Ms Kylee
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I had the same problem. I was new to ICU and I swear my preceptor hated me on sight. According to her, I could do nothing right, yet when I was given a new peceptor when she called off, I did fine. 36 hours a week of being told how awful I was, I talked to my unit manager, and told her I didn't think ICU was a good fit for me. Unfortunately, there were no other nurses available to precept mebecause the ICU did a mass hiring due to retirements. I gave back the signing bonus and walked away.
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We run as primary.
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Easiest way for me to work through it and make sure all of my dates were correct was to keep my resume with me and refer to it when I was going through the form. It didn't take long to do, it just made me have to look at the resume a lot. I also have a Bachelor's in another field, so I put that in also. The credentialing person called me and told me I could take that out and resubmit; they only needed the information on my BSN. It takes about 6 weeks to be Vet Pro'd, but once it's done, it's a big sigh of relief.
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Zip. And nothing extra for BSN either.
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I have both an IPad and a Kindle as well as a smart phone. I use the Kindle more than I do the IPad, although I have a feeling that is going to change next semester since I just heard about Moxtra. I also have a laptop and desktop. I just can't bear to part with them.
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We lost a lot all the way up through Sophomore year. Mostly it was because they didn't pass the prereqs. One student in first semester Soph failed Anatomy twice, and was failing Micro and Assessment. Last fall, half of my class (who are all very intelligent and made it all the way to Junior year), failed Peds lecture. We had over 60 start Peds/Maternity, but only 35 or so went on for Adult Med Surg I. I do know that at least 2 left the program after that, not sure about the rest. One more semester to go, and I'm still terrified I'm not going to pass Critical Care.
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It is funny how your mind changes after your rotations. After mine, I definitely do not want OB/Peds. A lot of this could be due to my clinical instructor though. But, L&D/Maternity... you can have it... I just finished up Psych and Community Health. My Psych clinical instructor asked me to apply at her hospital for a position. Since I already have a job waiting for me when I graduate, I had to turn her down. With one semester left, here is my wish list: Want: Hospice, ED (But not after a couple of years of Med Surg experience), Radiology Wouldn't mind: Med Surg (I actually liked it, which surprised me) Definite NO: Anything with babies or kids.
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You're fine. Everyone has shifts like that. It sounds like you have your time management and assessment skills down. Stuff happens. Don't be so hard on yourself, and congratulations on your upcoming graduation. :)
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I love being a nursing assistant, but in my first job, I really hated my job. It wasn't the job itself, but due to having no orientation and RNs who tried to constantly get me to go outside my scope of practice to do tasks I was not qualified to do. I was fortunate to find a very good nursing assistant position a year and a half later where I jumped at the chance. I was very lucky to have RNs and LPNs that not only were willing to teach me the ropes of the facility, but also actually helped out when I needed it. If it's just the people, then I'd say stick with it. The CNA experience does help you out in the long run.
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Whoo Hoo! Another one who pursued the dream that was over the age of 40! It's so nice to find another who decided to just go for it. I went back at 46 to start my BSN program. I did 4 years of part time before finally winning a scholarship at work (they only took 1 person out of my city, and I was fortunate enough to be the recipient) and was able to start full time in January 2012. I will graduate in December... at 51. And I have a job waiting, so I don't have to go through the will anyone hire me phase. My Mom just told me about a lady who goes to water aerobics with her who has a daughter who started nursing school when she was 60. She graduated at 64 and is currently employed and has no plans to retire. So, yes, you can get hired after 50. Congratulations on your graduation! It's nice to find another kindred spirit. :)
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I'm heading into my final semester as well. There are days that I sit back and wonder how I ever got to this point. When I started part time 5 years ago, this final semester seemed so far off... like the day would never get here. While I'm happy to be at this point, I'm also very nervous and still wondering if I will make the right decisions when I am out there in the real world. I took RN Predictor on Monday and scored an 87% chance that I would pass NCLEX on the first try. I'm still doing 100 questions a day in order to bring the score up higher. Only 141 more days to go.,,, Good luck to my fellow about to be graduates!
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I took it and passed.. the raise wasn't much, but I get so much more back in skills... I get to put in Foleys and straight caths, do EKG's and pull IV's in addition to other things. I figured I would need to know these eventually, so going for the certification was a win win situation. I get to practice my skills which can only be a help further on down the road.
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Active MRSA Good, God.... does the whole world have MRSA? It sure seems like it... and I'm running the isolation ward...
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I read ahead of class, so when it was time for the lecture, things weren't so foreign to me. If I didn't understand it after class, I talked to an LPN friend who could put things into concepts I could understand. I read. A lot. I studied 10 hours at the minimum for each test (2 hours a day/5 days.) Not that I needed to, but I did anyway. The night before a test I did not study at all. I read other things. I didn't make flash cards, but I went over the questions at the end of chapters over and over till I got the right answers down. I loved the class and found it easy... but you have to work at it. It is definitely not a blow off class. I wound up with a 96%.