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I completely agree with VetRobRN. Don't let the negative things in your environment drag you down. If your classmates laughed at you, ignore them. If your instructor rolled eyes on you, find another instructor. I would say the trick is to do endless practice questions. Once you answer enough practice questions, you will get the hang of things, have a much wider knowledge base, and many times automatically know what kind of answer they are looking for with a question.

Hi. I completely understand your stress and hardship. I was a CNA for 4 years with experience both in the hospital and nursing home too. I would like to congratulate you for graduating RN school in just a few more months! You are almost there! I would say if it's not an option to change the hospital CNA job to a per-diem position, maybe you can look at reputable home care agencies in your local areas. I worked at a home care agency before. You will be doing case-by-case where there is only one client that you are taking care of. The client's condition can vary, but it is definitely way easier mentally and physically than the hospital job. Often times the home care agency lets you pick and choose which days or hours you want to work, and if the client is taking a rest, you may even have the opportunity to study or do homework on the side. The major downside to working home care in my opinion is the unstable assignments. Sometimes you can have the same client assignments for months or even year straight, but sometimes you would suddenly loss your old client assignment for different reasons. Another thing is that the hours with home care can vary too. Sometimes you are working less than 36 hours per week, but sometimes you can work more than 40 hours a week depending on your preference.

Thanks a lot! After reading your posts, I'm seriously considering about applying to UNCW's program! I wish you great luck in pursuing your DNP!

Thank you so much for all your replies! What were the frequencies of the papers, discussion boards, and tests on a weekly basis?

I would still go for the local community colleges. With financial aid, it should be way much easier to handle. If you get the prerequisite courses and the TEAS, the point system shouldn't be too intimidating. You don't need to be at the top of the points list to be admitted.

You can also take a Health Unit Coordinator course and be a HUC in the hospital.

It seems the OP is refusing to listen to all these great advice and turning his/her back away from reality. Nursing is not a suitable profession for the OP, and he/she will regret it after graduation.

Tiffany, did you receive any further directions after the acceptance letter, minus the one that says don't accept twice? I remember the letter said that we are going to receive more information before or on 4/1, so I am just puzzled. Thanks!

I am in the exact same boat as you. Having a bachelor's in a non-nursing degree and 25, but I just got accepted to a local ADN program. I don't really get why people have the greatest urge to work at hospitals right after graduation these days. With an ADN, you can still find jobs fairly easily at retirement communities, rehabs, doctor's offices, and a lot of other different places. You can work as an ADN while doing a BSN bridge. After you graduate from the BSN bridge, you would already have a year of nursing work experience, which puts you at a great advantage when hospitals are comparing you with fresh BSN grads who have no working experience. Plus, a lot of ADN and BSN bridge programs together are much cheaper than BSN/ABSN alone.

Everything depends. A lot of ADN + BSN bridge together are much cheaper than just BSN. You have to research your specific schools. If you don't have a competitive cumulative GPA, you might want to consider ADN first. LPN in my area can still find work easily at LTC, rehabs, doctor's offices, and etc. If you want to start earning money very quickly, LPN first is a good choice too.

Thank you! Congratulations to you too! I guess we put our eggs in the right basket!

I just received my acceptance letter today! I hope all of us get accepted to their schools too!

I hope you are reading these responses. They are really good advices. Like the vast majority of the commentors, I suggest that you be extra supportive of this period in his life. He will really appreciate it afterwards. Maybe you can become his study buddy. Ask him NCLEX/exam review questions and give their multiple choices, then let him tell you which answer he would choose and explain his reasoning to you. This way, you can have good quality family time together while studying. Just want you to take one advice: be more supportive in these two important years and wait till he figures out his best studying strategy and routine.

I checked back at their admission requirements page. They do require "at least 6 credits in college-level English" to begin the admission process. Well, you will fulfill that requirement in no time and definitely get accepted the next time you apply! You can also consider Appalachian State RN-BSN. I heard it's pretty good.

Seriously?! I cannot believe you could be denied admission with such good grades! Exactly which English class did you lack, may I ask? It's got to be a REALLY important English class..... I thought they said you don't have to have already taken all the required non-nursing classes for admission.