Thanks mting. sm

Thanks mting. sm [2007-07-16]
I'm planning to take some nursing preparatory courses too. If you don't mind, mting- please give me a link to the online school of your choice. I wish you the best on your new career.

Another MT to Nursing question... [2008-10-20]
Hi, I have been an MT for 16 years and have always wanted to get into nursing and now that my children are a little older, I am looking at it more seriously. Here is what I The 2-year RN program is filled until 2010 and even now, already over half full for the 2010 track. There is also an LPN 1-year program that I can test for starting in November, that begins next August. I am 40 years old and don I am thinking of doing the LPN next August, be out in a year and then doing the LPN-RN bridge program, which is offered either as a 1-year or 2-year program that you can do while also working. My thought is that I can get a job at the hospital where I have been MTing for 16 years as LPN (they do hire them), work there while completing my RN degree. Does this sound like a plan that would work and what advice or suggestions can anyone offer? I have spoke with the Dean of Nursing in the RN program and she said that a lot of people do that as the bridge program is easier to get into. Also, the hospital that I work for offers scholarships and also educational loans, so the financial part of it is not a real issue. Thanks for any help!

old hag looking into nursing - kat [2007-12-30]
I just turned 40. I had been in the nursing program 13 years ago. Didn't finish due to family problems and subsequent divorce. Oh how I wish I had. About a year ago after raising a couple of kids through infancy and preschool and elementary I on a dwindling MT salary I started back taking prerequits. I was told I had to retake a few classes (A and P 5 year shelf life) and they had added few others (Pharmacology, Lifespan Development, and a Chemistry with a lab). So Passed the Nursing Enteract Test (NET) last spring. Got onthe waitlist and 2 more prequistes to take. (second half of anatomy and pharm). I hope I will be in the program next fall. I have no idea how I will be able to swing finances for the next 2 years while in the program. I am hoping to continue MTing part-time, get a few loans/financial aid, and family help. I am not 40 and wonder if I am absolutely crazy. But as the sole supporter of 2 boys (now 15 and 9) I really need to make a change. Mt just doesn't do it anymore. We barely make the bills anymore.

Thanks mting. sm [2007-07-16]
I'm planning to take some nursing preparatory courses too. If you don't mind, mting- please give me a link to the online school of your choice. I wish you the best on your new career.