JACEM715

thank you.. this is a big help

Happy New Year to Everyone! Well I will be applying to 4 Nurse Practitioner programs for the upcoming fall semester. When I asked my nursing supervisor, coworker, and manager for letters of recommendation they all asked me to write the letter for them so that they could review it and sign. The problem is that I have done this before for the same schools and cannot use the letters from before. AND it's just so difficult to think of different ways to describe yourself again and again without repeating the same points. Can anyone PLEASE help me with any samples of LOR? I will tweak them the best way possible. THANK YOU SO MUCH :hug:

Hi, well i will be taking the nclex in about 8-9 months. I wanted start to review now. Would it be safe for me to start off with Sauders, and then take the kaplan course?

Koperen, It is comforting to hear of someone who has gone through a similar situation and been so successful. I hope to work in a place where my story could inspire others as well. Also I wanted to clarify that it is the neuro-rehabilitation doctor that I had problems with. NOT my neurosurgeon. My neurosurgeon was amazing, not just with me but with all his patients and coworkers, a saint really. He always encourage me to go back to school, and told me I was a miracle.

Ckitty, no I will not get my smell back. When my skull broke it caused my cribiform plate to shatter as well. That is where the olfactory nerves are, which were very damaged. Since they do not regenerate it's impossible to get my smell back. I will tell you that I have gotten used to the lack of taste, the only problem being that I need extra sauce and and seasoning in my food. This is a little dangerous cause my sodium intake starts getting pretty high. So I have to control that. As for the hearing, I really have no idea. Sorry. Goodluck, jacem715

ckitty, i am so happy to hear that you dad is out of the hospital, that is a big step. he must be a strong man, 6 weeks really is not long after a tbi. i am sorry to hear about his hearing and vertigo. i lost my sense of smell in my accident, so i understand it is difficult to lose one of the senses. as for his memory and repetition, i can relate. after i got out of the hospital, i would speak to my best friend almost everyday. about a month after she tells me "you know you told me this story already right?" and i said no. apparently for the past month, i had been telling her the same stories over and over again, and she never told me anything. well that's not the right thing to do. cause after that day, every time i started telling her a story she would say "you told me this one already" so it would force me to think about when i had told her. from there on, i slowly stopped repeating stories. this goes for day to day stuff too. everyday my fiance would ask me, "what did we do yesterday?, what was i wearing?" you really have to exercise the brain. its frustrating at times, but necessary! humor, it is the best way to deal with those issues! what's done is done. i dont know if i have said this before in another message, but its really worth repeating: after my accident everyone told me "everything happens for a reason", and i would just agree and smile. honestly i dont believe that for a second. i dont think i was in pain nor my family endured that suffering for a reason. i just believe that bad things happen, and you have to be strong enough to pick yourself up and say " i will get through this". so i commend you for being strong, and helping your dad through this. he may be depressed now, but hopefully with his family's love and help he can learn to work around his new circumstances. i wish you the best of luck and remember to be strong! -jacem715

MedSurgeMess, I am very sorry that you are going through this difficult time. I wish you the best of luck with the upcoming tests. I know that with all these emotions, it must be a challenge to think of school and doing your MSN. But please dont ever let anything or anyone stop you from reaching this goal. If you have this desire now, you will never be "happy with life as it is" until you complete your masters. Think positive. And be strong! -jacem715

I am very sorry to hear about your dad. But remember that it took me 2 months to recover enough to go back to school. Patience and constant support are necessary for his recovery. Hang up happy pictures and never walk in crying or sad. He has no idea what is happening, and if he sees his family sad he will just become more agitated. I know that you will be there for him, just hang in there . I wish the best of luck. I will keep him in my prayers .

Hey everyone. End Game RN spoke a little about my experience at the NSICU. It really was amazing! Going back to the unit and having the chance to meet all the nurses and doctors that took care of me was incredible. I've always known how fortunate I am for being alive and back to normal, but all the patients there and how everyone reacted when they saw me there really gave me a new insight on how blessed I am. At the same time, it shows the expertise of all the nurses and doctors in this unit and hospital. It would be my dream to work there one day, and to be trained my End Game RN, one of the most experienced nurses there. On the way out in the elevator, I saw a grieving family and all I could think about was my family. Because even I was going through the pain and recovery, I don't remember much of it, but my family had to be there and remember it ALL. If fact, I really think it was worse for them. My parents, 2 older brothers, and fiancé didn't leave my side, and I am always going to be grateful to them for that. I really wish I knew more about the time I was in the hospital, because I really don't remember any of it. Other than my injuries, and change in personality, I can't elaborate further. I can share my experience after the fact. I got home, 30 pounds lighter, and still a little irritable. I was able to spend the Christmas holidays at home with my family. That January, less than two months after getting out of the hospital, I enrolled part-time for the university, against the Neuro- rehabilitation doctor wishes. (I got 3 A's) I was still an outpatient going to the hospital for rehab, and by law unable to drive. I had to wait 6 months because of my risk for seizures. After the 6 months my parents got me the "safest car", VOLVO SUV! It wasn't all fun and games, because I then enrolled full time in chemistry and biology classes. That is when it became a challenge. The MDs doubts echoed through my head, but it just gave me more motivation. I got through that semester, and ever since them it's been a lot easier. The only residual effects I think I have are some headaches, and a little bit of feistiness. Before people would tell me something I didn't like and I would just stay quiet. NOW I occasionally lose my inhibition and tell them what I really feel. (I don't think it's a bad thing) :pumpiron: So now I've regained the 30 pounds, and I'm ready to graduate nursing school and care for patients just as I was cared for!

Thank you for all your responses, i really appreciate everyone taking the time to respond. AND i think i will definitely send her a copy of my diploma. lol. Even THough i would love to see the look on her face.

Hey everyone, I am Jacem, a 23 year old female nursing student. I will receive my bachelors in May 2010. I was recommended this website by another user, "End Game RN". She has been a nurse for about 30 years now, and I have the pleasure of knowing her personally. Actually I am very excited because tomorrow she will be taking me to her hospital unit, a level 1 trauma center. Coincidentally it is the same unit I was admitted to after a car accident almost 4 years ago, which resulted in a frontal lobe brain injury. End Game RN knew before my brain injury, and it is one of the reasons she asked me to share my story. You see, I was on the way to my fiance's house, driving my small 2 door car, when a Hummer didn't yield the left, and hit my side. (Obviously not a fair fight):lol_hitti So I was air lifted to the best trauma center in the area. They removed a hematoma from my frontal lobe, and repaired my skull and eye socket. When I woke up I was a totally different person. My family and friends gave thanks that I was alive, yet feared they had lost the real me. About a month later I left the hospital, and about 2 months later I had regained my true personality, as well as my short and long term memory. I really give thanks that I had the support of all my family and friends. I am so appreciative to the neurosurgeon, nurses, and therapists. The only thing that really didn't help was a Neuro-rehabilitation doctor that I had. I would leave her office crying every time. She would tell me that I would never have the brain capacity to go back to school , and to choose another dream. When I signed up for my first semester she told me I was making a mistake, and that when I failed it would be difficult to regain my self esteem (yeah the one she kept tearing apart) I kind of almost thank her for that because she really gave me the motivation to prove her wrong, which I did, because not only am I back in school, but I am doing even better than I was before. I have all my family and friends support in my choice to become a nurse. I am a very lucky girl. Sorry for the lengthy introduction. I just want everyone to understand that every dream is possible. We can all defy the greatest odds. We can NEVER let anyone push us down, and tell us we cant do it AND if they do you have to prove them wrong! :nmbrn: I wonder if anyone has had a similar situation, and could relate to me.... I would love to hear your story...