newlifecalling

My suggestion is go to school whatever it takes. Get grants, student loans, look for programs in your area for assistance. Just do it. I am a single mom of two and it is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I'm not saying it will be easy, in fact it was the hardest thing I have ever done , but so worth it. Ask family to help if you have kids, anyone willing to help you. Just take that first step and put in applications for school and see what happens. Lot of luck to you . You just have to want it. If you want it everthing will fall into place on its own.

I passed. Very Happy! It was a test you cannot prepare for. I didn't know what to study so I just did the practice CD that came with the review book and not much study of that. It was hard and I did feel like I failed. No anxiety at all until the day I was suppose to find out if I passed. So my boss found out for me at work so I could concentrate on taking care of my patients

i am a little nervous, but i think i am ready. The more i think about it the more nervous i get. i just worry about freezing when i get there and anxiety over it and lose everything i have learned. I am the type that if i have seen it, heard it, or done it i can remember the answers. It is picking out the wrong answers to get to the right answers. some of the answer are common sense and the whole answer has to be right. I am kinda excited about the test to see what kind of questions they ask. Maybe I just feel a little pressure cause i am already working as a GVN and absolutely love what i am doing and dont want to stop. I think most of it is thinking positive so u won't anxiety over the test to keep a clear head so that u can concentrate. Thanks for all of the advice it has calmed me a lot. newlifecalling

Just an opinion to consider, I understand where u r coming from, I have seen this . My question is shouldn't we treat these pt's with the same kind of compassion as we would with a pt with other problems? In school I learned we cannot judge the position that the patient is in, nor the pt. Someone nedds to care for them, right? I am not a psych nurse either, I just care for anyone I am taking care of with the same respect and compassion. newlife calling