Related: Anxiety, Male Nurse

I have just finished my first week of a new career as an RN. I will orient on the floor for two weeks, take a week of hospital wide classes and tests, and continue with orienting to the floor - med/surg. I was an excellent student and passed my boards with relative ease. That said, Im blown away by what i just don't know [...]

Related: criminal, Felony

I guess my question is: is it possible to become a rn with a felony drug conviction..I am in recovery and in drug court

Related: Career, Education

Can anyone help me with a little guidance in this nursing field.

Mother of 3 who is ready to start a nursing career. Ever since having my kids in the hospital and seeing what these nurses do, I have been amazed and so eager to start a nursing career. My passion is to specialize in Labor & Delivery. Really don't know where to begin. Have heard [...]

Related: Humor

I was a night shift nurse at a small community hospital. I had a 94 year old female patient that I was helping her take a bath, I asked her was there anything else she needed during her bath, and she said, \"Sure dear I need to wash my monkey, but I can\'t reach it.\" Without thinking about it, I looked around her hospital room [...]

Related: Education

I am 43 years old with two children, one of which is an 8 year old girl with juvenile diabetes, who I need to be available for.

I really want to be a nurse but I know the program is very difficult. Should I wait until the children are older. I only need to take two more pre-reqs before I can apply for the [...]

Related: California, DUI

I can use all the advice I can get. I am in CA and just received information from the board to take disciplinary action on my license realted to a first time DUI last year. I am very concerned about what this will mean for working in the furture. I belong to a registry where I pick up extra shifts and was [...]

Related: board of nursing, misdemeanor

For you guys there or Jennifer if you still there, my situation is same as you all out there.

Only mine was for shoplifting, first offense that happend 9 years ago. Was dismissed and sealed till two months ago when I had to send in my application. I have kept my record clean. I am a new graduate and have just sent in my application to [...]

How do i write a follow up essay on my four hour shadowing experience?

Mary

Related: home health, New Grad, New Nurse

I live in the DC/MD/VA area. I have applied for every med-surge and RN residency program. It seems you have to know someone to get these jobs. The only people interested in me is a reputable home health agency. I have heard on allnurses.com from home health nurses that new grads and home health is a horrible idea. Because of our lack of [...]

Related: Fear, NCLEX, nursing school

I am in in my 3rd semester with one more to go to gain my LPN. I am having a hard time finding the will power to keep going, and find myself feeling so overwhelmed at times i have a "cry session". I have made excellent grades so far in school. But this semester, our teachers have added a pass/fail NCLEX style test that we [...]