I have been on this forum a few months now and have found many heart warming stories of people going through the same thing I am. Many of the stories were uplifting and motivating just at the moment I needed them most. I want to extend a very warm thank you to each and everyone of you who have welcomed my comments and even prayed for me and with me on my journey to pass this test. I promise you that I did not ask for one prayer or well wish to which I did not return it to you in like manner.
I take my 3rd and final NCLEX tomorrow. If you have followed my postings you know I am was a nontraditional nursing student who graduated last year at the age of 56. I was following a my dream, my calling of being a nurse. Now, either way the test goes I will be returning to the workforce very soon so this is very likely the last time I will be taking the NCLEX. I simply cannot afford to keep taking it. That may be difficult for some of you to understand but it's the simple truth. I'm simply too old to start all over from scratch again and that is just about the position I have put myself in with continuing this quest of becoming a RN. With God's grace, mercy and some luck I will pass tomorrow and all will be fine but if not, I have to stick to plan B, like it or not.
I'm writing this to offer you this final bit of insight. DO NOT PUT OFF YOUR DREAMS...because one day it might be too late to make them happen. Aging is a funny thing. You don't feel the added years but the mirror shows they are there. One day you are 30 and raising kids and the next day you are 55 with grandchildren. It happens so quickly...you will see. Good luck to you all. May you all become the nurses you seek to be. Thank you for putting up with me (my rantings) the past few months. Now go be nurses!!!
Bottom line, though, you're there to get an education, not make friends. To me, one of the best gifts of getting older has been that I don't give two figs whether the popular kids like me or what they think of me anymore. I have friends already, and while open to making more, I don't need more. I also get all the ego support I need from the man who worships the ground I walk on and the five amazing young people who constantly mess up my house, make it loud, and let me know every day how irreplaceable I am.
I hope to start my LPN program in January, and while I do hope to meet some kindred souls, whether I do or not is peripheral to my mission in being there.
It's true you don't need friends to get through nursing school, but it's nice to have some support and help from others, especially if you are new to the world of nursing, like I was. This was especially true during clinicals when I needed help from my classmates when I was caring my patients.
Bottom line, though, you're there to get an education, not make friends. To me, one of the best gifts of getting older has been that I don't give two figs whether the popular kids like me or what they think of me anymore. I have friends already, and while open to making more, I don't need more. I also get all the ego support I need from the man who worships the ground I walk on and the five amazing young people who constantly mess up my house, make it loud, and let me know every day how irreplaceable I am.
I hope to start my LPN program in January, and while I do hope to meet some kindred souls, whether I do or not is peripheral to my mission in being there.
Totally understand where you are coming from. However, I believe that people who have never been through nursing school themselves cannot fully understand how stressful nursing school actually is. Your fellow classmates will understand and can be a great support system!
Did the Oct and got the bad popup. I am heatsink. It is very difficult to realize all you really hoped to be has just slipped through your fingers and you could do nothing but what it go. My sincerest wish is that not one more of you will feel the pain that I feel at this time. Go be the best nurses you can be and maybe once in a while remember me. God bless you all and goodbye.
Seattle, my classmates ranged in age from 20 to around 50. Single, married, and both with and without children (and a couple had children in school!) Age didn't matter a bit! Nursing schools LOVE handing out group projects and presentations. Pull your weight, join a couple of study groups, and you will have friends. They really do become like family. SOme of the older students have the benefit of a house to use for late night study groups instead of dorm rooms--everyone appreciates that! This should not be something to worry about, and besides getting an education you will make some lifelong friends!
Did the Oct and got the bad popup. I am heatsink. It is very difficult to realize all you really hoped to be has just slipped through your fingers and you could do nothing but what it go. My sincerest wish is that not one more of you will feel the pain that I feel at this time. Go be the best nurses you can be and maybe once in a while remember me. God bless you all and goodbye.
Sometimes the bad pop-up is wrong. Is your state on two-day results, or do you have to wait for the mail? I am still hopeful for you and wish we could all give you a great big hug!
Micki8475
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Sorry I posted twice. I meant to respond to SeattleJess and somehow screwed it up, lol. ;-)