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I'm in my 2nd semester of 5 and started an externship this semester and will work there until graduation. I really like it (much better than clinicals) and am learning so much. What I can offer to this thread is, my nurse manager asks me nearly every shift when I'm going to graduate so she can hire me on already! Thats good to hear. Its not a guaranteed job but I know I have a definite leg up on outside candidates.

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You sound like my mom and her plantar fasciitis pain. She loves birkenstocks. I have a coworker with PF who likes dansko. You might do a search for plantar fasciitis and see what you come up with. Good luck, I hope your pain eases!

I do exactly what you do, play on the internet and look busy, but at a financial firm until my nursing program starts in a few weeks! SmilingBluEyes, speaking at least for my job, you don't want it, its mindnumbingly boring... :uhoh21:

I was going to say the same thing, I got black out fabric at Joann's (any fabric store probably has it) its on the big rolls with the upholstery fabric. I don't think it was even $5 a yard. We originally got it because we have west facing windows in our apartment and mini blinds that don't seem to block much light or heat. We can't have anything other than the blinds showing from the outside (apartment rules) so I took my cheapo Target curtains and sewed the black out fabric to them, easy for even a non-sewer. My bedroom is like a cave now! I love it, and the cheapo curtains look like nice/expensive lined curtains. Well, if you don't look too closely!

University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Class of '07

From what I've read and heard from med student friends (completely hearsay, fwiw) medical schools understand the nursing shortage and actually don't want to pull a qualified nurse from the field into medical school. From this particular point of view, a BSN is not necessarily the best path into med school. Also, med school requires several sciences you won't get in nursing school, so you'll have to do a lot of additional work over and above the BSN to qualify to take the MCAT and apply to med school. They really are two separate career paths. You might evaluate which you really want to do. If it is med school, I would encourage you to choose something along the lines of biology (a friend of mine actually got her med school pre reqs as a human nutrition major) and save the nursing school spot for someone who wants to be a nurse. Best of luck to you, whatever you decide.

Posting to you live from the carpeted walls of my cube! 31 days left in the financial world, and counting!!!

I was also going to say though, with all due respect, and I have no idea what you are coming from, but I could stay in my current industry and get great pay and benefits. I had to know for myself what I'd be willing to do if the benefits and compensation were equal, what would I get more out of, feel more challenged at, etc. Maybe thats a personal question too, because someone in sales would probably say that compensation drives them to do their job. Again, best of luck in whatever you decide! :)

NurseKatrina you and I have similar stories. I graduated with a bachelor's in business after knowing by my junior year business was not where I wanted to be. I was interested in healthcare going into school but somehow had the false notion in my head that I was "bad at science" and thus avoided it initially. After graudation I got a finance job that I was qualified for only to have it verified a desk job is not what I am cut out for. Fortunately, my desk job is such that I am not required overtime and I have been able to put in nearly 40 hours of prerequisites at night. I will be starting a BSN program this fall. Its a daunting decision coming from our areas that are very different from healthcare jobs. Is a dislike for your current job really enough of an indicator that nursing is for you? I doubted it, and started taking the pre reqs to see how I would do. I also started volunteering at area hospitals, and I talked to as many nurses as I could. Tell me the real stories. Tell me the good, bad and ugly. Why did you go into it, and is that why you still do it. After all that and a lot of soul searching I still felt this was the direction I should head in. Best of luck to you.

This is very useful information! I'm in a similar situation to adh_09, I have a previous Bachelor's degree but I am starting a BSN program this August. I'm also interested in the air force, but I have mild controlled asthma. Should I stop thinking air force right now? Thanks for your help