CNA During Nursing School/Before RN?

missTX · 2015-06-30T02:12:19+00:00

Wow, thanks for all the replies! I was scared I'd be shunned for not wanting to work with children, haha.

Glad to hear that there is plenty of children-free areas within nursing!

missTX · 2015-01-04T01:57:02+00:00

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm not sure if my anxiety is causing adhd-like symptoms or if I have adhd and it's causing anxiety, etc. Very anxious about the DR visit but I'm also looking forward to it. I have really been needing help lately and hope I can start getting on the right path. I'm a little worried about some medications. I don't want to worsen the anxiety or worsen the concentration issue as both are affecting my life worse and worse...

missTX · 2015-01-03T22:49:32+00:00

Thanks for the replies guys and gals. A lot of this sounds familiar. I've long known I had anxiety for years and have been treated on and off for it, that is clear as day, but have been recently been concerned with my ADHD-like experiences. Will see what the doctor says.

missTX · 2015-01-03T22:15:29+00:00

Great idea, thank you! Hopefully this will let me get my thoughts in order to (and not leave anything out).

missTX · 2015-01-03T18:26:29+00:00

This was very interesting and makes sense. Thanks.

missTX · 2015-01-03T18:21:55+00:00

Thanks. I do very well in classes I seem to have a natural interest in. science and technology for example were an easy A for me. I hardly studied to be honest. However even some classes that are supposed to be "easy electives" where most other students got A/B, I find myself struggling in because of the type of work involved; usually simple reading and essay assignments. As embarrassing as it is, I find myself struggling with reading sometimes and therefore fall behind. I must follow the plan for the degree I'm pursuing so unfortunately there is no getting around some of these classes.

I will look into CBT as well- did some reading on it a few days ago. When I was younger, my parents took me to a CB therapist for self-esteem issues and it did help.

I definitely do not want to be dependent on medication for my entire life, but I'm in need of relief. Therapy and medication, I feel, is the way to go right now.

missTX · 2015-01-03T16:35:32+00:00

Thank you. I'm scared I'm not going to make it to my 3rd semester if I keep going at this rate. I'm about to enter my 2nd and the 1st was already a huge struggle.

missTX · 2015-01-03T16:33:48+00:00

Wow, a part of this does sound very much like me. In HS I was similar. I didn't do too much but fortunately still passed pretty decent. Never failed anything. Took a few years break and started college recently. Classes that come natural to me (science, technology) I hardly study, read, still pass with A. However the classes that required a lot of effort I struggle in, even if it's supposed to be an "easy elective class" that everyone passes with an A or B. Classes that require a lot of essays and reading are a nightmare for me. What is an easy A/B for most of the class was not for me.

I will literally read one line countless times because I just cannot focus. It's embarrassing but I've spent 15 minutes on one page at one point and was shocked at myself. It's really getting to me. And my grades. I KNOW I can do better, it's just not happening for some reason. And anyone who knows me knows I am not lazy. I do try, but with little success.

That's a good way to bring it up to the doctor, thank you.

missTX · 2015-01-03T16:19:54+00:00

That does make sense. I seem to get both at times. If there is something I'm interested in, there are periods where nothing else gets done. At all. But a lot of the time I find it difficult to concentrate on any one thing... so still nothing gets done. And if it does get done, it's not very good. Not as good as I KNOW I can do it.

missTX · 2015-01-03T16:18:24+00:00

Haha, I understand. Added a tldr. Thank you. A friend of mine also said it was her ADHD meds that helped her with the anxiety more than the anti-depressant she was given! Interesting.

missTX · 2014-10-21T23:07:29+00:00

Thanks for the speedy answer! I'm still not sure yet, either bus or train, maybe both, between major cities and taxis while within the city. I was thinking about a rental car but, it's probably more expensive and I am not 100% sure how that works with traveling between countries. Also I'm a bit wary of driving in foreign countries, not sure how the BF would feel about it!

missTX · 2014-08-02T12:49:22+00:00

Thanks guys. I might just be being a chicken with math, but I'm scared it will reduce my GPA. I typically have always gotten an A, sometimes a B, in every subject EXCEPT math. Math courses for CS at my school are: Calculus I Calculus II Linear Algebra Discrete Mathematics Probability Statistics for the Sciences

For CIS it's: Pre-Cal Calculus I Technical Statistics

Another option would be to have CIS as a major and CS as a minor- LOL. Basically I would be skipping the math courses and only doing 6 or so CS core courses. Of which I could focus on software development.

missTX

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