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Can anyone tell me about the holistic nursing certification exam? I'd like to take but I don't see a lot of stuff to help prepare.

Anyone recently take the CMC exam from AACN? I’m thinking about it. Any suggestions on materials to study for it? Any thoughts on Nicole Kupchik’s Ace the CMC®!: You Can Do It! Study Guide?

Anyone take it? Recommended review material? I am wondering if it’s worth the time and expense to get. Thanks!

Nicole Kupchik! AACN review questions/practice exam. Any CCRN review material, focusing on the cardiac/pulmonary material is useful too. There’s a lot of overlap, but the CMC goes more in depth.

The past two years have been incredibly hard for many nurses, new and seasoned. Many of us may use imprecise language to try to express what we are feeling. “I’m burnt out” is easier, and often more socially acceptable, than “I’ve had three patients ...

I’d definitely cast your net wider. In addition to other locales, I’d suggest other areas of nursing. I’m not familiar with the job market in Texas, but where I am, we can’t even find people to apply! The ICU/ED/IMCU are usually on the top of the li...

Has anyone taken the CHFN exam? Any tips? Any recommended study materials? I’m thinking of taking it, so I thought I’d ask if anyone has some insight.

Don’t be afraid to call the provider in the middle of the night. If you have a concern, bounce it off a more experienced nurse first. But if your gut says you need to escalate it, do it. Even if the provider is mean, crabby and always yells at everyo...

Bonus points if they neglect to identify the home state/school/employer.

What are your goals as a future NP? If it’s family practice, critical care might not be very beneficial. Whereas a TCU might be an excellent learning ground. And if you think days on a transitional care unit is “slower pace,” you are likel...

I am currently a bedside nurse, but I see myself transitioning to an educator role in a few years. I think I’d like to work with students at the community college level. I have a masters in nursing with an education focus. For those of you who ...

What about home care? Or wound care, PICC nurse, utilization review, quality, infection prevention, MDS? There are options for introverts in nursing. But it’s OK to try a different care too. I’m sure there are a myriad of posts on this site that cou...

If I was your manager, I’d fire you. If you are working 16-20+ hours a day, five days a week, you are incapable of doing your job effectively, proficiently or capably. You are modeling atrocious behavior to your staff. Nothing you are doing is appro...

Schools that claim you don’t need prerequisites aren’t exactly honest. You still need to take those classes, you just might not need them for admission. Often, these schools are more expensive for-profit schools. A community college or vo-tech is goi...

Excelsior states on its website that Maryland does not accept Excelsior graduates via examination or endorsement.

In order to even apply to nursing school, your wife will need complete several prerequisite course. Then, during nursing school, there will be several more non-nursing courses (science, English, psychology, etc). My advice is simple. Cast a wide net....

I wouldn’t leave that education or experience out. It will set you apart from the traditional new grad. Be sure to have a solid answer to the inevitable interview question “why did you switch to nursing?”

Depending on how long ago you took those prerequisites, they may not “count.” Often, there’s a time limit on courses, often 5 years. Also, you likely will not be able to work during the nursing program. Do you want to live off savings or take out l...

To build on this: This will sound harsh, but no one cares why you made a mistake, are awkward, have poor social skills or clinical skills, etc. The focus is on the patient. No matter what is going on with you, the priority is patient safety. No one ...

Nurse here. 5 years. I hate those machines. I’ll beg and plead for anyone to do it for me. But, I’m still a nurse and you will be too someday. I don’t think you need to drop out over it.

I am a crier. I cry at EVERYTHING. Like OP, I am also an introvert, not very social and very shy. Early in my career, a coworker passed me in the hall and flippantly inquired why I wasn't crying (because I usually was crying). It stung. Fast f...

It is extremely unlikely that your old job would hire you back into the residency program after firing you. To put it bluntly, they don’t care why you failed, just that you failed. I would not send them a letter outlining your eating disorder and tr...

From this quote, it appears that you might want to try nursing, but you are afraid of the difficulty...and possibly letting your family down? I say go for it. Set yourself up for success by participating in study groups, meeting with your instructor...

The President can’t force people to wear masks, social distance or wash their hands. The President can’t force law enforcement to enforce the laws. The President can model and encourage appropriate behavior. But, in the end, it’s up to all of us to d...

Yeah, and working nurses don’t have hardships? They have family, work and sometimes school to juggle too. If, for example, I’ve worked night shift for 5 years, you should get the day shift before me because why? Everyone wants day shift and weekend...