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Why is it every time I hear a Christian talk about their "relationship with Jesus "they end up sounding like a battered spouse making excuses for why they deserve dthat black eye?

Your question covers an exceptionally broad range of skills. For example, are you asking about: -time management -performance management of direct reports -unit productivity -hospital logistics/patient flow -employee scheduling -patient relations -career development of direct reports -project management -crucial conversations with staff -balance of clinical assistance vs executive presence -encouraging work/life balance of staff -meaningful employee recognition -HCAHPS and unit accountability -MD relations -etc -etc -etc There are a lot of hats we wear. Often you just need to put one on and where it till it fits. Any of those in particular that you were wondering about?

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Stop holding yourself to a standard that no one else is holding you to. You're a student. Accept it and revel in it. You're going to "get in the way" of other nurses going about every day tasks. Don't apologize, it's just what students do, and it's okay. More than okay, it's expected. You're an extra body on the floor that doesn't have a patient care assignment (as far as hospital operations are concerned). And when you do "get in the way", rather than letting "I'm sorry" exit your mouth, ask them "can I help you with anything?". As for patients, what apology do you owe them? They're in the hospital and you're there to help them feel better. So what if the tape hurts coming off? It's tape. It does that. Don't apologize for tape doing what it's supposed to do. Instead, explain why it's necessary to keep the IV firmly in place and reassure them that you'll try to minimize the discomfort as it comes off. Don't "fake it til you make it" at this point. You'll miss out on a lot of learning opportunities by wanting people to assume you know things that you don't. Now is the time to be an inquisitive little sponge for information. Be curious, be helpful, be compassionate, and be comfortable in your role as a student. It's the only time in your career that you're expected to be ignorant. Enjoy it while you can.

At the risk of sounding offensive, I would stop all of your test-specific preparation and find an English tutor. From your grammar and sentence structure, I would venture a guess that English is not your first language. Because so much of NCLEX relies on your ability to accurately identify what the question is asking, you need to start with the basics. All of the test preparation in the world isn't going to help until you have a solid foundation of the English language. Find someone who is willing to tutor you or at the very least study with you as you go through your questions. Doublecheck with that person to see if you are reading the questions correctly and can identify what, specifically, the question is asking. Then, and only then, focus on whether or not you know the correct answer.

When you paint yourself into the corner of "no one can tell me", you eliminate any and all possibility of progress being made. Attitude problems are not exclusively a function "them". They are a two-way street. "Their" attitude problems have much to do with our own perception and understanding of what drives those behaviors in the first place. Perhaps rather than waiting for these individuals to accept Christ, a more constructive approach might be to speak with them and offer constructive feedback on those specific behaviors that you identify as problematic.

You're worldly! You're sinful! You're no good! You're a worse nurse than you could be for not believing what I do! You can't make it on your own! Only God can change your ways! And I "have to respect that"? No. No I don't. Freedom of religion means that I have to accept that people are free to believe as they wish, but I don't have to legitimize those beliefs by giving them my respect. If OP wants to wrap their baseless, condescending, preconceived judgments on my personal character and nursing ability in a holy shroud of free religious expression, that's fine. But that freedom of belief and expression does not come with blanket-immunity from those that would challenge its merit.

"Imagine an old friend tells you everything changed for him the day he realized he was destined to marry Angelina Jolie. It might occur to you to ask, why does he believe this? Angelina Jolie is, after all, one of the most beautiful and famous people on the planet. Shes not incidentally married to Brad Pitt. They have something like 27 children! What if your friend, sensing your skepticism, said, Clearly you don't understand. This belief gives my life meaning. I now know my purpose in life: its to be Angelina's husband;? What if your friend said,This belief has made me a better person. I'm now incredibly kind to children, anticipating having to raise Angelina's once Brad leaves? Or what if your friend said,You can believe whatever you want, but I wouldn't want to live in a universe where I don't marry Angelina Jolie? It should be quite clear that your friend has lost his mind and is probably a dangerous person. Yet this is precisely the type of talk that so often passes for wisdom in religious circles, and may attempt to pass for wisdom here. Beliefs are not like clothing. Comfort and utility and attractiveness cannot be our conscious criteria for adopting them."

The General Nursing Discussion sub-forum is a confessional, not a classroom ?

Correction, you are currently in your third semester of nursing school and you are still having trouble understanding how to utilize your resources and think critically. Never expect someone to think for you until you try thinking for yourself. But here's a "gimme" anyways: https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/questions-pt-ptt-161106.html https://allnurses.com/nursing-patient-medications/pt-inr-ptt-595535.html https://allnurses.com/nursing-patient-medications/heparin-high-inr-834675.html https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/please-help-me-107985.html https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/ptt-question-410987.html