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Hi I can totally relate! I'm a new RN and I'm very nervous and feel very overwhelmed!I have had a few really nice nurses that give me very good advice. They say always ask questions never think you can do something if you dont know how!!If someone doesnt answer then move on to someone who will but never not ask! I try to leave it at work but its hard cause I sometimes wonder "ok what didnt I do right today?" Im trying to change my attitiude and reflect on the good I did for the day. It is very overwhelming and very intense. However I'm learning how inspiring and rewarding being an RN can be when a patient or a patients family member sincerly says thank-you!!! Just remember to breath and slow down and you went through the hard work to earn your liscense just take every day as a learning experience!!! I'm trying to!!!!

Hi guys I just passed boards the other day:yeah:I have been a CNA for over seven years and I work in LTC and I worked during nursing school. Short staffed. . . ishy hours and underpaid:twocents: Being a CNA is very challenging and very stressful and the combination of nursing school adds alot of extra stress. However being a CNA is very rewarding and it deserves alot more credit then what we get! I am an RN now but I will always be a CNA at heart and I will never forget the hard work a CNA does. CNA's mean so much to a resident or a patient. A CNA is the nurses eyes and ears for residents in LTC. Im proud that I was a CNA and I will always be a CNA.... As a new chapter in my life begins as an RN I will always have great respect for the CNA's. Maybe a new atmosphere will be good for you just remember your goals and why became a CNA in the first place and why you began nursing school. Follow your heart:redbeathe and a new enviroment may be a better outlook for you in the nursing career!

In my state we have 365 days to register. You should be able to research your board of nursing website and find the timeline! Good luck!

So Im debating if I should take the Kaplan online class or Hurst reveiw. However before I shell out the bucks I wonder if anyone has any advice or experience with the reveiw coorifices??

Hi! I failed boards on the 12th and I'm scared to death to take it again!!!!! I have registered all over again and I'm waiting for my ATT then I will reschedule. I have to wait 45 days of my last test date. I'm looking for ideas on how to beat this test!!!! I studied Kaplan and I studied Saunders, and I ended up with 265 questions. My friend borrowed me her ATI books however I'm scared and confused on how deep should I study or would I be better off doing nclex questions, or taking a expensive reveiw coorifice!!!???? If anyone has any ideas please HELP me!! I'm nervous and scared to retake this test, but I'm determined to successfully suceed at it and begin my carrer!!!!! Any advice would be great. Thanks guys!