Pudding212

Thank you much for taking the time to reply!

"Applicants who have been convicted of a felony or treated for mental illness or substance abuse should discuss their eligibility status with the Utah State Board of Nursing. The Utah State Board of Nursing makes final decisions on issue of license." I have severe anxiety. I have worked as both a CNA and a CMA and it has never gotten in the way of my job performance. I'm currently pregnant so I'm not taking the medication as per my OB and it has come back full swing... but still does not affect my performance. I will obviously have to contact the BON to see, but what are my chances?

I think it's is so easy to make a mistake and sometimes you may not even realize the mistake. It's great if you can find the mistake on your own a 's figure out how you can avoid it in the future. Sometimes it's even better if a coworker finds a mistake, or you ask the coworker about your mistake, and they can give you constructive feedback. I feel like when I ask my coworker about a mistake I learn from it even better than those that I learn about on my own.

Thanks so much for your feedback! On the topic of your comment on BSN. I read online that it will be generally required to receive the BSN by 2020.. of course I was not sure how accurate this is.

I hope a lot of members can read this and provide feedback! I am not currently pursuing education. I am trying get to get more information on the nursing field. One question I have is whether you can move around to different nursing specialties. I am currently working in a medical office and the nurses have had different jobs in different specialties all throughout their nursing careers. But when I browse on this website, it seems as if you have to have certain education and previous experience for a certain specialty. Can you start out in your preferred specialty right out of college? I'm not sure if I am phrasing my question correctly. Another question I have is whether a BSN is really *required* in the nursing field now. It seems as if it is 'preferred, but required' by job descriptions, but is generally required when I do a search online about the RN vs. BSN debate. But with the nurses I work with, only a handful have a BSN and they do not plan on continuing education. Also, please feel free to add which specialty you work in and what you love (or hate) about it!