I am so completely burned out by bedside nursing. I've been doing it for 5 years now and I am ready to move on to something else. Problem is, every time I apply for a non bedside nursing job, I get...
OMG...just finished NCLEX-RN an hour ago and my status still says "ready for delivery" :-( Update: As soon as I posted this, I logged back in and delivery was successful. I got the good pop up, so I'm...
beeenieweeenie, RN replied to inthesky's topic in Psychiatric
It has been my experience that most nursing instructors hate psych and don't encourage students to go into psych nursing, and they really didn't put a lot of thought into our psych rotation at all. As...
I'm sorry, I should have worded my original question differently. If I get my license in NC which is a compact state that accepts EC grads, is it possible to do travel nursing or something in...
I am seriously considering enrollment in Excelsior and have sent off all of my transcripts, with my application and fee. I didn't realize that some states do not allow Excelsior grads to be licensed...
beeenieweeenie, RN replied to newtress's topic in Psychiatric
I am a new grad LPN and I just got hired on full time to work in an acute inpatient psych facility. There is always an RN, but basically if you prove yourself and you know what you're doing, you can...
beeenieweeenie, RN replied to beeenieweeenie, RN's topic in LPN, LVN Students
I am an adult and have worked in the real world long enough to know what difficult people are like. I've been on the receiving end of a MD's rant several times when I had to call them in the middle...
I took my NCLEX PN yesterday. I prepped with ATI books and Saunders, yet I still felt unprepared for the exam. I got shut off at 85, so I reckon I did really good or really bad. I'm in Louisiana,...
My twelve months has finally gone by and I graduate next week. I'm not worried about passing the NCLEX because I am an excellent test taker. What worries me however is finding a job. The bottom line...