Packnurse007 replied to Newgradrn13nc's topic in General Nursing
I think I would not list it on my resume (many posts may disagree) but it's only a short time to skip over. We have all made mistakes but you should know that nursing has a lot of stress. You sound like you are blaming the med errors on stress- if th...
Packnurse007 replied to Texas02's topic in Pre-Nursing
All of your hard work and hardships will pay off in the long run. We all have some amazing hardships that we overcame to get to and through nursing school. Just believe in yourself and keep looking forward. You'll be a better nurse for it in the end!...
Packnurse007 replied to Ariana214's topic in Pre-Nursing
I had so much anxiety that I postponed going back to school for my RN for 13 years!!! Then I thought I would have an anxiety attack the first night in class. In the end I aced Chemistry and got an A and helped tutor others. Just give yourself a chanc...
The first time I did CPR (about 30 years ago) I was petrified when I could feel ribs break with the first compression. (it was a very elderly woman that should have been a DNR). That experience kept me off chests for 2 years but eventually I had othe...
Packnurse007 replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Relations
I used to train many of the new RN's when I was an LPN. Many of them I'm still great friends with to this day. I agree with previous poster- don't get hung up on the title wars. Learn the most from the ones that are skilled enough to teach you.