Ayala

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  1. Booted on a clinical failure. I have a chance to reenter, but should I?

    Ayala replied to CeCeInMI's topic in General Students

    CeCe, you and I have so many things in common! Are you my long lost twin sister? I too want to become a psychiatric nurse. Add me to list of people who admire you for the way you are handling a very...

  2. Booted on a clinical failure. I have a chance to reenter, but should I?

    Ayala replied to CeCeInMI's topic in General Students

    Oh, CeCe! Big hugs to you! We could be twins. I'm going through the exact same thing myself right now. Thank goodness you have another chance. This website is a great place to get advice from people...

  3. Failing, and it'sall my fault

    Ayala replied to Ayala's topic in General Students

    Thank you for your input! Yes, the problem is performance anxiety. Yes, I go toopen lab every chance I get. I have let myself become overwrought by an escalating conflict between me and my clinical...

  4. Failing, and it'sall my fault

    Ayala replied to Ayala's topic in General Students

    Thanks, MN-Nurse. This is my opinion as well. I get the idea that my clinical instructor wants me to quit. The lecturer for the course (who knows me well from other courses I have taken with her) is...

  5. Another one, or two, bite the dust!!!

    Ayala replied to clandestine-approach's topic in General Students

    Green Tea - Aw! You're making me cry. What a nice thing to read, especially coming from you. I have always enjoyed your

  6. Have you ever been paralyzed by fear?

    Ayala replied to LegalQuiltMom's topic in General Students

    We have lots of "older" second-career students in my school. Most do very well. I'm almost sixty, and I'm getting great marks. Just believe you can do it, because you

  7. Another one, or two, bite the dust!!!

    Ayala replied to clandestine-approach's topic in General Students

    As someone who may be "bitingthe dust" in the next coupleof weeks, I would like to give my own perspective. If I flunk out of the program I'm in,it will because I flunk clinical lab. (We don't deal...

  8. Cried during lab evaluation.... now feeling horrible...

    Ayala replied to birdinflight's topic in General Students

    Dear kgh, Thank you for feedback. I will reflect upon it.

  9. Cried during lab evaluation.... now feeling horrible...

    Ayala replied to birdinflight's topic in General Students

    Great advice and input from everybody. Remember, nursing school is an artificial environment: it's like a fish tank. When you become a nurse, you'll be in the ocean, not some glassed box with fake...

  10. Cried during lab evaluation.... now feeling horrible...

    Ayala replied to birdinflight's topic in General Students

    I want to send you an e-mail hug. I've never cried in front of my clinical teacher, but I've cried plenty as soon as I left the room. My teacher has "issues" with me, and the situation in apparent to...

  11. Abusive and Cruel Clinical Instructors: Why??

    Ayala replied to sallber's topic in General Students

    Boy, am I glad I found this thread! Thank you for sharing your experiences. I feel much less alone and discouraged when I realize that my experiences are NOT unique. Sad to say, there are nurses who...

  12. Getting very discouraged 2nd month into nursing school. help!

    Ayala replied to morningglory229's topic in General Students

    "Give yourself permission to be wonderful later" Oh, xtxrn! What wise words. I wish I were your next door neighbor so that I could come over and chat with you. I am ready to have a nervous breakdown....

  13. I hate nursing school! ~rant~

    Ayala replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Students

    Everybody's situation is different. Sometimes you get lucky with a clinical assignment, sometimes it's a struggle. The biggest challenge for me is to keep focussed and remain calm. Lots of times I act...

  14. I GOT BACK IN!!!

    Ayala replied to FloridaGatorRN's topic in General Students

    Hooray for you! Your post is just what I needed this dark, gloomy morning. I am an "older" nursing student with a degree in Biology. I am in my second year of Nursing School. I worked so hard to get...

  15. I hate nursing school! ~rant~

    Ayala replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in General Students

    You have my sympathy. Nursing school is a rough road. I just keep sucking it up trying my best. Some days I wonder "What am I doing?" I think many nursing students feel like that from time to time....

  16. Older Nursing students

    Ayala replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

    Just remember there's no expiration date written on your

  17. Do I hate nursing school or just MY nursing school?

    Ayala replied to luamoon66's topic in General Students

    nurse educate - Thank you so much for your wise words. I just started clinicals and got off to a bad start with my teacher and classmates. I finally asked the clinical lab coordinator (an experienced...

  18. Telemetry or Sub Acute for New Grad?

    Ayala replied to us2uk4u's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a nursing student, and I just spent a few days (as a patient) in a telemetry unit. Go for telemetry! It's really much more interesting than I thought. (I had a case of severe hyponatremia, but...

  19. Why does anyone go into nursing?

    Ayala replied to guineapiglover2011's topic in General Students

    This thread has brought a huge smile to my face and has helped me re-group after a difficult time. Here's another reason I want to be a nurse: I'd like to go to my maker knowing I left the world a...

  20. Why does anyone go into nursing?

    Ayala replied to guineapiglover2011's topic in General Students

    Dear guineapiglover2001, Thank you for your post. I am going to be 100% honest with you. I swear to you none of what I'm writing is a joke. I am a 59 year old with a degree in biology. I lost my job...

  21. My mom is 54, has been in RN and now LPN school for 4 years. Please help.

    Ayala replied to thebestmom's topic in General Students

    There is a lot of wisdom on this thread. Maybe your mom should become an LPN and get clinical experience and work her way up the line to RN etc. Just get your foot in the door and the rest will...

  22. My mom is 54, has been in RN and now LPN school for 4 years. Please help.

    Ayala replied to thebestmom's topic in General Students

    Maybe your Mom is in the wrong schools for her. I find it very hard to be a 59 year old nursing student - not because of the material, but because the "younger generation" is so different. Don't get...

  23. Officially passed the one-year mark

    Ayala replied to AZO49008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats! I love it when people here share their good

  24. I'm officially BACK in Nursing School

    Ayala replied to EarthhAngel2013's topic in General Students

    Yay! Hurray for you! I remember when you posted about missing the required GPA by such a small number. You have cheered me up so much by sharing this. Perseverance is the key. You will be a great...

  25. My mom is 54, has been in RN and now LPN school for 4 years. Please help.

    Ayala replied to thebestmom's topic in General Students

    Oh my gosh! I could be your mom! I'm 59 and in an intense combined degree program for a BSN. For the last six months I have thought I was losing my mind. The stress is incredible. I empathize so much...