Hopeful1003

Hello all! Just wanting some feedback, encouragement, and advice. My school is big into ATI. I took the ATI Comprehensive predictor beginning April and got 95% predictability to pass NCLEX on my first try. When I took it the week of graduation beginn...

My dream is to go back to school to become a NP and have an online consulting business in functional medicine. Has anyone started an online consulting business before? Experiences? Advice?

Hello everyone! I am currently a bedside RN with a potential opportunity to work in a women's health clinic. I expected the pay to be less, however I was not expecting the number they threw out. I just wanted to get some ideas as to whether what I wa...

Roughly 50,000 without shift differential; I haven't gotten an official offer but the numbers they threw out for the nurses that work there were roughly about 38,000 a year.

Please do not write this off as a dumb question, because I really do not know much about ambulatory nursing. I am a bedside nurse currently, and while I do like my job, I have developed awful contact dermatitis on my hands from excessive glove use. I...

Thanks everyone for your responses! School nursing seems interesting, however there aren't any jobs available right now in my area. There are quite a few clinic positions open though. I will have to look into that sanitizer you guys mentioned. Right ...

ama3t, What ended up happening? Did you find a solution that works? Did you end up changing jobs? I am just curious because I am in the same position right now and it is debilitating.

I like my job. I really do. I work in critical care at a large, well-known, awesome hospital. This is my first job out of nursing school and I have been working there for about 16 months. Unfortunately, I have pretty bad allergic contact dermatitis a...

Thank you very much! Another nurse mentioned hibiclens. I will look into it :) Thank you!

That is one that my dermatologist recommended. Will definitely see if I can forego the anti-bacterial soap and use this. Thank you!

Will definitely look into it. Thank you!

Thank you so much for your comment! Petroleum jelly has certainly been of help. I will have to bring up the anti-bacterial soap thing. Thank you!

Very interesting! Thank you for your help. I do not believe my pediatrician is in practice, but if I do some digging maybe I could find him. I never had any dermatologic issues until the end of nursing school and of course my nursing career. Thank yo...

I use dial soap and have an ointment to put on my hands after work that I got from my dermatologist.

Hey! Thanks for your comment. My manager says that I can use whatever soap I want as long as it is anti-bacterial.

Thank you for your response. Your entire second paragraph was what I spent the first 8 months or so of my job doing. When the trial and error didn't work, I went to a dermatologist, who insisted I did this as well, all while giving me some pointers. ...

Yes. I have been to 3 dermatologists, one of which specializes in contact dermatitis. They did the patch testing on my back. I had new supplies ordered in as well. It worked for about a month, but is no longer working.

Along with myself, there were a few others in my class that did not get the green light. Some did not even do VATI. They all passed. Take practice tests, but don't focus so much on scores; focus on rationales. And pray! Good luck to you! Congratulati...

My advice that others told me: practice comprehensive tests are not the NCLEX! Focus on rationales, not on scores. I am so happy I did not push back my test any further. And most importantly, PRAY! I felt complete peace leaving the testing center bec...

75 questions and the good pop up. Praying

Well, I ended up not changing my date. Any words of encouragement? I could use some right now. I found out yesterday that I lost my job offer because I did not pass the strength test, however they are encouraging me to reapply. It is certainly discou...

Hello! This is my first post here on allnurses. I have a question for the WHNPs out there! I am interested in one day becoming a WHNP. I am concerned, however, with the likelihood of getting a job post graduation. I am against the use of artific...