jilly_beans

Hello everybody I come here today to ask for any tips/advice on motivation? I am so close to being able to apply for my program. I have 4 weeks left of summer courses and then I can apply but for some reason I cannot bring myself to work on them! I know what I need to do and I know what will happen if I don't do well in them but I just feel so...drained. I've thrown myself into them all summer and now I'm just tired. I just want them to be over and I feel like I can't continue on for the next four weeks! What is wrong with me?! I know what I need to do but I'm losing motivation... Any help is appreciated! Thank you!

[COLOR=#003366]mrsoly2010 - This is the same situation I am in, except I started when I was 20 with pre-reqs. It's hard because I would have just graduated with my BSN this spring at 21 years old if I would have just figured it out sooner, but I am not going to beat myself up anymore. I'm doing great in my pre-reqs, a lot better than If I had started college fresh out of high school. The experiences I have gained after working in a hospital for a few years are worth being a little behind. In the grand scheme of things, 2 1/2 years off is not that long. Taking you time with pre-reqs will benefit you, since those courses are important to you nursing education!

I got a CNA job at our hospital with hopes that I can transfer into an RN role once I'm done with school. If you can, try to find a hospital that hires CNA's. I'm called a patient care assistant. I love it! I get so much more hands on patient experience than in a nursing home, and I float all over the hospital. Some days I work on OB, some days I work in hospice. In a nursing home, you deal only with the elderly. In the hospital, I work with any and every kind of patient. Most RN's are extremely helpful, as well, and if they know you are going to nursing school, they definitely help you. Plus, you can ask questions from class that you're unsure of. I'm also making a good reputation for myself at the hospital as a competent, responsible nursing assistant, so when I DO apply for nursing jobs, they already know me and (hopefully) have heard good things. As a bonus, they offer tuition assistance. Something else to look in if you are worried about the cost!

I do not have my LPN and am currently working towards a BSN, but I have several friends who went the LPN route, and now they do not feel like going back. So some advice, once you get your lpn, keep going! Don't get too comfortable somewhere and that be good "enough". Becoming an lpn first is a great idea, especially since your program sounds more flexible than others, but don't settle for anything less than what you want! Good luck, I'm sure you'll make an amazing nurse.

Ohh good luck. You will do great. If you ever feel like quitting or you aren't getting anywhere, just remember somebody out there has even further than you to go (me haha). Btw...I am really supposed to be studying for a final right now, and not commenting on your post about how you should be studying for a final.

I have just registered for my classes next semester. I am transferring to a new school for a BSN instead of ASN. The hospital I work at is no longer hiring 2-year RN's anymore anyway! I am taking these classes against my advisor's advice (oh the irony). But anyway, they are statistics, anatomy, chem of life processes (intro to ochem and biochem) and intro to psychology! Then I just have physiology in the summer and I am done with prereqs! Okay, but first things first: I have to actually do WELL in these last few classes Anybody taken these classes together? I have a 3.9 GPA (stupid A-...) and I love my intro to chem class. Currently have a 95% average. The reason for taking these classes together is because I do not feel like spreading them out over three semesters instead of the two that I can fit them in. Advice on any of these classes? I am excited, and nervous. But confident! Any input is welcomed

Thanks for the advice! I just signed up for CNA classes and they start in three weeks! I'm so excited/nervous but I am so ready to see if I can do it.

I love the idea of working in a clinic, I always have. I have admired the CMAs/LPNs that take vitals and all that good stuff before you see the doctor. I finally have the opportunity to pursue nursing school BUT... I am so scared! I used to be very squeamish when it came to blood, but after working in a hospital for 2+ years doing housekeeping, I have definitely gotten used to that stuff. What I have never done is the clinical part, the actual patient care stuff, like the wound dressing, bathing, perineal care, catheters, and so on. Does anybody have any advice or tips on what I should do? Will I get over this, or is it going to ruin the whole experience for me? I am very willing to learn, but I am not sure if I will be able to do it! I know I can do the school part of it, but when it comes to the actual clinicals, I am afraid I am going to freeze! But I want to do this so badly. Please help!