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I too suffer from chronic pain. I recently came across a doctor while in the hospital after surgery, she was amazing and gave me a nugget of thought that ERa and doctors should know. We could not get my pain under control and I was miserable, not only Sid she treat me fantastic she also increased the dosages of my maintenance meds. She said that when a chronic pain person has an acute injury/surgery etc the maintenance dose will not control the acute problem and needs to be adjusted like wise. Everybody assumes we already have meds at home but if the pain is acute it is not going to help. I wish people would research ask or do anything before they judge. I feel for everybody in this thread

I did a periop program with a 2 year contract at a local hospital. The OR was so not for me the contract makes you feel so stuck. THis particular OR was very toxic. I would recommend against it unless you are 99% sure this is were you want to be. I know the program you are talking about it used to be 2 years. Good luck

I just want to say I am sorry. I am in the same boat. I tore a tendon in my foot and the doctor was so incompetent I ended up with complex regional pain syndrome as well as another very major surgery. It has been awhile but I find myself so angry that it happened. How do you move on. I am 28 and its likely it will ruin my career. I am do sorry that happened and its helpful to hear how others have handled it. So much good luck to you!!

I graduated from concorde in 2007 with an associate degree in nursing, sat for the NClex and passed. worked as a nurse at Lutheran medical center and now work as an OR nurse at Swedish. I am not a huge fan of the program but you do get a degree and can work. It is incredibly challenging and almost impossible to work while you are in it. although i went there and am doing fine as a nurse I would not recommend it. I am also one class away from getting my bachelors at University of phoenix

I graduated from concorde 3 years ago, and have worked at Lutheran Medical Center for 2yrs. I have had no problem with finding a job. Also I know for a fact that Regis will take Concorde credits. the only credits they won't take are the general eds so I would suggest taking those elsewhere but as for the nursing credits I know that Regis will take them. I am getting my bachelors at regis and know a few of my classmates have gotten there bachelors there. I also think one of my classmates got there bachelors at CU. so before you bash actually look into the other schools, unless something has changed in 3yrs totally possible. Concorde is hard, I was in there 2nd graduating class ever so it was even worse but I will say I got a great education and had pretty good clinicals including denver health, st anthony and lutheran. I am not saying it was awesome because it definitley was not but it is not that bad.

boy i wish i had that problem lol, I have been called off more than called in. I am not saying anything bad, just here in colorado things are so bad. I got called off tonight, we only had 8pts. I would definitley have said no if they called me that many times. do you have caller id? I don't always answer on my day off. Good luck to you.

Hi I am 24 also and I have a fused joint in my foot, I have to say nursing has been challenging I am out right now after having the fused joint cleaned out and a repair done to the cartilage. Even though it has been challenging I am still glad that I am a nurse and after I get better I will go back. who knows how long I will be able to do bedside nursing but right now I am making the best of it. Hang in there you can do nursing with fused joints don't let that stop you!! Good luck to you I hope you heal fast.

I am a fairly new nurse and one of my best friends on my floor is an aide, I know that she really appreciates that I have no problem helping clean up a patient. I think it is silly to hear a nurse who is already in the room with the patient say I will get the aide to help you, even though you are already there to help. Being on the other side too as a patient it is horrible to have to wait. Nothing is beneath me, I have absolutely no problem helping clean a pt and do the dirty work. Also where I work there is not a difference between an ADN and a BSN we all clean up poop and other not so nice things regardless of what our degree is. I don't know you and I am not going to presume that you really feel this way but if I were you I would take a long look at whether this is the right career for you especially with the kind of questions you are asking. Good luck to you and I really hope that you do well and realize that nursing is about the entire pt even the yucky stuff. sorry for the long post.

I would just like to say that I graduated from concorde and had absolutely no problem finding a job, our clinicals were at great hospitals and I feel like i got a very good education. I also work with a good number of DSN graduates and they are wonderful hardworking people. I am very proud of were I graduated from and am so happy with were i work.

hi, I used suzannes plan. It was awesome Good luck

I have been on my own now for 3 months and they have been incredibly challenging, but I think as far as your experience goes depends on where you work and how helpful your co workers are. I work with a wonderful group of people and I never feel like I don't have someone I can go to for help. The charge nurses on my shift go out of there way to make sure we new grads are not sinking. I did not expect that especially after reading things on here. But my experience in my first year has been incredibly positive. But don't get me wrong it has not been easy at all and I have cried a few times, but due to the support I have from my coworkers I am able to get through the really rough days. I wish you all the best of luck in your nursing school. Also when you start looking for a job really research where you are working and in your clinicals see how the nurses treat the students it says a lot about how they treat their coworkers. IF you have any other questions feel free to ask. Good Luck!!!

I was one of those students that was dead set against doing med/surg. I said I would never work on the floor. I am working on a orthopedic med surg floor and I am so glad that I am there. I would say go where you are happy but don't completely give up on the floor it can actually be a good experience. good luck to where ever you end up.

We had to wear turqoise colored scrubs to both clinical and class, white shoes but they were fairly lenient on them just not too much color. Hair up, pony tails were fine, and our nametags. All the same with nails makeup and jewelry Nothing too drastic, compared to some of these schools i feel lucky lol

Hey, I am sorry to hear the doctor didn't put you in a boot. I was supposed to be completely off my crutches and walking by now but bearing weight is still excruiciating, so i called my doctor and he thinks i might have gotten a stress fx in my heel from non weightbearing. He told me that the bone weakens when you don't walk on it and can cause fractures. I start my job in July so i am just hoping to god that i can walk by then. Hang in there. as for the shower i would definiltey recommend the chair, i have one and i would tuck towels into my cast and then put a trash bag over it then i would actually face away from the shower head so it hit my hair and put my foot on a stool outside of the shower. I hope your foot gets better soon and hang in there.

Wow, some people should just not be nurses, I am so sorry that you had such an awful experience at the ER. It is amazing what some people compare things too. How much longer do you have to be off it? I have a fairly high threshhold of pain, but this one seems much worse than the last ones. I hear you about not being able to work. I worked so hard for this and it is so frusterating not to be able to work. I can't wait till it is over with. Plus it gets incredibly boring sitting around the house. I wish you all the luck, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Hang in there.

Hey, I am so sorry you broke your ankle, I am in the exact same boat as you, I just got my license but i tore both my peroneal tendons so badly they had to be replaced, I have been off it for 8 weeks now and just 2 days ago was allowed to weight bare as tolerated. Let me tell you that is not going well it hurts like hell. I don't even have a job, I had an interview and had to go to it in a cast. So I do know what you are feeling. Hang in there it does get better as this is not the first sugery i have had. Lots of ice and elevation. I hope you get better soon.

Hi, I took my test in Nebraska, and am registered in colorado, i called the colorado board of nursing and they told me that it didn't matter where you took it as long as you were registered in the state you want your license in. But it is always good to double check, so i would just give your board of nursing a call for clarification. hope this helps.

Hi all, I am so sorry you are going through this, I read through your posts and you all have tried so many different things. I strongly urge all of you to take a look at suzannes plan, I was so convinced I would be the one to take the test 6 or 7 times, but I did suzannes plan, which is just wonderful and I passed my second time. I know you guys don't probably want to hear about the people who passed, but I could not have done it without this plan, it is a god send and I suggest everyone give it a try. Good luck to all of you, keep your heads up high. When I failed the first time, my grandpa (who is a lawyer) told me that some of the best lawyers have to take the bar many many times before they pass. So don't let this test define you as a nurse, it is an obstacle that you will get over!!!! Good luck everybody.

Hi, I completely know how you feel!!!! I took mine today for the second time, I got around 220-240 I can't remember exactly how many. I did suzannes plan and I don't feel confident at all, I was feeling pretty good this morning after the test, but as the day wears on I am getting more and more sure that I failed. I understand that the ones you look up are probably the hard ones, but if I don't pass this time I don't even know where to start since I used suzannes plan. BUt i am trying to be positive and it will happen. Good luck to you

I am so sorry you didn't pass. I did not pass the first time I took it and it was quite a blow I felt like i was prepared. I am taking it again Feb. 7th and I realized that I was not as ready as i thought I was the first time. I used suzannes plan and it was a god send. check the sticky in the NCLEX discussion board for her first tip. You will pass, don't give up.

Glad I can help, hopefully you can find someone to go with you. We plan to get into NE early evening find the building and then go to dinner and a movie. I am kinda hoping taking it in a different state will be good lol. Good luck to you.

i hear ya, this will be my second time taking it and there was no way i was going to wait until the 20th that is almost a month away. I feel so much more prepared. My best friend is going to drive out with me the night before since my test is at 8am, it will be nice to have the company. I hope that i will be posting that I passed this time. Good luck to all of you and i am sure we will all pass.

I am taking mine Feb. 7th, I have to take it in Nebraska because there were no test dates until the end of feb. in colorado. My friend is driving out there with me. I feel pretty good about it. I used suzannes plan and i feel pretty good about it. good luck everyone

I take my test soon, I have been using suzannes plan, and i am loving it. I feel that it has really helped me to review as well as do questions. I am not as nervous as I was the first time. I wish everybody good luck on taking their tests.