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I was fortunate to land a job at the children's hospital where I became a student nurse tech. I never even applied anywhere else, which is ironic, since I never wanted to work with sick kids. Yet here I am, sitting in a Pathways Program with nine oth...

Son, We made it! I know that there are going to be people that try to correct me on that statement, "We" didn't do it..., "I" did it. They are wrong. I'm just talking to you right now little guy. Don't pay attention to the other people here. I know t...

I returned to school in the Spring semester of 2015, at 29 years old, with the hopes of going to nursing school. At the time, I had gotten divorced just over a year earlier, and was raising my then 7 year old without any assistance from her father. I...

Hi. I am currently in an accelerated nursing program and found out that I have an umbilical hernia. I am needing to have surgery, so I planned it for a little break in school. My lifting restriction will be 10 pounds for first 3 weeks, 20 pounds for ...

I have always wanted to be a nurse ever since I was a child. I remember seeing my grandmother die from pancreatic cancer at the age of 11 years old, and wishing that I could of helped her more, or comforted her better than what I could at the time. I...

Evening classes are definitely an experience. Most campuses in the evening are the complete opposite of the morning and the evening students' hustle and bustle shuffling to and from class. Taking an evening class was always ideal for me as I never t...

In desperate need of advice. I'm currently a sophomore in nursing school at one of the top 10 universities for nursing. I thought I was extremely interested in nursing, but being in nursing school has kind of crushed that for me. My professors are ex...

Ever feel like things are SLOOOOW? Is it too much information? Are you having a difficult time learning, reading, and/or concentrating while in school? What are you having a hard time with?

I sit in my car outside of the hospital where I'm doing my second term clinicals at. Tears are just rolling down my cheeks. They won't stop. In LVN school, we have 13 week terms. This is only week 7. The tears increase with this sudden thought. I can...

Have you ever found yourself just staring at the wall? What have you done to give yourself a "reboot"?

I'm in an accelerated "leadership" program (as they sometimes put it), which has us taking frequent ATI tests on top of classes. If you don't make the mark they want on the ATI, you lose 1-2 letter grades in the respective class. (Apparently it used ...

Choosing the right FNP program for you is a difficult decision. There are so many programs out there, and they each have pros and cons that make them stand out in one way or another. It's hard to know where to begin. This blog post will help you sear...