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you just have to know what it means to be bipolar and respect the disease, admit you have it and do what you have to do to cope with things. i have it and it has not held me back at all. i think that i can relate to some of my patients better and give them someone to identify with. so, work it to your advantage.
I think you can turn it to your advantage to advocate for your patients. I've personally found that if you have insight into your condition and treat it accordingly, you can be very successful. I can totally relate to my depressed patients.
You should never be ashamed. It is society's shame that we cannot talk about mental illness. If you treat diabetes, htn, etc, why is mental illness any different? I have a depressive disorder. I work, go to school, and foremost, take care of my family. Nobody knows about my depression. It isn't their business, just like my hypothyroidism, endometrosis, and GERD aren't their business.
Good luck and welcome to nursing!
hello nursing student here. No certain psychological/emotional issues shouldn't keep people from employment. But it depends on the nursing school you choose. When I started my nursing program, it asks whether you have been treated for a mental or personality disorder within the past 5 years..this is an emotionally demanding field at times and they want to make sure you are stable
tothepointeLVN, LVN
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My symptoms are well controlled and have been for years but I'm wanting to know what questions they ask reguarding background for LVN in California and RN's too since I will eventually like to step up from LVN to RN