Related: Kaplan Nursing, NCLEX

I graduated nursing school in 2007. I have taken the dreaded NCLEX 3 times now and i am completly out of things to do to study or prepare for the test. The first time i took the test i took the full week class for Kaplan Nursing. I was invited back, then took it again in 3 months. This time i studied the book and [...]

Related: board of nursing, license, nursing home, termination

Ok I will try to keep it short and simple. I graduated nursing school may 2009, took my NCLEX in august and passed. I looked everywhere and no one was hiring "new grads" so I looked into alternatives and found a nursing home close to where I live. I went and talked to the DON on a wednesday and started there the next monday. I [...]

Related: domestic violence, misdemeanor, Violence

Hi. I currently live in the state of Wisconsin. My husband and I have been having marital problems. I was assaulted by him last year in September, this year I assaulted him. I am afraid I will lose my state licensure. Do you have any information or answers for me? Thank you.

Related: Boundaries, Conflict, New Nurse, Nurse Support, Stress, Support

Hey everybody, I was wondering if you can help me out with something. I'm in my final quarter of nursing school and a discussion was brought up. here's the topic:

Talk with at least 2 nursing graduates who have been working as nurses for anywhere from 3 months to 3 years. Ask them about their socialization to nursing after graduation. Did either of them experience reality [...]

Related: Nursing Jobs, Public Health Nursing

I have been an RN for 2 years working in critical care and am kind of looking for a change. I am interested in health promotion and wellness work, maybe at a fitness center or local college or something. Does anybody have any suggestions about how I can research more in this field?

Lindsey

My instructor went to nursing school in the 1960's. She still wears the traditional white uniform to clinicals. She mentioned the other day that she has been wanting a traditional carrying case for her nurse's cap. She said she had one years ago, but it disappeared. She's just using a makeshift case right now. She said that it was made of solid white plastic. [...]

Related: NICU, Night Shift, Shifts

I was recently hired into MSICU. I am very excited, but also scared to death. I do not have hospital experience, other than my nursing school clinicals. I am not quite brand spanking new, I have 6 months nursing experience in subacute/rehab and LTAC. With that being said, to get the most out of my 1st new hospital position, what shift [...]

Related: Male Nurse, Nursing Program, Student Nurse

So there I was, sitting in my room at college a month ago getting ready to apply for an MBA program because I am graduating with an undergraduate degree in mathematics with a pre-MBA emphasis in December. Something dawned on me though. I really hated what I was doing. The job market is terrible. It feels as though the job hunt [...]

I am nurse with 22 years experience. I have an ADN and a CCRN. I have worked in critical care for 20 years. I have been \"In charge\" on a Critical care unit for the last 7 years. Now my job is being replaced with BSN nurses. My hospital states you must have a BSN to be in this \"new [...]

I am a senior nursing student with a little over one semester left. When should I apply for a RN/BSN job? Do I wait until I take boards? Do I apply now, even though I am not a nurse yet?

Mimi123