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Ditto what they said! I have two kids; 4 and 2.5. And my husband works on the railroad and is out of town a lot and has no schedule to speak of, so I can't rely on him to be around. So, like the guy above me said, if I can do it, YOU can do it! Tru...

I haven't actually started Nursing School yet, so I haven't had a "human" pharmacology course, but I did take Pharmacology in Vet Tech school. It was a lot of memorization. Here's what helped me: Knowing my Physiology and my chemistry. I started fo...

I know a guy in veterinary school who passed out the first time he ever shadowed at a veterinary clinic and watched a surgery. Look at him now! I also know plenty of people who are afraid of needles or get queasy having their own blood drawn, but h...

You're definitely not crazy. I hope most of your classmates have enough common sense to recognize that she's gone off the deep end! I really cringe to think that she's molding the minds of future health care workers and scientists.

Wow. I would react the same way! Definitely send that link on to the Dean. It's disturbing to think that an educator is passing that information on AND using a website for reference that looks like something I put together in high school in the mi...

I have two... a 2yo and a 3yo. Right now I'm working part time and taking 10 hours. I start my nursing program in January! I am a little bit nervous about time management at home; it's already tough to find time to study, work, take care of the do...

First of all, that's really rough. I'm so sorry that you've had to go through that. Also, do you have more than one school you could look at attending? Is the nursing program at the same school your are at now? I ask because of my own experience w...

I'm in Mo. Kc. I'll be going to William Jewell in January. I went to NWMSU for my first Bach, though!

Take a deep breath. You're doing well to put in so much effort. What's on your note cards? You don't have to answer that specifically. What helped me, especially for the skeletal system, was drawing. You don't have to be an artist. You're the o...

Well, if you're reading physiology books for fun, I don't think you're going to have any issue at all with these classes. Also, if you are taking these classes at a community college, none of them will be over 100 level or 200 level courses; that m...

I drew it! You don't have to be an artist. But taking the time to draw the skull with the sutures and fissures and foramen really helped me to remember what I was looking at. Our library has full skeletons that we can check out for an hour at a t...

Everybody tests differently. It's good that you know what works for you! Right now, I'm one of the first people out. That's with double checking, and I have the second highest grade in one class and the highest in the other. But it's all circumst...

BSN - Bachelor of Science in Nursing :-) I don't think you need to be as worried about the pre-req's as you think you are. Most people find that with age and maturity, a lot of these classes come a little easier. I couldn't pinpoint exactly what it...

A few more years and you'll realize that people like this are everywhere. How do YOU feel about YOU? Don't worry so much about someone who's so wrapped up in other peoples business that he behaves that way. And don't stoop to his level by allowing...

It's so complicated! And I don't fully understand how it works. I'm sorry you're so close but not quite there. That's too bad.

I went to two as well. They also covered a lot of what I gathered from their website, but they touched on things that weren't online. Like how you could get noticed during the application process. What they like to look for in their applicants. H...

My husband has military experience, both active duty and now National Guard. I tried to convince him for years to use his GI Bill to go to school but he won't do it. So it's mine now ;-) I'm also hoping to get a small loan on top of that because I'...

I wouldn't try that one again without starting that organic chem! But as you said, you have a few other choices. I'd work on those in the meantime :-)

I'm an RVT (registered veterinary technician) right now. And I'm working on changing fields to the human side. Here's my story. How I got to where I am now. I've worked at a veterinary clinic since I was 16. It was where I fell in love with medici...

I'm in the same position (different research experience... transgenic mice and mouse embryonic stem cell core facility work here). But I was wondering the same thing and I'm glad you asked! I hope more people offer input here.

I'm not in nursing school yet, but I am working and taking pre-requisites. I also have 2 toddlers and 2 dogs and 2 cats and a foster dog. And I'm married. LOL. I've just had to learn to be flexible about my work outs and get them while I can. I ...

I am 32 with a 3 yo, a 2 yo, and a 33 yo. Making a career change from Veterinary Technician to human nursing. I've also had a few years experience in research. I'm interested to see what nursing in research is like. For now, I've been accepted to...

Good luck to you too! And to everyone else!

If you were a CNA already, does that not count as experience? I know it's not current, but it makes me ask why the experience is important to them. For instance, do they just want to know that you have enough experience to KNOW that you can handle ...

Love to hear the stories! I actually have never heard anyone say they wanted to get into it for the money, lol. And I'm surprised by that. Nursing is something I've thought about and looked into several times. I am passionate about medicine and sc...