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All of my teachers and clinical instructors have been amazing! I feel like Ive taken something away from each class or clinical....:redbeathe

I am going into my 4th semester of nursing school (ADN), and it is very hard to work and go to school. What I have done is to get a Part-time job in a nursing home (I work every Friday and every...

I am an atheist and I applaud your kindness when helping this woman. Prayer is about more than just a higher power. Its optimism, acceptance, and is personal to all who use it. I hope if I ever have...

I have many of the same problems as the OP, you just described my night!!! lol Had a bad night at work and found this thread, just feeling a little discouraged, and this does help....:) I am going to...

I have a friend who decided that she wanted to be a nurse because she wanted to make good money. Wanted to be an LPN because she didnt want to be a "real" nurse. Wanted out of her factory job because...

love the bubble wrap idea!!! :lol2:

Ruby Vee, your stories make me laugh AND cry. Sorry for the loss of your father.... :(

“That was my purpose in life, to be her mom.” The saddest line of the article... :(

thank you so much, that makes me feel a lot better about what to expect. :) Let me just say too, I have even more respect for the CNAs that do this everyday, quickly, efficiently, yet still with...

Hello, this is my first thread on allnurses, and I just wanted some feedback. I just finished my clinicals for CNA certification. I am a nursing stufdent, and I want to get my hands dirty, so...

Same here! "Old People" scared the crap out of me, but I actually am looking forward to working in a nursing home. Not because of the work, but because of the residents...

I think that you are taking the first steps, becoming a male RN and showing that you have pride in your profession.. Maybe if colleges started support groups for more male RNs and LPNs at the...

Maybe the charge nurse felt that you thought she couldnt handle the situation? I also have a tendency to be very sensitive about handling my own problems, even when I am drowning and I need a...

You have a point...what I should have said was that in the publics eye, it can seem worse because she is a nurse I just wish that she hadnt been a nurse I guess... Or that when she adopted a...

This woman makes nurses, adoptive parents and Americans look bad...There are many adoptive families who have invested themselves emotionally and financially to adopt Russian children that cant do it...

Sounds like its just a job to you...But I have a grandmother who was a nurse for 35 years and an aunt who is a DON of a cardiac transplant unit both tell me you shouldnt be a nurse if it is just a...

Here in Ohio, Brown Mackie only offers LPN certificates and NOTHING transfers, There are websites that you can go to to see if your credits will transfer...cant remeber the name of any right now...

Let me tell you...Dont have experience in the nursing feild yet, from factory experience, I would take a man to work with over a woman any day of the week! Men are either open about what their...

I dont have a comment for the OP because Im still a student. I must admit these kind of stories send a shiver down my spine, but this site is wonderful, all of you guys provide a sounding board, and...

My scores were taken from all applicants to all ADN programs and there were over 22,000 of them! Didnt really do that well on science but let me tell you, that is the hardest test I have taken to...

Just wanted to give all you ladys an update...took the NLNPAX-RN today and...I PASSED!?!? Got a 96% composite but I feel bad because a lot of very smart, dedicated students didnt pass today. :( Thank...

pandorasbox, Congratulations on your acceptance! Can I ask though what your scores on the NLN PAX were? Just wanted to know what your % was by category so I have some kind of idea. My practice...

Prior to the NLN PAX_RN we had no ebtrance testing...I understand the reasoning but they sprung it all on us pretty fast. I will let you know how we all do. Thanx so much for the info, its not...

There are many nursing homes that will let you work p/t like one or two days per week. I think it would probably be beneficial because that way you can get comfortable with personal care issues...

Hi all you guys...was just readind your thread here and let me tell you I am in the same boat! They just sprung the NLN test on us in February, the first class of nurses that will have to take it at...