The Case Against Med-Surg!

Imagine finally graduating from nursing school and being miserable for a whole year. Everyone should spend their first year in Med-Surg, or should they? This article attempts to offer an alternative to the belief that new nursing graduates should spend one year in Med-Surg before going on to something else. Read More...

Your 1st Year as a Nurse: Advice & Tips

What will your 1st year of nursing be like? Has school fully prepared you for everything? What do you need to know to have a great 1st year of practice? Here's some quick info on what you can expect and advice on how to make your transition from nursing school to bedside practice successful. Read More...

Critique my NCLEX pn study plan

1. Read kaplan nclex pn 6th edition have not taken assessment test in the back of the book yet (will after gone through all Saunders ?)

2. Saunders doing the Cd on study mode content select all (all 3,625?s) writing down what I get wrong so I can go back and review.

3. Already did exam cram test ? redoing the ? I got wrong and reviewing rationales.

4. If I have time will do some ATI assessment tests. Read More...

How I passed the NCLEX the 2nd time around

I took the NCLEX for the first time in September 2011, after a move from NY to ATL. Needless to say, I didnt study much and winged it. I failed. After seeing that I failed, I cried for two days straight. Then I was determined to pass.

I signed up for the Kaplan course. I took it online and would highly recommend it. Before my online class started, I did the Diagnostic test, QT1, QT2, QT3 and REVIEWED my weak areas! I listened to the lectures and took notes in my book. I listened to the decision tree one about 4 times. Made a post it note that read... Read More...

Prioritization, Delegation, and Assigment

Has anyone used prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment book and successful passes the NCLEX? What's your opinion on the book? ! Read More...

Difference between the LPN and RN Nclex Exam

Does anyone know what the differences are in the Nclex/RN and the Nclex/LPN exam? I don't remember the Lpn/Nclex being that bad. The hardest part was trying to relax so I could think straight! . Read More...

What nursing field do you think is easiest and hardest?

I know nursing in itself is hard but i just wanted to know what you all think ... What nursing field is easiest to do and which is the hardest? Read More...

Where can I find clinical stories when I don't have my own yet?

I am a second semester nursing student, and I am writing an Ethics paper on the concept of Advocacy. I have made my arguments and such (actually I could say much more), but I need a clinical story/patient example that has to do with advocacy.

I really wanted a story that shows the "thin line" between advocacy and paternalism and a case where the nurse must make a difficult ethical decision. In this context, if the nurse is trying to fulfill the ideal of beneficence (doing only good) and how that conflicts with autonomy. Read More...