Starting program Monday, May 22..is anyone with me?

[MJJFan1, BSN, RN]

I am so nervous. I've been waiting for this moment for so long and now that it's here, I'm going bananas. My stethoscope and equipment has just come in the mail, I picked up my name tags, got all my books and it's so cute, but for some reason I feel unprepared like I don't know what else to do. I keep having these thoughts of "what if I don't do too well?" and "what was I thinking?" I just got out of the Marine Corps-I left the Marine Corps to become a nurse- and I was an engineer so you can see that this whole medical experience is freaking me out! Is anyone out there feeling the same way?

[latinanurse2be]

I am freaking out too, but I am strating my pre-req classes. I have a degree in advertising and I loved it but I am no longer working in my field and I have no desire to go back to it. I am scared because it's something absolutely new but I really hope I do well. I wish you good luck and let me know how is nursing school. By the way, do you have a full time job?? how are you going to deal with 40 hours of work plus studying??

[MJJFan1, BSN, RN]

I'm not working at all. I'm going to use my savings and my GI Bill to juggle this thing. My husband has my back with the kid so hopefully it will work out fine.

[Golden_Clover]

I start May 22!!! I'm so nervous! Luck to both of us!

[tookewlandy]

I wish i was starting now, i wont start untill September 5th...GOOD LUCK GUYS!!!!!

[sddlnscp]

Hi guys! I start May 30th, so I am right behind 'ya! I am nervous too, but more excited than anything. I wish you all the best of luck and I hope we do great! :) I don't have a Medical background either (work for Social Services), so it is a new playing field to me as well. I can't wait!!!

[HARRN2b]

I am nervous. However, I believe it is more of a fear of the unknown. I am taking a different route. I was accepted into the LPN program. I did not want to wait for the RN program and it is so competitive. I have called many schools and they said it is so much easier this way. There are not the "waits" for the bridge program. I start A and P 1 on May 23rd.

Good luck to all!

[3rdgenRN2B]

I too am starting classes on Monday...not clinicals or anything but some of the other gen eds so I most def. feel for you!!! Good luck and enjoy every moment!!!