goldeeloks23

Hi all! I will start taking pre-reqs soon and I wanted to see what technology you feel like is most useful/necessary in nursing school. Laptop? PC or Mac? Tablet? IPad or other? Keyboard for the tablet? Other? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Being a pre-nursing school student, I have been reading and reading and reading about the horror stories of people searching for jobs. I have to thank you [COLOR=#003366]notallwhowander for reminding me that this is something I have passion for and need to pursue regardless of the current job outlook. The difference that I hope reading these posts will do is better equip me with the determination to become a sponge in every setting I encounter - in the internship I hope to begin in November, in my pre-reqs, in nursing school, in clinicals, etc. Think of how many people we meet in each of these settings. It is our job as the newbies to make every effort and look at each situation as an opportunity to learn something new and maybe make that one connection needed. Being a member of that 20-something year old generation that is becoming known as an entitled bunch, I hope that I can be one of the few that can give hope to our wiser, more experienced generation. I think humility is one of the characteristics that our generation is lacking and I can only imagine how a single bad experience with a patient can crack that entitled, new grad RN and teach them the importance of this trait.

Right there with you Lindsey! I plan on starting my pre-reqs in the Spring. I have been working at a passionless, but comfortable job since I was a senior in college (5 years ago) and I finally decided to pull the trigger. I still have so many things to figure out - financially, with my husband and otherwise - but I know we all have to start somewhere. I finally decided that I cannot let the fear of the unknown - fear of not getting into nursing school, of getting a job, paying our mortgage while working and balancing school!!! I know I have to make the move. Good luck with what is sure to be an exciting and rigorous process! This site has been so helpful as I have browsed it the last several months too! Such a great, honest community :)