Adrian32

I haven't logged on in a while and only just now did I see the backlash my question raised. I want to extend my most sincere, heartfelt apologies to everyone for its insensitive tone. I guess I just wasn't thinking when I posted it. I thought it was an innocent question but I realize now how so wrong I was. I am so very very sorry. My question did not come from a place of prejudice or anything negative except maybe just outright ignorance. Yes, I am a new grad, and I also happen to be gay, and a minority. I was raised in California, which is also a large cultural melting pot, and I am not racist or consciously prejudiced in any way. But I am truly sorry for my insensitivity. The reason I asked in the first place was just because I may be relocating to NY, and I have had issues with social anxiety that I'm still actively working on. It's not that I would not care any more or any less for any particular kind of patient; I would try to treat them all as best I could. I know some patients will be more irritable or combative than others, and these are the people for whom I would have to develop a thicker skin. It's something I am working on. I guess I just wanted to stimulate discussion but I should have been more mindful about how. This has been a mistake on my part and again I am sorry. I hope you can forgive me.

Hi. I'd like to apply to CA BRN so I'm wondering what exactly their maternal and med surg requirements are? Thank you.

I very much be open to that. Wherever I settle professionally, I'm pretty resolved to start anew and come out, or at least not keep myself in a tight closet at least. My paranoia is around family and if I'm far away it would probably be easier to just let loose. The only gay community I'm familiar with is West LA. Where else might be good? :)

Thank you for the encouragement, dishes :)

What's the typical job of a graduate nurse as opposed to a RN? CNA-type stuff?

Indonesia. How about yourself? :)

What does it mean to "challenge the exam?" And yes, I do intend to pursue graduate nursing someday. But I better get some work experience, first.

You're right, lorirn2b. I plan to come out, just not now. I guess I'm not ready yet. But I completely agree it's hard to be genuinely free and happy if I feel like I always have to hide something.

That would sound really promising in terms of landing my first job but then again the fact that it's not health-related may make it harder for me to get into healthcare as a nurse in the long-run? If it were long term then I'd probably forget my nursing knowledge and skills. At the same time though, the truth is that sort of job really would appeal to me. I loved my nursing research classes and research in general. Is that researcher still looking to hire new staff? Haha. Sigh, I don't know the first thing about looking for clinical researchers like that. And I presume the same factors that would make it hard for me to get a nursing job (i.e. my lack of employment history, and my shyness) would also make it hard for me to get a research job, which I would also assume would prefer additional research training? Still though, I'm definitely open to the idea. Thank you, dishes.

Yes it's really held me back a number of times. In high school when it was really bad I remember winning a scholarship but was too shy to go get it from some hospital that was awarding it to me because it meant I had to have lunch with some administrators. I'm terrible ashamed of it. Since then I have really educated myself about it. Read a number of self-help books. Went through some hypotherapy audio programs. Even got one-on-one therapy for a little while. I'd get too shy to continue that, too. I also tried to participate in an experimental study to try out a new drug for social anxiety but the fact that I was exercising too much at the time excluded me. The social anxiety is not as bad anymore ever since the significant weight loss but the anxieties resulting from the obesity are now slowly being replaced by those stemming from my being unemployed at my age even with supposedly decent academic credentials.

I was thinking of doing that. I received CNA certification in California 6 years ago but never used it. I'm wondering if the process of getting myself recertified would require my taking CNA classes again? Or would the fact that I have a BSN degree help me work as a CNA right away? My guess is it depends on the state and/or individual healthcare institution?

I'm a new foreign graduate (with US citizenship) and am thinking about settling in NY to look for work. Presuming I actually overcome the hurdles foreign grads face in landing US nursing jobs, I'm just wondering what the typical patients are like in NY? I used to reside in California and I hear that New Yorkers tend to be more up front and abrasive, and that you need a thicker skin?

Does every state have its own NCLEX exam? If so, I guess I'd have to pick where to try to settle first. Thank you, swansonplace.

Wow for some reason I was under the impression that NY didn't require CGFNS. But I'll look into it. Thank you juan de la cruz. :)

In terms of concepts behind practice I think the parallel is there. The only thing I know I would have to catch up on is the equipment/technology. But yeah it seems like a uphill battle, sigh. I'm sorry, but what does "OP" mean? Thanks again for the input dirtyhippiegirl.