Ayala

You have my deepest sympathies. I flunked out of clinical last week. I did very well in the lecture courses, but got nervous and fumbly while being observed. I'm so depressed I can't even begin to tell you. Plus I have troubles at home with a serious...

Bravo! Well done! There is a special place in everyone's heart for people who bounce back from adversity. Thank you for sharing this wonderful story. There are so many of us who doubt and struggle. It's a noble and generous thing when someone comes b...

Don't mess with Arkansans! One of my best (and toughest) nursing teachers is an Arkansan and a ardent Razorback fan.

ImThatGuy - I don't know you, but I love you. Are you a Razorback? My mom (85 years old and still working) is a school nurse. Some of the stories she tells me are amazing. It's a very tough job, especially with the population she deals with. I hope ...

From what I've seen, there have been many changes in the CDP program since the original poster started this thread. The CDP program is very demanding, but most of my classmates made it through and seemed to be OK with the experience. (This is the Ple...

I hate nursing school, but I love nursing. Good luck.

I'm rooting for you, praying for you, sending positive energy to you. Sometimes you need to see a little karmic hand waving at you. You are not alone. Wish there was an emoticon for this. But you know what I mean! Best of luck.

Crazed, I wish there was a "love" button, because your comment was the greatest.

Pete - You are a strong person. If you are into "affirmations" think of some and say them every day. Tape them to your bathroom mirror, put them on the fridge door, etc. I chant to myself "I am happy, I am healthy, I handle stress well." (In the car ...

I am at a turning point now. I worked like hell to get into nursing school. (I already have a degree in biology, but I wanted a career change.) I've been miserable so far. Nursing is not what I thought it would be. I have a great grades, but I flunke...

I really empathize with both of you. I'm female and married. One of the things I failed to anticipate is how hard my being in nursing school would be on my relationship with my husband. Being a nursing student is so demanding that I forget that my hu...

One more day - one day more. I would like to thank the people on this thread (and the people in this community) for helping me through a tough time. I am still in the game, mostly thanks to the support I find here. And I don't mean just the encouragi...

Not.done.yet - Thank you for sharing your wisdom. And I love the Maya Angelou quote.

Oh, I relate to the bad experiences! I had a serious head injury and had to take a LOA. Fortunately I managed to outlast the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and return to the program. My sister is a corporate attorney (and a darned good one)...

YAY!!! Congrats! Well done! All the rest of you NCLEXers are in my prayers.

At my school, people vie for the biggest collections of NCLEX study books. Also, people find links to review sites and pass them around. As far as the teachers are concerned, it's all fair game. But my school has an NCLEX fixation (no disrespect to N...

That a real pain. Even the most saintly people I know (no parking tickets, no overdue library books etc.) sometimes find out that the FBI or Homeland Security or the local PD have something on them. It's a huge inconvenience to get it cleared up, but...

These are all great comments and questions! You are helping me think the situation through rationally. Right now my emotions are "running the ship." First of all, after a long career in a variety of jobs, I wanted to do something with my life that wa...

Thanks a lot!

A classmate of mine just started her Geriatrics clinical rotation. Her instructor is new to the facility and very nervous. My classmate was supposed to inject an anticoagulant into the abdomen of a patient. We had never used pre-filled syringes in cl...

This is kind of an extension of the "Another One BitesThe Dust" thread. I did not want to monopolize that discussion with my own problems. I am about to fail Fundamentalsof Nursing because I am unable to pass the validations. I don't know what the ...

At our school, one in five make it by senior year. It goes without saying that the school's NCLEX pass rate is 98%. The school lives and dies by NCLEX pass rates.

Tomorrow is the big day. The last couple of weeks have been horrible. Many unforseen circumstances have popped up. I've been practicing, studying, working on the anxiety, etc. But each new day brings a new pothole. I thought I was going to hang it up...

I want to thank all of you for your advice and support. I have my last clinical class (Yay!) tomorrow morning. I'm dreading the experience, but the sooner I part company with this instructor, the better. (Not that I'm blaming her for my own mistakes....

I admire anyone who is brave enough to share this kind of thing with others. Your experience makes all of us stronger. Keep pressing your way forward. What seems unbearably painful now will seem less so as time goes by. And one day you will share you...