Katie828

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I'm waiting too. I asked first-year nursing students what I should do. Basically....enjoy life NOW because you won't have much of one in nursing school. If you are bored, is there a hobby or volunteer activity you would like to do? I can appreciate the idea of studying ahead of time, but I think it would be hard to know where to start. Does your school require a CNA class? Mine does, and I think it is great to learn the nursing basics ahead of time. Maybe you could get a med math book and learn some of that.

"Antipsychotics" are used for many conditions besides psychosis...if that is what helps you, don't be afraid of the medication's classification. Don't give up!

Personally (and without knowledge of laws, etc.), I wouldn't say a thing. People have to go on medical leave (or days off) for many different medical reasons. Mental illness should be no different.

Just wondering if anyone could give ideas about what condition(s) would cause these hormones to be abnormal. I am stumped along with the MDs. I am not asking for medical advice. I have a patient I am trying to help. Any suggestions will be given to MD, and they will decide what to do. Female patient with: 1.) Low testosterone for age. 2.) Low DHEA-S for age. 3.) High cortisol for age. 4.) Thyroid normal. 5.) New onset diabetes with little-to-no risk factors. Thanks.

I personally wouldn't do it, but only you know what you can handle.

Thanks for your responses. Financially, I have planned that I won't need to take out loans for the ADN. My long-term goal is to be a psych NP, so it will be a job where I mostly sit and talk with people. If I can make it through the nursing program and 1 year as working as a nurse, I should be physically okay. It looks impossible for the program to be part-time, so I will either have to do a full time program or move (which I'm not in a position to do so). I might make a specific post about this, but does anyone have suggestions to reduce fatigue in school? I found out that the lectures are given using PowerPoint, so I'm thinking that I could have someone record the lectures and I could listen to them without having the wear-and-tear of going to school. Thanks!

The website www.sightconnection.com has "talking" devices....there maybe something that could help you. You might consider something like diabetes education where you mainly talk to patients versus handing out pills.

An F is worse than a W. A few W's won't hurt, but you don't want more than that. Good luck!

I am hoping to enter a nursing program in about a year. However, I have some medical issues that leave me fatigued. The school I am planning to attend only has a full-time program. However, since they start 3 new cohorts a year, I am hoping that I can do the program part-time. For example, the 1st quarter has 4 classes/clinicals, so I could do 2 one quarter and 2 the next. I am meeting with the disability coordinator in a few weeks. Do you think this is doable and/or has anyone done this? Thanks!

It will be school specific. My school gives 2 more "points" in the admission process for having a BA/BS.

Yep, you can certainly go back later. My CC has a ASN-to-BSN program with the local university. It is what I'm planning to do....it is much cheaper to go to school at the CC than do it all at the university. Good luck, ~K

No words of advice, but I wanted to say congrats for getting in!

As you don't have too many credits so far, it won't be that hard to raise your GPA. I say that if nursing is what you want, go for it! Start slowly...maybe only take 1 prereq class and put all your effort into doing well in that class. School gets easier when you know how to study and what works for you. Depression is tough, and I'm glad it sounds like you are heading up emotionally.

This probably isn't encouraging...but I'm wondering why the great guy isn't in the picture a bit more.