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I was 50 when I was excepted into Open…
I was 50 when I was excepted into Open Colleges Perth Western Australia to become an EN. I thought the College was brilliant, it was new and had 2 labs, comfortable rooms with technology to help as well. I found my facilitator Blossom to go above and beyond with her explanations on nursing and in the lab. Blossom"s emotional support was there from the start. Our group formed a bond and this also helped to support and encourage along the way, an attitude of never give up and you can do this. At 50 years of age and only finishing year 10 at high school, coming from out back Australia it was daunting for me and in the end I was the oldest in the class. I did not know how to cut and paste on the computer and I learnt very quickly that the right click on the mouse fixed spelling errors. Blossom nurtured, supported and her time was given freely to all of her students, even after a long day of her lecturing. The only thing that I can fault and it has nothing to do with the staff and lecturers at Open Colleges is we need more time out in the community, whether it be community based or a hospital. Everything I had learnt at Open Colleges in the lab and in class saw me become very confident in the hospital, but more experiences earlier on in the course would have been beneficial and helped with the initial nerves and what to expect on our last prac. I am proud of what I have achieved and it hasn't been easy and I could not have done this without our lecturer Blossom and the wonderful staff at Open Colleges Perth. I would totally recommend this to anyone and I have. Thank you for excepting me and seeing me through to become an EN nurse.