patientlytrying

YES! Noticed that both when I worked at the hospital and in LTC.

A coworker would sing this in the elevator every single time we would go downstairs to get the Cadillac after someone passed. I think sometimes you have to have an off sense of humor in healthcare. To this day, I always think of her when I hear it!

My dignity concerns are pretty much gone after all of the years of shamefully answering everyone's questions of "I thought you were a nurse? Didn't you go to nursing school?" A NCLEX refresher is not going to help me. I eeked by the first time and I did not retain much of what I had learned. I KNOW that I need the critical thinking skills, and without the base knowledge, I won't get where I need to be. The BSN makes the most sense because that would be the long term goal anyway, right? With the push for BSNs, I may as well get my butt in gear and do things right this time. I will absolutely be getting review books before I take the NCLEX, whenever that happens, but they won't cut it where I am now. I know a lot of people are thinking the same thing, if I passed nursing school, I should still have the info somewhere in my brain. Welp, that would be true if I didn't half-ass my way through a fair bit of it. I screwed up, but I'm not giving up!

I'm a good multi-tasker/prioritizer for sure, with a serious dash of type-A. My kids and husband know that all too well lol. Thanks for the info/advice/encouragement everyone!!

I made an appt for this coming Tuesday with an advisor at the university. Hopefully I can get a better idea of what track I need to be on. There's no way I will make the spring admission, but hopefully I can get stuff done to make it for fall '16.

My phone won't let me quote you, Here.I.Stand, RN, but "And if you scraped by the first time and failed the NCLEX twice, I'm guessing you didn't learn the info well enough anyway" is exactly it. I know that I don't have enough of the info still to review my way through this. How many new meds are there now? How much has changed all over? I know I need to start fresh. I talked to a counselor at my CC today and I think I have my plan locked down. I will be turning down the LPN spot for sure. I am going to press on with as many gen ed classes as I can and try to apply for the BSN program next year. They admit in spring and fall, but have a requirement of 5 certain classes minimum completed before you can apply. It will take me time to get two of those done because I need pre-reqs first. Over the years I thought about other career paths. I worked as a CNA up until 2010, and left when my second child was born. Most of my time working (while in school and after) was spent with geriatrics. A lot of Alzheimer's/dementia/memory care. My grandmother's Alzheimer's has progressed significantly in the past couple of years, and it has made me realize that this is truly where my heart is. I am a caregiver, and I believe can handle bedside nursing. I'm beyond motivated this time!

All of my general ed classes are still good except for the sciences. Those expired many years ago. I completed A&P 1 last semester and am in A&P 2 and Microbiology right now. This summer and fall I will be knocking more of those BSN basics out of the way also. I know the BSN is where I should be reaching, but I was just trying to get refreshed (I guess) before moving on. I've been planning to make an appt for the closest university, just need to do it and get down there when I can. I know I'm doing this mess back-ass-wards, I just feel like a chicken with its head cut off trying to figure it all out lol. Thanks everyone!

Yes, the refresher course for inactive nurses. Everyone that knows my situation seems to think I can just take a refresher course, but I can't for that reason. I did contact the BON years ago, and another local CC to see if I could audit some of the classes. I know my OP is confusing, sorry, I have to explain it out to everyone I mention it to.

I will do my best to stay on the boards as things progress. Thanks!

I failed NCLEX RN twice, that's why nothing in all these years. I'm just trying to get knowledge where I can to help me pass the NCLEX RN to get the RN license to take the RN refresher. I'm ashamed of the stupid situation I put myself into. I wasted a great opportunity. My head is in too many places right now!

I am looking at the BSN route as well, the problem there is the closest one is and hour and a half away and cost. I am taking other prereqs at my CC right now for my BSN whenever it happens.

I can't take a refresher course, NC requires a license, and same thing for the online BSN. You have to have a license. I'm not sure where to begin looking for a tutor, but I doubt I could afford it. I really need to start over from scratch. I'm trying to see if the LPN course would help me get back a fair amount of the info I forgot or never really learned, so I can get the license, then take the refresher course that requires the license. I'm aiming for a bachelors, eventually, but I'm stuck in this spot right now.

Ok, I've searched the web and done a fair amount of reading on here. I truly don't know where to post this because I'm kind of a pre-nursing student, but I need input from current nurses. Bear with me please!! I graduated with my ADN back in 2004. Truthfully, I never should have graduated. I'm one of those folks that slipped through the cracks somehow. I was fresh out of high school and newly married and thought it would be as easy as high school, WRONG! I had no previous CNA experience, so I didn't have a clue what I was getting myself into. I failed the NCLEX twice and pretty much gave up after that. From what I had found, NC required a license to take a refresher course, and I am not a "sit down with a book and learn it yourself" kind of person. I need a class, with instructors, and listening and so on. I kept on working as a CNA (in both hospital and long term care facilities) and had two kids. Fast forward to 2013, I was tired of feeling like a failure and decided that I wanted to get my life back on track. My head and heart are in the right place now and I know exactly what I want. Knowing that I needed the education all over again, I decided to apply to another ADN program because 1) BSN program is too far away right now 2) cost. I applied for that and the LPN. I got alternate for both, and was just offered a spot in the LPN program. Now, my goal is to gain as much knowledge as possible so I can pass the NCLEX-RN and take a refresher course. I have a few days to answer for the LPN spot because the ADN calls have not all been made yet. I am fully aware that the PN and RN NCLEXes cover different scopes of nursing, but in your opinions, would the LPN course help jog my memory and get me close to, or ready for, the NCLEX-RN? Things may have changed, but last I saw there was no time limit to take it in NC. I guess I ought to look into that as well!