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I agree with DaytoNite. I think the answer key for #1 and #3 are incorrect. I got the same answers as he/she did. I work all my drug problems out using scientific notation. That's what I learned in science in college and that's what I was most comfortable with in nursing school. That way I can set the problem up as one calculation and see that everything cancels out. Good luck.

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"

The best answer that I can give to you is not to look at what the worst part of nursing school was, but what the best parts of being a nurse are. I just graduated in December and started as a new grad in the ER this past February. I love it. Any problems I encountered in school have been far outweighed by the joy I have experienced in giving direct patient care. I felt the same way with the patients during clinicals in nursing school. Any thing worth having in life requires work, whether it's nursing or some other occupation. Good luck with your decision.

I agree with the posters above. Who's your boss? The FNP or this co-worker? Do you have a job description? If you don't, I would request a detail of your responsibilities, who you report to, who's responsible for activities on certain days. Once your job is clarified, I would document, document, document.

I had a DUI 2o years before I applied for my RN license. I had to include documentation regarding the DUI. I wrote a letter stating my "virtues" and that alchohol had not been a problem since, as noted by my record. I had no delay in the processing of my application. I received my ATT and my license as quickly as the balance of my class. I live in California and received my license this past February (2009). Good luck!!

I am so sorry that you and your dh are having to go through this with your stepson. My husband and I went through a similar situation with our oldest son at 16. We sent our son to outpatient rehab and when he tested dirty three times (which broke the "contract" he made with us and the facility) we put him in to a residential facility. We did not tell him in advance that he was going. I packed a bag, put it in the trunk of the car and drove him there. I did not lie but did not divulge the whole truth, either. I told him that we were going to see a new doctor because the one at the outpatient center was not effective. I told him that if this new doctor was not a good fit for him, that he would not continue to see him...all true. I liked the facility and the doctor, thought they were a good fit, and then told him that he would stay as long as necessary. He was furious. He blamed me for his problems. I did not react. I was calm and reaffirmed every time he blamed someone other than himself, that he made the choices that put him there, that he, and only he, was responsible. I do not regret the decision. It was the hardest decision that my dh and I have ever faced in 25 years of marriage. I discovered that I am not alone. Sadly, there are many parents that face the same challenges with their children. Do something now while he is still a minor and you have control. If you choose to put him in residential rehab and you don't think that he will physically go, there are services that will pick him up and deliver him for you. Your rehab center will know how to make those arrangements. You will all be in my thoughts and prayers.

I would study physiology and understand it inside and out. The theory content of nursing school will make so much more sense, as well as the ways in which the classifications of medication work in the body. I know that finding a job is difficult at this time, as it is for most of the United States. I would consider working as a student nurse, tech or cna at the hospital I was interested in during vacations. You know their system, they know you, theoretically you'll be cheaper to train. I got hired this way in July of 2008 for a new grad program starting in Feb 2009. Good luck!!!

Yes, I will pray for you and good luck! To Shasta 12: The new grads that were hired at our hospital were the ones who worked as techs on their vacations and the students who did their clinicals/preceptorships there. Keep that in mind when you choose your clinical sites/teachers.

Underpaid Nurse, RE: "I'm thirty six and when I get my LPN license I'll be 37. I'm the third oldest in my class. I was beginning to feel frustrated, because everyone looks at us with the," Why aren't you a RN yet". Well, I finally was in a place to go for my dreams and didn't want to just sit around another three years on a waiting list to get into RN school. Does anyone think a newbie 41 yr old (that's how old I"ll be when I get my RN) will get hired in an ER?(my dream job)I"m crossing my fingers. I used to feel ashamed I waited so long, but hell!!!!!!! There may be snow on the mountain top when I get my RN licence but there'll be fire down below:devil:" I'm 47, just graduated last December, and just finished my first week of new grad orientation in the EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT!! Go for your dream. It's possible. Good luck!!

Hello, I am 47 years old and just graduated from an ADN program this past December. I had always wanted to be an RN but chose a different path, motherhood and marriage, and didn't pursue the nursing avenue. I am SOO GLAD that I did. I have very similar aspirations as you as to what I want to use my nursing career for in the future, medical ministry. My GPA was not stellar (poor college grades from the late 70's and early 80's still hurt me to this day); however, my grades as an adult were A's and B's. I got in to a good ADN program in Southern California. Don't give up this dream if you are basing your decision on assumptions. Talk to the school counselors and share your concerns and see if they have suggestions for you, even if it isn't at there institution. You may PM if you want. I would have contacted you this way but still haven't figured out how...I'm still a little anachronistic about computers! Good luck.

Go for it!!! I just graduated from an ADN program and I'm 47 and have no regrets!

I just graduated in December from an ADN program and I still remember my second semester of clinicals. Remind yourself that thousands of people have done this (look at all the RNs there are) before so it's doable and you can do it, too! I always asked the charge nurse on the floors I worked, which nurses like to work with and teach students, and which ones don't. The charge nurse knows. If they wouldn't tell me, I rephrased the question until I got an answer. I tried to phrase it so that it would be more advantageous for her staff and create a more harmonious environment for all. You are not expected to know it all. Let the RN know what you have studied and need to get hands on experience doing. I would say, "I've only studied this in theory. Would you show me how to _____?" The next time I offered to do it by myself with the RN's supervision. I asked for patients that provided opportunities to learn new skills instead of staying in my comfort zone and doing the same thing over and over. Ask questions about why they do something if it doesn't make sense to you. This will develop your critical thinking skills. Do not get behind on your reading and preparation. This may require you to set up expectations and limits at home and with your social network. Your family and friends want you to succeed. Let them know how they can assist you to make that happen..... I didn't discover All Nurses until after I graduated. Use this forum. I am just getting to know them and this is an incredible community.

The females in my graduating class wore the white hats with the black band (the color for RNs I'm told) and the men wore the black band on the left pocket of their scrubs. Our whole class received pins.

I was in the same predicament as you. I submitted all transcripts as requested. My grades as a mature adult, which included my pre-requisites for nursing school, were very good and I got in to a very good ADN program. I know that I earned my place in the nursing profession, honestly, and if no one but me knows that, that's all that's important.

The LLadro nurse figurine was my favorite gift for graduation last semester. It's timeless, and brings me pride every time I see it. In California, we are only able to use black ink for documentation, no blue.