Related: Anxiety, Student Nurse, testing

Hi after years of working in the administrative and legal field I have changed my major even though I have a degree. I decided to go back to school for nursing because I love taking care of people. Now that I am in, I am having a hard time in my Theory class. I failed 2 test and have 2 more left to take. I [...]

Related: Anxiety, board of nursing, nursing license

Was hoping for information on my situation..I graduate nursing school in a few months in Ohio. I have 3 misdemeanors(B&E, theft and forgery) from 9 years ago that have since been expunged. They are in no way a reflection of who I am today, I was running with some bad people in a difficult period of my life and do not have any other issues [...]

Related: Anxiety, New Nurse, personality

I've been a nurse for less than two years. Nursing was a career change for me, so I'm a slightly older new nurse. I excelled in school and am now on my second job...my dream job. BUT, I contiune running into the same problem. While I am confident in my skills, I love connecting with my patients, I have trouble with the other nurses. I [...]

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: Anxiety, DUI

I am a musician and work on a regular basis as one in PA where i live.
In March, after a gig (In my last semester) i was arrested for DUI. My attorney assures me that I will be getting the \"ARD\" program- this is an avenue whereby i get probation, a short DL suspension, take alcohol classes, eventually resulting in no record or conviction. Thank [...]

Related: Anxiety, Exam, Failure, Fear, Feelings, Learning, NCLEX, New Nurse Tips, Success

So how many times will you take the NCLEX?  Most all of you will surely answer at least once.  But for some of us-those select few who no matter how hard we try just can't excel at a nursing exam-it might be a few more.

I'm fessing up: I did not pass the NCLEX the first time.  I had heard from teachers and nurses alike that [...]

Related: Anxiety, Career, Communication, Failure, Fear, Felony, Job Search, Mistake, New Nurse Tips, Nurse History, Problem Solving, Professionalism, Truth, Weaknesses

I understand those of you who are worried about losing your license after a conviction-and wondering about how to appeal the board of nursing. I know what it is like to worry for months and months, because there are no clear cut answers out there.

I am an RN who has been licensed since 1990. In 2008 I got arrested for petite theft, a Class 2 [...]

Related: Anxiety, Confidence, Emotions, Feelings, Mistake, Patients, Student Nurse

I have been an RN for almost two years now. I worked in a Special Care Unit till now, and I am training in the ER (my dream job). I have made mistakes since becoming a nurse and I always keep them with me. (I expect perfection from myself.)

Generally, though, when I make mistakes, I realize I have the best intentions and am able to [...]

Related: Anxiety, Charting, Expectations, Feelings, Learning, Stress, Time, Travel Nursing

My first assignment as a travel nurse, I often cried or vented on the phone during my 30-minute drive home. I would often pray before work, "God, please get me and my patients safely through this day..."

I know many nurses love the life and adventure of being a travel nurse: a new city, with a nightlife, restaurants, beaches, or other attractions. Lots of people love [...]

Related: Anxiety, Confidence, Failure, Fear, Mistake, Morale, New Grad, Orientee, Second Career Nursing, Stress, Weaknesses

I am a second career nurse—53 years old and a new grad.

I landed a job at a teaching hospital because I love to learn and felt it would be a good place for me. But I feel like I have bitten off more than I can chew.

Every day I make at least one mistake. I’ve already made two medication errors which resulted in my having [...]