snowy5

This is a strange question, but does anyone know what kind of rules this program has about absences? I know many nursing programs will only let you miss one day, if that. I am trying to plan around school next year but it looks like I would need to miss a week.

Long story short, it's looking like I could start my nursing program in spring 2015 or go for a sonography program in fall 2016. I hate my current job and want a real career as soon as possible, but I don't want to dive into nursing if I can't handle it. I was extremely motivated and thought I would be able to do and learn anything.. try to get past my fear of not being able to get an IV going, being responsible for a life.. etc. However I had a loooong period of hiccups after getting accepted into the nursing program and now I have to re-apply in September. I'm so annoyed by everything that has happened that I seem to have lost my motivation for all things nursing.. and have been looking into sonography instead. Weighing the pros and cons, sonography seems like a much "safer" option for me. I've worked with computers and technology since I was 10, it would probably be a lot of fun for me to learn. I could still work with pregnant women and babies (the reason I chose nursing) and I wouldn't have to hurt them! I had a really strong desire to go into nursing after I had my first child and was so amazed by the care of my nurses that I wanted to be just like them and help others. I then thought it would be wonderful to work in the NICU with the tiny babies that need help.. until I had my second child who needed to be in the NICU. Now I know what an extremely rough road that is, and it seems the nurses there have desensitized themselves to the babies.. however maybe that is how you have to be to get things done. One nurse even laughed at me because I chose to defer a shot for my tiny baby until a later date, as she was getting so many pokes all day long and I wanted to give her a break if at all possible. I thought nursing would be a good switch up for me as I'm used to being on my computer sitting on my butt all the time. But maybe it's too big of a switch for me to be successful. Sorry I am all over the place.. I'm just trying to figure out what to do and need any insight from those who know more than I do. Thank you for reading my novel and for any information!!

I was originally set to attend this fall at Tri-c.. however-I've had a really messed up past few months, missed the "respond in 48 hrs" orientation email and orientation itself. I was knocked out of my placement, understandably. Now I'm looking at spring placement and I'm only getting half answers about it so I don't even know what I can plan on. They might send me to East campus- which I can not do. Also with all of this non-accreditation talk, it makes me kind of nervous if I should even attend there at all. I know nothing about CSU's nursing school.. is there a wait list there too? Is it a better option, do you think?