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Wow thank you! That really broke it down for me!

Yes it is a compact license and so is TN so I can work in either state. My confusion is if I update my address with TX BON It will suspend my TX license in 30days and applying to TN license takes up to 90days. Can I obtain a TN license while still living in TX then update my address with TN and TX when I actually move? That is what TN BON told me but I am finding different information online.

I am so confused on the requirements when moving from one comapct state to another. I plan to move from TX to TN. I called TN today and they told me I could apply before establishing an address in TN and that they expect you may not have an adress yet there yet. I plan to move in the next 60 days. I have an address there I can use now but am afraid to change my drivers license without having my nursing license squared away They said I could get my license there and just change my address to TN once I actually establish residency there. But I have read online that you have to move first and then you have 30 days to practice on your old license. I am worried about there being a lapse in my license or getting in trouble with the BON. I know some laws have changed so maybe I am finding old information online. The BON website explanation for either state is not clear to me. Pleass help.

I'm almost 3 months into being on my own in a mixed medical/surgical ICU unit. Overall, I'm felling a lot more confident however, late admissions still really fluster me. I do not want to leave anything for the next shift and upset anyone. When you get an admission within an hour of shift change what do you focus on. Obviously making sure the patient is stable. But when they need and NGT, an extra IV, cardiac enzymes, admission charting, etc...I would be there hours after my shift, especially when the rest of my team is busy and unable to help. I still don't have a clear answer on this and want to have everything possible done. What is acceptable/the norm without making the next shift upset?

I'm not sure but I often feel like I get way ahead of my sef sometimes and need to live in the here and now more. I'm in my third semester of pre requistes and think all the time about the career path I will take when I finally become a Nurse. Where I will work, what field, specialties etc...

　 Thank you everyone for the encouragement. Yes, I am dedicated, willing and ready to jump through hoops to reach my goals. I am willing to "pay my dues" and fully expect to. The Professor really had me worried with saying that we should change our major if we did not basically love this subject. Thankfully, even though I find the subject dreadfully dry and boring so far, I have kept my grades very high. I have every intention to keep going and become successful. I am SO glad that I have all of your opinions and trust them much more, as you are the people out there being nurses! :-) I feel so much better now! I admit that I do find psychology fascinating as well as criminal justice. I have researched both degrees and found that the majority of people say there are not nearly as many job opportunities with these degrees compared to Nursing. With a family, salary and opportunities to advance definitely factor into my decision. 　 I also have to admit that I have questioned my decision to become a Nurse many, many times. Many friends and family members were shocked by my decision and I have even been told that there was no way I could handle the way Nurses are treated. I have been told that Nurses get no respect from their colleagues or patients. I also realize that in any career there are things you have to put up with. I have told my negative friends that there are people in every field who will never be happy, have no work ethic and have a sense of entitlement . I have read so many horror stories about people that hate their jobs and are miserable. I have also worked with people with comfy office jobs that complain about every little detail of the work. Oh the horror of the company requiring you to be on time to work and check your email! I on the other hand have always strived to be positive and to do my best. I like hard work and want to feel like I have accomplished something. I have researched Nursing for hours on end and my choice is always solidified by the fact that there are so many different ways you can be a Nurse. I was very excited to read that there are Psychiatric Nurses and even a need for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners. I really feel in my heart that this is the right career choice for me. Hopefully, with time I will gain more confidence in this decision.

I have researched this question high and low but would love some input from the members on this site. I finally felt like I had a "calling" and knew exactly what I wanted to do professionally. I have been on the "other side" as a patient and a family member (with my NICU baby and my Mom who has severe health problems) The Nurses I have encountered have motivated me and inspired me to finally take the plunge to go back to college. I have been dreaming of one day becoming a Nurse Practitioner or even possibly a Nurse educator of some sort. I am now seriously questioning my decision and wonder if I had some sort of idealistic view.... I am taking Intro to A&P and I seriously do not like it. I hate reading my text and find my lab class absolutely boring. I am able to learn the material and have been making very good grades but, I really feel like I am just memorizing words and nothing is really making any sense (if that makes any sense) My lecture Professor told our class on the the first day, that if we do not enjoy this course and find it interesting, then we should consider changing our major as this is the foundation for Nursing. We are only on our third chapter so, I maybe jumping the gun as most of the info has been over cell structure and chemistry. I have excelled in my psychology courses and and love reading and learning about it..... So, is it true, am I really doomed in Nursing if I do not like A&P?

TY to everyone who replied. I do believe that it was fate if you will that I had the awful experience! Even the pregnancy was a shocker (4th boy not trying). I really believe it all happened for a reason because if not I am sure I would still be happily networking computers and installing software somewhere lol

I can't imagine why anyone would say men don't belong in the NICU! I can tell you that my NICU man had the most gentle touch with my baby and was the most thoughtful even when it came to things like breastfeeding!

I hope to visit our NICU someday soon also. I am sure you will be an asset to any NICU since you have been on the other side. TY for the reply!

Thank you for your reading my rambling and replying. I also wish I would have spoke up to some one about the way I was treated that night, if for nothing else to save another person from going through that. I was just too upset over everything that was going on. Hope to become a regular member here. I have been reading as a guest for months now and have learned so much!

Hello, 　 I am writing this because I want to say THANK YOU to all of you who are helping people every day, I have personally experienced just how important and what a difference Nurses are to the patients well being. I want to share my experience as a patient and hopefully get some input as well. 　 I had a very bad pregnancy, was literally deathly ill, and in three different hospitals (kept getting transferred to larger facilities as I got sicker) for over two months due to pre-eclampsia. My son was born at 31 weeks and it was a very long and traumatic 22 hour labor, my blood pressure bottomed out, I was unconscious for an hour and woke up to a hospital room full of Dr.'s and Nurses and a terrified family. When my son was born he had trouble breathing and was put on a ventilator. I was not able to see him for over 24 hours as I was still very ill. I had a downright mean and unprofessional Nurse the first night after his birth; I was alone because my husband had to stay home with our other children. This Nurse made a terrifying situation 10 times worse. She came in my labor room without saying anything she just started wheeling my bed out to the recovery room, my bed was literally slammed into the door on the way out. I asked for pain medicine when we got to the room (after going over 8 hours without any and my DR. had it ordered, both Norco and Stadol), she told me in a very nasty tone that I had just pumped and obviously that was why I was hurting and said it would go away (it didn’t) , then she left without saying anything. She did not check on me again until about 4 am when she again barged in and without saying ANYTHING (I was awake and visibly upset), just started trying to take my blood. She was "digging" around on my arm and hand very roughly and it HURT (I've had a lot of blood taken and have never had an experience like this), I finally spoke up and asked her to get someone else, she pulled the needle out, left the rubber band around my arm and just walked out without saying a word. Thankfully a very nice Nurse came and took my blood; I was too drained to complain to her, like I now wish I would have. I hope this complaining does not offend anyone but, I can assure you I was always a very thankful and easy going patient and the way she treated was truly horrible. The next morning the new Nurse was shocked at the mess I was in. My bed was covered in blood and I had dried blood all over me. I was crying and still just in shock over the birth of my son. She comforted me and helped me get cleaned up before wheeling me to the NICU. My baby was on a ventilator and had so many tubes and wires that I could barely see him. I broke down. I was absolutely terrified and heartbroken and my husband was still with our other children. It was a living nightmare. Thankfully, my son had an AMAZING Nurse. If it was not for him I really do not think I would have made it. He told me it was ok to cry, to take my time, explained everything to me and so much more. My son was in the NICU for over 5 weeks, for the first three weeks or so he regularly took care of my son. I gave him a thank you card after about two weeks and wrote him a note to tell him how much he helped me those first days. My son had lots of ups and downs during his stay. The NICU had open visiting hours, but did not allow over night stays and encouraged parents to take frequent breaks. Most of the Nurses were great, although there were a few that just made a hard situation worse. But, whenever our first Nurse was assigned, I could relax and not worry about my son. I KNEW he was going above and beyond to take care of him (and me too). Fastforward a year later, my son is happy, healthy and just perfect. I will NEVER, EVER, forget the way he helped me and I am sure he just thinks he was doing his job. My husband feels the same way. I know that he had a somewhat special bond with my baby as well, because he contacted me on a social networking site to check on him and I asked him to add me so he could stay updated. I also told him thank you again. We hardly talk but every once in a while he will check out the new pics of my baby and say something and I will again tell him in some sort of way thank you again. He is probably sick of hearing it but I just do not think I can EVER say thank you enough. Because of him and the bad experiences as well, I have decided to start Nursing school and am in my second semester of pre-requisites. I want to eventually become a Nurse Practitioner but know I have a long way to go. I have never considered a job in the health care field before. I am in the IT field and always considered myself to be very “technical”. I now know that this is the only job I want to do. I know it sounds cliché but if I can help one person the way he helped me, I will be satisfied. I would like to know if you guys think it would be ok let him know that he is the main reason I am pursuing this career. I have so many questions about becoming Nurse and think he would have a lot of good advice for me. I often think about writing him but, I am afraid that he might be put off by it. I do not want to be a bother or for him to think I am some kind of weirdo or stalker or something. After, my bad experiences the Nurses who are in the field for the right reasons are so obvious to me. I feel like I can really help people since, I know what a difference one Nurse can make for the patient and the patients family. I also want to say THANK YOU to all of you who are helping people the way he helped me!