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Congrats to everyone who has gotten an interview! Has anyone heard from maternity or L&D yet?

Congrats to everyone who got an interview! Has anyone heard from Maternity or L&D yet?

Congratulations!

I haven't taken the NCLEX yet but I took Hurst and loved it. They always explain why you do things which is something I felt was lacking in my nursing program. I take NCLEX later this summer. Once I take it I will post again to share if it was helpful. Thanks!

Kahn academy is great for physiology. Anatomy unfortunately just requires memorization. I made flashcards with photos on the front and name, origin insertion etc on the back and that really helped me. Also I wish I had read this book while I was in physiology. It helped me a ton when I was in patho, but I wish I had learned about what can go wrong with the body while I was learning how it normally functions. Amazon.com Page Not Found

Thanks for all of these helpful comments!

Lin P- Hospice nurses are amazing and what inspired me to go to nursing school. You will be absolutely amazing, you clearly already have the skills and passion for it.

Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for your post! Are you happy that you did acute care first? I am interested in PHN and am curious if you are glad you did a year of a cute care nursing first.

Mia415- Are you happy that you went into PHN nursing right away? I am interested in PHN after graduation, but everyone says I must do med surg first. My heart isn't in med surg though, and I feel that my personal strengths are more aligned with PHN. Would love to hear more about your experience and if you would recommend it to others. Thanks!

NCMurse- I'm curious. How did this all work out? Did you end up going into endoscopy nursing?

Hi! I would love to hear from any second degree/ career nurses about their advice/ experience the first few years after graduation. I left my first career because I wanted to find something where I felt like I was helping people and making a difference (my first career paid well but was totally meaningless). I was inspired to go into nursing after watching an amazing team of hospice nurses care for my grandfather. My med surg rotations have been good, however I don't feel like I get to really interact with my patients ( I just feel like its, IV start Med Pass, check tele e.t.c with really minimal patient interaction). I am graduating in a few months from an ELMSN program and am interested in PHN, Home Health and Hospice. I want to start a family in the next couple years and want to build a career where I feel like I am providing both excellent and personal care while also balancing my family life. I hear from so many people that I need to spend a year or two in Med Surg before moving onto something else. Has this been true in your experience? I would love to hear anyone's experience going into nursing as a second career who was concerned about balancing family and doing a good job at work.

Hi, To anyone who was accepted into the Stanford New grad program. How are you liking it? Are you happy with your choice?

Hi ChocolateRN- Thank you for your post, you said everything I have been feeling! I was wondering did you do acute care before going into HH? I am a second career nurse graduating in the next few months and I am really drawn to home health or hospice. I left my stressful corporate job because I wanted to find something where I felt like I was actually helping people and also where I would be better able to balance work and family (since I want to have kids in the next couple of years). I've done well in my clinicals and my med surg clinical instructor is strongly encouraging me to do med surg or ICU, however my experiences in Med Surg have left me wanting more meaningful patient interaction. I like the 1:1 at a time ratio of HH, documentation doesn't phase me, and difficult or scary families or patients don't really phase me either. In your experience, do you think it would be ok to do as a new grad? Thanks!