Elisabeth-33

Thanks for your response. I'm trying to find a psych RN job to work on my nursing skills and gain experience. Even though I graduated with a master's, many places consider RN experience when hiring. Since I didn't work as an RN while in school, I want to make sure I'm actually putting skills to work and doing it now. In addition, I have to study for boards and I want to expand my knowledge about child/adolescent psych in particular.

Hello everybody I'm graduating from the OSU grad entry NP program on Sunday with a masters in psych/mental health nursing. During the grad entry program (3 years), I made the personal decision not to work to focus entirely on school. I got my RN license after a year and a half in the program and traveled for clinicals both fall and Spring semesters. Now that I'm done with school, I want to work as a psych RN for about a year to get some nursing experience, as I didn't work before. Other people in my cohort are going straight into being an NP. I'm proud of them, but I'm currently doubting myself and my abilities. It also doesn't help that many of the jobs I'm looking at want someone with a BSN. I know I'm young (just turned 25) and this is my first career ever. I'm feeling anxious and depressed that I'm not doing anything right now, especially during the pandemic, while other people in school with me are working as nurses or getting NP jobs. I feel lost and that I made a horrible decision going through all of this schooling. I hate that I chose to go into psych when I can't even handle my own mental health. I know what I'm supposed to do to help myself, but I just want to know if there's anybody else out there who has experienced something similar and can share their thoughts.

Hello I am a grad entry student taking the NCLEX starting after fall semester 2018. I have always had test anxiety where I don't perform to my best ability. I space out/get distracted, doubt my answers, and my whole body goes into anxiety mode (shaky hands, heart beating out of my chest, lack of focus, etc.). I have a diagnosis of GAD and take medication and go to therapy for it. I managed to struggle through test anxiety in public school and college without accommodations, but I actually got accommodations in this program due to one of my professors being concerned about my test performances (I was getting D's when my peers were getting B's or A's). My accommodations include extra time and taking the test in a separate area away from distraction. For those of you who have taken NCLEX, do they accommodate for these types of issues? If they don't, what can I do to prevent/manage test anxiety on exam day? Thank you! -Ellie