tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14510163899480714502024-02-20T20:09:14.698-08:00Broke Nursing StudentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06867598193182101043noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451016389948071450.post-45385168159419894652015-01-01T16:02:00.001-08:002015-01-01T16:02:57.635-08:00Happy 2015New Year, New Quarter and finally Financial Aid.<br />
I am really really happy about that.. and it means I get to eat a little better, buy my books and not work insane hours and try to study up.<br />
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We are beginning with Cardiac next week, so this week is all about prep, and some coffee dates.. not sure how I managed to schedule three of them, but I did.. oops.<br />
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I am been browsing the web for cardiac helps for nursing and I am overwhelmed by them. I will see if I can find a few to post here.<br />
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As for the budget.. that needs some serious checking. I went a little crazy while the kids were here for Christmas since I worked full time this last month. Now I need to rein it in hard and get back to bare bones and come up with some healthy budget recipes.<br />
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Sunday after work will be my prep for the week of food and starting next week.. back to Zumba twice a week, and the cycle twice a week, coupled with three times a day of walking the dog, and the pounds should start to come off again.<br />
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So far since September, I am down 26 lbs..<br />
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Sunday is weigh in day and measurement day. I have a challenge with two of my friends from class that this quarter, we will lose instead of gain and that we will be stronger instead of more tired.<br />
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We have acute care clinicals and they start EARLY.. so I am coming up with some exercise plans that will be good for me to build up the cardio and endurance for being on my feet for 12 hour stints<br />
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Happy New year and for all you other broke nursing students.. hang in there.. it will so be worth it when graduation comes!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06867598193182101043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451016389948071450.post-67031760665845510532014-10-04T14:14:00.002-07:002014-10-04T14:14:48.870-07:00<br />
I decided to finally start a blog about being an older, broke, newly divorced nursing student in the 2nd quarter of a 6 quarter RN program.<br />
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Why would I do that? It is not like I really have time to blog.. because I am in nursing school and I have to work because, well I am a newly divorced nursing student in the... well you get the idea. I do however, need a place to come and get some things off of my chest so to speak, and I am slowly finding out that I am NOT ALONE.. there are other over 40 nursing students that went through a divorce either right before, or right after starting a nursing program.<br />
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It is an interesting phenomenon and I am curious how many of us there really are. I have grown children and the back story on my life is too long for one post. Nursing does draw in the fixers and dysfunctional types for sure.<br />
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I am going to be starting week number three of a 10 week quarter. It is fast paced and a little scary. I will try and share as much as I can (which is not much) according to my school policy and HIPPA about school, but I will try and share a good deal of the stuff that I can legally and ethically share.<br />
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Nursing school changes you and so does divorce.. some days I look at myself and I think.. Who the heck is this person.. and I think.. how in the hell did I make it this far.. and then I secretly do a happy dance that I am so different and that I HAVE made it this far.<br />
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Every program is different. Every Quarter or Semester is different... Some programs are more forgiving than others. I work about 28 hours a week. I am over 40, I have a dog, and an apartment in the...ummm not so nice part of town. I am however, walking distance from my program and one of the clinical sites, I have my family back, I have INCREDIBLE friends and some even more amazing ones in my co-hort, and I have a new friend that is changing my perception about love and relationships. All in all.. a pretty good gig.<br />
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There are some things you can do to keep yourself sane and some things you can do to set yourself up after school... I will try and share my experiences with those topics.<br />
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Thanks for stopping a moment and reading this.<br />
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I now have to go and practice my catheter insertion skills and sterile gloving.. and giving shots into my injectEd.<br />
I am sure there will be some more fantastic ATI videos on enemas as well for watching tonight. I think I will make some popcorn!<br />
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On a side note.. my son's ship is headed back to the states.. my youngest is in the Navy and has been on deployment for awhile now.. so I have to post this picture:<br />
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My late husband was also Navy, so I get a little Patriotic and proud of our Navy! I was a Navy wife for many years and now I am a Navy mom! Go Navy.. okay.. enough... I am walking away now...<br />
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