Related: clinicals, Failure, Labor and Delivery Nursing

I am having a hard time getting through the Labor and Delivery clinical rotation. I get really sick seeing the birthing process. I also hate Nursery because of the crying babies and I'm just not a baby person. I feel like my lack of interest in Nursery and my inability to be in delivery has really hindered my ability to focus. Can I fail clinicals [...]

Related: Confidence, Failure, NCLEX

Hello,
I was an excellent student whose passion is nursing but after I took my boards a few days later I had an emergency c-section with a 2 month premie. I proceeded to quickly re-take them afraid of forgetting, but I was going through a lot health wise and did not succeed. That threw me over and I let it go. I have [...]

Related: Age, New Nurse, Sabotage

I've gone to the same school for awhile, and all I have left are my clinical s. Last yr I began and 5 weeks into them,I began to feel wierd and sick most of the time. Thought it was stress and I had to leave because it was stealing my sleep at night and I wasn't able to concentrate on things and I became fearful [...]

Related: Age, Male Nurse, New Nurse, Second Career Nursing

In the last 10 years I have been down-sized, laid off, and company went out of business. At 52 I want to become an RN.
What are the prospects for a new 55 y/o male nurse?
Am I too old??

Related: Failure, testing

I failed the dose calculation test, I feel I have a math issue.. and have been tested for math anxiety, I am wondering if anyone else has had this issue??

Nicole

HELP!!! Has anyone been in my position???

When I filled out my online application for RN NCLEX at school, I checked no to all eligibilty questions. I didn't think anything of it, I have been an LVN for 6 years and will be graduating from the RN program in 3 weeks!

Anyways, I got a letter stating I had to submit a paper application along with a [...]

Related: board of nursing, misdemeanor

I just graduated from Practical Nursing School in Florida and I received a letter from the FL BON yesterday stating that since I am currently on probation I have to go before the board for a review of my application in order for them to make a decision about denying or approving my application for a license. Has anybody else been through this? [...]

Related: license, misdemeanor, nursing license, Texas

Hello:

I am 39 years old LVN California resident. 6 months ago, i shoplifted a $52.00 item (Hair conditioner) from a store and was caught. I was booked but my lawyer turned the accusation into an infraction.

I have nothing on my criminal records, however, I was told that the police records (fingerprints, pictures) will remain in my records.

I am looking into getting a license in the [...]

Related: Acute Oncology Unit

I have been working in a long term for more than a year now and after long personal consideration I felt like I need to move forward. I just got hired in an ACUTE ONCOLOGY UNIT. The people who interviewed me were awesome and it seems like they have a very good team work. Now, should I still send them a thank you note for [...]

Related: nursing school, transfer

I was in my very last class (clinical) and had completed all other book classes and clinicals on a part-time basis. I would have graduated this December. I was kicked out of clinicals half way through. I am now in bad standing. Does any know of any possibility of getting into another school (I will not be able to go back [...]