RNsRNotOut

How one passes nursing school does not dictate the kind of nurse one will be. I know nurses from my class who struggled and barely passed but make d@mn good nurses and nurses who passed A's and a couple B's yet have no clinical sense. Nursing school is tough, no matter where you go. Just to pass it means you have discipline and are able to learn new and complex things. These principles transfer to the practice field where not everything you once read in a book applies.

And I've known nurses to get through nursing school after having failed.

It's easy to feel that something isn't to be after having failed at it. A lot of that is justification for failing, or at least in my experience. Is nursing for you and can you get through nursing school are two different questions. Regardless whether nursing is right for you or not you can still pass nursing school. I didn't fail out of school, but I did drop out my first semester because of fear I would fail out (below borderline grades) and make it even more difficult to get back in with a damaged GPA. And yes, I probably would have failed out if I finished out the semester. One thing that will be invaluable to you if you decide to go back is that you've already been there. You've gained knowledge and nursing school experience that will undoubtedly help you next time. For me and for many others I know nursing school required a 100% dedication. It took up almost all of my time. It sucks to fail, no matter by how much or how little. I still wonder if nursing is right for me, but once upon a time I wanted to get through nursing school and I did.

The endocrine system is not as difficult as one may think. You have an organ/tissue, it secretes hormone(s), you have such and such s/sx if too much hormone is excreted and you have such and such s/sx when too little is excreted. It's truly as simple as that. The treatment is to return levels back to normal. Don't underestimate hormones, they are the go-juice of the body. What may help you is to write down each tissue you are studying and under each write down which hormones are secreted and it's functions. This will help you separate and distinguish instead of everything running together. Good luck and keep it simple.

If they just need to get a med out then you can watch them as they take it out and make sure they sign for what they withdraw. If they need to keep the keys for a bit for whatever reason then I'd do an inventory of the meds with the person then they will be in control of the keys.

Well I think you answered your question. Tell it how it is. I would tell them that I'm grateful and looking forward to the new opportunity. I would then tell them I have an interview on such and such day and that I want to keep all options open. Any manager with any amount of sense will understand that.

Hi. Practice and more practice will help you get the "feel" of what your looking for and more importantly what you are feeling for. Swabbing the area alcohol will help the vein become more visible. If the patient has pitting edema you can press firmly on the area and "push" the fluid away and the vein will become more visible. This is what helps me the most. And knowing where veins typically are or should be will help you direct your focus. Practice practice practice though.

Yes, I 100% agree with this too. I've worked several jobs (including my current job working with long-term ventilator patients) just because I knew the right people or I was friends with a friend of theirs. It goes a long way to make even just some contact with the right people (especially when other peers do not). Congratulations on getting into nursing school!

As others have stated, working as a CNA may help you get a job. It would certainly help you transition into your new role as nurse. As far as making you more marketable for a job? I don't know, it couldn't hurt though. The most important thing is to finish school. It's not worth compromising that in order to get CNA experience or do an internship. If you do clinicals at a place you would like to work then put your best foot forward, nurse and unit managers take note of students, believe me. My sister got hired on at a hospital because of her strong clinical performance (by students standards anyway) during school. That served her far more than anything else she could have done during school. Some people can work and do internships through school and do fine and others cannot. And remember, many people get jobs unrelated to their educational background because they've shown the ability to learn and be dedicated to something for several years and that they will be able to learn their new job. Obviously you need a license to work as a nurse, but the same principle applies. Your psych degree will be an asset to you getting a job and I'd bet my neighbors annoying dog it helped you get into nursing school. Bottom line is to finish school however way you can/do. Don't overthink it.

Oh yes, good to reply. Usually in professional relationships you respond to kindness with the same level of kindness. No need to reply with anymore than an email thank you.

Hello. I am almost naked as I type this and getting laughed at. Actually I'm not but i figured that would be a good ice breaker for a new member here. Actually I've been reading and searching on this site for several years now. So now just saying hi. I graduated may, 2010 from an ADN program and still with my first job which is long term vents with some rehab. Okay, now go back to what you were doing before you read this.