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I was on a night shift at my hospital and put in an application for an RN opening in same day surgery. I went for my first interview and after listening to the manager, seemed to be near top of their list. I went home and thought it out more. I ...

No, the watch came with a clumsy cloth band, the holes of which were either too tight or too loose. The expanding band, an add-on, is narrow silver-looking sections, ~$10 at Walmart.

I have a $29 Timex. I replaced the stock band with an expanding band so I can just slide it up my forearm when I need to scrub.

I recall, during an RN clinical, asking asking an RN how long it took her to feel comfortable coming onto her shift. She replied, “any day now”. Honestly, I worked SNF as an LPN for a couple years before getting a hospital job as an RN. By that poi...

Relax. I don’t know how long I kept referring back to a cheat sheet just to be sure I documented the right lung sound. I wound up having to get a much better stethoscope because I had so much trouble hearing sounds in very overweight or obese patien...

I was always told that nursing school prepared me to pass the boards, that I learned to nurse on the job. That has definitely wound up being true. I wouldn’t want to be ‘taught’ by an instructor with no real experience. If you only want to teach, p...

Ikve worked 12 hr nights, 7p-7:30a for the last 8 years, but I’ve always been an afternoon/night person. 12 hrs wasn’t a main problem, having a single day off was a wasted day of my life. I asked my manager if I could get 3 days in a row. I’ve wound...

School prepares you to get a job as a nurse, you actually learn to nurse on the job. Which of the two jobs (or any other opportunity that might arise in the meantime) will best prepare you for the career you obviously want, in peds?

I graduated nursing school at the age of 53. I get some double takes on the phone, but mostly from family members. Since clinicals, I usually was mistakenly called ‘doctor’. My clinical instructor thought that was a real hoot... until one day, with...

In 2006, I was laid off after 34 years and became a nursing student at the age of 53. Ten years l'm working Med/Surg in a hospital. Going back to school wasn't bad for me, however being a male in the program of mostly 20-25 year old women took a bit...

I turn 63 next month, and I'm having no difficulties. I plan to work until 66 at least. Then how much longer I work will depend on my knees and ankles... everything else is fine at this time. In my spare time I photograph, read and design computer pr...

I have mine engraved with my name and it's in my pant's cargo pocket when I'm not using it. It doesn't make much sense not to have it with me, as I'm not always sure when I'll need it.

Job availability will vary with your location; When I got my LPN I needed to work a year before I went into my ADN program. The only jobs available (in Southern Illinois) for LPNs were LTC, clinics and giving flu injections. At our local hospitals th...

I had a few instructors that lectured from the Powerpoints, claiming that all their test material would come from them, claiming their intention was that students would spend less time copying what they said and could pay attention to the lecture. B...

I was a 3.8 GPA student going into my LPN program and pulled straight As. Then I went into the ADN program. Different beast, altogether. I was studying way more and barely managing mid-Bs. However, when we took the ATI exams for each class at the ...

I had great admiration for my classmates who were in a similar situation to many of the respondents here, those working full time and those with heavy family responsibilities. I breezed through A&P , Psych and Micro, ut those were pre-reqs. I'v...

I studied, maybe 2-3 hours daily for my LPN program and pulled a 4.0, NCLEX-PN in 85. My ADN was a different beast, altogether. Our program recommended 3 hours study per credit hour and I felt as though I was having trouble retaining information at...

I always read my texts, although with that much to get through, I was reading at a speed WAY beyond my comfort level. The books that ATI provided us accompanied me everywhere, as they gave a really good synopsis of the text material. I was an A/B s...

I just had my first interview as a new RN this week. Overall, I think it went OK, but like other comments here, I'm not going to get too bent worrying right now. I did enough of that waiting for the NCLEX results. The floor manager tried to get me ...

Wow. This thread sure grew in a hurry! I'm a male LPN, I'll be 57 next month, and I just passed my NCLEX-RN last Thursday. In the last two years (almost) I've had no problems at all with respect to my age. I had plans to try this back in 1990, but...

Yep. Sounds familiar. I liked the practice tests we took throughout the semester, but I hated the day we took the real ATIs. My final RN predictor was reasonably close to the structure of my NCLEX and told me I had a 97% chance of passing... which I ...

My program requires all ADN students (PN program, too) to do all kinds of ATI exams. We do several in each different class, and are required to pass at a prescribed level to actually pass the class (regardless of what our grade in that class was), a...

I just passed my NCLEX-RN last Thursday, I'll be 57 next month. I've worked the last 18 months as an LPN, and I've not run into anything that has hindered my progress because of age. Between age and the fact that I'm 6'3"... well I get my share of ...

I've been working two years as an LPN. I just graduated my ADN program last week at 56, and I'm reviewing prior to taking my NCLEX-RN exam. I've had several offers from the local hospitals for when I get my license. School's really tough, but I hav...

We wore whites during clinicals and other than keeping them clean, I didn't have an issue with them. If I wind up having to wear whites, no problem, as long as I can wear my own style of scrubs. That style would consist of fabric holding lots and l...