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  1. Tips For LPNs Going For Their RN Degree

    I recently graduated from an LPN-RN bridge program and thought about all the things I wish I knew before I even started prerequisites. I often get questions from other LPN's about which programs are best, if it's easier to get through nursing school ...
  2. So, I'm in a bit of a predicament. I decided to take a summer CNA course because I'm interested in becoming a nurse practitioner, and wanted experience with working with patients/in the healthcare field. I'm currently getting my bachelors degree in a...
  3. Treatment of Nursing Students

    I hope that every nurse here is one that is kind, sympathetic and welcoming to new nursing students on clinical rotations in your department. If you are one of those who shuns students, treats them as if they are invisible, are rude and "bothered" by...
  4. It was January 27th and I was just beginning my second semester of nursing school. I had been assigned two very "easy" self-care patients and found myself aimlessly roaming the halls as my professor approached me. "Would you mind going and helping K ...
  5. Hello all, I am nearing graduating as a 5th semester student. I completed a rotation in an ICU and felt completely lost...I have not been able to see or experience a whole lot during my previous clinicals and was made to feel incompetent this week by...
  6. Are there any other -Nursing -Nurse Practitioner -Physician Assistant -Nurse Anesthetist -Respiratory Therapist - Medical Student programs sending their students into clinicals RIGHT NOW with no Personal Protective Equipment for COVID-19?
  7. It's finally time to put all the skills you have learned in nursing school into practice - with real patients! Your first few clinicals can be exciting but also overwhelming. As a nursing instructor I love to see the energy that new students bring to...
  8. Hello everyone so after covid hit, everything transitioned online, including clinicals. I am going to graduate this December but I have a huge problem. I HAVE NO HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE!! The only clinical I went to was at nursing home where we...
  9. I sit in my car outside of the hospital where I'm doing my second term clinicals at. Tears are just rolling down my cheeks. They won't stop. In LVN school, we have 13 week terms. This is only week 7. The tears increase with this sudden thought. I can...
  10. Clinical Experience Thoughts

    As most nurse practitioner students know, it is very difficult finding preceptors. I secured this preceptor in September/October last year. Paperwork was sent back and forth and approved by all parties involved (school faculty, office manager, and pr...
  11. Frustrated with clinical experience

    Howdy all, I'm in my last semester of nursing school and I still fee like I have no clinical skills. In 4 semesters I have only inserted 1 foley and given meds through PEG tubes. I have still never even given insulin! I feel really inadequate when it...
  12. Hi everyone!! I am a recent college graduate pursuing accelerated nursing programs in Boston. Right now I have no clinical or hospital experience, besides some PCA hours. I've worked in special education for most of my life. I am wondering - am I les...
  13. This was my first semester as a Clinical Instructor for brand new nursing students during their first clinical rotation. I looked forward to introducing the newbies to the world of nursing through an idealistic, positive lense. I knew that I would ha...