Nrsasrus ASN, RN

It can be challenging to decide what career path is worth years of study and dedication. Not something to take lightly for sure. I encourage you to think long and hard about it and to research career paths of your chosen field carefully before pursui...

I can sympathize, I have been in very similar situations in my personal life and my career. You will put yourself and your career back together in time. Everything may be at a standstill right now but life will go on. I promise!

I recently started my first job in Home Health doing home visits for one of the best hospital associated agencies in my area. So far it is a challenge but I'm really enjoying it and I could see it being my niche. Unfortunately I just found out that t...

Thanks for your insights Libby1987. I'm not afraid of ugly neighborhoods and I am certainly not timid. I am however afraid gang violence and it is very evident statistically that bad things happen in this part of town due to a prevalence of gang viol...

Wow, helpful advice nutella. Thank you. I am still in orientation at a large home care company (hospital affiliated). I am very excited but the more I learn the more my head is spinning. I hope I will be more confident about what I'm doing in 6 month...

I graduated from nursing school with my ADN in May 2013. At the time I had been working a 0.5 on a TCU as an LPN and I continued to do so until a management job position opened up and I decided to apply. I was offered the position and in August 2013 ...

Thank you not.done.yet. I think I am going to try to stick with this as long as I can tolerate it. It may even inspire me to take more classes each semester in order to graduate faster.

Thank you both for your responses. I realize that there is a need for all types of nurses in all fields. My personal goals are the driving force for my career and being a leader in LTC is not my goal. The reason I want to leave my current position is...

You could try NCLEX-RN Flash Review. It covers concepts instead of just asking questions. It might help you remember what types of topics you need to study. It's only one resourse but it might be worth looking into. Good Luck

Something about this post is off. If you communicated your criticism constructively why did she "run crying" to the supervisor? Are you sure you came off the way you though you came off? Did your disdain for her poor writing abilities come through to...

Welcome to nursing school. On our first day they told us "be prepared for your GPA to go down and the numbers on your scale to go up". True and true. Hang in there!

I'm a new nurse, too. Whenever I am confronted with a situation that makes me uncomfortable I remind myself that I know more than I think I do so my gut instincts are important. I also ask myself what is the worse thing that could happen if I screw u...

They aren't all crotchety, but I think you know what I mean :)

Good post! I personally love crotchety old nurses because I know their training was more strict and that they are going to teach me something if I prove to them I really want to learn. They are experienced and they have a legacy of skills and informa...

This one really bugs me for some reason!

Excellent article Thank you so much!

There is an epidemic here in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis nurses to boot! Awesome!

I have a problem. My mother who is 60 years of age has been a home care hospice nurse since the dawn of man. She is awesome at it. It is her passion and at this point in her life it is a huge part of her identity. Unfortunately about a year ago she s...

Thanks everyone, I think I will try to get her on this site by sending her a link to this thread! She'll be able to read all of your great ideas and decide where to start.

duskyjewel-what makes you think you know anything about my mother, her motivation, and what she has been doing for the last 20 years. If you don't have any constructive critisms or advice please don't bother to post.

AKreader- I think she did have this training but like you said she is a bit tech un-savvy so it didn't stick as well as it could have. loriangel14- I completely agree with you and I suspect that they would give her support but she is so scared that i...

Thanks for your interest and for replying to my post. I didn't want to post any more of this on the board so I sent you all private messages. RN2012Newbie - I couldn't send one to you on account of your message receiving preferences but if you want t...

So yesterday was my first day of orientation at a TCU. I am still in school finishing my associate's degree and I just got my LPN license so I am a brand new nurse, as fresh as it gets. Anyways, yesterday one of the other nurses found her patient in ...

Good luck with the classes. I guess in nursing there is always something more we can learn no matter how much we already know!