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  1. Nursing for dummies

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    Some Some great replies in this thread but this one was awesome! From a student nonetheless! Thanks a lot for taking the time - you really have a good head on your shoulders. I will definitely take...

  2. Nursing for dummies

    SoCal student posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Obviously the title is meant to be tongue-in-cheek... But I'm a new grad psych nurse. I just started my first job (it's PSYCH, keep in mind please) and am having some major anxiety and the cause is my...

  3. Nursing for dummies

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    thanks, this is what've I currently been doing and it's the plan for now. But I'm still curious about some courses, etc. I would really like to just be much more knowledgable about the entire body,...

  4. A few thoughts on Nursing School.

    SoCal student replied to ShineyNickelRN's topic in General Students

    I don't need recognition for having a social life, I will, however, take a gold star for trying to help ease some of the anxiety future/new students may acquire from hearing things like

  5. A few thoughts on Nursing School.

    SoCal student replied to ShineyNickelRN's topic in General Students

    i know you say they were "my" feelings but you clearly warn others that "you will not sleep", etc. sorry, i honestly didn't mean it as an attack on you. As I said at the end, my only hope was to...

  6. They make nursing school much harder than it needs to be

    SoCal student replied to Anoetos's topic in General Students

    luvthegsp is obviously an experienced nurse of, well let's see, a year? so listen to him/her - how dare you students (ahem, FUTURE NURSES) take to a message board created for you to discuss what you...

  7. A few thoughts on Nursing School.

    SoCal student replied to ShineyNickelRN's topic in General Students

    i'm sorry, talk like this just rubs me the complete wrong way. When i started grad school, a panel of 2nd year students stood in front of us 1st years and scared everyone to death with the same stuff....

  8. 265 questions, 5 hours, PVT, Passed

    SoCal student posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    as I've relied on this forum for a good amount of info about nclex, I think it's only fair that I share my experience... First time taker. I didn't expect for it to shut off at 75 so I wasn't...

  9. New grad nurse - purposely work part time?

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for all the comments - though varied, I find them very helpful. I have done my own research on it, but it seems Allnurses is really the best place to go for answers as going to the source...

  10. Was nursing school fun?

    SoCal student replied to Nolander's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm a male student just finishing semester 3 of 4 in a BSN program. There have been fun times but has it been "fun"? NO! I don't want to be one of those people that try to scare anyone off with my...

  11. Will the stress of nursing be too much for me?

    SoCal student posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been lurking here for over a year and have read just about every thread having to do with anxiety, stress, etc., so please don't jump down my throat and link me to others. I know it's been...

  12. Will the stress of nursing be too much for me?

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in General Nursing

    I thought this was some great insight that I myself have put a lot of thought into in the past. With my pre-disposition towards depression, dropping out will almost certainly destroy my self esteem...

  13. Will the stress of nursing be too much for me?

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't (and won't) read this thread but I'm sure there's one on there entitled "Nurses eat their young." A great deal of my anxiety comes from clinical experiences where I've encountered far more...

  14. Will the stress of nursing be too much for me?

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in General Nursing

    My first BA and grad school was almost entirely scholarship, with just a little bit of loans. NS is basically entirely loans. When it's all said and done, I'll owe about 30k. In case you haven't...

  15. Will the stress of nursing be too much for me?

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in General Nursing

    I know some have said the stress of NS was worse on them than their first job, and that gives me some hope. I feel like once I've figured out where I'm going, I will have more of a focus and not this...

  16. Will the stress of nursing be too much for me?

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for the kind words. I should know better then to continue to basically search out info that causes me stress (like, as you say, some of the threads on here) - my therapists would not...

  17. Will the stress of nursing be too much for me?

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, and yes, I've got a great support system, most importantly my wife. She was there for me when I dropped out of grad school and disappointed quite a few people (but not her). She has never...

  18. My gut is telling me you are not a nurse

    SoCal student replied to ksc0723's topic in Nursing Career

    you sound A TON like me. Though i'm still a student (will have BSN in May), I have always felt the same way. Finished my BA in Psych and figured I'd go back to school for "something." Ended up at a...

  19. Any nurses out there graduate knowing everything?

    SoCal student replied to brielle776's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the EXACT same way as you! I'm almost positive the answer is: "everyone feels overwhelmed in nursing school and no nurse EVER knows it all, especially not right out of school." But i'm...

  20. Freaking out

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in General Students

    It is very difficult explaining your own depression to others that have never experienced it. When I'm happy, it's even extremely difficult for me to remember how down I can really get. I usually look...

  21. Freaking out

    SoCal student posted a topic in General Students

    i'm not totally sure how to start this, or even why i'm writing it. here's my story: I'm a 4th year BSN student, graduating next may. I received my BA in Psych about 5 years ago, waited tables for a...

  22. Freaking out

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in General Students

    It's ok, I know you didn't mean any harm. All I want in life is to be happy but it's obvious I have some basic personal needs that have to be addressed before that can

  23. Freaking out

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the advice and I'm sorry to hear you're going through a rough time as well. I appreciate the heads up (on jobs once I'm done) but it does worry me. I'm certainly predisposed to depression...

  24. Freaking out

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in General Students

    Perfect, couldn't have said it better. Sounds like we are in very similar situations. And, yes, I am almost certainly sticking it out. I can't imagine what another drop-out would do for my psyche....

  25. Freaking out

    SoCal student replied to SoCal student's topic in General Students

    thanks for the reply, but I'm not sure where you read me "hating" nursing school. I guess you read into that one on your own? This is kind of what i'm talking about with the "fluff." In my original...