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As a previous Versant, I can tell you it's a great segway from nursing school to the actual bedside. I am not sure if the requirements have changed but I don't think you needed to have previous experience. I know that the Versants start in March, A...

A good topic, one year in and I'm still discovering what works. So far, I find folding my paper into the number of patients I have and making notes, is quite helpful. I also print out a hand-off report sheet from our chartiing system-to verify meds...

I am about to hit my 1 yr anniversary and in actuality, I feel worst now than when I started. My confidence level is in the toilet and I really wonder why the heck I should continue working as a floor nurse. I love nursing more than I ever could ha...

No, I am overwhelmed by school-work-and home, I am not balancing it well.

Thanks everyone, I think my best option is to reduce my hours so that I can be more focused and not beat on myself. It's just that you can feel so great one week and the next week, you can feel like a total idiot.

Thanks for your responses and part of my problem is priortizing---I get so focused on leaving on time, doing everything that is ordered that it seems nearly impossible in just 12 hours. I have been pulled aside but not written up (at least I haven't...

Thank you all, feeling much better, off for a couple of days w/enough sleep to make up for the crazy days. I will definitely incorporate some of the things mentioned here and most of all, I will ask questions like there is no tomorrow, already I thi...

Mahage, thanks for your advice and support. I am still emotionally overwhelmed by everything. For the past 2 weeks I have had the same stressful load of patients, I go to work on tomorrow and if I see them again, I will complain. By far, this wee...

Inner Biatch....it has surfaced already but I am generally a passive person but nursing has brought it out of me.

I am feeling this way and contemplating changing careers. I have been working for the past 5 months 4.5 months of which were residency. I am so scared that each day I go to work feeling nauseated and leave depressed and frustrated. I work cardiac ...

Hi, I just wanted to let you all know that I passed my NCLEX on Wednesday. I was so distressed over this one test---I studied but I just wasn't sure what to expect. On the day of the exam, everything happened so quickly but I felt confident and for...

I feel the same way as many of you, I am so darn nervous---I just want to get it over with but at the same time, the confidence isn't there, every time I get one thing, I forget something else. I am almost done reading the book once and will probabl...

Okay, I am in an accelerated nursing program and will finish in May of this year. I am also projected to start the MSN portion of this program in August. Essentially, the only experience I will have is from the my clinicals as a BSN student. I'm su...

I will definitely keep you guys posted on how things turn out and the resources I've used. Thank you for your responses.

A resolution, after much debate and deliberation, I've decided to go ahead and complete the Master's portion. I am already familiar with the institution and although I won't have much experience under my belt, I think I will be just fine. The most ...

I'm in a direct entry program so after I finish the BSN then onto MSN. I've asked about going part-time and taking a year off. They'll hold my admission for one year but they don't encourage the part-time. If anything I could do the first semester ...

Thank both of you for your responses, and nope yellowfinch, it's okay, I want as much feedback as possible. I give you a little bit more about my dilemma. I am currently in an accelerated nursing program---this is my 2.5 degree (I was in grad school ...

I was recently accepted into the program for Jan 07 also. It was a relief to receive the acceptance letter, well at least till I saw the cost of attendance for 1 year 48,000. I have applied to MDC but my gpa is not so hot 3.3. I applied thinking tha...