New to the world of Nursing, help please?

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I know this may sound a little silly, but I was just wondering if there were any guides to help get introduced to the world of nursing. I am starting an RN program in January and I'm so overwhelmed. I read posts on here, and I'm like, "what are they talking about?" I know hardly anything about the nursing field and everything related.. I was just wondering if there is anything I can read up on before I start?

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Specializes in telemetry.

I just started the program this past September, and found that getting a few things done during the summer helped out - and they may help you too. The first thing I did was get comfortable with my stethoscope and blood pressure cuff. If you don't know how to take a blood pressure, as I didn't, I watched a video on youtube that gave me an idea on how to take it. At this point though, just be comfortable with them. If you know some of your books that you already need, start reading up about nursing care plans. I did that over the summer and it helped out alot when we started class. There is also a book called "How to Survive Nursing School and Maybe even like it" by Kelli Dunham that may give you ideas on how to manage your time and the stress of nursing school. Good luck, and I'm sure lots of other people have ideas for you.

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Specializes in Psych.

I read about nursing in one of those "Careers of the 2000's" style books. That's where I learned the difference between RN and LPN, etc. Also, the U.S. Labor Department's website was nice, too. This isn't the exact page, but I really should be studying and you can probably find it from here:

http://www.bls.gov/oes/2008/may/oes291111.htm

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Specializes in Management, Emergency, Psych, Med Surg.

See if you can shadow a nurse around for a few days. It might give you a better idea.

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I just sent you an email. Respond back and I can send you a couple documents that might help.

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Specializes in Pediatric Hem/Onc.

Browse this site! There are a ton of resources here at your fingertips :up: I'm in clinicals and any time I can't figure something out, I do a search here for it. Chances are good that someone else has had the exact same question.

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