hansy

Fellow fit male nursing student here. I lift 5 days a week, plus I do crossfit training 3 days a week and bike 3 days a week. I work in psych and assisted living as well, so being fit totally helps in taking down a crazy rampaging patient or transferring 200 lbs of dead weight from a wheelchair to the toilet.

Hi all, I'm a 32 year guy finally about to start the BSN program this fall for a Fall '15 graduation date. I currently work as a mental health technician for the State of IL, but I'm going to take an educational leave, because as you all have heard or are learning, it's damn near impossible to work FT while in the program. I'm so glad to be done with all the pre-reqs and taking classes with freshmen. It's awkward enough feeling like the creepy older dude, but from what I hear, most of the immature students have been filtered out by junior year. Kinda looking forward to August! Well nice meeting you fellow kids of the 70s and 80s, and good luck!

Hi, I'm a 3rd year nursing student beginning the program this Fall. I figure I should start getting on my career track now, but I don't know where to start. I have no interest whatsoever in any type of nursing other than international/missionary nursing--I want to travel abroad and provide services to people and areas in need. What should I start doing now to prep myself for that type of nursing and also make myself more qualified to be hireable to an organization right after graduation? My background, if it matters: - 32 year old American male - 11 years experience as a psych tech at a state hospital - 1 year exp. in assisted living - expired C.N.A. certification Some other questions I have: Should I take a Spanish course until I'm fluent, or will that be learned on-the-job? I have a very basic grasp of it from high school. What should I expect to make? Obviously, I'm not doing it for the money, but good intentions won't pay off my school loans. What are some good organizations I should look into working for? Thanks in advance. I'm new here, and this is my first post, and I'm looking forward to meeting you guys!