metricalpound replied to malepsychRN's topic in Psychiatric
I understand that you may be afraid; however, you work in psych - it's dangerous and it's expected to be dangerous. I'm always a little afraid of going to work but I know most of the patients that I...
metricalpound replied to Trueblood83's topic in Psychiatric
The one question that I got asked that really threw me was, "This is a really acute floor and every nurse here has gotten their fair share of assaults done to them, what would you do if a patient...
It's completely doable if you commit yourself to it. Here's CSI's Nursing website - College of Staten Island - Department of Nursing When they choose who they want in the 110 class, they look at GPA...
I live in a state where it's hard to find work even with a BSN - NY. I also live in a city that is one of the most competitive markets in the US for nursing - NYC. Yet, here I am, with an Associates...
Hi - I recently graduated from the ASN program and I am also going there for my Bachelors. What do you want to know? It's a tough program but I am very satisfied with my
I got offered a verbal hire on the 9th at KCH right after my interview. The ADON that hired me told me that the process of getting hired can take up to a few months because of the bureaucracy that is...
Hi all! I'm a new nurse graduate and since stepping foot on a psych. unit, I knew that I loved psychiatric nursing. Fortunately, I was able to gain employment to pursue my dream of being a...
First thing - relax and take a breath - it's not the end of the world, no? People fail tests, I failed a few of them. The first tests in Nursing tend to be rough because you're introduced to NCLEX...
I think many people get stressed with the classes and then question whether if going through the stress of school is worth being a nurse. But after they pass the class that was stressing them out -...
metricalpound replied to EightySeven's topic in General Students
Quite honestly, I don't think it's in your place to tell her. If she is willing to take courses multiple times, pay for that course multiple times, work through the frustration of learning something...
metricalpound replied to PillarofAutumn's topic in General Students
Hey - it sounds like you are really stressed and you should do things that reduce how stressed you feel. Yes - other people may seem to have more stressors in their life like kids, two jobs or...
metricalpound replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students
My class started with about 120 people and we graduate in June. We have about 70 or so people now. The school I'm in had a 100% pass rate but after the last class that graduated it went down to...
metricalpound replied to flying_ace2's topic in General Nursing
Not to sound cliche but there may be a silver lining to your cloud. I understand that you wanted to get the prereq's out of the way and it must be frustrating that you are going to have to wait...
It's very stressful but it's fun as well. I'm about to graduate in May and I've been through so much with the people I've been with, from the stresses of tests to sharing stories of the horrors of...