ShanaeD

:madface:I have been busting my butt trying to get my prerequisites out of the way but doing them for 4 months a semester is just too long for me. I can't even find any courses I need that are offered in 8 week sessions. What's even more frustrating is my job, I work as a Nursing Care Partner for Sentara and let me just tell you, I am not happy at all. I don't even make enough money for the work I do. It only makes me want to be a nurse even more, plus I can only do but so much and I'm always being trying like crap. The nurses I work with have a tendency to look down there nose at someone of my job title. Just because I don't have a license or a degree in anything, I'm nothing to them. If and when I finish my prereqs, I won't become a nurse until 2017 or 2018 and thats way too long for me. I'm almost an inch away from considering LPN first. At least I won't have to waste my time doing prereqs because they're not paying the bills and neither is my school. I only make enough money on my job to pay bills and thats it. I want to be able to enjoy my life. I know that nursing school requires you to have no life and study study study but I'm not even in nursing school so I have nothing to look forward to. It kills my drive. Please somebody. Anybody! Tell me what to do!!!

I'm trying to get all of these prerequisites done and out of the way so I can apply to the nursing program at TCC and if accepted, I can start by spring semester 2016. Right now, I'm taking General Biology I and Principles of Psychology(retake). I'm have been thinking that if I want to hurry up and finish these prereqs already, I will need to take the courses I need at shorter terms. For example, next semester during spring, I plan to enroll in A&P I and Child Psychology for the first 8 weeks. Then A&P II and Ethics for the second 8 weeks. Finally by summer semester, I can take Microbiology and English 112. This sounds like a good plan to me but I'm still thinking about it until then. I just don't want to spend too much time on these prereqs anymore. Need some advice.

it's ok sometimes. I work the night shift at Sentara Leigh Hospital.

I'm just curious to know, which nursing program is shorter, ECPI or TCC? I'm leaning more towards ECPI because their nursing program is only 18 months long. So does it really take 2 years to complete TCC's nursing program?

Thank you guys. I will take all your advice to good use. I hope I do well because I really want to get into nursing school.

So, I'm taking BIO 101 and ENG 112 for the 2014 fall semester online. I'm attending TNCC right now and they require that you take BIO 101 before you can take A&P and I want to do really well. Does anyone have any advice for me on how I can get an A in the BIO 101-General Biology I course?

Actually, yes, it's only a dollar for the shift differential. I'm also a nursing care partner at sentara but I never took the care partner course.

I am currently attending Thomas Nelson Community College and taking Principles of Psychology and Principles of Nutrition online. I am also expecting a baby girl in April 17th and Im trying to find a better place to live on top of planning my baby shower and making sure that bills get paid on time. I also work at Sentara Leigh Hospital as a Nursing Care Partner and I'm not happy, for those of you that do not know what a Care Partner is, they are like CNAs in the hospital setting, some care partners here are CNAs or Medical Assistants. I have really been thinking about going to LPN school first instead of spending my life doing prerequisites. I feel that I would have a better shot getting into an LPN program more so than an RN program. Yes, I know, people say that doing LPN is a complete waste of time but I look at it as a sacifice I have to make for my daughter. As bad as I would like to continue my prerequisites for RN, I just don't think I can do it anymore. Im tired of being strung along with so many prerequistes, just hearing that word makes me want to scream. Is there anyone that can give me some feedback on what I should do? If they think it is better for me and my daughter if I go to LPN school.