First off-congrats on starting the program! Way to go! Second, do not listen to all the scary stories people tell you. The next time someone starts to relay something negative either walk away or...
See if you can create a good list of nursing interventions you will use for those cardiac patients. Why they are important, how they help your patient, how you assess for the effectiveness of the...
Anything is possible if you put your mind to it, I suppose. With small children it is not something I would ever do to myself. If your program is like most you must make A's in those science pre-reqs...
It is pretty common to have this feeling of 'shock' when you first move into that place as an RN from school. There are a lot of expectations that school creates for us, couple those with our own...
Hey! All books will put the same content in front of you. It depends on how you learn. Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic? Only you have that answer and I imagine you have a good feel for it by this point....
I am glad you see that you are being a bit hard on yourself. I will say though, thank you for actually caring that you do a great job and take give great care, lots of new nurses do not really even...
It is hard when expectation does not match up with reality. I have never been scared, I think that my pre-nursing life experience helped me with confidence. I was shocked at the gaps though..you know...
Take a breath and know that being nervous/freaking out is actually pretty much normal no matter HOW prepared/ready you may feel to graduate and be out there worling under your own license. A couple of...
peacelover replied to TexasNoel's topic in Texas Nursing
Just my perspective. If you are going to get into a school in DFW then you need to make A's in all of those Pre-req classes. The specs on the programs tell you that you can have a 3.0..seriously...
peacelover replied to taylynnfree's topic in MICU, SICU
I think the fact that it shook you only proves you are human. Don't be too hard on yourself or expect that you 'should' magically have had a different reaction to the situation. I wouldn't say you...
First things first....take a breath and feel proud of the work you have accomplished! Yay for YOU!!!!! I precepted in ICU and work there now...so MUCH FUN! As far as confidence goes, I dont think...
I am sorry you are going through all this, how tough to be so disappointed in something you worked so hard to get into in the first place. I am wondering, have you spoken to any of the faculty about...
Ultimately, you are studying to learn how to keep patients safe and alive. So, study with this in the forefront of your mind. To heck with the focus on grades one way or the other. Don't let that keep...
First semester is a bit overwhelming at times. Have you been able to determine how you learn best yet? If you are a visual learner then maybe you need to draw out the concepts and connect the dots...