old_dude

At my school micro was by far the easiest pre-req. I don't think anyone dropped (but I took it in summer so the semester was only 4 weeks). But my school has A&P I as a pre-req for micro so maybe the weeding out was done there. I do know that classmates who barely got out of A&P 1 got an A in micro.

Thanks Kimsey

I start the nursing program "proper" at my school in Jan. So I can't say what, if any, semester in nursing school is the weed out one. However, my A&P I instructor said that he was the "gate keeper" for entrance into the nursing school, implying that his class was the "weed out class". I also know that I applied for the nursing program before I finished that first A&P class, and was turned down. I re-applied after finishing (with and A ) and got in.

You husband probably doesn't have any idea what you do, I know I didn't. However, he will learn. Give him time to learn it his way. I was in a similar (but worse) situation that your husband. My (now-ex) wife went on what my daughter euphemistically called "mom's vacation". It was a "vacation" that lasted exactly three years, involved her wearing an orange jump suite and when it was over required weekly visits to a parole officer. So with very little warning I went from having a stay at home wife to being a single father working a full time job. But I learned, "my way". It took a while, there were some bumps along the way, but I managed. I learned that I love to cook and am very good at it. I learned that I am very good at cleaning (but I still do not love that so much). But if I can learn to cope in that situation, I am sure your husband can manage, just give him some time, some trust and some encouragement. He may not even do it they way you do, but if you show a little faith in him, he will, I'm sure, do much better than you think he will.

Same here.

Great story, very similar to mine. I have a 20 year old BA degree with a less than stellar GPA. But I did very well on the TEAS and the Critical Thinking Skills test my school makes all nursing applicants take. I have a 4.0 on all the pre-req classes I have taken since I started pursuing Nursing and I got accepted into an ASN program in this Jan. I considered an accelerated program, the school I got my BA from has one.... but I am a single dad and regular nursing school is hectic enough, so I am going the ASN rout, but plan to get my BSN and MSN eventually.

I applied to only one, but applied twice. I was denied the first time, probably because I had no grade for A&P I, or II or Micro. I reapplied after taking (and making A's) in these classes and start Spring. I intended to apply to at least one other school, but never got around to it, so I got lucky.

When I have classes that require application type understanding (as opposed to rote memorization) I find doing practice problems helpful. Study the material until you think you have a good grasp on it, then find sample problems to do until you know you have a good grasp on the materials. This may not work for you but it helps me a lot.

Each state has different requirements, however, in my state, the state run psych hospitals do not require any training or experience to work as a med tech (CNA type work). I know because my last job before Nursing School was in the HR dept. of a state psych hosp. Your mileage may vary. You may want to look into a local state hospital. I must warn you though that these are the most under paid/over worked people in the state MH system.

Can you post the highlights? Our camp is the first week of Jan. Even though I am sure the bridge camp will be much different than our camp.Thanks!

My A & P professor (known for very hard questions) would go for option #2.

Exactly! You can't really fake caring (which is why I put "fake it" in quotes) I genuinely care for people, which is why I am going into nursing. But you can roll play being outgoing and "warm and fuzzy". (INTJ here too)

Since you are still in HS, I recommend taking drama classes in college or even just participating in drama activity. Drama has really helped me to come out of my shell, and to "fake it" when I don't exactly feel sociable.

I am just a nursing student. BUT before I was a nursing student, I was in HR, and most of the work I did in HR was in employee relations, and a good deal of that was in a hospital (it was working in the hospital that gave me the nursing bug.) In other words, I was the person in HR the NM would come to in order to get guidance/approval on such an e-mail. In my professional opinion, mass e-mails are not a good idea in most cases. Those who said that individual warning are more appropriate are spot on. The tone of the e-mail was not professional. However, the issues addressed were legitimate issues. Regarding the Charge Nurse being able to send other nurses home, that is perfectly legal, at least in my state, and I can't imagine it not being legal in other states either. It may not be good policy, but if the DON and/or HR are OK with it, it can happen. Someone should be sent home if half the issues described in the e-mail are taking place.

My guess is the reason for the harsh reaction is the "falsification of medical records" accusation. Prior to going to nursing school, I was in hospital HR. Falsifying records was one of the few "instant fire" infractions and one of the even fewer that resulted in a "no re-hire" code on the employee record. To the opening poster, admit to anything as long as you can stress that you did NOT falsify a record that is VERY serious stuff.

I start Nursing school in January, after a year of prereqs, and I turn 46 next week. It won't be easy, but if you want it bad it enough it will be worth it. I just pray that I want it as bad when I graduate as I want it now.

That is me. I am fairly quite and don't particularly like small talk or low level social interaction. However, my previous career in HR required me to interact with people all across the spectrum from entry level janitorial staff to high level executives. It also required a lot of public speaking (training, new employee orientation, etc). I did a bit of acting in college (the first time through, Nursing is my second degree I'm working on now). To be able to be successful in this position I started to think of these interactions as sort of an improve where I "play" myself. I have been doing this for so long that it is now second nature. I still feel awkward in social/work situation, I just no longer appear awkward to others.

What/??? I'm 45 and start my first semester of Nursing School in January (by which time I will be 46). You young whipper snappers with your crazy ideas.

I start an ADN program in January. Counting the days.

Same here.

w00t. That just made my day. I start nursing school in Jan, but I already have a BA..... in Philosophy.....with a minor in psychology.

Who told you that? Before I was a nursing student, I worked in a hospital HR (it was that job that gave me the nursing bug, and loosing that job was one of the best things that ever happened to me). The HR staff is too busy and has too many applications to respond to applicant dropping by, it just won't help.

I start this Spring too! I am stoked!!!!

I want to be you...... I'm 45 now, just finished my prereqs and will start Nursing School in Jan. (by then I will be 46), and hope to eventually get my MSN. To the original poster: I got my BA 20 years ago as a less than stellar student. 20 years later I am older, wiser and more motivated. I have a 4.0 at in my prereqs and am really enjoying being a student again.

My GPA (from when I was young_dude and didn't care that much) was not so great. But my TEASE was very good (87) and my critical thinking was very good (92) and my Gordon GPA, which includes AP 1 and 2 and Micro was 4.0. I knew I had to hit everything out of the park to overcome my GPA (2.8 WITH my Gordon classes included,2.6 without ), so I had to work VERY hard to overcome the foolishness of my youth and overcome some barriers of my own creation, but it paid off.