Siriusly29

I think that’s my biggest issue where I’m at. I’ve been talked to awful and if I say anything back, no matter how polite I am, I end up in the bosses office. Whereas when another nurse stands up for herself, it’s met with an attitude of “good for you, you’ve got to be tough and take up for yourself”. It’s made me an insanely nervous person. After a shift, I spend the whole next day going over everything I said wondering if anything I said and what I said would land me in trouble.

That’s what I keep telling myself! I want to learn and staying in the same facility forever is not the way to do that. I feel like I’ve seen everything the LTC facility has to offer. It has changed so much there that I think once I leave I’m just completely out of there. I can’t see myself working there any if I did stay PRN. I completely understand what you’re going through. Good luck at the hospital! I hope you love it?

I guess what I meant by “comfortable” is that I know what I’m doing there and I feel like I’ve got the system down pat. I definitely feel like I’m treated different because I was a CNA there and even before that I held another job there. Thank you for your response! I feel like you pretty well summed up what I couldn’t put my finger on. I feel like being other things there before I was a nurse, I’m not taken seriously and not treated like a valued nurse

I have worked at the same LTC facility for 6 years. I was a CNA, then an LPN, and now currently an RN. After I finished my RN program, I was about to start working at a hospital. However, I got cold feet and stayed at the LTC facility. I feel like I’ve got an attachment there. I’ve only been back full time for a month and I’m miserable. It’s changed so much and I’m tired of having my head bit off or constantly being in trouble for stupid things. I have put in a few applications to other places but I’m so nervous and keep wondering if I’m doing the right thing. I don’t know if it’s because I’m just so comfortable where I’m at and I’m scared to try something new, or if I truly just need to stay put. Did anyone else on here ever feel this way? And I’m struggling with how to tell my boss that I’m leaving after just resuming a full-time position. Even though I dread work every day because it’s always something I’m being berated over and I’m constantly being shuffled to work as a CNA or come in late and not getting my hours in, I feel like I’m doing something sh***y. Any advice?

So, I had posted yesterday that I am terrible with nutrition questions and Hurst doesn’t have any information on nutrition. I still have my NCLEX-PN books and thought about reading through them for basic information on things that I don’t feel like Hurst is covering enough. Is this a bad idea? Has anyone used PN books to study for the RN NCLEX? I know there will be differences as far as delegation and stuff like that. I just thought about looking at disease processes and nutrition.

My school provided Hurst. I like it, but my only complaint is that there’s absolutely nothing about what types of foods/diets certain patient groups should eat. I am HORRIBLE at those kinds of questions and I’m stressing out ? does anyone have any recommendations for a good review on nutrition? Thank you

Woah 8-10 weeks? What month did you graduate? I’m sorry you’re having to wait that long ? I know the stress. Before this virus hit I had accepted a job to start in June. I feel like I need more time to study, but with everything being so crazy I was afraid not to take the closest date. They really need to come up with a better solution.

I’m in NC. I got my ATT 4 days after graduation and was able to set a date June 1st. Try not to stress too much about it. I was worried to death because one of my teachers mentioned it may be August before we could test. But on another thread, someone mentioned that some people taking other tests (the centers don’t just do NCLEX testing) are cancelling their dates so more spots are coming open.

I know NCLEX is expensive as is, but I highly recommend ATI. I know some people aren’t crazy about ATI. I wasn’t crazy about it in school. It made me want to smash my head against the wall. BUT, I never would have passed my NCLEX-PN without it. It was so close to what I actually saw on the NCLEX. Good luck, don’t give up!

I was an LPN for four years when I started to feel this way. I have just completed my LPN-RN bridge program, and let me just say, this feeling doesn’t really go away. You become an RN and still feel like this because it’s now a popular thought that BSNs are real RNs and ADNs are not (that is NOT what I believe, just what I’ve heard being said). When you get your BSN, there will likely be a time when you won’t feel like a real nurse until you have your MSN, then DNP, and so on. We are ALL valuable. If it does bother you, I would encourage you to go on with school. However, as someone else said, the N in LPN and RN both stand for NURSE?

This is a little bit late, but I’d definitely go ahead and start in May. I’m not sure about your program, but for both my LPN and ADN programs we had clinicals up until a month before graduation. I know you wouldn’t get as many in person clinicals, but there’s a good chance you’ll still be able to attend later down the line.

Yeah I remember that from my NCLEX-PN. I was the only one there for NCLEX. My teacher had made a comment that we may have to wait until August to test and I hadn’t heard of anyone having to wait THAT long yet. They did say we’d have temporary RN licenses, but most hospitals around here aren’t very happy with that. I see why because with a temp license an RN has to be with you pretty much all the time. It’s probably more of a hinderance than a help to employers.

Thank you so much for your response! I graduate my LPN-ADN program in a week and I’ve been so worried about NCLEX dates. I’m willing to travel out of state. These are such crazy times

Congratulations! I graduate in about a week from my LPN-ADN bridge program. Did it take a long time for you to be able to test due to COVID and less testing sites?

When I took my PN exam we only used ATI. I passed with the minimum amount of questions and I loved ATI. Now my RN program is using Hurst and I’m a little bitter about it because I feel like ATI is the best ?