jaycam

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  1. Feel like I'm too dumb to be a nurse

    jaycam replied to coconut3431's topic in General Nursing

    Learn and let it go. Western culture puts so much emphasis on success, that we start to see every failure as catastrophic. It's not. Your patient had to be sent out, but it's not the end of their...

  2. Everyone is failing out...

    jaycam replied to Texasstudent0's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My cohort only lost one student permanently, and it was the first week of class. We did lose a few more to real life or grades, but they were allowed to rejoin the next time the class they needed was...

  3. You Know You're a Psych Nurse When . . . .

    jaycam replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    I thought this was

  4. Nursing School! Am I doomed?

    jaycam replied to arb29171's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It may take longer to get the BSN if you do the ADN to BSN route, but you get to spend some of that extra time actually working as a nurse. I personally loved my ADN program, and wouldn't go back and...

  5. Am I "late"? 22 yrs old starting prereq Jan

    jaycam replied to Aedyl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started back to school with little to no college at 32. I just graduated at 36. The youngest person in my cohort was 23 when she started and was younger by a few years compared to the next youngest....

  6. 1 month since I failed my first nclex attempt

    jaycam replied to nurse551's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'd wish you good luck, but luck doesn't get you through NCLEX, just critical thinking. It sounds like you'll do better this time. You found the issue, implemented to that, and are evaluating your...

  7. Never chart this

    jaycam replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My job also loves direct quotes whenever possible when charting, especially if the patient is aggressive or

  8. The Longest Forty Eight Hours

    jaycam replied to jaycam's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's certainly very different now. I had a professor who told me about her state boards exam, having to rent a hotel room with classmates because it was in another city. Tech advances really do spoil...

  9. The Longest Forty Eight Hours

    jaycam replied to jaycam's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    True. I took a lot of comfort in knowing my school has superb pass rates. They must be doing something right. It's not an end all be all of course, but it sat a really good

  10. How long is your commute?

    jaycam replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    I could walk it if I really wanted too, but it's one bus, no transfer, or five minutes in the car so why would

  11. What's the best NCLEX app for your phone?

    jaycam replied to MyAimIsTrue's topic in General Students

    NCLEX RN Mastery. Also check out Nurse Superhero on facebook. It's super similar to the mastery app for their app, but larger question bank. It is still pretty new, so not familiar enough to recommend...

  12. The Longest Forty Eight Hours

    jaycam replied to jaycam's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks, Luna. Still waiting for the BoN to get my transcripts to make it official but I did start my training at my hospital this week. I know that most new grads have the shiny eyed happy at first,...

  13. New nursing student mom

    jaycam replied to perfectohno's topic in General Students

    I have an instant pot. Life saver. Takes crook pot recipes down to under 30

  14. Thankful it's over

    jaycam posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just wanted to let everyone know I passed NCLEX. I needed to share because I'm too excited. I start my first job

  15. Thankful it's over

    jaycam replied to jaycam's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    At least in my state, you can register before. It will not give you an actual time until the school informs the local boards you completed your program, at which point they send out your Authorization...

  16. Thankful it's over

    jaycam replied to jaycam's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm still waiting on my transcripts to go through to the nursing commission, I just graduated less than two weeks ago. I am just doing onboarding/training until it's official, but I won't complain...

  17. Should DNP's be able to practice on their own? How do you feel about midlevel encroachment

    jaycam replied to curiousobserver's topic in Advanced Practice

    I don't really agree that NPs have a smaller knowledge base. It's a different knowledge base. Different doesn't mean inferior. Let's compare education of two of my friends. One friend is a new MD, one...

  18. What would you consider an awesome GPA, after finishing nursing school?

    jaycam replied to Lightning90's topic in General Students

    I'm going to go with 3.5 myself. Anything high enough for you to have honors of some sort will make you stand out over other applicants. Perhaps wishful thinking though. I barely scrapped through with...

  19. Who says nurses can't be scholars?

    jaycam replied to Neuro Guy NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I just graduated with my ADN... I'm still waiting to take my NCLEX, so my opinion comes with a grain of salt. Have a job waiting for me when I pass in psych. I'm already planning more schooling. Not...

  20. NCLEX Bootcamp

    jaycam replied to Stacilator's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What's your school's pass rate like? If it's higher than the national average, they must be doing something right, and I would totally go for it either way. Any practice is better than

  21. Bellevue College Nursing Winter Cohort 2017

    jaycam replied to MacHead4Life's topic in School, College Programs

    The BC NAC program was awesome. I really loved

  22. New grad moving to Seattle

    jaycam replied to Nurseray987's topic in Washington Nursing

    Well that certainly

  23. New grad moving to Seattle

    jaycam replied to Nurseray987's topic in Washington Nursing

    Seattle job market is getting better, but it can still be tough for a new grad. Not being local could make it harder if you don't know anyone to network with. That said, there are jobs that are more...

  24. Requirement to be a CNA to be Accepted?

    jaycam replied to banfftank8's topic in General Students

    Your best bet is to talk to an admissions advisor for the school you're applying to. Here where I live, most programs require either you take the NAC at a college, you've passed the state exam,...

  25. Husbands!

    jaycam replied to middleagednurse's topic in General Nursing

    My roommate did this a lot. He stopped when I told him I was going to start practicing all my skills on him for class. He still let me practice on