Kristiernbsn

Wait -- you're writing 6 papers per week? Or a 6-13 page paper per week? We have to write a care plan on our one patient every week, and of course keep up with all the work in our didactic classes which are tough classes, but not paper-based. They'r...

One thing I think that's different from clinicals and real world is the huge shift in number of patients one is responsible for. In my current clinicals setting, I have one patient. Capstone students get 2. The nurses on the floor where I am have 5 ...

Of course you do-- I didn't mean to insult your intelligence I was just trying to remind you that you don't have to know everything to practice safely. My LPN school was horrible too. My OB clinicals were in an abortion clinic and my Peds clinicals w...

The NCLEX is the test of whether you think like a nurse and you are safe to practice. It's not a measure of if you know how to be a practicing, skilled nurse. If you ever feel like you know everything about how to do your job, let me know because I w...

I must have signed up when I was finishing my prereqs! I definitely felt out of place in the college scene (I'm 56!) and didn't feel like a nursing student yet. thanks for the input!

Hi, sorry, I'm new to responding. I was actually trying to answer abc123 on the first page of the conversation, not realizing how far it had digressed lol. I'm finishing my BSN, and preparing to start my DNP in women's health/midwifery. I've been a ...

As a nurse and parent (now grandparent) who raised three boys, I think that's a cop out. A short, correct answer to a question about anything is necessary when it comes to the "talk". Many parents do a terrible job of providing correct information. W...

Absolutely! Tell everyone that this is your dream job, and ask what you need to do to be sure you can work here after graduation. This is not the time to be shy or exhibit self-doubt. Good luck!

You can't tell him anything if he hung up.

Dude, seriously. Focus on how you can be a better husband not on how you can be a better martyr. You sound ridiculous and childish.

Knowing when you need a debriefing or a session or two with a mental health professional is so important. It's great that your facility offers both. I love that your emotional piece has correct APA citations-- nursing school stays with us long after ...

Your reply made me curious-- male nurses make up about 9% of the profession overall -- 40% of the highest paid nurses (nurse anesthetists) are men. In my LPN class last year, there was one man, and 18 women. In my current BSN class, there are 10 men...

That got to me as well-- it's the same color so it must be ok, right? I wasn't there so I am not going to judge whether its lack of education or lack of support or lack of supervision or just lack of basic instinctual caring on mom's part. But I agre...

There's even a push to make it available OTC. I believe it could save lives if it was in home medicine cabinets. There's no abuse potential, the worst side effect is withdrawal begins in patients who are addicted or dependent. The nasal spray works a...

This is great advice-- I just want to add that since you are unemployed right now, and I don't know if you have worked in health care or not, you could check into Nurses Aid programs. Usually within a few weeks you can get certified to work as a CNA ...

I'm 55. I got my LPN last year, but I decided that I really wanted more. Im in my junior year of a BSN program, and wishing I was 37!