MsNickki

MsNickki specializes in Student Nurse.

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1. Mid-Life Blues

   MsNickki replied to middle-aged newbie's topic in General Nursing

   Mid-40’s nurse graduate. Graduated in 2021. My 1st job was short lived and in a different city. The cliques were insane. These cliques were along language & ethnic lines. I just assume there will be cliques at every job I work. I don’t speak Taga...

2. At age 45, would you start an RN program? Honest advice please

   MsNickki replied to Possible Career Changer's topic in Career Support

   I also became a nurse in my 40’s. My circumstances were very different as I only had to juggle 2 kids & nursing school. The finances were taken care of. However, I would tell anyone who has a for nursing to go for it. It’s funny you say...

3. I graduated my RN program almost 5 years ago. Took NCLEX once and failed. Attempting to start again.

   MsNickki replied to Calit628's topic in NCLEX

   Have you heard of Dr. Z? He has a podcast called “The NCLEX high yield podcast.” He also has free Zoom reviews. Last week he released a podcast interviewing an RN who took more than 20 years to pass NCLEX. One of my preceptors didn’t take the NCLEX f...

4. Bullying

   MsNickki replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

   This comment was difficult for me. I’ve experienced this in the military. Someone or a small group riles up management against you & you don’t even know you are in a viper’s den. It somewhat shattered me for years later. However, I try to remembe...

5. 5 Tips to Deal with Overly Competitive Classmates

   MsNickki replied to TheNursingdoll's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Perhaps every cohort has that overly competitive person. We are less than 20 people & split in half for clinical so I really haven't had to deal with it. However, I had an odd experience in A&P 2. Completely my fault, but every other wee...

6. Cheating in Pre-Reqs

   MsNickki replied to TheNursingdoll's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Interesting. I didn’t understand how anyone could cheat at my college & I understand now why most exams in prerequisites were 40% essay. Also there were A&B exams, hand written answers & you never got them back. Some profs returned the es...

7. BSN - no experience and lots of children

   MsNickki replied to kat1822's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing Student, 2nd career, older student with kids under 6. Obviously, I can’t give you advice as an experienced nurse. I can say I have concerns regarding my education & what goes on in at least one local hospital where I had clinical. Because...