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In my experience as a L&D nurse, attitude goes a long way, in any unit. We can tell if you'd rather be else where. However, make the most of where you are currently. Just as students want a...

I absolutely love my career as a maternity nurse. I never know what I'm going to be assigned to; labor and delivery, post-partum couplets, or nursery. 38 years old and a new grad, I was accepted...

Good luck to you. Being a mother is hard. Being a student in nursing school is hard as well. Combining the two is very challenging. It can be done. No matter what age your children are. If this...

I agree with some who have posted. Focus on the positive. Honestly, would you like to be the recipient of the negative awards. Even though it was an instructor who suggested those, it's not...

Breaks? I've been a nurse for 3 years. I can count on one hand the number of times I've taken, or been offered a break. We usually get lunch. When we don't, we document it and are paid for...

First off, good luck with your chosen career path and congratulations that you've been accepted into a nursing program! Like many nurses have stated already, do not waste too much of your...

Wow! You got quite a few responses already! What a hot topic for a paper. Good for you for stirring up the pot! Who are we to judge? But since we are, here's my opinion... smokers smell. I...

Dear Jedimom, I, like many here, absolutely LOVE my career! To me, it's not just a job, but a life long career. I graduated nursing school at the age of 38. At the nursing school I went to, we...

Dear CancerJuly, I'm sorry for your past losses. The best thing you can do currently, is contact your OB doctor. You will have answers quicker if you follow through and communicate with your...

I've been exposed to negative nellies of a different sort. My friends are older nurses who have chosen to be (at this point in their nursing careers) school nurses. I just graduated ~2 years ago. ...

Dear Robin, I am sorry for your losses. It's unfortunate that you feel you weren't cared for appropriately the first three times you suffered miscarriages. Luckily you found a sympathetic nurse...

Wonderful article! Everyone does experience loss differently. It took me years to understand why I turned into an emotional wreck every March. I had suffered three miscarriages, two of whom were...

I live in upstate New York, and find my Spanish knowledge to be a time saver and very helpful. I don't claim to be fluent, by any means, however, the years I took in high school, college and...

I don't feel there's anything wrong with promoting nursing. The majority of nurses make a positive difference. Have you ever heard of the saying 'patience is a virtue' or it's worth waiting for? ...

When I graduated, I only had one particular unit in mind, Labor and Delivery. We all know how hard that can be to get into. However, I was persistent. I called the new grad recruiter once a week...

[color="sienna"]my name is quite simple, it's what i see when i look around our computer room!

Unlike others, I will not poo-poo your heartfelt realities. I will embrace them, as they are nursing. Nurses are a special breed. Not everyone can be a nurse and nursing is not for everyone. You...

Good for you! You've decided to be more. I'm 40 now. I started the return to school slowly. I took all science courses one at a time and had them all completed before nursing core courses. Your...

First of all, good luck to you (and anyone who cares enough about people) to want to make a difference and be a nurse. It is an amazing field of study. It also is a very challenging field. ...

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What a great story of motivation, determination and success! I, too, had to take it a second time; the first time all 265 questions. The second time, somewhere around 100. Good luck to both of...

Anyone who lives in Rochester New York, there's this wonderful place called Rochester Works. They give grants to assist you in nursing school. You have to jump through a few hoops to get money from...

I used multiple methods to study; 1. index cards (if you know the questions from the outline before the semester even begins, you can fill out the front of the cards with the question). Cards are...

i was in my mid 20's when i decided that nursing was for me. we planned to wait until our youngest child was in school full time for me to return to school. i ended up having a third child, so...

I continually knock on the break room door before entering. Luckily, there's usually no one there yet.