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Hey- I graduated in 2008 with a BS in biology, worked for 2 years in EMS and decided to go through an accelerated program. Since you already have a bachelors, i wouldn't recommend going down to an ADN, especially since APN is your ultimate goal. I'm in Chicago, so there are a variety of accelerated nursing options for me here, so depending on where you are located there should hopefully be some options for you.

If you have have a prescription for it, it shouldn't be a problem..

I graduate on June 10th - my first big purchase will be a german shepherd puppy. Wanted one for a while but haven't had the time to invest on it because of school. That, and working on paying back loans..

seeing as you originally posted this a while ago, you either have been making it through clinical okay, or you fainted and dropped out, lol. For anyone else who is going to start soon and has the same concerns, just a couple things i wanted to say. Some people already wrote these things, but the first thing you have to remember is that many of the women on this unit are used to having male healthcare providers. The hospital where I did my OB rotation had majority male residents, and so if you go into a room with the mindset that its not going to be awkward, it won't be. You won't be doing things alone and so the first few times let the nurse you are paired with know that you haven't worked with this population before so you feel more comfortable letting them take you through step by step. Also, as someone else pointed out, the nurse you're paired with will ask the woman whether or not she is comfortable with a male student. Most are, some aren't. Even though you might be scared, nervous, etc, if you go into the room calm, collected, and act professionally, things will go fine..

can anyone please help me with this?

I guess my first question is why do you have no ambition to become an RN? I get it, different strokes for different folks, but LPN and RN are so similar I just don't get why you wouldn't want to do that. I am not sure about LA, but in the Chicagoland area RN's make a good amount more money than LPNs - my mother being an RN and my aunt being an LPN. As far as raising a family, it all depends on how much you work and whether or not your partner works. Sure you could work a ton and make more money, but at that point you wouldn't be spending much time with your family..

No legal issues, as far as I know. Simply patient preference - if they want a female, all they need to do is ask - most women are used to having male health care workers in some form or another and don't mind. Others will just ask for a female - no harm done.

Like most of the above comments, I also think you should talk with financial aid. They will help you as best they can - their incentive is that they will continue to get your tuition money - from federal financial aid or private loans. Also, look into nursing scholarships- the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation had a 10,000 dollar scholarship that I was awarded when I started school.

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