how about going back to school? any opinions?

[silvana.toma 15]

SO i went back to the library(it's like 2 min away from me,and it's walking distace too)to get the GED book...but obviously they don't have it, so i ordered it. The librarian ordered few of them ..there are meny versions..and she looked at me and she asked :should i ordered GED for Dummies as well? behind me was an older lady and she smiled ..i smiled ...the librarian smiled...ok what the heck..i got to start from somewhere, right?

BUT meanwhile i started studying the ACT test book(is it good?), it's not as bad as the GRE book, but it's not super easy either. I need a book to teach me again the basics, as obviously i forgot most of it, and unfortunately the only math i used lately is the calculator from my iphone to calculate the house down payment and stuff like that...

Of course now that i want to go to nursing school everywhere i go i see women in scrubs. As i was walking my dog i realised my neighbour is a nurse or going to nursing school as she was wearing scrubs...and i never even seen her before(we live here for 8 months). I was dying to ask her questions, but i'm a bit shy, and i don't want to look like the crazy neighbour... not that i am not crazy ..but that's just for me and you to know..

[Flames9_RN 358]

SO i went back to the library(it's like 2 min away from me,and it's walking distace too)to get the GED book...but obviously they don't have it, so i ordered it. The librarian ordered few of them ..there are meny versions..and she looked at me and she asked :should i ordered GED for Dummies as well? behind me was an older lady and she smiled ..i smiled ...the librarian smiled...ok what the heck..i got to start from somewhere, right?

BUT meanwhile i started studying the ACT test book(is it good?), it's not as bad as the GRE book, but it's not super easy either. I need a book to teach me again the basics, as obviously i forgot most of it, and unfortunately the only math i used lately is the calculator from my iphone to calculate the house down payment and stuff like that...

Of course now that i want to go to nursing school everywhere i go i see women in scrubs. As i was walking my dog i realised my neighbour is a nurse or going to nursing school as she was wearing scrubs...and i never even seen her before(we live here for 8 months). I was dying to ask her questions, but i'm a bit shy, and i don't want to look like the crazy neighbour... not that i am not crazy ..but that's just for me and you to know..

lot of jobs besides nurses wear scrubs!

[tallcoolone 102]

I had a lot of Philipino colleagues while working on cruis ships...and if there is one thing that i can say about them is that they are very hard working people, and are an example for most countries on how we shoud treat our families.

Agreed.

In America we are spoiled, very spoiled.

Go Post that on All Nurses in the Internation Section, They will tear you up. BTW tell them RedRanger said Hello........

[marriedtomrg 141]

ACT is the same as an SAT, except there is no essay requirement...you usually take the ACT in preparation for applying for a 2-year degree (associates). Depending on your school, if you have previously completed a Bachelor's degree in your home country, you can be exempted from taking the ACT (provided your transcript has been evaluated by World Education Services or a similar institution that assesses education credentials). You take GRE or GMAT if you are planning to pursue a Masters degree.

Have you considered taking other courses in the health care field, since you are afraid of being around injured patients? Medical assistants, diagnostic ultrasound technicians 9you have to become a radiologic technician first before you can continue on this field) and pharmacy technicians are just some alternatives...and they pay well too. Another emerging field is biomedical informatics, since it's getting more important to make medical information available to any doctor (and patient) anywhere.

SO i went back to the library(it's like 2 min away from me,and it's walking distace too)to get the GED book...but obviously they don't have it, so i ordered it. The librarian ordered few of them ..there are meny versions..and she looked at me and she asked :should i ordered GED for Dummies as well? behind me was an older lady and she smiled ..i smiled ...the librarian smiled...ok what the heck..i got to start from somewhere, right?

BUT meanwhile i started studying the ACT test book(is it good?), it's not as bad as the GRE book, but it's not super easy either. I need a book to teach me again the basics, as obviously i forgot most of it, and unfortunately the only math i used lately is the calculator from my iphone to calculate the house down payment and stuff like that...

Of course now that i want to go to nursing school everywhere i go i see women in scrubs. As i was walking my dog i realised my neighbour is a nurse or going to nursing school as she was wearing scrubs...and i never even seen her before(we live here for 8 months). I was dying to ask her questions, but i'm a bit shy, and i don't want to look like the crazy neighbour... not that i am not crazy ..but that's just for me and you to know..

[Tuanv 2]

Don't sign for any online school until you have a chance to watch this: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/collegeinc/view/?utm_campaign=viewpage&utm_medium=grid&utm_source=grid

[buttercup212 1]

Make sure you don't go into $200K debt trying to pay for school. Personally, I think you're better off getting that job at Pizza Hut

[silvana.toma 15]

Well...the cost of this school i am trying to get into is only 20k...so none of that nonsense of hundreds of thousands of dollars. I would never never EVER pay so much for schooling, unless i know for fact i am geting a job that pays half a mil a year or something like that.

I have to say...i started studying math ...and i forgot how hard it was, and now i have to start from the begining, as i don't remember much...it really stinks, BUT what motivates me is that how other people did it I can also do it.

I called the school and they require me to do an ESL test, and a placement test, and she said they might not need my high school diploma and that would be great as that is around 200 dollars to translate it.

I remember when i started doing my AOS ...i looked around on this website and there were times when i felt that is too much for me and i would have to hire a lawyer, but patience and a lot of research helped me to it myself, and now i look back thinking"oh..that was easy...so this is how i motivate myself...thinking every begining is hard, but once you pass that stage it all starts to make sense...

The lady on the phone already warned me how hard nursing is, and that is competitive to get in...

[Flames9_RN 358]

Good luck!! My ADN degree cost me around $6000 and that included books for the most part!! I know tuition has gone up a bit since then!

My hospital would pay for my BSN, but I'm soon outta here,lol Some hospitals will pay for ur schooling, or part of it if you sign a contract! best of luck

[silvana.toma 15]

Thank you! I really need it, as math is a b...especially that i have to learn also the terms, as i have never dealt with math terms before, it's even harder to do this...

I will take that placement test in a few months ..by that time i should also have the green card(as i can not enroll in school without that) and get to study a bit so that i don't smash my head on the wall as much But i have always been a smart girl, i'm sure i'll be fine, i have the memory of an elephant, i understand 5 languages, and speak 3 fluent, so as far as memory is concerned that's a plus for me.

NOW,i know we are all strangers to eachother, and maybe that's the main reason why we are all so open and honest(isn't that funny?)but i would like to share something with you, something i just realized recently. I didn't know there is phobia for everything, so i started some research as i always had a hard time going to funerals. Coming from a country where some things are not taken very seriously, or are considered silly, i lived with the impresion that my fears are just silly, and i hoped one day when i grow up i will be stronger and i will get over it. Few days ago i came across a web page that talks about all phobias, and aparently my phobia it's called necrophobia-fear of dead people. And i know you are going to say: yeah...nursing is not for you then, and trust me i also had to do some soul searching on that one before i came to the conclusion that this could be a challenge, as a way to overcome whatever makes me so afraid, it's obviously only in my head. I am sure many people are sharing my fear, as funerals and dead people are obviously not something plesant. Am i right? I can stay near a dead person as long as i am not alone, i could probably watch an autopsy, that would not scare me, at least that's what i think...

There is a quote" you never know how strong you are until strong is the only choice you have" and i agree with it.

Now after this confession,if you think i'm crazy, i'll understand, sometimes i think i'm crazy too

[Flames9_RN 358]

There are sooooo many routes to go with nursing, that you may work an area where you would not be exposed to death! Vast majority of new RN's do start off in a hospital. I work on a Tele unit and have had my share of death. Its one of the darker parts of nursing! And when a person has expried, they have to be cleaned up! Whose responsibility that is depends on where you work! Lot of times the techs (nurses aid, etc) will do it, but RN's do it as well.

You will fiund team players--and not so much team players! Soem RN's wil not clean a pt--they think its beneath them, think its the techs job! Totally not true! Things go much smoother if everyone pitches in! It can be a dirty job at times! i was covered in ####### last week. It was fun! lol Luckily was all gowned up, al ya can do is laugh! Its really not that bad.

[HI-UG 4]

My wife has a bachelor's degree (from around 2003ish) from an overseas university that's tops in its region; various UK schools showed interest in having her as a graduate student, but she could never get the funding lined up. I dropped out of a couple bachelor's degree programs back in the day, but a couple years ago completed a graduate certificate. So once we get our budget sorted out (I-129F, travel, weddings, more travel, and I-485 are expensive!), I'll be taking more classes toward a MSc, and she'll also be working on one.

That said, her degree and experience combined are such that everyone we know is telling her that as soon as she gets the EAD, she'll have a job.

Edited February 3, 2011 by HI-UG

[silvana.toma 15]

There are sooooo many routes to go with nursing, that you may work an area where you would not be exposed to death! Vast majority of new RN's do start off in a hospital. I work on a Tele unit and have had my share of death. Its one of the darker parts of nursing! And when a person has expried, they have to be cleaned up! Whose responsibility that is depends on where you work! Lot of times the techs (nurses aid, etc) will do it, but RN's do it as well.

You will fiund team players--and not so much team players! Soem RN's wil not clean a pt--they think its beneath them, think its the techs job! Totally not true! Things go much smoother if everyone pitches in! It can be a dirty job at times! i was covered in ####### last week. It was fun! lol Luckily was all gowned up, al ya can do is laugh! Its really not that bad.

Covered in #######, hey? Well, at least it was not acid ..these things don't bother me, and I also like to work hard ...it's my second nature, so in that area i will be fine.

I agree with team work, and it sucks when you have a great team but you have that ONE person who has too many stripes on their shoulders to do anything...

Well, i will let you know how my exam went in few months from now. I will let you know either way-good or bad. Hopefully good!!

Thanks again for cheering me up, I believe that nursing will make me a stronger person when it comes to my fears, my self confidence, and etc..