I dropped out of school in year 11 and hated maths to death. I got into nursing by a bridging program which had maths but was nowhere near as irrelevant and hard as year 11 maths. It is the best way...
Im in a similar boat with anxiety and am about to give you probably terrible advice but you have to do what makes you happy. I know its not that simple but if the workplace is not right for you try...
Hey, you will be alright. There are a lot of struggles and setbacks in nursing keep at it. Think of it as your first test toward your dedication and don't let it get you down. Good luck
You should not get blamed for a fall. Incident reports are used for risk management and not to blame people. It allows the facility to improve the quality of care and prevent this in future. This...
I have had treatment for this also. Find out everything from your school - whether you have to disclose this. Your information during a physical shouldn't be disseminated and should only help staff...
Something has been ticking over in my head since I last worked with a diabetic educator. This lady said that a good diabetic educator should not be overweight or fat as they are supposed to role model...
You sound a bit stressy. It might be a good idea to take a semester off to sort out the things that are holding you back and figure out how you can best tackle these issues. Don't get too involved...
I totally get what you mean. Its not like when we go on placment that we are on some sort of holiday. During my last year they nurses I worked with generally just said "here are your patients - go"...
I know it sucks...I was mad when I went for one of 27 positions at a hospital but realised when I had got there they had decided to not shortlist anyone and interview all the applicants (they'd told...
Totally agree, what is hard is managing study, work and family. Nursing can be quite broad so its like your given a massive amount of info to swallow in that time and then apply
Heinz beans replied to bandaider's topic in School
Well done picking up on that . I think a lot of people don't really understand what nurses really do or appreciate the level of our skills. Also a lot of parent are just touchy when it comes to their...