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What kind of patients are you taking care of? What is their level of care? I'm asking because I've been a nurse for about a year and thinking about working in home health, but not sure if I'll feel the same way as you.

I'm a newer nurse and am wondering about what areas of nursing focus on patient teaching. That is one of my favorite parts of my job, I just wish I could do more of it! I would be so happy doing that all day! I am interested in home health for this reason, but not entirely sure if it focuses on teaching in actuality. I've also thought about being a diabetes educator. What kind of companies hire these positions? Community health agencies? Any insight on the best areas of nursing for someone who loves to teach patients self-care skills? Thanks!

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Anyone have any further tips? I'm going to be testing for this soon myself.....little nervous about it. I need all the tips I can get! Thanks!

I know this is an older post, but I will be taking a physical assessment/lift test soon. I must pass in order to be hired. I must show I can lift 50 lbs without showing it's causing me difficulty. Does anyone have any tips on how to pass this test? I remember the basic body mechanics, but any tips on this, too? Thanks.

I have been offered a position at a rehab facility pending a passing grade on a lift test/physical assessment test. I have to show that I can lift 50 lbs. without looking like I am struggling. Does anyone have any tips for taking this test? Thanks in advance!

I will be starting on an acute floor and would love to hear from those who work in this area. Seems like certain areas tend to be well-loved, often hated, etc. Just curious to hear from you all about whether you love it, hate it, or feel indifferent about it. And can you tell me why you feel the way you do? Just wanted to ensure this isn't one of those areas people are just dying to get out of because they work you like a dog. Is the workload tolerable or do you find yourself overly stressed? My ratio would be 1:6-8 on nights. I'm not one of those who thrives on craziness. While I can manage a busy environment, I prefer an area that isn't filled with constant urgent activity the entire shift (it stresses me out way too much). I experienced that on med-surg with a 1:4-5 patient ratio. Ideally, I'd like to avoid that.....I really liked ICU/NICU, but as a new grad I can't be picky. Thanks.

Not to sabotage your thread, because I think it's a great one, but can the OP tell me what it's like working as a night nurse doing rehab? I am a new grad who will be starting on a sub-acute rehab floor soon (doing nights) with the same patient numbers you mentioned in your original post. To me, 6-8 patients, some of whom are sub-acute (vents, chemo etc) sounds like a lot of work as a night nurse....am I wrong?

I will be starting a position on a pediatric psych floor. Can anyone recommend any books to read, offer any advice/tips, etc. for working in this area? I am very excited, but would like to study up as much as I can before I hit the floor. Thanks.

Thanks for the feedback. I am focusing my job searches on part time (less then 12 hr shifts) and casual. However, I still struggle with wondering if this will be too much. I am encouraged by some of your stories. So no one finds themselves regretting working part time/casual? You find that this is a good balance?

I have been a stay at home mom for awhile now. However, I spent the last few years in school to be a nurse. I've finished my degree and am in the process of finding a job as an RN. BUT, having a strong desire to be a big presence in my kids' lives coupled with one of my children having developed some behavioral issues this past year, I'm now wondering how to mesh being a nurse and mother. If I had years of nursing under my belt, I'd jump in as a home health nurse where I can set my own hours....or perhaps a school nurse. But this is not the case. I find myself wondering if I should chuck it all and just go work at a preschool so that I can have the summers and holidays off to be with my kids. The last several years were rough on our family with me spending so much time and energy toward school and physically/mentally away from my kids. I was not the best mother during this time and I'm paying for it to varying degrees now. It was difficult handling the stress of nursing school as a family, and I'm not sure handling the stress of a nursing job will be any different. I know no one can tell me what to do, but I'm wondering if I could get some opinions on how you feel about working as a nurse and having a family. I've talked to nursing friends who really struggle with wishing they could spend more time with their kids. I have never been one of those gals who wants a career and children. A big part of the reason I went to school was for finances. That is BY NO means the only reason. I have a strong heart to help others as well. But, I find myself feeling like I have to choose between helping my own kids and helping others, mainly because of my one child who has developed some issues over this past year. Anyone been in my shoes? If you could change things in your own life, would you do anything differently?

Curious to hear how you're liking this experience. I am considering a position as an RN with PSA, but am a little concerned about doing home health as a new grad. Now that you've been doing it for a few months, what has been your experience with this company? What kind of patients do you take care of? Also, out of curiosity, how many hours/week do you work? Thanks.

Quote from Danielle318 I've NEVER known it happen to anyone personally but I've read a few stories in online nursing forums Interesting. The only stories I can find online are about false negatives. Thanks for responding. Guess we'll see what my official results are soon enough. ---- I PASSED :)

AWESOME!!! Congratulations! ME TOO! I just checked Pearson Vue's Quick Results and I PASSED! I was quite dubious after leaving the testing center. And I had my doubts about that PVT, but I got the "good popup." So maybe it is legit. Anyway, so happy for everyone who has passed! And for those who haven't, don't give up! It can be a hard test. Hang in there, take a deep breath, and conquer it.

Interesting. The only stories I can find online are about false negatives. Thanks for responding. Guess we'll see what my official results are soon enough.

Congratulations! You have my admiration for taking this test with English being your second language. I cannot imagine doing that. I think it would be so difficult, since the test is so hard for those of us who have English as our first language! LOL. Great job!

So you can actually get a false positive result then? I would love to know if that's true.

I'm sorry to hear about your result. (((HUGS))) You can do beat this test! Keep us posted on how your next test goes....

Did you find out if you officially passed? I'm wondering the same thing about the accuracy of this PVT thing.....I hope you had some good news. Please share and let us know either way to help us understand the accuracy of the PVT! I'm anxiously waiting for my own results....Thanks.

Hope you hear some good news soon! Let us know how you did! I'm playing the waiting game, too. :)

So, I have not read this entire thread because there are so many, many posts. But I'm curious if you ended up passing the NCLEX because my experience with the test was very similar to yours. That is, the questions seemed pretty difficult and then seemed to get easier toward the end and then shut off. I can't figure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.....did it turn out that you officially passed the NCLEX? Thanks.

This is how i feel right now. I felt like a lot of the questions i was getting weren't anything like the ones I'd practiced. I'd used NCLEX 4000, Kaplan (the book not the Q bank) and Saunders. Most of the test was nothing like any of these in my opinion. I'm going crazy waiting to find out for sure. I have to wait a few more days. Thanks for the words of encouragement! And congratulations to you for passing the test! :)

Well, I guess we'll see. I felt like I was doing half-way decent about 85-95 questions into it. But then I started feeling fatigued and just wanted to get through it. I started losing hope and answering the questions more quickly (not a good thing, I know). The last 8 questions or so were all disease/drug specific questions (i.e. not prioritization, SATA, etc.). The very last question was a math question. This makes me think that I failed. I tend to think I strung together a series of 15 questions that were below passing and so it shut off. Guess I'll know for sure in a few days. Thanks.

Congratulations, copelald! That is awesome. What a great amount of effort you put into this to get there. You deserve a three cheers! I just took the test today, and tried the PVT trick. I walked out of the test feeling drained and completely unsure of how well I did. According to the PVT, I got the "good" pop up, but I'm concerned about a false positive. Do you mind if I verify with you that you did indeed get the "bad" indications on Pearson Vue (asking for your cc info.) etc. on the times that you did not pass? I hate to get too hopeful in the event that I'm getting a false positive with the PVT....Thanks.

PLEASE only respond if this happened to you. I took the test today and got a pop up that said "our records indicate that you're already scheduled...". I did not get taken to a screen for credit card information, nor did I get a message saying that the candidate has already passed this test....So, I'm very curious to hear if anyone has gotten my pop up only to find out they failed the test. Thank you.