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I just got my acceptance letter today! All of the prereq's behind me and a new career ahead of me. I'm currently a teacher and am a little nervous about stepping back into full time school from the safety of a full time paycheck! Should be interes...

After Thursday, I'll have taken both American Red Cross AND American Heart Association-- because I didn't realize there were options. Now I'll be a CPR expert.

I start my ADN this fall... I'll be 43 when I'm eligible to sit for my RN exam. I'm excited to bring all my life experience to the bedside in helping my patients to heal. We are an awesome asset to this field!!

How fast our world is changing... When I got my BA in the early 1990s, the internet was just a weird peripheral idea. Now ALL of our nursing school's textbooks will be delivered online through the Kno.com format. A lot of the orientation group gro...

I concur with your research, you will ultimately have to get a second Bachelor's Degree. If you are like me though, and want to get started on your new path sooner rather than later, you may find a program that lets that happen. For me its ADN, the...

iPads were the recommendation at my school, but there was mention of an comparable large platform android tablet, excluding kindle and nook. Having worked in construction where I literally watched hand-drawn plans become ancient history in the face ...

@HouTx Not a huge eReader gal, but I guess I'm going to be! Thanks for the advice on the keyboard, sounds like the perfect accessory. @classicdame I'm all for streamlining equipment too! The amazing thing to me about this "little" revelation, w...

The experience and networking would be great. I understand your reluctance though, leaving the family on the weekends is not the best feeling.

Congrats and welcome! I'm also going the ADN route to start.

Congratulations!!! I'm right beside you-- orientation 4/30/ start date August 22... Can't wait!!!

Great News!!! Excellent.

Fantastic!!! Wonderful News!

@Everline I come from a long line of worriers!!! I feel your pain :) When I started teaching for the first time, I tossed and turned for weeks-- then I took Tylenol PM. That sounds awful, but it worked. You sound like a contentious person, I'm sur...

@Lolita34 Have you told your school that you won't be back? That's my next concern. I wonder if I should wait until the end of the school year, after my nursing school orientation, or sooner. Don't want to burn bridges, but don't want to show my h...

@Stacie29 Are you in nursing school still or have your started working as a nurse already? How long did you teach?

My nursing program coordinates placement of PCTs and nursing student volunteers and has a close affiliation with a choice hospital system. Have you inquired if yours has connected programming to refer you for placement or interview?

Congrats! I, too, applied for Fall 2013 admission to the nursing program. I hope they hurry!! Are you taking this semester off? I am--- it feels weird not to be taking classes.

Best of luck to you both! Let the games begin!! (I've just finished pre-reqs and submitted for admission for the Fall.)

Jumping in the "Experienced" boat! Just applied to the fall program and if all goes well, I will sit for the RN exam at age 43... when my preschooler starts kindergarten. This is my first professional foray into the medical field, I'm a middle scho...

Everything I read online about being employed as a VA Nurse sounds glowing and supportive. Would you agree? Are their plenty of opportunities to keep your registration up to date? If you have worked in civilian hospitals/centers, how does it compa...

I'm taking Algebra-- Last One before Spring Nursing school application!

I already have a (unrelated) Masters- so I did 3 courses this summer and have 1 this fall. Another obstacle is that all classes have to be less than 10yrs ago, so I'm taking 2 for the 2nd time.

Apply and see what happens. Also identify your worst grades and retake those classes. Improve your GPA, show the application teams that you are serious!

I feel like I learn of a new specialty every day-- I know some who's personal experiences draw them to a particular area of focus, but my top choices, I think are more related to my personality: Radiology, ICU, Med/Surg, and Cardiac all make the top ...

#2 1/2 Go to a info session or meet up with a counselor, they will tell you what prerequisite classes you will need to apply and most likely the Nursing Admission test you'll need to take (for me, its the TEAS)