BarbnAction

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1. How to start (Education)

   BarbnAction replied to Kcvera88's topic in New York

   good advice to start out with the prerequisite classes. I'm in the same predicament and I'm going to take your advice on making a list of the programs in my area and to start taking A and P, but I'm not sure about getting an A in the class though. La...

2. Which program to start out with and where to work

   BarbnAction posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I am ready to pursue a degree in Nursing now than ever before, but I don't know how I'm going to afford it. I was told to start out with an LPN and then move into an RN program to cut the cost is that true? My thing is I don't want to have to take th...

3. Just took the NCLEX. Terrified I failed.

   BarbnAction replied to hope_is_w_feathers's topic in NCLEX

   Wow! I'm pretty sure those 48 hours were very long. Well, you passed and I'm glad you did. I had to wait to hear about my Nursing Assistant test results too and I was a little nervous. I passed the written and not the skill. I'm scheduled to retake i...

4. Should I still pursue Nursing as a career even if I'm not excellent in math?

   BarbnAction replied to brenay's topic in Pre-Nursing

   This post has given me great hope. I shy away from Nursing about 13 years ago because I repeated A&P twice. I went into Social Work thinking that I wasn't strong enough in Math and Sciences to do Nursing. Now I realized that God was leading me to...

5. Does it get easier after anatomy class?

   BarbnAction replied to Elsa15's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Grear advice! I like knowing about using YouTube. That's good to know before I embark on this journey again.

6. Does it get easier after anatomy class?

   BarbnAction replied to Elsa15's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Make sure you know your learning style and find you a student who is doing better than a C in the class and study with them. Be sure to review your notes right after each lecture. All I can say is that you're doing better than I did 13 years ago when...

7. Is age an advantage or disadvantage for nursing school?

   BarbnAction replied to Liveinthemoment's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I'm already in my 40's with a Master's degree in Social Work and now I want to go into nursing. I'm not good in Math and that's a concern. Should I start from scratch meaning taking a course in nursing assistant before attempting an LPN or an RN prog...