Katieaok

Went to orientation and we basically went over the required books, immunizations, etc. What we'll be going over in the first few weeks of class and what we'll be doing on clinical days before we actually go to the clinical site. The second year students that spoke to us and gave us advice scared me cause they said really try not to take other classes with your nursing courses. I'll be taking BIO 139, PSY 223 and NSG 101.. 16 credit hours.. I hope since I won't be working, that I'll be able to tackle the course load... I'm getting nervous for Monday!! Excited but mainly nervous lol

I like that saying about the worrying.. :) I can take care of my core classes in the summer. But that's the time I've usually allotted myself for clearing my mind and relaxing. Although I would have more time to relax if I got those classes taken care of before my final semester.. Hmmm... I'll have to think about that, it just seems like it would be tough taking a vacation with my family. Lots of pros and cons.

I seem to always worry myself crazy and then everything turns out fine. I think my adrenaline gets so high from the anticipation of waiting it makes me anxious and nervous lol I'll learn to control that soon enough. Thank you, I have to say, not making a passing grade in math might have been a blessing in disguise.. That way you can get all your core classes out of the way (that are scheduled into the RN program) and you'll be able to just take nursing courses when you start the program back up! I wish I had done that now looking at the 16credit hours I'll be taking for 4 semesters straight! Eeekk!

I passed my SRNA test! Thank God!! :)

Katrina Florea was my instructor, and I took it online with a proctored final exam. It has been much easier for me to do math courses online rather than in class.

Disneygal I'm so sorry (... I felt your pain earlier this year after I was accepted into the program and received a D+ (one point under a C) in anatomy and right at a C with a fraction of a point rounding it up to a C in mat 150. I was in tears.... Thank god for an understanding instructor, he ended up curving my grade, which was against his policy, because I explained to him my situation at work wasn't ideal and it was negatively effecting my home and school work... I cried again but this time because of relief.. I again am close to feeling your pain. My SRNA results come Monday or shortly after and I have EVERYTHING done in order to start the program, if I am not certified I too won't be starting the program, and its scary. But, in my past I've learned that things do actually happen for a reason, I learned this after going through some pretty harsh situations and rising out of them stronger. You'll have no problem I'm sure, getting back into the program. If you got in once, I'm sure they'll be just as impressed with your credentials in a few months, in the mean time keep working hard :) and keep your head up... You have everything you need done, done for when you do make it back into the program girl so just relax and everything will work out how its supposed to. Xoxo

Are we allowed to bring guests to orientation next week?

Other states it seems like they get there results immediately or a week at max. Its torture waiting this long lol then again I said the same thing about the nursing program and here I am! Lol If you don't mind sharing, do you live in lexington?

I find myself becoming more and more anxious every day closer we get to starting the program! I'm still waiting for my SRNA test results. If I don't get certified than I won't be able to start the program I don't think. If I am then I should be good to go when the program starts! I find out by the 10th... I'm getting nervous :/ I'm positive I passed. Its just taking so long for results to get back it makes me question my performance on the written and skills test.

It's ok! Lol if it weren't for auto correct mine would be too. I'm a good speller when I take my time but I tend to type to fast to catch misspellings lol

Yes there's a parking garage across the Back side of cooper campus. It'll cost minimally to park there but it still might be cheaper than buying a parking pass. I'm going to be at campus 4-5 days a week so being close to the main building was a must for me so I got a pass. Might not be worth it if I were going 1-2 times a week.

I was in the same situation with my grandfather as you were with your dad, different timelines and crutch. He was an alcoholic and was an angry man, I didn't see much of that but looking back I can see why he was so quiet and reserved. I was his first grand baby so he was the best grandpa a grandpa could be. He ended up dying of liver failure due to the alcoholism. I'm sorry your father subjected you to that at such a young age. I don't drink now even at 21 probably because of watching what alcohol did to my Pappap. Its hard to go through watching your loved one hurt themselves and those around them.

You took the words right out of my mouth. My mother an I were in the same situation before I had moved out. And part of me wishes that we didn't have to go through that battle, because now I see that all she was trying to do was help me. Luckily I too realize that now, and I have a wonderful relationship with my mother as well. My father is still around and supportive, but I think he has trouble times accepting the hell I put him through as a teen so our relationship still hasn't blossomed like I hoped it would, that day will come though, because he is my dad and has been there for me every step of growing up and becoming who I am. I just hope he and I can get to a point where our relationship is just as strong as mom and i relationship is. They're both very proud of me for following my dreams and I think youre right that in order to get where we are now, we had to go through the rough times. I would change the past, if it didn't effect the present!

I love your outlook on this topic. I am sorry for your rough upbringing, but it sounds like it formed you into the person who you are today. I know i say the same things about my tough past, it formed me into who I am now!

It feels like you've walked in my shoes. From leaving early, to entering college when I wasn't ready therefore grades suffered, I didn't want to go to class so I didn't. I didn't pay attention in class... But at home I wasn't taken care of well either, by myself and others.. I got to the point where I gave myself the ultimatum.. Either take care of yourself, or life is going to go downhill from there. I changed my lifestyle, my relationship, where I lived, and I started focusing on myself. I became healthy, happy and felt in control of my life again. I had entered the healthcare field while in school pursuing RN school then MSN.. 3 years later I am still living happily, comfortably with an amazing supportive boyfriend and family and a dog that is my baby at the moment, well besides nursing school, lol. All of the hardships I went through at the time seemed like the world was caving in on me and i wasn't being treated fairly. Once I realized I'm in control of my future, I started doing better in life. I liked having control of my future as an adult. I guess that comes from having divorced parents, when he future wasn't guaranteed, it made me feel uneasy, and depressed as well.. Hence why I left my parents home at 16, it was time for me to take control of my own life. Only I was a child still and being in the big world as a child has taught me most of what someone needs to know to have a happy and productive life, at age 21. Amazing post augurey!