Carolanne

Just found out this morning ... I made it! Took the RN boards on July 4th, what an Independence Day! What a relief. This was my third time taking it - tests 1 and 2 took me all the way to the end with 265 questions and then this time it shut off at 7...

You're the new kid on the block and many eyes are focused on you. How will she handle it, how flustered is she going to get, when is she going to lose it? There's probably a little bit of jealousy, too, over your accomplishments and increase in pay o...

I'm really starting to question my abilities. Here I am, a graduate of RN school with a degree and the State says I'm not yet competent to practice nursing. I'm getting a little frustrated. I took the NCLEX in March, failed, signed up for NCSBN and ...

I took my RN boards on Thursday and just went onto the web site to view my grade - the dreaded F word - FAIL! I kind of had a pit in the stomach feeling when I left there - it took me all the way through to the end of the 265 questions and I finished...

Thanks so, so much for this info - I feel better already. This is probably just what I need to work on my weaker points. I got tons of questions on delegation and prioritizing, so I know I need to focus on that. I'm working this weekend and didn't sa...

Hi Cailly, I think most of us have been there too. I came to realize that our clinical instructors were basically there to give us the tour and introduction, but the real LEARNING happens when you're laying hands on with those patients and working w...

Get thee a care plan book, it will help you tremendously. You don't have to spend a lot of money - go on amazon.com and look for older editions, they're cheap. Just type in nursing care plans in the search and you'll find tons. Doesn't matter if they...

I have come to realize that the people who make the snide remarks and give you little guilt jabs are actually a bit jealous of you pursuing your goal, and what really irks them is if you succeed at it! Think of yourself as an example to others, and d...

LOL, how true! I've been on Zoloft for over a year and no one has ever raised an eye brow. Depression and anxiety are treatable conditions, and as the other posters have said, you're under a physician's care and on appropriate therapy, so enjoy nursi...

I agree with all of the above staples, I like to carry a small calculator to figure out drip rates, etc.

Hi NND, I can very much relate. I'm 44 and was a week away from graduation in May and failed Cardiac Nursing by 2 points. It's a seven week course and they cram way too much info into that time period to be expected to get any kind of a decent grade...

I think that many of us are our own worst enemies, myself included. We dream and plan and pursue a goal and then worry and fret and stay awake with the what if's all night. The negative side of us pops up all the red warning flags about things that c...

Little fellas that age get quite upset if something else is diverting Mommy's attention away from them. I've found that to be true with husbands, too, but that's another post! :chuckle Can you schedule some uninterrupted study time when he's taking ...

I am in a 2 year ADN program but have been going part time, so it's eeked out to four years that I've been at this with pre-reqs included (anatomy, psych, sociology, biology, chem, english). I was supposed to graduate this past May, but have to repea...

I expect to graduate in May and our school is offering an NCLEX review course for a week in May in preparation for the boards. The fee for the course is a whopping $300 Just wondering if it's really worth the money and how many people have just se...

Just wanted to share this link I found where you can take quizzes on drug calculations, conversions, etc: http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/8517/Quiz/quiz.htm

Try not to be too hard on yourself. You're new at it, you don't have it down pat yet. I agree with above poster, speak with your supervisor and explain your concerns. I'm sure you're not the first person to feel this way. And by expressing your conce...

Anyone have any big plans for the long weekend? I'm planning to do what I like to do best ... nothing :). I'm feeling run down and need to catch up on some rest before I start training for my new LPN job at the hospital next week. I'm going to relax...

Amen. Truer words were never spoken.

Yes, congrats on med-surg, it's a big hurdle! Peds and OBGYN are a different nursing experience for obvious reasons, mostly very enjoyable and exciting. May I suggest the TLC channel which regularly shows the OBGYN shows and actual labors and deliver...

Mine is also messing up big time and being escorted to the elevator. :uhoh21:

My inlaws have made some little digs in the past too, saying things like "she just a nurse, what does she know?" and also telling me even before the first day of school, that "you'll never be able to do all of it"), i.e. school, part time job, housew...

This is a wonderful attitude to have. You don't feel a need to be reinforced for your accomplishments by others. So many students feel the need to wave their good grades in the air to boost their own ego and perhaps in some unconscious way make someo...

It's a very different kind of clinical. No treatments or dressing changes, etc. We even wore street clothes and just our school name badge. We passed meds and took some vitals, followed patients on the Ativan detox protocol and checked their vitals, ...

Pursue your goal. It's a wonderful example to your family. They will appreciate you more when you are around. Like the saying goes, you never know what you have until it's gone. I have two teens - 18 and 15 and a husband (my third child :chuckle). T...