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Think about why you want to consider nursing school. Had you ever considered being a nurse before this point? If you are thinking nursing would be any easier or less stressful, you are wrong. Being a nurse is extremely mentally, emotionally and ph...

Give it time. I think most of us can say we've felt this way. I'm 9 months out myself with only LTC experience. I felt like I was drowning for the first 5ish months. I'm about to transition in to acute care now, and yes I'm nervous! Talk to your ...

Maybe talk to your course counselor or instructors as well, find out what other students have done in the past that helped them be successful? Does your program have a career fair for nurses? They are a great way to learn about intern/extern opport...

Also consider NCSBN's NCLEX Review. It's one of the things I used to review. Lots of questions and they are hard which gets you thinking. http://learningext.com/hives/534b38552a/summary 50 buck for 3 weeks of access. Reasonable price, if you can a...

Hi everyone, I've been an RN working in LTC for 9 months, and just accepted a Surgical/Oncology position at a hospital. Does anyone recommend a good book or two for a new RN to pick up? Does such book exist? Or even some online reading material. ...

People will have pre-conceived notions about you. They just will. We all do it. It was done to me when I was a brand new CNA working at a facility I then became an RN at. I was excluded from conversations and often felt shunned. I went home so m...

Congrats on your job, Bea! I had a nursing job waiting for me in LTC where I worked as a CNA as well. I am moving on to acute care, but I do not regret the 9 months I've spent there. If you can spend at least one shift just following the nurse th...

I've been an RN for 9 months working in LTC and I love my oldsters! They are precious and when you give them the little extra love they need, it is really special. I'm transitioning into acute care soon, but staying PRN at my LTC facility because I...

I hear you! It's frustrating to not feel as proficient as you think you should be. I am struggling with that right now in my clinicals. Sometimes I feel like the slowest one of my group! You sound like you're doing fine, I bet you're being harder...

I've given Zyloprim in clincal before, but this made me curious so I looked it up in my drug book. I understand that Allopurinol is primarily indicated for preventing gout, and it lowers uric acid levels, so it could have a secondary effect of relie...

Just take your time with the questions and try to relate them to what you've learned so far. With nursing it's not so much memorization anymore, it's putting into practice what you've learned through application. So some of your questions may be sc...

I'm sorry to hear about your situation. The instructors I have encountered at my school so far have been pretty fair, and surprisingly kind at times. So it makes me sad and a little nervous to hear stories like this. As you said, nursing school is...

Well, nursing presents its own unique challenges just like any other career. It's mental and technical. You can't just know it, you have to be able to do it. It's hard work to be a nurse, and naturally it's hard work to go to school to become one,...

If you have a school in mind already that you want to apply to for nursing, you should ask a counselor there. It's all about what transfers. I honestly have never heard of a Pre-Nursing degree...but that's just me. If I were you I'd make sure where...

Is this an online community? Anyone know or have a link to this? I'm struggling with my weight too, has anyone ever had success with an online support group? I think I could benefit from some accountability to keep from falling off the wagon again...

Hi all :) First time post to allnurses; been reading through the forums and really hoping to become a part of this community. I hate to start off with a bad impression but here's the truth: I'm in my 2nd semester of nursing school walking a thin lin...

Best of luck to you :)

Some people can handle it, but imo A&P + Micro with 3 other classes is a pretty big load. The 3 classes may in fact be easy, but even easy classes can require a lot of reading and BS work (especially humanities classes). Ultimately only you kno...

Ha...this reminds me of a (sort of) similar situation I had during pre-reqs....My first A&P class there was this really tall (and relatively good looking) guy in my class. I can't remember what the reason was but we were all lined up for somethi...

I too admire people that know from a young age that they want to be nurses. I didn't think that I could be a nurse...didn't believe I'd be able to handle it. I graduated high school with an "I'm never going to school again" attitude. What really w...

I feel for you Nadra...I can relate (in some part) to what you're feeling/going through. Nurses are not immune to things like depression and I'm sure many struggle with feelings like yours. It is hard when you feel like you don't fit the mold of the...

Wow, what a story. I'm so sorry you have such a HORRIBLE clinical instructor...I don't care what her justifications are, it should not be that way. You are being cheated out of precious time and clinical experience. You are so brave! You spoke up...

I've never heard of WGWD, maybe someone else has. What part of the assessment do you see that abbreviation? Maybe that can clue you in. WG generally can be talking about weight...also NAD can mean "nothing abnormal detected", but again it depends ...

Thanks, I really appreciate the feedback. I think admitting the problem to myself and others is helping me. Jennifer I really relate to what you said. It's like there's college, and then there's NURSING SCHOOL. I'm sick of wondering how well I co...