sweetbeet

Thanks for the input. I checked out their web page and like what I see so far. I'm just going to use it as another tool. Thanks again!

did you feel it was helpful? From what I understand we have to take the tests at certain points but they do not reflect on our grade.

My school is going to start requiring ATI NCLEX prep course as part of the nursing curriculum - as if we didn 't have enough to do right now. I'm going into my last semester so I'm not too upset about it but when we were informed that we had to foot the $300 too that kinda ticked me off. If I'm going to take a prep course that I have to pay for, I want to be able to choose from what's out there. Any thoughts?

I so can't wait for this semester to end. One of our instructors is retiring and I swear she is trying to weed out as many people as possible this semester. Every little tiny nit picky thing on paperwork. It wouldn't be bad, but she's not consistent. What she accepts one day, she does not accept another. I'm too tired trying to figure her out.....

I'm happy to say that our course coordinator has taken our complaints seriously. In my program we have documentation to back up our skills for each rotation. Some of us who have had clinicals with the coordinator and have then had them with the "problem" instructor at least had a leg to stand on since the coordinator knew what our skill level was and that we were not just whining about having to do work. It's frustrating because you don't want to be whiny nursing student. But I think it's important to speak up when you can and make sure you can back up your accusations.

OMG! I feel at home. I am having the most horrible rotation right now. Thank goodness it ends tomorrow. This CI is so passive-aggressive. Tells you nothing about her expectations but has no problem cutting you down when you can't read her mind. I used to have so much more confidence in my skills. Now I'm afraid to make even the smallest blunder without her cutting me off at the knees. It sucks so bad. She holds your fate in her hands. If you approach her she can make your life even more of a living hell. You don't want to go to the course coordinator because then you sound like a whiner. It's a no win situation. If I'm unprepared I have no problem taking the criticism. But when I make what I consider to be mistakes a second semester nursing student would make (and nothing that would do harm to a patient), you just quiver and want to vomit. I'm dreading and looking forward to tomorrow all at the same time......UGH!

I was kinda in the same boat as you. I was a paralegal and was making a career change to nursing. I decided to go whole hog, quit my job at the firm and started as a US at a hospital. It's definitely the best choice. You obviously have administrative experience and that carries across well. Just remember that you can set the tone of the department. If you are calm, cool, and collected, that comes across to the nursing staff too. I always tell my nurses it is my job to facilitate for them. It has been a great learning experience and they are more than willing to explain things I may have questions with for nursing school. Good Luck!

I am so happy. I got into HACC Gettysburg's Spring 2011 Program. Yeah!!!!! After 5 years of part-time I only have another 2 years to go!

I agree that you might want to stop reading this site if you are hooked. Especially if you are a typical college student (i.e. young). Please don't take this the wrong way, but after you have a little life experience, you can read between the lines to see when folks are venting and complaining or are just bitter and burned out of their career. I'm currently a pre-nursing student and I'm 37 years old. This will be my second career. Everything I read here about nursing I can apply to my old position as a paralegal (doctors, lawyers, big egos and same bad handwriting!). Just follow your gut and allow for "happy accidents". You never know where you will end up.

I was a paralegal for a personal injury/med mal attorney (currently a nursing student now). What you said is true, a sorry does go a long way. Most often clients would refuse to bring other doctors or wish to really pursue a nurse if they liked the practitioner or felt a connection with them. More often than not, it's not only the patient I think you need to tend to, but also the family. The family is usually going to be the determining factor in a lawsuit. They were conscious and able to see what was going on. So if MD's choose to blow off the family, they do so at their own peril.

How can you not disclose what meds you are on if you have to take a urinalysis? I mean, you don't need to tell them why you are on them and I don't believe they can ask you why, but you would still have to disclose it, wouldn't you? I rootin' for you Kamino - I'm BP too!

Have you tried your local "freecycle" site? I use two in my area. I post when I'm looking for stuff of if I have stuff to offer. No selling, just recycling for free. Good luck. Try this link to find a group in your area. http://www.freecycle.org/findagroup/

As much as I hate to say it, I can see the road ahead will be rocky. But we will survive. My entire family is behind me (as is his). He seems to be the only one who doesn't realize he has a problem. I only hope he sees that he needs help before it's too late.

When hubby is working out of town and I was full time outside the home, the girls would get frozen pizza and some canned green beans on the side with a Flinstones chewable for dessert!!!! They couldn't have been happier! Then we did the hamper dive for clothes to wash for the week! Thanks everyone. Your support and advice means a great deal to me. I'm going to keep on keeping on.

I too believe in "in sickness and health". So I'm not taking this capriously. What hurts is that I've had some health problems the last year and he has totally blown me off to deal with them on my own. If not for my sister, I don't know what I'd do. I'm going to keep on going to school and saving my money for my plan B. We had a little row today about his pissy attitude. I'm not in any physical danger, it's just the emotional and mental bs that gets to be too much.