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I know what you are saying and I appreciate it. Unfortunately you don't know the entire story as of WHY it has taken me 10 years. I was married for a long time before, and lived in Florida. I started to take my pre-reqs then. Due to my situation then... I was able to get into the classes...

Yeah, see I make $17/hr. I mean, I have paid off some bills and such, so I can cut my salary if I have to. But I don't want to go down to "bare minimum"... I don't live outside my means... but I like having that extra "cushion" just in case... as anyone would.

I am wondering...as an "older" woman getting into the field... is it harder when you already have a family? My kids are older, one is almost out of highschool already. My fiance is planning to join the Army after we get married in a couple of months. My stomach is in my throat with thoughts of...

Yeah, its really hard for me to move...especially since my fiance is joining the Army after we get married. I might have a chance wherever we go... but I want to feel like I have a purpose no matter where I go. I guess I can just chalk it up to being whiny. I keep looking at BS programs and...

That's the problem... I have been trying for 10 years. And once I do get the classes, I am still unable to get into the program right now. Where I live, the nursing market is totally flooded, and its a lottery system. There is no wait list. Im not trying to make excuses... it's just really...

I am at a crossroad and don't know which direction to turn. I am so confused, and I feel like I am wasting my own time... it's very frustrating!!! I want to be in the medical field. That much I know. I am 35 years old, soon to be married. I have a 16 yr old son, and an 8 yr old soontobe...

Wow.... its nice to meet so many with experience. I hope to draw upon it as I go through my own. Tami

Oldie but newbie Good day everyone... Well, I posted somewhere else so it might be moved...sorry for the double post if that is the case. I was on here several years ago, but didn't post much. But here I am again!! I am an EMT-B, however currently not working as one. I am working...

Good day everyone... I was on here several years ago, but didn't post much. But here I am again!! I am an EMT-B, however currently not working as one. I am working full time at a surgery center as an Admin to the Director of Nursing. I am getting married in less than 10 weeks, have 2...

..................and i passed!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Mine stopped at 72 - and I passed!!! Just got the results today!!!

Well, I passed my practical exam. And I had my clinical on Saturday.... everything so far is good. This week is my written class final and Friday we'll be scheduling our NREMT exam. I am pretty excited about it actually... :) Can't wait to get that cert in my hands again. My fiance...

Well, I haven't posted for a while, mostly because I have been busy with school and studying. I am taking my practical exam this week, my final written next week.. and after that, I will be ready for the NREMT test. My instructor says I am more than ready, that I could take it now and pass...

I am not as old as most of you who posted on this thread, but I am not a "young chicken" either. I am a 34 year old mother to a 15 year old son. A fiance to my high-school sweetheart, and also a former-EMT-Basic. I say former because I had gotten my original certs 5 years ago, then injured...

Uh, that's exactly what I will be doing. Working as an EMT WHILE going to nursing school. And, I will have a job as a nurse where I graduate, because I already work for a Hospital Affiliated company, and where I live... there are NUMEROUS hospitals and clinics, not to mention many new grad...

See, nursing has always been in my heart... for many years. But the opportunity has been slim because I would be required to go to school full time. There is no part time program here where I live. SO, the only option is to get into a job which gives me some flexibility (such as an EMTB) to...

Yeah, I have been kicking myself for years. Just haven't been pursuing it as hard as I should have, only because the outside influences I had in my life at the time weren't good ones. Thanks for the encouragement!!

How was that working while going to nursing school? I am just nervous about the lack of time. It might be my only option since I have to work to make ends meet financially...

Sure thing... :)

Is anyone else in here going to pursue nursing as a career field instead of being a career EMT? I am considering nursing school over paramedic school. I know I don't want to stop at being just an EMT-Basic. I used to be a EMTB years ago, and I am getting recertified so I can work as one...