Hello from the new kid on the block!

[CST]

Hey guys!
This is my first post to this forum and the first forum I have ever been on so this is sort of an introduction. I am 36 and have only been a nurse for 1 1/2 years but have already learned so much and know there is so much more to learn. I work on a telemetry floor and float sometimes to ICU. I'm currently in an RN-BSN program and am considering studying for my certification in Cardiovascular nursing after I finish school, if I live through it! Any advice or knowledgable experience anyone could share would be greatly appreciated!

[IamRN]

I had my certification in Med-Surg (let it lapse! ugh!) I am planning on taking it as soon as I am eligible for it again as well as the CCRN.

I found that most of my work experienced is what helped w/my med surg certification. Good luck!

[imported_Aaron C.]

welcome to the forum!

[medi]

Hi CST & IamRN!
I'm newer to the forums than you both but happy to meet you. CST hang in there & you'll be fine. Remember- worthwhile things are generally not easy, but you seem like a very determined person with a good head on your shoulders. You can do it! Please keep us posted on how the RN to BSn program is going. Are you doing it online? Which program if so?

[mercynurse]

Hi CST,
Shat typ of RN-BSN program are you in? distance or do you attend classes? I started in that type of program and cont=verted to RN-MSN when it wa avaliable...have about 8 months till I finish! If I can help...let me know

[ERMonkey]

I too am new to the forum! I am currently a senior nursing major and will graduate in May of 2007 with my BSN! I cannot wait I want to work at children's hospital in Boston when I graduate so any advice would be appreciated I look forward to reading often!

[kimmiejs]

Welcome aboard mate. I have been a RN since 94. I got my first taste of the medical profession right out of high school when I enlisted in the USN. I was a hospital corpsman and I specialised in otorhinolaryngology (Ears, Nose, and Throat) surgery. Currently I am in Georgia but I will be moving back to Perth Western Australia by the end of this year. If you ever get the chance to work in Australia you should go for it. I loved it.

Cheers mate

[rntammyp]

CST,

Hi! I am also new to the forum, as of today. I have been a nurse 14yrs and a Hospice nurse, 9 of those.