Better Late Than Never...

So, I've been wanted to start a blog since I can remember but I've never had the time nor anything interesting to talk about. Then I kept reading people's blogs and slowly I realized that people blog about the most random stuff-stamp collecting, surfing, and low-fat/low-sodium/low-carbohydrate recipes. 

So-I figured I would blog about the thing taking up 99.9% of my time right now--Nursing School!

I just finished my 1st trimester in nursing school (January-March) and now have the entire month of April off. But this break comes with the added stress of worrying about how to pay for next trimester, ordering over priced books, and working nights as a nurse aide at the largest hospital in my area.

Nursing school has been--interesting, to say the least. You would think I would be used to it as this is my second go around in nursing school. 

Since the nursing school I currently attend would not take too kindly to find out that they were affiliated with my newly minted blog I am not going to address my nursing school by name-it'll just be known as "nursing school" or even shorter-"school." 

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So-first things first. Let's address a couple of burning questions you must have after reading my tedious and drawn out introduction.

1) What kind of nursing school is it?

-Well, it's a diploma program. This means that I spend 18 months in school and at the end I take the NCLEX and if I pass (make that when I pass) I will hold an RN (Registered Nurse) license.

2) Why did I pick a diploma program?

I was accepted into a 4 year BSN (Bachelor's of Science in Nursing) degree right out of high school but quickly decided it wasn't for me and left after one year. The diploma program offers much more flexible hours, more clinical hours, and the same amount of material in a shorter time. 

3) How did you go about getting into nursing school?

-I've known I wanted to be a nurse since I was 10 years old - never a doctor, they give me the creeps. Once I left the aforementioned BSN program I looked around for RN programs. Some of the local community colleges offered enticing programs but their pre requisites for getting into the program were a mile long. The program I ended up choosing had a short list of pre requisites and had a good NCLEX passing rate.  

4) How has it been so far?

Amazing and so rewarding. Although I've only been through 3 months (1 trimester) I feel as though I have learned more than during the year I spent in the BSN program. 

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So, this post has been exceedingly long so I'm going to post again about my first 3 months and if people actually decide to follow my blog I will try to write at least every week if not more often when I have the time when nursing school starts back up again at the end of April. 

~Dina