bgreifinger

For me, I learned how to pass the tests not remember the way to think as a nurse, so that made it very hard to transition onto the floor. I was a B+ student but could not recall all the important things I needed. I think if i had learned like a diploma nurse had, by practicing the thinking and the skills all the way thru school it would have been a part of my way of approaching things and the transition would have been much easier. Aside from that, my last clinical i had excellent mentors in CCU, when i moved to ICU the nurses could not care less about teaching in a structured manor......needless to say I'm no longer a practicing nurse....nursing schools and internships need to find a way to create situations that work for various learning styles. Without that there will always be those who won't transition well even tho they have the potential to be good nurses.

Hi everyone! I am a semi retired nurse who stopped nursing about 3 yrs ago. I have since obtained a job with the American Red Cross as an instructor and was wondering if there was a way to segway back into nursing as a diabetes educator. It seems very difficult to do from what i'm reading here even when you're a full timer. I only want to do it part time. Is it possible now that i'm not working as a nurse? Thanks in advance.