Life as a nursing student

[forgop]

I just started and I can tell already that it's gonna be really intense. Exams begin at the end of next week already and we have demonstrations on Tuesday/Thursday that we repeat back that we've learned the task at hand. We will be doing our first hands-on clinical experiences in just 4 weeks.

There's a total of 23 students in my class-18 girls and 5 guys. If I only knew of this ratio (and this is a low girl/guy ratio) in my previous undergrad days...

And to think I have 2 more books and a 6 DVD set on the way yet... :=:

[Lumpold]

Best of luck. With the exams and the wimmin.

[E.J.]

My wife is an RN, great field to get into IMO.....

[MiamiE]

Hey bro my wife is a nurse. She is in grad school now and doesn't need her old books. Maybe she has some you can use and save some money! PM me the ISBN numbers.

[forgop]

Hey bro my wife is a nurse. She is in grad school now and doesn't need her old books. Maybe she has some you can use and save some money! PM me the ISBN numbers.

Thanks, but I already have everything on order now. I shopped around and got a lot of new stuff for the price of used books at a lot of places.

[longknocker]

GL, Brother!:tu

[MiamiE]

Free is cheaper than anything you paid Duane!

[WildBlueSooner]

Good luck....a good cigar was always a good study break for me

[maninblack]

Good luck!!

[jitzy]

Good luck Duane your gonna look awesome with one of those nurse hats :D

[forgop]

Good luck Duane your gonna look awesome with one of those nurse hats :D

:sl:sl:sl

May be changing my last name to Focker though. :r

[Conch Republican]

Good luck Duane your gonna look awesome with one of those nurse hats :D


:r My gf is a nurse at the county jail - wait till you see what your options are! (and at least you'll make a nice bed at home!)

[treatneggy]

My wife is getting her RN at the local college - 4yr degree program, going part time. Been taking classes for ~5yrs now and says going to be 2 more. All she has left to take is something like 4 semesters of clinicals.

Yeah, we're getting a house full of books too - she buys something like 3-4 for every class.

[Coach Deg]

I put two wives through Nursing School if you need help studying just let me know!!!!!

Good-luck!!!!

[forgop]

I put two wives through Nursing School if you need help studying just let me know!!!!!

Good-luck!!!!

Will you let me be you third? It's only gonna run $50k. :r.

[Coach Deg]

They did the two year program only cost about 15k each and me working 2 jobs. My current wife did work weekends so it didn't hurt too bad.

[JDTexan]

GL with your studies and career choice!

[Bruce]

Suck it up!
I put myself through nursing school working two jobs and accruing 2000 hours towards my sports medicine internship. That was 30 years ago........all papers had to be typed and spaced properly manually.
Hang in there, it's not as bad as it seems.
Now trying to find a job competing against experienced foreign nurses may be the real challange!

[forgop]

They did the two year program only cost about 15k each and me working 2 jobs. My current wife did work weekends so it didn't hurt too bad.

I'm doing the accelerated option for a bachelors degree, so working isn't really an option while I'm in this program. Nursing courses taken over a traditional 3 year program are condensed into 16 months.

[Coach Deg]

I'm doing the accelerated option for a bachelors degree, so working isn't really an option while I'm in this program. Nursing courses taken over a traditional 3 year program are condensed into 16 months.

Like I said brother Good-Luck!!! And about job options there are plenty!!! You will not regret your decision and the hard work you put into it!!!!

[MiamiE]

My wife was telling me theres still a great shortage in nurses here in Florida. Problem is the hospital's dont have any money to hire! I would do my RN and go straight into ARNP school. If you can land an ICU job anywhere whether it be in adult or pediatrics, do it for a year and head into CRNA school to make some BIG BUCKS.

[pennjones]

Good luck with your decision. Nursing is a great career. I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing in 2007 with my BSN. It was expensive and I have a lot of school loan debt now, but it was worth it. It is hard working full time and going to school, but I did it and so did many others, so you can too. I work at Sarasota Memorial Hospital 3 nights a week, and have 4 days a week off, so the hours are great. And I just got a "seasonal" travel position working 2 days a week at Venice Regional Hospital. It sucks that I'll soon be working 60 hours a week for the next 4 months, but I'm going to make a LOT of extra money doing so.

The options are endless, and don't believe the hype that you can't get a job. You may not get what field you want right away unless you are prepared to relocate, but you will get a position somewhere. Again, good luck!

[justonemorestick]

Good luck and thanks for helping to fill the shortage.