I noticed it as well when I went back to school. I was older than most of my comrades: I also had a wife and baby back in student housing. My comrades were mostly puking on their shoes at the Friday beer fest.
the more i get to know these girls the more impressed i am they're switched on, interested, way more motivated than i ever was at that age. i've got a good 10 years photoshop on them and still they can do weird shit i've never heard of and they know how to work the printers and all about dropbox :thumbs:
gets ready for the back blast, but there a a proportion of ex HCAs who make very poor RNs becasue they don't get the fundamental differences in the roles ...