helpsme

What you are feeling has been felt by most of us. I have an associates degree and have been doing this for 18 years. Except for the "hands on learning" in nursing school (how to do foleys, NGT, sterile technique etc) I'm not sure how much more I used from nursing school. This career, in my opinion, is a hands on, on the job training. You won't be thrown to the wolves, hopefully. New grads have preceptors and resources out the butt now. The key thing is DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP.You will be putting yourself and your patients a in a bad place and question your decision to become a nurse in the first case. Every nurse in whichever field you go into has been where you will be soon.

I have been a nurse for 17 years and I am considering (for about the hundreth time) going back for my BSN. I have 4 kids so online is probably the only solution for me. My largest obstical is a huge fear of writing papers. I haven"t written on since nursing school and even back then had to write very few papers. My question is...has anyone found an online program that is light on its paper requirements? This will really make or break me. The degree is only for personal satisfaction. There is no pay difference for a BSN and I don't want to to administration work. I just want to stay at the bedside (or in my case the strertcher side..ER). Any help is greatly appreciated..