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HopefulNurse2011
151 Posts
Hello Ladies a gents of the nursing world! Dont worry i read plently of threads of "what not to ask" lol so hopefully this isnt a repetitous question. I read alot of threads looking for the answers.....Anywho here it goes....
I literally just began in my nursing program (thank the lord) and i have a light first 2 terms till the summer, I truly would like to be the best nurse i could possibly be: smart, competent, quick thinker, great and reliable co-worker/employee. Are there any good nursing books you all can recommend that i can begin reading throughout my program? good documentaries? Magazines? Articles? sites? I find myself on my free days going to barnes and nobles reading nclex books or those little quick study cards lol...corny i know. But this is my second degree... my first degree in biology, i never used since graduating in 2007 and only had jobs in order to "survive" so i don't have any nursing experience only front office healthcare expeirence. Basically i been bartending ever since (tough road definitely) Sooooo i'm excited to began a new/initial career and i want to be the best at it seeing as though I feel like I wasted 4 years of my life not in the professional world.
Thanks in Advance!
p.s. any fellow transitioners from the job world into the career world i would love to hear some feeback on your experience...For me i honestly feel every job i've had since graduating besides one i hated and only did it for money....I always felt as though i wasn't living up to my true potential...so maybe in a sense i didn't "care" not in perfomance but in mentality....sigh i'm i know i love all things medicine,hospitals, healthcare personnels, blood, guts etc...so i'm going the right direction. Ok i'm done again lol thx!