Carabella

Just go in and do your best! Take a deep breath and keep calm... And you will pass!

As someone who has been a registered nurse for awhile, I actually remember nurse's residences... They were all nicknamed "Menopause Manor"... LOL! Point being, nobody went back to live with their folks after graduation!

New York State has requirements in terms of clinical hours.

Uggggggh! Floating should be distributed so nurses take turns. It is not right that you were treated like this. When I started in nursing, I got a five week classroom orientation, and then a critical care orientation after that (I started on a cardia...

So true!

Did you get your official results yet?

Yikes! Unfortunately, sometimes nurses and other hospital staff do steal... When I worked in the ER as an RN, I had a patient who actually went into a cabinet that was really hard to get to and stole my wallet! The joke was on him, because my money w...

I love this!

When I started out as a new nurse (25 1/2 years ago), there were a lot more career bedside nurses. Nursing can be very physically demanding, and I think a lot of nurses who still might want to practice have gone for jobs away from the bedside, or in ...

Basically, you are asking permission to tell because you have made up your mind ALREADY... You are burning to turn those students in because you think that you have studied - and you want to get the other students (who you feel have not worked as har...

Why don't you focus on passing and graduating? The tests in nursing school are often taken from a variety of published resources. You run the risk of having your entire class failed out based on some sanctimonious desire. Nobody likes a brown noser.....

Congratulations!

I took the JATA test and passed (2013)... I was told by the recruiter it was a CDI test (it wasn't... Pretty much critical care, critical thinking). Which could have been bothersome as I flew across country for the interview and did not prepare at al...

So true! I loved nursing and critical care, however as nursing became more corporate, things changed. I still love critical care but much of practicing as an RN has nothing to do with taking care of patients. It is not unusual to switch units three t...

I was thinking the same thing... I've been an RN for 25 years and when I graduated, nurses at every degree level worked at the bedside (or away from it). Nursing has changed a LOT since I graduated. And administration, revenue driven health care exec...

You can take Meyers-Briggs online! It is a great tool and I was shocked at how accurate it was... I got "The Architect". I found it very helpful!

I am hoping you can take the skills you have acquired in becoming an LPN and either find work that encompasses the best of those skills, but maybe in a different way (just for example, if you like greeting patients, explaining things to them, keeping...

You might do well in a more corporate role where you work as an individual contributor (insurance, quality, statistics, revenue, IT). There are many office based roles out there!

Totally agree!

Sometimes a particular job is just not right for you. I agree that the amount of stress you had is unusual, often a sign that something is not a great fit. While there are not nursing shortages in the cities I have worked (NYC, LA and San Francisco),...

Totally agree... If I were to become a nurse practitioner/DNP and worked in the ER, I would approach the patient as follows: "Hello, Mr. Jones, I am Dr. Cara Bella. I am a Nurse Practitioner and I will be taking care of you today." Depending on the f...

If she has passed the NP exam, what difference does it make if she graduated from Walden (an accredited school)? If she is excelling in her work and the practice gets to bill for her services, she (or he) is entitled to excellent compensation. Nobody...

I started the program with 80 credits granted and 40 needed. My mentor told me 18 months was realistic, and some needing the same amount of credits can finish in a year or a little bit over a year... While many love the program, I didn't care for it....

Maybe check out the Masters primary entry nursing programs... Believe it or not, sometimes they are easier to get into and have a "bridge" element which includes all prerequisites.. and and good luck if you decide to move to NY :)

I am so interested in moving to Brisbane (from NYC)... I've been an RN for 20+ years with all kinds of different experience. Can you tell me approximately how much it would cost to rent an apartment (either one or two bedroom - depending on the price...