Prepping for graduation! March 27, 2010
Posted by futurenightnurse in Mommy stuff, Student Life.Tags: 6th sem, blogging, BRN, BSN, busy, final semester, graduation, pinning, schedule, student nurse, worry
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I got a letter to confirm that my graduation date is this May! That is assuming the completion of in-progress classes.
What a relief! I was a little worried, some of my classmates were too. I think it’s natural to worry. I mean, there’s the excitement of being in your final semester, and the dread that there’s gonna be one little thing to hold you back. I noticed my GPA and tried not to be too disappointed with it. I wonder if I can still salvage it to graduate with honors… I suppose I can ask my adviser. I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt to ask, yeah?
I turned in my transcript request yesterday. It will be sent out to the BRN after my degree posts. (Yay!) I have to get my fingerprints done and passport-type photos taken. I plan on mailing my application to the BRN this Monday. (Or today… are post offices still open on Saturdays?)
Let’s see… I’ve gone ahead and ordered invitations to the main graduation ceremony and to the pinning ceremony. So exciting! All I need to do is buy my cap and gown… and order my GK honour cords and stole!
I am so close to the finish line!!!
When I started this program 3 years ago I thought to myself, “Three LONG years!!! Am I ever gonna finish? Will I make it through???” It hasn’t been easy. There have been sacrifices. I’ve many times had to choose between my kids and study time, till I finally decided I could balance them if I just let go of my straight-A mentality. I’ve had two relationships that couldn’t survive nursing school… but I’ve found this year I am actually less stressed without a man in my life. (LOL!) There have been some friendships that I lost due to drifting apart, but that’s life… I’ve also made new friends through nursing school to balance me out.
The most important thing about these past years is that I finally figured out what I wanna be when I grow up. I want to be a nurse! A damn good nurse. I was a little iffy at the beginning… wondering what was this thing that I was taking on? Am I nurse-material? Talk about going in on faith! (Don’t people usually have these things figured out before they dive in? LOL apparently not me.) Now… I am so glad I went for it! Even with all the doom and gloom of the economy I am still optimistic about this profession. =)
Anyway, I’m on spring break… sort of. I won’t be going out of town or anything exciting since I have a few papers (yes plural: paperS) due the week after break. I’m sure I’ll be on here trying to get away from writing… by writing. (Don’t ask me how that makes sense…)
Happy Saturday!
Sticker Shock February 23, 2010
Posted by futurenightnurse in Student Life.Tags: BRN, BSN, fees, Hurst, Kaplan, nclex, PHN, review, RN, student nurse
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BRN Registered Nurse Examination Application $75
Interim Permit (optional) $30
Public health nurse certificate $75
Fingerprinting ~$20
DOJ processing fee $32
FBI processing fee $19
Passport photo ~$15
NCLEX-RN examination registration fee $200
Transcripts ???
Other stuff:
ACLS class $50 (plus cost of book)
Nursing pin $50 (cheapest pin)
Hurst review ~$350 (?)
Kaplan review ~$499 (?)
Writing “RN, BSN, PHN” after my name… priceless?
B.S. January 30, 2010
Posted by futurenightnurse in Student Life.Tags: 6th sem, application, BSN, budget cuts, fees, final semester, graduation, recession, student nurse
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I went to the evaluations office yesterday to pick up my baccaulaureate degree application. They asked me if I was going to be finishing up the graduation requirements this semester. I paused. Let it sink in. Let myself process.
“Yes,” I answered finally. She handed me the application.
For a mere $35 I can apply to graduate! Yessss!!! This is so funny to me because 1) you pay to get in, 2) you pay an arm and a leg, and perhaps your firstborn so you can complete your degree requirements, and then 3) you have to pay to leave. Yes, yes… it’s the way the world works. Economics blah blah. I’ll be glad to be out of school with my BSN.
Sorry if I sound a little bitter. It’s just my school… I go to a public uni. So with the recession and the subsequent decrease in tax revenue, decreased school budget, increased school fees… I’ve basically been paying more and getting less for it. We all have.
I wonder if students in other institutions are experiencing effects of the recession. (Specifically with decreased school budgets, less classes being offered, hours being cut, teachers being furloughed, teacher’s salaries being cut, library being closed, increased fees, cutting enrollment… I can go on forever. lol)
Anyway, this was supposed to be a happy post! Ignore all that whining and complaining in the previous 3 paragraphs. Let’s party! After I turn that sucker in all I have to do is survive this semester, pay a few more fees (haha), and I’m outtie! Woot!
What do you think? What’s going on at your school?
really, really? January 14, 2010
Posted by futurenightnurse in Student Life.Tags: 6th sem, BSN, RN, student nurse
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I went to get my PPD read today. When the lady asked me what semester I was in, I had to have grinned from ear to ear when I answered…
“Sixth.”
I am a sixth semester nursing student! In our program, that is the very last one. I knew this all along… but today, it really hit me. =)
new blog January 7, 2010
Posted by futurenightnurse in Student Life.Tags: BSN, new blog, RN, student nurse
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135 days till graduation, if all goes as planned.
In two weeks, I begin my final semester of a six-semester BSN program. It took a long time to get here, but I am very excited! On top of my nursing classes, I have some upper division G.E. requirements yet to fulfill. I don’t want to jinx anything, but having so many things hanging in the balance all at once makes me a tad nervous.
The purpose of this blog is to have a place to chronicle my life as a nursing student and eventually, my transition into nursing as a graduate nurse. I hope to pass on some good information to those who are considering nursing. I also hope that anyone out there who is going through or has gone through this process might be able to give me some advice. I am always eager to learn more!
As privacy is important to me, I will not be disclosing too much info about where I live, etc. As for any cases I may come across, names and other identifiers will be omitted to respect the privacy those involved.
So here it is… welcome to my new blog.
The Life of a Student Nurse 