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Today one of my patients suddenly had a seizure whilst eating lunch and began choking -resulting in him being transported to ED and I cannot stop analysing the situation and blaming myself. This patient is a mental health patient in a psychiatric fac...

I'm not sure if the dynamics of the US system are vastly different to the Australian system but I'm a grad doing part time (I work 0.8 a fortnight, so four shifts per week) and I don't believe it's hindered my learning at all. If anything I feel I'm ...

Not sure how universities work in America but it seems odd that you would be kicked out and automatically failed from the program unless you did something very serious? It's hard for anyone to give you advice when you're vague and secretive about the...

I'm starting to understand why you think the world is against you when if a person on this forum doesn't tell you exactly what you want to hear you outwardly mock them and play the victim. Bit ironic that you critique others for being negative while ...

Thanks for replying to my post. I can't tell you how much of a relief it is to hear that you felt almost exactly the same way in your first quarter! I did Forensic Investigation for a quarter and Psychology for a year and a half, though I didn't mind...

I'm currently one month into my Bachelor Degree of Registered Nursing, enjoying it so far but we're still on the very basics so I really can't determine anything yet. The only trouble is I'm a bit of a worrier (it's just part of my personality!) and ...

Thank you for taking the time to read and rely to my post. It's a relief to know that Nursing does change you in that regard. I'm not always a shy/un-confident person, if the occasion calls for it I do take charge if I have to, just naturally I'm not...

Thanks for some really good advice. I haven't been on any clinicals yet, my first is in June, but it's interesting and helpful to know how it works and it's a relief that I get to explore different areas to get a taste of what would suit my personali...

Thanks for the advice. I think the issue at the moment is because I'm so early on in my course I really won't know for sure if Nursing is 100% right for me till I do at least a couple of pracs/clinicals. But that shadowing is a really good idea, I'll...

Ah ok, that's interesting, thanks for the info. Very lucky you got into that field almost right away and have been able to continue with it for so many years! Thank you for the best wishes, I hope I get as much out of my time in nursing as you have :...

Wow, you don't know how comforting that is for me to hear that. I'm hoping Nursing is the right degree/career for me and I'll admit I'm really worried that I'm possibly making the wrong decision (there's no direct/particular reason for me thinking th...

Thanks again for the advice. I think what comforts me most in this decision to choose Nursing as a career is the variety in it. Even if I dislike/don't enjoy one area of Nursing I can simply train up and find an area I love! :) And I totally agree w...

Thank you for taking the time to read and reply to my post! Your post comforts me a lot, so I really appreciate it. And I guess you're right about the confidence side to things, I never thought of it that way :) It's also good to hear you're an intro...

I appreciate you taking the time to reply but I didn't really say that I am "not comfortable with very high levels of accountability" nor that "making decisions is not [my] strong suite". I understand where you might have gotten that idea from but th...

Thanks for your good advice, normally I do naturally become more confident through experience, though that takes time unfortunately haha especially as I'm still pretty young too

Thank you for taking the time to read and reply to my post! I think you're right about me just having to wait and finished my first year of schooling to see what I think of it and if it's suited to me. I would love to be in that position (that's rea...

Totally agree with you. She's a right moody little madame with a big attitude problem and some of her responses were extremely off the mark. Everyone has doubts and worries, sure maybe this isn't the job for her, fair enough. But her attitude toward...

Hey, I'm completely the same way. I'm currently one month into my bachelor of RN and I naturally have a personality whereby I worry. I worry I won't enjoy the job, worry I won't pass my exams/prac, worry I won't get into my post-grad, worry I won't h...

Currently: Pass my Bachelor of RN and become a fully qualified registered Nurse (2.5 years left) Possibly get a causal job as an enrolled Nurse (as my degree qualifies me as an enrolled nurse after 2 years of study for experience) Future: Really...

Hey there, I was just wondering what areas of Nursing you worked in over these past years? I'm currently a student Nurse (completing my bachelor of RN) and your message was really inspiring. I'm a bit of a worrier and sometimes I question whether Nur...