pre nursing studnet bogged down with the thoughts of choosing a nursing school. Concerns include whether or not I can afford it and the most important thing, will I have to repeat any classes fo I have been going parttime for a long time. I have expressed this and asked questions of nurses, both LVN and RN, who are already in the field. They all say the same thing; "school is nothing like the real work world." That always puzzles me because through out Nursing Foundations, our teacher stressed "Critical Thinking" skills are the most important skills you have, yet if seasoned nurses are stating otherwise, who are we pre-nursing students to believe. I have decided that maybe these should be the answers that we pre-nusring students should hear: Nursing is both sad and rewarding Patients can be difficult, especially those with long term diagnoises Expect the unexpected Make sure to go into a specialty that you love and have passion Do not expect mircles, just accept them when they present themselves You cannot heal every one... every day Be compassionate to patients even when they are not to you Take care of yourself

Hopefully i will be right behind you in going to this school . .congrads:balloons::balloons::balloons::balloons::balloons::balloons::balloons::balloons::balloons::balloons:

are you currently working as an lvn/lpn? i am currently going to school at uta and as of right now i have taken nursing concepts( i learned that nursing has theory's) i am not blaming the school . .but i desire to be a nurse and have you ever felt like nothing was going right in that quest?

so here is a question, . . .what do you like about concorde? i am trying to decide between concorde and dallas nursing inst. are the instructors knowledgable???? do you recommend it ????

thank you for the information about the dallas nursing inst. i am trying to chose between them and concorde. i am currently attending uta and have become very frustrated in seeking my rn. i currently have fin aid so i quess i need to get on the ball to get it changed over . . .who signed you up for classes? what made you choose the school?

:balloons: surprise....surprise in i am an enfj 33 25 38 44. i knew there had to be an explaination for my messy room . . . and lack of organiztion.

i currently suffer from depression and with medication and a lot of prayer...i can do anything and so can u. i would call the nusring board and ask them specifically about the problem u are dealing with.

:welcome: i have also looked at uta and after talking to one of the clinical instructor's (a pt at my doctor's office) i learned that the program is hard to get into if you have not taken your classes there the whole time. i am planning to take classes their in the fall myself but transfer back to the jr college system.....cheaper

:chuckle one day soon i'll be a RN..until then I will take english II hopefully begining chem w/lab, and hopefully math. I am trying to go to the university of texas in arlington, texas. Somedays it's a funny joke against me....trying to balance the children,single motherhood, and trying to get my transcripsts from my last college....hahahahaha the joke is on them because in spite of it....I will be a RN :)

Is UTA a good school? How long have you been going there? Who are good teachers for chem, math?????

hello does any one attend uta...:) i am going to attend this fall in hopes of getting my pre-req's done for nursing 06. i am a transfer student from virginia and all i know is ....i wanna be a nurse

Hey there, I stumbled across your thread about El Centro college. Is this school a good school to go to. I have researched this school and TCC and find that El Centro is cheaper and the bus pass thing is very interesting.... I plan to move back to texas next summer with my children.....please give me any and all information you can......:)