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I passed the ANCC boards today. The clinical questions were straightforward, and not hard at all. The nonclinical questions were a lot but manageable. I was expecting the exam to be very hard based on feedback, and I was stressing out and panickin...

Interesting read. Thanks to everyone who posted. I am learning a lot.

She motivates me to become a better person; She was truly an amazing human being as is evident by this thread 1-year later. I hope her family is coping well.

Great tips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess you would need to spend extensive time researching the field before taking the plunge. Psychology might be where your heart is but it is going to take a lot of sacrifices and time to dedicate to that career. First off, with a BS degree the sa...

Orientation for me has its ups and downs. Med-Surg, in my opinion, is one of the scariest places to work as a new grad initially. At least it is for me. You feel like you are being torn in so many different directions:eek:. This is my 7th week of...

You might be right; she MIGHT be a good resource but so far, she hasn't been one to me hence the reason I said what I said.

Reading your post gave me a knot in my stomach:mad:. What an unscrupulous company!!

So sorry the job did not work out for you. I also apologize for some of the responses that seem to be scolding you for your decision to quit. No one knows your reason for quitting except you. In the end, you never know if quitting was the best thi...

We have one on our floor but I have no idea what she does. She seems useless.

First week off orientation with 5 pts already, wow! You must be a super nurse already for sounding so calm with 5 acute pts, kudos to you.

I hated almost everyone of my clinicals except L&D. I was worried that I probably should change my career since I hated clinicals so much but being a nurse extern was the deciding factor for me to stay in the game. Now that I am a nurse on a me...

You should consider writing articles or books in your spare time because you write so well and keep the story interesting. Well done.....

Graduated: May 2010 Passed Nclex: Aug 2010 Started working as RN in the hospital: 9/2010.

I have read so many stories on here that word for word describes your current situation. Maybe if you do a search in the new licensure new nurses section you will find a lot of information that will provide some help to you. I am also a new nurse a...

Wow!! This thread is a confidence booster and stress reliever. " Open your eyes,Close your mouth and REALLY Listen and you will learn alot", PRICELESS.

WOW!! With only 7+ years experience, you have accomplished ALOT! How long were you a nurse before you became a NP? How long have you been working as a NP?

Totally agree with this post. Training and exposure are the key to desensitization. One of the reasons why I went into nursing was because I wanted to change how easily I gross out at the tiniest of stuff. I wanted to have children and realize tha...

Thanks so much for sharing this. All I can say is wow! I probably would not have done anything differently. This is an eye opener. I love how you handle the situation so gracefully.

Wow, what an interesting thread. It would be awesome to hear any updates for 2010 since this thread was in 2006. Would love to hear from the OP what changes she made including if she did quit and what her husband's response was. I would also love ...

I bet you won't make that mistake again. Be thankful that no harm was done and use this experience as a learning lesson; You have beaten yourself up enough already. Think about it; what if your mistake had caused harm to the mother and her baby? ...

I never ever got 65 on Kaplan. My scores were in the 54-62 range and I used to beat myself up so much with frustration. If I had known how much easier the Nclex was compared to Kaplan I woul have relaxed a lot more. I passed the Nclex with 75 questio...

You passed!!! Go out and chill.

Sounds like a good plan. Pharm was my weakest area in school, so I wasn't going to kill myself studying all those drugs. I did what u did, and passed the Nclex with 75 questions so it is doable. Of course they were pharm questions on the test that...

Dont think your question is being answered but, I have no idea why the pass rate is so low for 2nd test takers. Maybe because they have an idea of your weakness based on your passed performance and then feed you with questions that scare the day ligh...