Second Career?

[Leaving the Law]

All -

I am new to this forum, and already found it to be helpful. I am thinking of leaving the practice of law (i am sure that is a surprise from any who have been in the law). I was talking to my future sister in law and she though It would be a good fit.

It appears that I would need to take the prerequisites, so I would give that around 1 1/2 to 2 years since I want to stay employed during that time, just in case. I am 31 getting ready to get married and just want thoughts on whether or not this is a good idea to even start to look into. Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated, also how is the whole "male nurse" culture?

Thanks again -

[thenursingapprentice]

Joe,

I got your message but for some reason can't reply. Feel free to contact me at doherty.rhiannon at gmail in the future.

As for studying, my theory is this - you will not know everything they throw at you on the NCLEx. It just isn't humanly possible. What you need to know how to do is guess in an educated way. Kaplan really emphasizes this point with good reason. Ex: priority questions are directly related to the ABCs, Maslow hierarchy and if nothing else - whats the thing you could do and walk away with the best result.

But you asked about studying. As I've mentioned before and as you know, questions are the only way to crack the NCLEX format. The more you do the better you'll get at interpreting the gist of what they are asking. All the clues are there.

So, do questions 150-200 a day. Do them on study mode and read the rationales. I'd go through Saunders the two weeks before the test. If you struggle with meds I've heard Nursing made easy makes a good book. Look at your ATI to find your weak points on specific material - but focus on safety, med adverse effects, infection control and prioritization.

Hope my advice helps. Relax and do your best. You made it through nursing school and therefore you do know everything you need to pass, you just need to learn to tap into your own knowledge.

Feel free to be in touch,

Rhiannon