Zachtaylor1221

That's great advice actually, thank you! It would be pretty frustrating to get certified and then not actually be able to do much.

I guess it's finally dawned on me that in less than a week I'll be starting my Phlebotomy class. I'm finishing up my Anatomy II lab and lecture and all of my other Gen Ed. pre-reqs in just 6 weeks and then I'll be done for the summer. In the fall, I'll take Micro and then I'll be ready to apply. I can't help but feel so excited that I'm this close to nursing school. I'm a pretty solid candidate I think. 3.5 GPA with an A in Anatomy I and so far the same in II as well. It's not a perfect 4.0, but I've never been a 4.0 student even in high school. I've started the Phlebotomy course to get some hands-on experience (and some income ) before then. I was wondering if anyone else has went down this road as well and if it would be something they recommend doing while in nursing school or if they'd advise against it? I guess it is pretty strange I didn't go for the CNA or PCA classes and opted for Phlebotomy instead in hindsight, because I'd probably get more patient contact training. Do you think it's manageable to hold down a weekend job while in nursing school? I'd ideally be working weekend graveyard shift with the weekend and shift dif pay because I don't see myself getting more than 30 hours a week while in nursing school. Thanks for any advice you might have!

I really thought I was doing okay in my A&P 1 class up until this point. My test is this Friday and I, for the most part, am drawing nothing from the content I am reading about. I've been studying for about 2 weeks now and I'm not memorizing anything new. I have all the bones memorized. That's easy enough. All of the processes and fossa of the bones, especially the skull, just aren't coming to me. I can't wrap my mind around differentiating the medial and lateral malleolus. I desperately need an A in my lecture and lab because I've always wanted to be a nurse. Is there any advice you guys can offer? Any feedback would be very beneficial. Thank you!

I will be graduating from high shool in less than twenty days and have been accepted and enrolled for my fall classes in the pre-nursing program at Walter State Community College, with hopes of transferring to ETSU to get by BSN (via the Rn-Bsn bridge) and eventually MSN (Or PA-C). My main area of interest is presently revolved around psych. While I've not actually taken any nursing-specific classes, I'm extremely worried,however, that this career field is too supersaturated and that I will not be able to find a job. My high school guidance counselor even recommended I start off my career by getting an LPN licensure or CNA certificate to ensure I do have a job. Is this valid, or am I totally missing the mark here? Was it hard for any of you to find a job as RNs out of nursing school?