NicoleLynch ADN, BSN, RN

Hi there! I am 28, a mom of 2 little girls and just got accepted into an ADN program in Washington state, although I am from Idaho. I am definitely a non-traditional student and would love to be part of the group to support each other!

Oh no, you're not alone! I'm riding that emotional roller coaster myself! I just got accepted to my school's nursing program, which starts at the end of September. I'm excited, nervous, scared, happy, and basically just all over the place about it. I...

Cool! Just downloaded it to my phone. Thanks!

Hello! I am curious to know if anyone has attempted nursing school while having a newborn baby? I am currently getting ready to start taking my last pre-req course before I apply for nursing school which starts this fall. I found out in January that ...

Is that right? I guess it's a good thing I decided to do the bridge program elsewhere then. I am going to WWCC right now actually and will be applying to the nursing program in January. Thanks for the input!

First of all, congratulations! Yes, I did have my daughter at the hospital I worked in and had a wonderful experience. Everyone was very kind and professional. I chose to go there because it was the closest hospital, but also because I knew that we w...

27, wife, mother of one and one on the way. Hoping to go to nursing school next fall. Working on pre-req's right now. :)

I also had to read the original post for the back-story. What a wonderful thing you did for this girl. It sounds like she's grown up to be a wonderful woman!

Hopefully this is the right place to ask this question. Do you consider yourself introverted and does it affect your job performance in a high-stress area, like a med/surg floor? How do you cope? I worked on a med/surg floor briefly as a CNA and alw...

How inspiring! I'm so glad you never gave up on your dreams and you were able to overcome a very difficult situation! Cheers to you! :)

Thanks for sharing your story, DosmoRN! You sound a lot like me, which makes sense if we're both ISTJ. I don't get consumed with gossip or rumors and try to avoid them, in fact. I have a small handful of friends who are wonderful and could give or ta...

My only issue working night shift is that I am not a night person whatsoever. Always have been a morning person. I did work one night shift on my CNA orientation and I really enjoyed it other than it completely threw off my normal rhythm for the next...

I know what you mean. My husband is very much an extrovert and doesn't always understand when I need alone time. He tries though and is getting better but I often have to remind him that I need to be alone for a little while and nobody gets hurt. Ha...

Thanks for the link, akulahawk. I took the test and got ISTJ. Introvert(100%) Sensing(12%) Thinking(12%) Judging(100%) You have strong preference of Introversion over Extraversion (100%) You have slight preference of Sensing over Intuition (12%)...

Thanks for the feedback! Forgive me for sounding ignorant, but is there a website or somewhere I can test myself to see just what type of introvert I am? I'm interested to find out.

I can attest to children boosting GPA's as well! Before I had kids, I went to school at a different college for a different major and I just did not care. I had no incentive to make me do the best I possibly could, and I hated what I was doing. My GP...

If you can think of it as a short-term sacrifice for a long-term investment for your family, it might make your decision a little easier. I am kind of in the same boat as you. I have a daughter who is almost 2 and am pregnant with my second right now...

That's wonderful! Congrats to you!!!

It's wonderful that you are great with children and you already have one of your degrees to be a teacher. And good teachers who love what they do help people mentally and intellectually, if not physically. Truthfully, if blood bothers you bad enough,...

I'm sorry that you had to go through that as your first clinical experience. Those poor residents... I agree with the two posts above. The Ombudsman needs to be notified.

I've heard really great things about Lewis Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. I'm thinking of transferring there for an RN to BSN later on. Lewis-Clark State College - Lewiston, Idaho

Thanks, you guys. It's really comforting to see that other people have been through this before too. It's just such a complicated decision to make because there are sacrifices that will have to be made no matter what I choose. My husband and I had a ...

It depends on how much time you want to spend on getting your pre-req's done. If you have the time to take one class alone, A&P I would be a good choice for that because it also will come with a lab. It is time consuming and very in depth and can...

I never could answer the question, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" as I was growing up and older. As a child, I wanted to be like my aunt Kathy, who is a nurse, but never really thought about it after getting a little older. I always thoug...

I think that is exactly what I will do. Probably use my CNA once baby is a little older so that I can keep it current and gain more experience. I only used it for about 6 months and have had it for over a year. I live in a rural area so I think peopl...