Jfarmboy

Hello Everyone! I am new here and have a few questions for you guys. I am a 19 yr old HS grad and I am indeed a guy. I have been very undecided about what to choose for a career. Right now I am going with a "job" until I decide what I want to do. I h...

I am actually a pre male nurse student. I am looking at a college in which I will attend if I decode to do nursing. I have never experienced it so I want to shadow a nurse in the summer. I want to make sure it is what I want to do. After I have made ...

I am starting the prerequisites in the summer and fall. Required is Chemistry and algebra. Algebra not being a strong subject for me. I am also taking anatomy and physiology I&II. I in the summer and II in the fall. I may also take microbiology i...

For me it is going to be hard not to take A&P with chemistry. I will have A&P I with algebra and A&P II with chemistry.

It should be. I have a HS GPA of 3.3. When I went to apply for my pre-reqs they said it was more than enough. Around here they usually require a GPA of 2.8 to get in and take courses, but then they say you can't get less than a B-. There is a minimum...

I would add that some of my friends I see to be very smart people. A few times when they were busy with life or did not make good goals and study time they got B's and C's in some subjects. They got straight A's in other subjects. One is going to bec...

You are only as "stupid" as you say you are. By you saying the word stupid you what you are really meaning is not smart. Someone who is truly "stupid" is someone who can't do simple math problems such as 2x8,imo. You are smart enough, if you would ad...

I feel the same way ALL the time. It is a constant battle with myself. Some days I think-heck I can get through it no prob. Other days I am thinking that is really no hope for me in the nursing field. Part of it is convincing my family that I can do ...

I have not taken them but will be taking them. I am kinda in the same boat as you. I will be taking A&P I in the summer and A&P II in the fall. Chemistry in the fall and algebra in the summer. I will likely do microbiology as well. I am also ...

So I looked it up on the college's website for info on the courses. It seems both algebra and chemistry is made for students with very little experience with each(me). In chem they start out at square one and work up into the harder stuff(stuff like ...

Going for CNA is not a requirement anywhere in NY state as far as I know. I am just doing it because I seem to learn most from hands on. I could apply to this years nursing program if I was ready, but I am not. There are 2 prereqs I didn't take. So e...

I hear a lot on here how it is always best when in nursing school to have a female in the room when anything invasive is done on a female patient. I would think this would also apply to male CNA's? Some on here said it might be good to shadow,then CN...

I am actually a small guy...but I work out. I am 5' 10" and 125 pounds (skinny little guy lol) but I can lift around 150 pounds, so far. Ever since I have had the idea to become a CNA and then RN I has been working out more as I know what physical wo...

Okay so I talked with my admissions adviser at the school I am wanting to attend. I don't have much of a chance getting in this year. Actually its impossible as the dead line to apply is the 19th of this month. So the only prerequisites needed for me...

I found FAFSA. I am qualified for 5,500 in grants and 9,500 in loans. I can also apply for state aid.

Okay thanks for the info. I can understand being hawk eyed in CNA clinicals or RN clinicals. I get nervous with people watching my every move. In school it would be okay, but if I had to be supervised on the job it makes no sense. I am definitely goi...

I may not know what I am talking about...but I am getting there. I know absolutely zero about nursing, but I am looking forward to learning, as I feel it is the right fit for me. You guys may not think so, but that is my own personal decision. I loo...

i found a college near me that offers a 9 month medical assistant training program. it is mostly phlebotomy, which is what i am interest in the most about that course. the training is for- medical assistants, medical secretaries, laboratory assistan...

In NY it is amazingly expensive for college. My bro went to a ITT tech and it was an upwards of 30-40k..if I remember right. He got about 10k free for that. For me it is going to cost me $4,900 FT semester or $415 PT credit hr. So that college is aro...

Yes 13k is a lot. After looking into it it doesn't sound right for me. Starting out or by it self. The only skills I would like to obtain from that class is the Phlebotomy. After researching it it doesn't sound worth it. I did however find about 5-6 ...

That is what I meant. Coming from a un-professional stand point(where I am now) it seems unnatural(that isn't the right word-try different).I actually meant that phrase for the average person-a nurse or health care giver not being the average person....

I have a lot on my health record. Is that something they look up? I was a lymes disease patient and was in the hospital for 3 days over 3 yrs ago. I have since recovered and got a negative result on the last lymes test. It has however left me with a ...

Oh, Okay. The LPN program would make better sense. Is the bridge program about 1 year? I am still hoping to find a 3 month phlebotomy class somewhere. So far that was all I found.

I have requested a information packet to be sent out. They have Medical Assistant Degree Program (A.O.S.) Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate Program Medical Office Assistant Certificate Program It says that students who complete the course can...

What I would recommend is taking a loan out. It might be hard to have the prereq loan and the nursing school loan and everything. Try going to a local bank and see if you can get a 5-10k loan. Go sparingly with the money and try not to spend more tha...