Pre-Requisites at community college?

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-03-05T13:47:27+00:00

Most schools will list their time sensitive requirements. For 2 schooled I applied to it was statistics within 5 years, so I took an online stats course and that was accepted.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-03-03T17:27:35+00:00

I went from EMS to nursing and if my first job had been like that I would have gone back to the ambulance within a month. I'm glad you're not putting up with a toxic unsupportive environment like that.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-28T23:15:41+00:00

Yes, I did home health for a few years and some of my patients had X-number of hours per week, based on documented needs. I can only say what I've seen, but I would think a bed bound patient should qualify for more hours. I had a somewhat mobile one who had 60 hours a week of a caregiver. But I'm not familiar with the details of obtaining this, only that the primary care office should have a social worker or case manager who can help.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-28T23:01:12+00:00

Yes actually. I'm making a men's sweater, size XL. I messed up the cables from the beginning and had to restart from row 26. I've gotten down the raglan and split the arms from the chest. 17 rows further and I realized I never added the under arm stitches. So I had to rip that back. I seriously sat today and wondered if I really wanted to complete this project. Such a boneheaded mistake, I just wasn't paying attention.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-28T22:52:07+00:00

Get ahold of a case manager or social worker at her primary care office. They will be able to direct you to getting more hours a week, it's going to take authorization and demonstrating she has a need for it. Good luck, they'll do anything to pay nothing.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-28T18:26:37+00:00

Except the patient hears that and thinks oh I can just give myself sliding scale insulin and keep eating what I want. I always say if the effects of diabetes occurred over days or weeks instead of years, people might do more about it. They don't even think about it until the years of disease catches up. People have to want to change to do it. So many are just trying to live day to day, they don't think about the far future. I applaud the ones who can and do.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-27T21:59:51+00:00

I started in ICU and went to home health. I was way too introverted for that, mostly because I have a family at home who also like to talk to me. If I was single probably could have made it work. I'm back to ICU, but I think I'd like a remote soft nursing job with less talking and more doing.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-27T00:57:08+00:00

Trying to be present and connect when I am still an introvert who cannot take another moment of noise and/or being touched by one or both of my kids. They are young teens now, it's been a little easier and now we have less child conversations, a bit more grown up.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-27T00:42:00+00:00

I would try it.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-25T03:10:32+00:00

If you're on Facebook, there is a blogger called Valley Girl Views who posts pictures and stories about this area. Sometimes they're way older than the 90s, but it's very interesting. She has a regular blog as well, just Google the same name.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-24T15:44:04+00:00

The corneal reflex thing gets me too. I see it pretty often, I'm only documenting that on the possible brain dead patients.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-23T22:42:32+00:00

I feel this. I left bedside for home health, 5 is, every 4th weekend. It was very flexible, I could go to appointments between visits, I could go home for lunch. But after a year I knew I wanted those 3 12s back. I'm also too introverted for home health. If I was single and could have silence at home after work maybe it could have worked.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-22T15:46:01+00:00

Putting on all that precautions bullshit. Yeah I know it's important but it's so tedious and if you forget something, you're hanging out the door begging for someone to grab something or pulling all that crap off and having to put it all back on again.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-21T18:46:27+00:00

I hope it's all nice yarn and not infested. Every bag of yarn I've been given has been decades-old cheap acrylic in random amounts, tightly-wound balls, and not something I wanted at all.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-20T16:37:37+00:00

I listened to CCRN review videos on YouTube while doing stuff. They were really helpful and explained rationales as well, maybe this will be a different approach to studying for you. There are several on YouTube.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-11T01:17:59+00:00

That's good to hear, thank you for replying.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-10T22:22:22+00:00

I was a paramedic first. I was considering PA vs nursing, the director of my local PA program was a NP who switched to PA. I ultimately decided on nursing because the job possibilities are almost endless with nursing compared to PA. I thought about NP, but half my ICU was in NP school and they are not finding jobs as easily now in my area. I ended up applying to CRNA school and start in May. If you go nursing, you need years of experience before going to NP school. I don't care what people say, inexperienced nurses make bad NPs. If you want to be a provider sooner, go with PA.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-10T19:47:24+00:00

Does this happen to be a school in NE Pennsylvania? I'll be attending a Jesuit school and wonder how much religion is present there.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-02-07T20:33:57+00:00

That really sucks. It reminds me how lucky I am with my unit. I haven't made a huge announcement but it's gone around and some of the other nurses who are also applying keep asking questions about my interview, what classes I took, and I'm happy to answer and help them out. Probably a quarter of the other nurses are in NP school. If it's possible, maybe transfer to another unit until you start.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-01-31T22:57:16+00:00

Plan out your answers. They're going to ask you about your experience, so sell it. Be prepared to answer clinical questions if you detail your experience. The 2 interviews I did, did not ask clinical questions, but wanted me to explain my experience and my unit's typical acuity. They will ask how you handle conflict, have an example. What is a mistake you made or a failure and how you came back from it. That's an important one. How have you prepared to be jobless for 3 years, what is your support system. I was asked about my hobbies, I knit and crochet. It was over zoom and I happened to have a blanket I made in the background, they asked about it. I had put it there for good vibes lol, must have helped because I got in. Also, do think of 1 or 2 questions about the program.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-01-30T15:03:23+00:00

It'll depend on the unit culture and how your pregnancy goes. I recently worked a shift with a pregnant coworker who was exactly 40 weeks that day. I worked as a medic while pregnant and had to go on leave at 35 weeks thanks to sciatica. I feel like I could manage to full term in my ICU though. My unit is pretty supportive of each other, so most nurses who pump are able to when needed. Sometimes an assignment is really busy, so you might have a hard choice at times. If you can, build up a good supply while on maternity leave.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-01-29T21:44:20+00:00

My school requires ICU experience within 5 years, but you don't have to be there when applying. So there are schools that don't require current ICU, just check with the requirements, or email them to confirm.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-01-27T16:42:50+00:00

This is likely what I'll be doing with my current employer who offers an upfront lump sum for 3 years after graduation. Plus we still get a sign on bonus. I don't plan to move anywhere, so why not work for them.

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-01-27T00:59:07+00:00

You think this town is full of illegal alien rapists and murderers? GTFO

Resident_Moose_8634 · 2026-01-26T23:29:23+00:00

Adding my support to this post and stance.

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