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Sending you comfort and peace. ❤️

100% this! There are so many benefits to continuity of care!

Hello! Taking a position outside of the hospital will not deter you at all! I work PRN for an urgent care while teaching full time for an LPN program. Solid nursing experience and a strong desire to teach are the main things we look for when interviewing new faculty members. Your best bet for finding out your options for teaching in specific academic programs is to check out your state BON's requirements for nurse faculty.

Not exactly the answer you're looking for, but I got my MSN through WGU and got accepted to Ohio State for a doctorate program. I didn't have any issue with the pass/fail grading.

I've wrapped Coban around a bag in a pinch too when my hands were needed elsewhere!

I teach in an LPN program, and I am always encouraging about whatever path the students want to take. In my last group that recently graduated, one student seemed embarrassed that she wants to "just be an LPN" because everyone else in the class was saying RN, NP, CRNA, etc. It broke my heart.

Not an NP but I remember my first interview for a job as an RN in the ED when they asked me the "where do you see yourself in five years" question. I answered that I wanted to be the best nurse I could be five years from now. They looked completely dumbfounded and said that I was the only person who didn't answer that I wanted to go to school to be an NP or CRNA. It still makes me chuckle over a decade later.

In addition to echoing all the other replies, I just wanted to add that it's not too late to realize your passion. It took me 10 years to admit that I also love the academic side of nursing more than the clinical side. Now I am a nursing instructor and loving every minute of it! One of the wonderful things about nursing is that there are so many options. I think you're making a great decision by talking to your nurse educator. Chances are that you're doing a lot better than you think because we are our own worst critics. Hang in there!

I don't have any great night shift suggestions, but for shoes, I love wearing Oofos. Even before I discovered Oofos, just having a properly fitted insole was a total game-changer for my feet.

I'm very self-sufficient, which can be great, but I try to do too much sometimes.

I know it's difficult, but try to give yourself some grace. Like you said, you've been an RN for a whole 6 weeks. Errors happen. We are all human. The best thing you can do is learn from this, and it sounds like you have.

I love learning and helping others to learn. For several years I was serving as the educator for the clinics I worked at until my position was eliminated. I transitioned into leadership for a couple of years and realized it was not for me. Now I am teaching for a practical nursing program and absolutely love my job!

I always tell my students to treat every encounter as a learning experience. Sometimes that includes learning what type of nurse you don't want to be.

I got my masters (leadership track) through WGU a couple of years ago and had no problem getting a teaching job in my state with multiple places expressing interest. The nice thing about WGU is that you can go at your own pace as long as you meet the minimum number of required hours per term. You pay by the term, not the course, so if you are able to finish all the courses in one term, then you are only paying for one term. For me, I took the full 2 years to complete my masters because I wanted to absorb the material and still be able to have a life outside of work and school. I found it to be a very positive experience overall.

This is great! Thank you!