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Thank you all. These suggestions are very helpful. I know eventually I will become more resilient to coworkers attitudes etc. With all your help and support, I KNOW I have chosen the right profession. You all are wonderful!

My confidence was shot down yesterday. I have just over 5 month's experience as an RN. I was told yesterday that maybe I chose the wrong profession to make matters worse she said this in front of others. I love what I am doing, and have never been happier (except for the politics at my job). I was told this by a 30 yr experieinced nurse. Why do they do this? I am tired of this particular person using every chance she can to ding me. Should I write a letter? I just don't know what to do. I do the best I can and had a great preceptor. I know I can beat this attitude but still it can be hard to do. Thanks for letting me vent. My boot straps will be pulled up and I will always do the the best I can.

I am worried too sometimes about our ratios.....I am a relatively new nurse, I work 7-3 and had 11 patients and and then a transfer from ICU. We are a small community hospital and it sickens me that I feel I can't give the care necessary. Everything is rush rush rush, sometimes I feel like leaving the profession because of this. The dollar is always the bottom line at many institutions. When the census is up they should call in more nurses etc, but it falls on deaf ears.

Why does a patient's family believe that we are to be in the room 24/7? If I could I certainly would, but we all know in the hospital setting that kind of care just can't happen and probably won't. I had a situation occur, and I was assured by the more experienced nurses that I handled the situation correctly, and did what was required, but I still am very upset...so upset I questioned whether I chose the right career (yes I am a new nurse..just shy of 3 months). I am sick and still crying over the way the family spoke and made me feel incompetent. I know there is no right answer and thank you for letting me vent, maybe by doing so I can and will have a better day today.

i am not saying that ati did not help. what i was saying was i was crushed by the drop in their point scoring system from may-september for my composite scores. i do like the books that ati gives you in the package and do still use them as i begin my practice in nursing. i wish you the best on your path through nclex. good luck!

i am not a big fan of ati. i was spooked by their number system right before nclex. we took a comprehensive at our school, shortly after graduation. i scored in their system 98% chance of passing. i was floating. so i prepared for my nclex with ati tests,saunders and mosby's(the questions in the box). then i took the predictor that ati offers roughly a week before my nclex. i dropped from that 98% down to a 60/40% percent of passing. i almost wanted to stop right then and there, i was so close to grabbing my brass ring. i felt as though i had fallen off the horse before i got to the ring. my ati virtual tutor suggested i postpone my test for 2-3 weeks to study more. i was so upset i can't even tell you. so i went to take my nclex on my originally scheduled day and the machine stopped at 75 questions. i was glad it was over. did i think i passed?...absolutely not. i was even more depressed. so the 2 days to wait was absolute torture, i had crying jags to no end as i was certain i had failed. luckily we have quick results and i was able to find out that i did indeed pass. i was floating and truthfully still am. i really think whatever works best for you. so yes i feel for me that the study aids i used did help me with nclex but that i really should have paid less attention to that last ati number. so if that is what you are using continue to do so. i am not saying ati is a bad thing as what works for one may not work for another. just keep studying the questions and always read and try to understand the rationales for the answers. good luck!

I definitely felt as though I failed. I was shell-shocked during the test. Lots of priority which i always did well on but I felt as though everything I learned in NS was tossed out the window. I did not cry until I walked through the door and had to face my family. It had to be the most grueling 48hrs in my life. I went to work on the day I was to find out. Only 2 people knew at work and I told them both that I felt I had not passed. My NE said if I wanted to find out I could use her computer where there is privacy, and I did just that. Much to my surprise and disbelief it said PASS. I screamed as I was anticipating to see FAIL. I am still in shock at this time. It has only been 2 weeks since I tested, and I still thank the Lord everyday that I passed and that my NS supplied me with the knowledge and the ability to critically think to make it through to this stage. I am proud to use RN after my name!:balloons:

As I sit here, I am still in the state of shock......I passed! I can't believe it! With all th epriority questions I had I felt I was in a rut and wan't answering them and that is why it seemed like that was all I ws getting. Thank you for listening and being there for me! The kind words and offers of support mean a lot to me! Thank you!

Thanks I will keep you posted. It is just going to be a real long time until Thursday morning. I almost feel guilty for taking the night off. I have to work tomorrow and Thursday so maybe that will at least make the days go by. Thanks for the support...the shoulder feels good!

I took the NCLEX today. Nothing like I expected. I am really depressed right now. The machine shut off after 75 questions, I really don't think I passed. Lots of priority questions, some meds I never heard of etc a few select all that apply. I have been crying on and off all day. This is going to be the longest 2 days in my recent memory. I have resigned myself that I will be retaking the test in 45 days ( I think that is what NYS allows). Actually when the machine shut off I felt relief because I was glad to be done and I just wanted to go home because in my mind I know I did not pass. I was confident going in there have been answering thousands of questions and reviewing rationales etc to the ones I got wrong. I almost dont want to waste the money for the quick result. I am sorry to wallow in pity right now but I just need to vent to those who may understand. Thanks for listening.