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So the positions that I normally see available are, Clinical Research Nurse, in institutions such as MD Anderson (Oncology), Methodist Hospital (acute care), and UT Health.

Hello all. I am considering going into research nursing and was wondering if there is any advice you all can give me. I have 2 years of Nursing experience ( Nursing Home, Observation Unit, and Med Surg). Is this enough experience for this position? What are some expectations for me as an applicant or person applying for the job? (In regards to skills, things to know, etc.) For those that are research nurses, how do you all enjoy it? I read it can be very busy, but do you feel like it is busy like in the unit (not sure how to describe busy on unit, but I guess how some nurses state, so busy can't use restroom, sit, or take a break), or some other kind of busy? (not sure how to properly phrase that question). If any are research nurses in Houston, if you don't mind, how is your day like? How is the job? Pros/cons? Any/all tips helpful. Thanks in advance for your response.

Hi Everyone, Hope all is going well in nursing world. I currently have worked two years as a nurse in a hospital, ( 6 mo Nursing Home, 6 month Med surge, 1 year in observation ). I am trying to find a different area to work in . My skills ( IV, NG tube, Foley, etc.) are subpar to okay. I remember before I became a nurse, when visiting clinics for follow up, the nurse would get H&P, give any medications ( usually just vaccinations for me), and follow up teaching and instructions after the doctor had talked to me. While I have benefitted quite a bit on the floor as far assessments, patient care, and different diseases, I am not sure if this is something I want to be doing in the long term. Are there any jobs with lower acuity level, where maybe the emphasis is teaching and basic meds or patient care from another angle, or a different unit. I heard about Home Health, but I am not sure how I feel about going to peoples houses and I still do enjoy the teamwork you get in a hospital. Unfortunately, getting an RN clinic job is pretty tough to get. I currently live in the Houston area. What are some good job opportunities for me in this area? Any help is appreciated.

Hello. I passed my NCLEX-RN exam a couple of days ago Just wanted to thank the allnurses community for info/advice/support. Just wanted share some stuff, I did. Nothing really new, but if it helps guess that works. Before Started Studying: Having a good support group or having a constant reminder of why you are studying can help you in studying, it helped me persist even when I didn't feel like studying. Stuyding ( material, etc. ): 1. Hurst:Hurst has a good overview of all the topics. I would reccomend this. It helps get the content down as well as thinking through the questions. I would reccomend doing the practice tests to help see where you are as well as understanding concepts and rationale. The 5th day material helped me with meds and infection control ( which is a good chunk of the test ) 2. Kaplan Q-review- I had an old copy, but these are pretty good questions and they cover a good variety of topics. These tests helps see where you stand. It really showed how my studying was going and if I was making progress. 3. Saunders: Saunders is very comprehensive. I didn't really go through the whole thing, but if there was a concept I didn't understand, I would use it as a reference. I would recommend doing there SATA and order questions, it really helped me answer those type of questions. 4. NCLEX 10,000: I only used these questions for a while, but they were pretty good. Like everyone else says, the more questions you do the better. This gives you pretty good questions with rationales. It also shows you your weak areas and give questions based on that. 5. Hesi Comprehensive Revie Book: Like Saunders, this was a good reference for me to use. Also gives good tips to remember. 6. NCLEX allnurses study guide- I used this the week before. It is an amazing guide that gives a summary of all topics. It is really helpful. If you are able to find it, I would reccomend using it. 7. NCLEX Mastery App: I just used free questions, but like I said before the more practice you have the better. 8. Youtube- There are some youtubers that help remember nifty tricks and ways to remember material. Some of them: Day of the Exam : 1. Breathe/ Relax: While its hard to say to not be anxious/nervous, if you freak out too much you will blank out. The one thing everybody told me was the key to the test was to believe in your skills and have confidence. I didn't understand it till I was in the testing room, but its key. 2. Remember what I said before about support system/ motivation, I feel that played key for me to pass. I just remembered all the studying I did, and why I had to pass. It really carried me through the test. ( cheesy I know, but it worked for me, may work for you) Conclusion: You don't have to use all the materials I used to pass. The main thing is to stay consistent with your studying and make your time count. Like I said before confidence is one of the key elements to passing. I was able to pass with around 80 questions in under 2 hours. Again thank you to the allnurses community and hope for the best to all who are planning on taking the NCLEX (PN and RN). [h=1][/h]

Hello, So I am going to take my NCLEX in soon. Pharm is my weakest area. I tried to study different trick and some of the main drug types, but what do I do if there is a question of a drug I never heard of? How should I approach the question?