Pookybean

Thanks everyone for the advice. My kids do help out, a lot. My son cleans the bathroom and vaccumes (i will not however let him do the dishes or laundry....those are the 2 things that need to be done right the first time!) I find its just the day to day things that get hard. Like going through backpacks and checking/signing for homework. My DH is NOT supportive of this so i only get the minimal help from him. And he is currently in management training with his job so he floats to different locations which means he doesnt have a set scheduale and has to fight to get off the nites that i have to work, because i have to work some nites now that i am going to school. And if i tried to pull out the books after the kids are in bed with him home....i would probably get more studying done with the kids! And this semester i am only taking the 2 classes, that is the least i can take to keep my financial aid. if i only took one i would have to pay for it out of pocket which i can not afford. Its just so much, both my math class and A&P, we have no homework that counts toward grades, so it is all on tests and in math we get quizzes too, and i am having such a hard time memorizing everything. I do like the idea of calling around to the different clinics and seeing what they have to offer and what kind of education i need, i have been thinking that maybe something like social work would be better for me. the more i get into anatomy, the more i think that maybe i am more into the mental than physical side of things. Oh well, only a month and a half more of this sememster to go. Thank you all again, so much! Megan

Hello everyone, I am in my second semester of pre-req's and i am having such a hard time! I am failing math, pulling a C in A&P1 and i have like 4 more years to go, I dont know what i was thinking! I have 2 kids (11 and 5) who do a bunch of activities, and i HAVE to work. The things that everyone else says they neglect to get through school, i just cant. I have to clean my house, i have to keep up with laundry (my kids wear uniforms to school). i dont want to have them quit their activities so i can do more school work. my son is 11 he will be about 16 when i am finally done with school. he will be almost grown by then! I was studying for a test at my daughters gymnastics class and missed her first perfect cartwheel! Its just that all these things are important and there is only one of me and i cant give 100% to everything! And i am just really starting to rethink this, i want to do ob/gyn and not even really in a hospital, but in a city clinic where i can really talk with and help out the girls who need it. and i keep thinking that if i get stuck in med-surg while working my way up....ugh! I feel so stupid, if i quit this (or fail out of it!) then everyone will look at me like i am a loser, i quit a full time job to start this and argued my way through everyone who questioned it, and now this. I am just so tired and I dont know, i guess i want everything that i dont have. Thanks for letting me ramble and complain. Megan

Thanks guys, Im glad to hear im not alone! i had my MIL come over to check us out, she didnt see anymore in my DD's hair and didnt see any in mine either. i am still not sure though..... thanks for the reassurance that i will still be able to nurse. i really would love to be in OB/GYN, i wonder how i will react when someone comes in with pubic lice:eek: maybe i should rethink that part?!?!?!? well at least i can make a semi-joke now. thanks again! Megan

Hello everyone, Currently I am in school doing pre-req's for my RN, but something happened this weekend to make me wonder if this is the right thing for me. My DD came home from school with lice. I know to everyone else this is not that big of a deal, gross but no biggie. well, I about died, had this huge anxiety attack and freaked out. today, i dont even know what to clean first and i am thinking i probably have it too, but i dont have anyone to go through my head for me so everytime i go to clean something i feel like i am "re-contaminating" it. I dont know what it is with this. its like my worst nightmare. everytime i go to the movies or sit in a airplane seat its all i can think of and i feel all itchy like theres stuff crawling on me. i dont get grossed out with germs in general, its just this. i already have my cna and work in a nursing home so im wiping poop and dealing with nasty stuff all the time, i even have a resident with mersa that i can deal with just fine. using all the precautions of course, but i dont feel like im gonna catch it or anything. so what do you guys think, is this a look into the future telling me what i will not be good at? thanks in advance megan

Just started A&P here too, gulp. I think i got a great prof. so hopefully that will help. Im not to nervous yet but it is soooo much information already and ive only had one lecture and one lab. im hoping i can stay ahead! I already started making flash cards! LOL! Megan

Hello, I am planning on applying to a couple different nursing schools, all which require the NET for admissions. My question is can i take the NET once and just give each of the schools the results or do i have to take it once for each school? Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question but i would rather sound dumb here than at a meeting with a perspective school!:imbar Thank you! Megan

Ok so its only to the community college for my pre-reqs (and my eventual first choice for the nursing program) but it feels good anyway!!! now i gotta break out the algebra for dummies book so i can place where i need to be on the darn placement test (i forget EVERYTHING...or so it seems) whooo hooo! Megan

Ok so its only to the community college for my pre-reqs (and my eventual first choice for the nursing program) but it feels good anyway!!! now i gotta break out the algebra for dummies book so i can place where i need to be on the darn placement test (i forget EVERYTHING...or so it seems) whooo hooo! Megan

Thank you, i didnt know that you could apply before you had all your pre-reqs done. now that i have a better idea of how the programs work, i can give them all another call with more specific questions, rather than the "uh hi i want to go to nursing school" like i did before. i am in the process of filling out my application to CCP so i guess i am on my way! Megan

Thanks both of you for answering, I have a Associates Degree, from that i have the basics, 3 english courses, a sociology course, algebra (math is not my best subject so i had to retake it in college, we only needed 2 maths and accounting was my second) i wasnt required to take any sciences with my major while in college, with high school i took a earth science, biology, and astronomy. and since we only needed to take 3 i ended there. i took a business math 1 and 2 and fulfilled my math requirements with those. then i had my history and english courses. i know i will have to take a ton of math and science courses for my pre-req's. i dont think i will be going for my bsn, at least not right away. i was hoping to go for my RN right away, but i would consider my LPN first if it seemed like the option that made more sense. i would also like to find a school either in the center city/ northeast/ west oak lane/ close mont. county area. i do drive, but would prefer to take the subway if i was going into the city. i have looked at the websites of CCP, temples episcople school, roxborough, thomas jefferson, frankford and abington hospitals schools. i guess i just need to know if how i am thinking i should approach things is the right way. do i do all the pre-reqs that the school wants then apply? and if one doesnt take me do i just go back and do the rest that the other school wants and then apply to there? or should i just do everything that they all could want and get them all out of the way? its just confusing knowing what credits will transfer and what i will need. i know i am going to go to CCP for my pre-reqs (and apply there for nursing first) i just like to have a plan maped out in my head (even though the best laid plans can fail!) so thanks once again for anything else you can give me with this other information! Megan

hello, i am looking for some advice on nursing schools in philly. i have been looking in to ccp and temple's episcopal program but they want somewhat different pre-req's. i have heard how difficult it is to get into a program and i really dont want to limit myself to applying for just one when the time comes. i have tried calling both of the school's but it seems like they dont want to help you with much until you have at least applied. should i take what i need to get into ccp's program and then if i dont just continue to take the other classes i will need to get into the other schools then apply there and hope? finally, where did you go, what was good and what was bad. anything i should look out for? i would like to go right for my rn but will do lpn first if it seems to be the best option. thank you in advance! megan