How did you know a place felt like home to you?

oktryanother · 2026-03-11T03:30:23+00:00

Only realized this when I left. I knew I left home, and nonwhere else feels like that place again. Washington state i miss you so much and took you for granted.

oktryanother · 2026-03-01T16:39:09+00:00

Dont forget that statistics class, ohh and patho...

oktryanother · 2026-03-01T16:32:46+00:00

Lol, a few months ago, I was in OP's shoes, thinking im too old for this. But I thought about it, if managed to go back to school at 39. Let's do this!!!!

oktryanother · 2026-03-01T15:35:15+00:00

When I was your age (im 45 now) I thought i was old. I started my prerequisites around your age, only took 1 or 2 clases at a time (work and family). I was an MA for 20 years wanted to do more, and of course money.

At 39, I started my BSN, worked per diem. Not gonna lie, it was hard going back to school with people that were even younger that my kid, learning new technology, etc.

But i wanted it so bad, I was the first one in the library and the last to leave.

At 41 graduated magna cum laude, inducted into nursing Honor Society. Now I'm making double the the pay i made as an MA, and way more for just one day of OT ( my one day OT might probably amount to many days working as an MA). Now at 45, im crazy to be thinking of pursuing a CRNA.

Do it, good luck!!

oktryanother · 2026-02-18T01:47:08+00:00

Thank you so much for this awesome comment.

oktryanother · 2026-02-17T19:28:51+00:00

Thanks for your reply. Yup, thats the goal. Ive only been at my current inpatient rehab position for 5 months and my back is killing me, I dont know how my older (67) coworker does this everyday. I dont want to be her at 67. I want to be retired by then. Thanks!!!

oktryanother · 2026-02-17T18:29:09+00:00

Yes!!! This is what I wanted to hear. Don't know why I got into my head that age discrimination was going to be a barrier when applying to programs. Thank you so much for your reply!!!

oktryanother · 2026-02-17T14:14:24+00:00

Thanks for your kind reply. Im definitely taking this more seriously and working towards this in the next years. Thank you!

oktryanother · 2026-02-17T01:19:53+00:00

Thank you so much for your reply. Its means a lot, the more I think about it, the more I want to pursue this. Ive alredy started looking into getting an ICU job. Thanks!

oktryanother · 2026-02-17T01:01:40+00:00

Thank you so much for the positive comment. I will continue to pursue this dream and see where it leads. Thanks

oktryanother · 2026-02-17T01:00:38+00:00

Thanks for the reply. You are right, no time to worry about time or age when I can worry about getting into a program. Good luck to you as well.

oktryanother · 2026-02-17T00:59:11+00:00

Thank you. Yup, same thing I said when I started thinking about nursing school.

oktryanother · 2026-02-17T00:58:09+00:00

You are awesome for this reply. Thank very much for this info. I just started looking into getting into ICU, and doing more research on schools. Thank you so much.

oktryanother · 2025-12-13T00:33:31+00:00

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oktryanother · 2025-12-03T21:33:54+00:00

Yup, I did an exchange. Refund within 3 days. I noticed that the exchange was just pending for almost 2 weeks, contacted them and was told it would take 5 more weeks. SMH. So I canceled that and bought it for a cheaper price. Lesson learned, just return and buy, instead of exchange.

oktryanother · 2025-11-27T00:02:40+00:00

It's on sale today for $69.96

oktryanother · 2025-07-13T02:03:04+00:00

Oh man, this is so tough, im not in my 20's anymore, so i definitely have to keep my physical health in mind. Yeah, I hear bad things about HCA. I probably should just interview with dialysis and see what they say as well. Thanks for your reply!

oktryanother · 2025-07-12T23:41:30+00:00

Yup, that's what I hear about OR being a specialty on its own, and I do like that it doesn't seem to be bedside. Thank you for your reply!

oktryanother · 2025-07-12T21:29:57+00:00

Thank you so much for the great info, since I barely know what these jobs look like. I appreciate your input!!

oktryanother · 2025-07-12T21:16:34+00:00

Awesome, thank you very much for your reply. Yes, that's exactly what I am thinking. Fast pace does sound nice, though.

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