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  1. Please help!!!need a good advice regarding nursing school!!!

    Think about why you want to consider nursing school. Had you ever considered being a nurse before this point? If you are thinking nursing would be any easier or less stressful, you are wrong. Being a nurse is extremely mentally, emotionally and ph...
  2. New and needing some encouragement

    Give it time. I think most of us can say we've felt this way. I'm 9 months out myself with only LTC experience. I felt like I was drowning for the first 5ish months. I'm about to transition in to acute care now, and yes I'm nervous! Talk to your ...
  3. Maybe talk to your course counselor or instructors as well, find out what other students have done in the past that helped them be successful? Does your program have a career fair for nurses? They are a great way to learn about intern/extern opport...
  4. taking nclex in two weeks....help

    Also consider NCSBN's NCLEX Review. It's one of the things I used to review. Lots of questions and they are hard which gets you thinking. http://learningext.com/hives/534b38552a/summary 50 buck for 3 weeks of access. Reasonable price, if you can a...
  5. People will have pre-conceived notions about you. They just will. We all do it. It was done to me when I was a brand new CNA working at a facility I then became an RN at. I was excluded from conversations and often felt shunned. I went home so m...
  6. new grad, new job, nursing home orientation

    Congrats on your job, Bea! I had a nursing job waiting for me in LTC where I worked as a CNA as well. I am moving on to acute care, but I do not regret the 9 months I've spent there. If you can spend at least one shift just following the nurse th...
  7. Does anyone LOVE Geriatrics?

    I've been an RN for 9 months working in LTC and I love my oldsters! They are precious and when you give them the little extra love they need, it is really special. I'm transitioning into acute care soon, but staying PRN at my LTC facility because I...
  8. Good books/reading materials for new RNs?

    Hi everyone, I've been an RN working in LTC for 9 months, and just accepted a Surgical/Oncology position at a hospital. Does anyone recommend a good book or two for a new RN to pick up? Does such book exist? Or even some online reading material. ...
  9. Method for clinicals - What is it I'm missing?

    I hear you! It's frustrating to not feel as proficient as you think you should be. I am struggling with that right now in my clinicals. Sometimes I feel like the slowest one of my group! You sound like you're doing fine, I bet you're being harder...
  10. Help with med for Cardiac Exam - Allopurinal and Angina

    I've given Zyloprim in clincal before, but this made me curious so I looked it up in my drug book. I understand that Allopurinol is primarily indicated for preventing gout, and it lowers uric acid levels, so it could have a secondary effect of relie...
  11. What to look for in my first exam

    Just take your time with the questions and try to relate them to what you've learned so far. With nursing it's not so much memorization anymore, it's putting into practice what you've learned through application. So some of your questions may be sc...
  12. I'm sorry to hear about your situation. The instructors I have encountered at my school so far have been pretty fair, and surprisingly kind at times. So it makes me sad and a little nervous to hear stories like this. As you said, nursing school is...
  13. new to nursing major

    Well, nursing presents its own unique challenges just like any other career. It's mental and technical. You can't just know it, you have to be able to do it. It's hard work to be a nurse, and naturally it's hard work to go to school to become one,...
  14. If you have a school in mind already that you want to apply to for nursing, you should ask a counselor there. It's all about what transfers. I honestly have never heard of a Pre-Nursing degree...but that's just me. If I were you I'd make sure where...
  15. I've gotta figure out a way to lose weight while in nursing school

    Is this an online community? Anyone know or have a link to this? I'm struggling with my weight too, has anyone ever had success with an online support group? I think I could benefit from some accountability to keep from falling off the wagon again...