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You are not over reacting. It is good to know new people in the field of patient care have enough smarts & concern for their fellow man to worry about these conditions. If I were you I would worry about being sued for some action you were not informed of avoiding. They say "if you don't know - then you don't know what to ask".

I am a black sheep here. Just to be honest, with one or twenty one years of experience I would never say "gentle" while any physician is in the process of doing anything with a patient.

I completely agree!!!! They don't teach you this in school!

I am an LVN but just had to reply to your post. I think what you are experiencing is natural. When you are done with your program You can decide where to work and which shift! If you feel the whole "nursing" thing is not jiving with what you actually want please don't get discouraged. You might want to try for a clinical research position or something where you can make use of your BSN but not in actual nursing. I have noticed some higher up positions in clinical research want a BS in "any of the natural sciences or nursing". Please don't get discouraged - there are many options out there.

They are short handed in Boston, Ma & all over California

Just another note. Besides this incident, if you are in any danger of failing clinical I would quietly approach my instructor and ask them how you can be a better nursing student. I would tell them I respect their opinion and value their imput, even if this is not true. I would put the ball in their court but follow through with literally everything they say - every minute. Best wishes

I commend you for being honest about your actions! I, as someone else mentioned, would not blame this on ADD or anything else. This could, and, (I bet my license on this) will be used against you in more ways than one. I commend you for addressing this as being something you know is wrong, but please don't beat yourself up for this. Infact, besides your lapse of judgement you could have been doing a helpful duty - gee, what is that doing there, let me help out & get rid of this. They say (I have no choice to throw two quotes in, hope you don't mind) the road to hell is paved with good intentions....And another one.... No good deed goes unpunished. I would address this with whoever you need to before they address this with you. Coming forth in a calm but apologetic manner seems best. Who you address this with is dependent on your school/program, ect. Best wishes

Those topics are tough. On my cable they have educational programs which highlight exactly what you are doing. The Standard Devients (company name) sells great video tapes (their customer service is horrible, try to get them on E bay or something) about everything from biology to math, ect. I purchased a few which made a big difference. Try cable tv first then E bay....

Above all, we are human. We can talk all day about legalities but won't. I think it is a shame the nurse could not have an open mind during this rare circumstance.

My heart goes out to you. I just want to mention a few things. Some states have patient to nurse ratios (I respect the fact this won't help you just this minute) these rules set by the state are good to know about. Like someone mentioned I, too, would look for another job pronto. Just too much stress and risking my conscience and license..........It just can't be worth it. FYI I work in outpatient so I don't have to deal with this type of nightmare. My sincere best wishes.

Hi Katie! I work at UCLA but in the Doris Stein Eye Center which is outpatient. Just wanted to welcome you.

You mentioned you attend Moorpark - how do you like their program? I am an LVN & am applying to their RN program. Thanks for the info. Jeannie

I came upon your post and just had to ask where you applied. I live in Woodland Hills and have applied to Moorpark & LA County. I am just curious. I am an LVN, are you as well?

I don't mean to offend anyone out there but that area of Oakland is very rough. Bart is great transportation (I commuted from the Rockridge area of Oakland to UCSF Med Center for 5 years), even on weekends but I would NOT recommend this alone, late at night. I have lots of experience with this. I did like living in the East Bay, more sunshine than SF.

My friend applied to Glendale and Pasadena. She got accepted to Glendale (she was accepted by luck/lottery) about two months after applying & loves their program. I agree with the other poster, I would apply to both just to be sure. Best wishes