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I only skimmed this (sorry :^), but I agree that you just don't know the situation. Although this isn't the same topic, it still fits in somewhat: here's a sort of humorous example one of our...

There's a variation on this, too: I'm 55, but I'm a NEW nurse, and have had some interviews I thought went very well, but nada so far, and it's getting to be demoralizing, but I'm trying to pump...

The Saunders book is really good. Don't stress out. I was worried about the HESI (the one between the last 2 semesters, or at least that's when we took it) - enough to where I didn't study a huge...

I think that's a pretty good idea.

I think you've got a great attitude! Good for you. I've opened mine up as my job search has gone on and on. At first I thought 'oh, I only want to do one of these 2-3 types of nursing', but now...

I didn't understand whether you meant *nurses* have 'disregard for feelings of others' - which is what it looked like you were saying, which is (we all hope!) a rare thing - or whether you meant that...

Ha ha - thanks for the 2 clips. And guess what movie I just added to my Netflix queue? :^) (I knew about it - and it's based on a true story, but had forgotten about it... so thanks).

I agree w/some others - the whole little 'article' was weird. And yeah, if you can practice as an RN without a degree (which means there's no way you'd have a license either), then yeah, wow, you...

I'm a middle-aged new grad, so even though I thought I'd heard of all of the different types of hospital floors/areas, this is a new one to me - 'neuro-telemetry'... all of the others I've seen...

Work hard and it'll fly by! Good luck.

For those of you who haven't taken it: I don't know how it went for everyone I graduated with (last May), but of the 1/4 or so of the class whom I DO know how it went, I was the ONLY ONE who got more...

I'm glad you're OK, and yes, how powerful can the 'smallest' things be in certain situations. You just reminded me of one of a great experience I had, which was a 'small' thing too, yet *at the...

Although I'm a new (middle-aged) RN, I can certainly empathize. Exercise is a good way to deal with many things, or (at the very least) a way to help take your mind off of things, and as we all...

Congrats & good luck!

Maybe because I'm middle-aged - even though I'm a new RN - but I agree with you ('HouTx') completely. My preceptor was good, especially as a nurse, and she did teach me some things, but she could've...

I'm a middle-aged guy, looking for my first RN job, and among perhaps a few other things, the 'mean'/crazy/weird nurse thing has been the biggest surprise to me. And kind of depressing as well. ...

Thanks for the replies!

I'm a middle-aged new grad, looking at job listings, and my immediate thought on a 'Home Infusion RN' listing is that I might not mind doing it, but given one particular experience in clinicals,...

I'm only 6 years younger, and I just got my BSN! I'm so sorry that happened to you, and just from your post and the tone of it, I'd strongly suspect that you ARE a good person, a good nurse, and...

Even though I just got my BSN, I'm an older guy, have lost numerous family members, and I sympathize with what you went through. I think the key thing you said is '... this pt was not well. Patient...

Try to talk to some nurses, do some research online, maybe volunteer at a hospital, and/or consider becoming a CNA, as some others have suggested. If you do go to nursing school, I'd recommend going...

Hey 40+ students! Most of you probably aren't worried whether you can do this or not, but if you are, let me tell you that you CAN do it! I'm a 54-yr-old guy (sometimes I can't believe that :^) who...

Mitral, but close!

Maybe this will help someone. It helped me yesterday and today. :^) 4 simple steps to end a panic attack A couple of caveats, though: I didn't read this really, just skimmed it, so I only...

Wow - I nearly teared up reading that. Thanks.