school!!

ttaraRN · Oct 19, 2004

i just graduated from nursing school in may with my bsn and i had had no prior healthcare experience before school. i agree with the others that one is born to be a nurse, and having cna experience isn't going to make or break you in the end. best of luck to you! :)

CHATSDALE · Oct 19, 2004

I had absolutely no experience in anything like people care b/4 going to school ... i think that it might have helped, but not to the point that wasted a semester going to cna and working when you might be able to get into school and progressing from there...too often we have a tendancy to get into a rut and planning on 'someday' advancing [i am going back to school next semster syndrome] my dtr and her hubby are adrn and they have talked for about 10 years of getting bs ..still talking

nurscee · Oct 20, 2004

I am just so afraid that getting the full 70 points for the asset entrance test will not get me in. Maybe I can get a different job through home health and finish out my 6months experience. I just don't know if they will take experience from two different jobs!?!!! Thanks,

I got into assoc. degree nursing with point system, and no prev experience. I will graduate in two months.

I think I got in because I had a very high grade point average. Make the best grades you can.

I have no experience, and will be graduating with only clinicals as experience. (chose not to work. My school is very hard and they demand a lot of papers to write. More so than any other school I've heard of) Little scared about that...but I'm passionate about nursing and know it will work out.

And to top it all off....I'm a 52 yr old grammy!

So good luck! Don't give up!

Dixiecup · Oct 20, 2004

My mother died 17 years ago of breast cancer at age 48. I think the last gift she gave was when she decided to pass on. I know this sounds morbid but I really think I the last push that got me in to nursing school was my mother's death. Her funeral was the day of my interview and I had to reschedule.(which is unheard of, but they made an exception and considered this a worthy excuse) I think they felt so sorry for me they let me in!

nursemary9, BSN, RN · Oct 20, 2004

Hi

I have been a nurse for almost 38 yrs. I had never even walked into a hospital before I went to Nsg. School.

ladyoftherose · Oct 20, 2004

Hi,

I'm a CNA an I want to go to school an all but I don't know who I need to talk about it an I to I have children an no husband an I also work a 12 hour shift at the nursing home an its going to be hard I know but I've been a Certified Nurses Aide for over 14 years an I just want to better myself an be able to give my children the kinda of things that they need , But I can't do it on what I make now so I want to know if their is anything like someone to help you with the schooling part or is it just you an the school an know one else.

I need to get the books so that I can start studing for the classes an then I can go an take the test . Where I work at said that I can take my clincials their an that they would sign off on them but I just need the lots of information on this an is it possible to do this without having to go to school .

Please if you can answer these questions please do so .

I live in Texas an I don't know if its the same everywhere too.

Thanks

nurscee · Oct 20, 2004

Hi,
I'm a CNA an I want to go to school an all but I don't know who I need to talk about it an I to I have children an no husband an I also work a 12 hour shift at the nursing home an its going to be hard I know but I've been a Certified Nurses Aide for over 14 years an I just want to better myself an be able to give my children the kinda of things that they need , But I can't do it on what I make now so I want to know if their is anything like someone to help you with the schooling part or is it just you an the school an know one else.
I need to get the books so that I can start studing for the classes an then I can go an take the test . Where I work at said that I can take my clincials their an that they would sign off on them but I just need the lots of information on this an is it possible to do this without having to go to school .
Please if you can answer these questions please do so .
I live in Texas an I don't know if its the same everywhere too.
Thanks

Wow, they let you CHOOSE where you do clinicals? That would be great.

The people I've talked to who are in distance learning seem to have a much easier time working and raising kids then those of us who go to class.