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Topic: I survived!
grneyedldy1967 Joined Wed 04/30/08 Posts: 2854	Tue 12/14/10 06:50 PM
YAY! Thanks Tanya! Aren't you in school too? As soon as I submit my finals, I will have a masters degree. I am done for a while (a few years) and then I'll go back to get a PhD or possibly a law degree. That is awesome! Congrats!!

grneyedldy1967 Joined Wed 04/30/08 Posts: 2854	Tue 12/14/10 06:51 PM
Congratz!! When you do become a RN don't be one of those rude RNs. Going back to school is rough, I plan on going back for Surgical Assistant which is 4-6 years depending on full time or part time student. Oh joy. NJmom I am a medical assistant, just like grneyedldy said I do love my job but I want more education. An I would rather deal with pts who are under lmao easier to deal with. Red I plan on being an oncology nurse so I don't think I could ever be rude to a patient that is fighting cancer and trying to survive! My heart goes out to those poor people who have suffered so much already! And I hope you do get to go back.. it will benefit you in so many different ways!

redhead44613 Joined Fri 01/18/08 Posts: 12976	Tue 12/14/10 06:54 PM
Congratz!! When you do become a RN don't be one of those rude RNs. Going back to school is rough, I plan on going back for Surgical Assistant which is 4-6 years depending on full time or part time student. Oh joy. NJmom I am a medical assistant, just like grneyedldy said I do love my job but I want more education. An I would rather deal with pts who are under lmao easier to deal with. Red I plan on being an oncology nurse so I don't think I could ever be rude to a patient that is fighting cancer and trying to survive! My heart goes out to those poor people who have suffered so much already! And I hope you do get to go back.. it will benefit you in so many different ways! That's a great field to get into, most of the pts are very kind. We have a couple come into our office, they are always happy and laughing. We did just lose one of out pts to cancer. :( He was such a great guy.

grneyedldy1967 Joined Wed 04/30/08 Posts: 2854	Tue 12/14/10 06:58 PM
Congratz!! When you do become a RN don't be one of those rude RNs. Going back to school is rough, I plan on going back for Surgical Assistant which is 4-6 years depending on full time or part time student. Oh joy. NJmom I am a medical assistant, just like grneyedldy said I do love my job but I want more education. An I would rather deal with pts who are under lmao easier to deal with. Red I plan on being an oncology nurse so I don't think I could ever be rude to a patient that is fighting cancer and trying to survive! My heart goes out to those poor people who have suffered so much already! And I hope you do get to go back.. it will benefit you in so many different ways! That's a great field to get into, most of the pts are very kind. We have a couple come into our office, they are always happy and laughing. We did just lose one of out pts to cancer. :( He was such a great guy. It is tough when you lose them. Most of them have such positive outlooks on life and it sure makes you realize just how blessed you are to be healthy!

Mirage4279 Joined Sat 09/04/10 Posts: 2466	Tue 12/14/10 06:58 PM
I survived and passed my first semester in the RN program with B's!! I am soooo happy and so relieved that this semester has come to an end and with my passing it! It is not easy going to school to become an RN AND work full time but I made it! Now just 5 more semesters to go... sheesh... COngratulations I am going to college too. As a matter of fact today is my one year anniversary of being with the school that I am at.

grneyedldy1967 Joined Wed 04/30/08 Posts: 2854	Tue 12/14/10 07:01 PM
I survived and passed my first semester in the RN program with B's!! I am soooo happy and so relieved that this semester has come to an end and with my passing it! It is not easy going to school to become an RN AND work full time but I made it! Now just 5 more semesters to go... sheesh... COngratulations I am going to college too. As a matter of fact today is my one year anniversary of being with the school that I am at. Congrats! I have been at my college for over 2 years. I got all my pre-requisites out of the way before applying for the nursing program and I am soooo glad that I did! It would have made the nursing program much more difficult had I not!

Mirage4279 Joined Sat 09/04/10 Posts: 2466	Tue 12/14/10 07:08 PM
Thats good to have a leg up going into your program. I on the other hand am taking programming and have only started software developement. I have several credits in writing and contemporary communications.

mssilverfox Joined Sat 12/08/07 Posts: 10529	Tue 12/14/10 07:23 PM
I went back to school at age 57 and became a phlebotomist..Already was a med asst.) surprised myself and graduated with an "A" .. Its all in how bad you want something... Congrats on your hard work, keep it up!!!

grneyedldy1967 Joined Wed 04/30/08 Posts: 2854	Tue 12/14/10 07:33 PM
I went back to school at age 57 and became a phlebotomist..Already was a med asst.) surprised myself and graduated with an "A" .. Its all in how bad you want something... Congrats on your hard work, keep it up!!! Thank you! I think the hardest part sometimes is dealing with younguns in my classes! LOL

Nitsua1984 Joined Sat 09/05/09 Posts: 734	Tue 12/14/10 10:52 PM
Congrats! In my opinion, 1st semester is the hardest, because you don't know what to expect. But 2nd semester is definitely no walk in the park either, but I think it gets progressively easier from there, as you come to learn your own learning preferences over time.

michiganman3 Joined Mon 10/29/07 Posts: 14519	Wed 12/15/10 06:53 AM
I was in my early 30's when I got my LPN, my RN at age 42 and my BS at 48. Never too old to learn and do something new. Study Hard and when you graduate a lot of opportunities will open up for you. Good luck!