Thanks for the reply M A and P was pretty tough, and I personally cannot imagine doing that WITH kids too! Sending good vibes your way for being able to fit in study time (grin) Kia 284/209/155 ish

Hi Kia, I know what you mean about "just found this board!" Because this happened to me as well. It is so funny that after reading your post, I am in the same boat as you. Well sort of, I will be taking A & P this fall. Though I have not been accepted into the nursing program of my choice yet, I am allowed to take the prerequisites for that program. The program I chose is an ADN as well. I also plan on pursuing a BSN as soon as possible after the ADN portion. I am still pre-op but have a date for the surgery: July 12, 2005. I am 39, married with 2 children and 3 pets: 2 rats and a dog. Looking forward to "seeing" you again. M

Well, I have just started on my pre-nursing classes and I have two children at home, 9 and 3. I also have one angel baby who passed at 18 days. Part of me going into nursing comes from my experience with Tristan. I have always done Nursing work...aide. Anywho...it would be easier with my oldest in school but he got out the friday before I started!! My younger son goes to the day care at our church. He really enjoys it and we qualify for assistance which will help when we actually begin to get it. I am only taking 2 classes right now, and Im not sure how its gonna go come fall with a full schedule. You have a degree already so you probably wont have to take a lot of the pre- requisites! Good luck to you, let me know what you decide. I know it will be hard work, but well worth it! Roxanne Momma to: Zackery 9 Nathan 3 and Tristan born 3/7/05 and passed 3/25/05 heart defect

They WILL hire you as long as you are licensed... Just tell the recruiter that you will need a good orientation to "renew" your skills. It's like the proverbial bicycle... the only thing you might take some time to brush up on is pharmacology, and you can buy the textbooks and review that on your own ... the rest will fall right into place Good Luck!!

Thanks Bonnie. I know that there is a lot of jobs out there. I guess I am just not very confident but you are right.....it is common sense and as long as I follow the patients rights, look up the new meds and ask questions when I don't know something I should do okay. Thanks for the input! Nancy