Puncho72,RN

I just graduated from an ADN program at 43. Go ahead and do it. You would 58 finishing an ADN program. You can do travel at 60. You don't have to have a BSN to do travel.

I just graduated and now work at a Level II Trauma Center. Starting your nursing career as an ADN will not affect where you are hired. I still have to get my BSN within 5 years. I'll just do that online. There are programs that you can get it within 9 months.

You will be young enough when you retire from the railroad to still have a long career in nursing.

Go on to be a Nurse Practitioner. A couple of paramedics I worked with did this. They lost a lot of freedom going from medic to RN. Gained a lot of it back going further.

I started RN school this semester after 18 years as an EMT. The biggest challenge I have seen is having to change how I think. It has given me some advantages. I actually think a CNA, that has worked as one for awhile, has a bigger advantage. There are 50 in my class I would say Im among the top 20.

I dont know. Im in Fundamentals and I thought the first one was the easiest.

Maybe spread the classes alittle more. Taking a extra year to get into nursing wont kill you. Besides you will want to spend sometime with the babies. You wont have much time with them in the program.

I don't see how 1 D can drop you to a 1.5 from a 3.2. Maybe for the semester if you were taking 2 classes and got a C and a D. Then for that semester your gpa would be 1.5. If this is the fact look into academic bankruptcy.