Starting pre-nursing in August!!

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I found these forums and posted yesterday in the welcome forum but thought I'd repeat it here! I am really looking forward to finding how how you all are doing!

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I am finally returning to school after a 20 year hiatus to pursue Plan B -- my B.N.! I graduated in '85 with a B.Ed and Plan A was to follow my Bachelor's with a Master's in Speech Path. It's funny how life has a way of changing your goals and dreams ... I married in '84 and was a SAHM/WAHM. After feeling slightly "lost" for many years, in the spring of this year, I had the revelation that I was meant to be a nurse! Guess this means I will finally have to stop saying, "I don't know what I want to be when I grow up!"

I will begin with a correspondence course in Nutrition on August 1st and then hit the campus in my own city in September, taking a 60% course load to complete the pre-nursing year! I am really pumped that my funding came through a few weeks ago!

Big changes on the horizon and I'm sooo excited!!

Hope to gain a lot from these forums -- they look super!

~ Karen

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Hi Karen. Welcome and good luck to you in all that you do!

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.

Congratulations, like they say better late than never. I wish you the best and good luck to you :)

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Congratulations on getting your funding as well. :)

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like they say better late than never

Or is that "better never late"? haha ..... I'm excited to be finally feeling like I'm on the right track!

~ Karen :)

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I'm looking forward to finding more info and making new friends here!!

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Welcome to the board! It's going to be good to have you here!

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Specializes in NICU.

Welcome. You're in for a fun ride :). It's nice to challenge your mind after years of being home with kids--well, a *different* kind of challenge, anyway. Ah, you'll have a blast (says the girl who needs to turn the computer off and go study for a chemistry test she has tomorrow, ugh).

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have you ever been a camp nurse? Just wondering! I direct summer camp right now so I think I may just have it on the brain but I will definitely be back here as camp nurse some time in my future!

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Specializes in NICU.

Welcome! I am starting A&P I and Human Growth & Devleopment this fall. :) Glad to see you - I too have "finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up" and it feels sooooo good!

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Welcome! I am starting A&P I and Human Growth & Devleopment this fall. :)

I'm taking those too, also in the fall!!! The only other one I have, aside from the A&P lab, is the Nutrition course, which is by correspondence. I've got a 60% course load .. what about you?

Glad to see you - I too have "finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up" and it feels sooooo good!

It DOES feel soo good!! I'm glad you have found something you want to do, just like me!!!

Hope to talk soon ...

~ Karen

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Specializes in NICU.

Yeay Karen - we can muddle through together then. ;) I considered nutrition, but I have to work full-time and don't want to over-do it, so I am setteling with just the two courses - they will be 7 credits combined and 6 is considered half-time (12 for full-time) at my college - yeay! The A&P I has lab combined with it - is that how yours is set up? I have noticed several people post where A&P I and A&P I lab are separate courses, but they are combined where I am going. Anyway - all of mine are online, so this should be interesting! I am excited - I can't wait to get started! ;) At least we can be confused together :D

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