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Dear Counselor,
I admit it. I could lose a few pounds. I’m heavy, but I’ve always been big and I just gained more weight when I was going to nursing school. When I began going to interviews for nursing jobs , I began to feel that my weight may work against me. I know I should lose weight, but is it really so bad for a nurse to be overweight? Shar
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Dear Shar,
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I’ve been a registered nurse for 14 years now and I was an LPN for three years before that. My nurse manager just told us that we need to do self-assessments that will go in our records so if we apply for other nursing jobs or want help going back to nursing school, the assessments will be taken into account. I don’t know how to do this! Is it even fair? Please help. Eleanor.
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I want to be a psychiatric nurse. I know that I have to do the whole nursing school thing, but can I go straight into psych nursing after that or do I have to work in something like med-surg for a while? I really don’t want to. Thanks, Jonah.
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Dear Jonah,
Becoming a nurse can mean many things to many people. Some are drawn to working in
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I’m studying to become a nurse. I study well and I do my clinical stuff without any problems, but my nursing teacher is always on my case about time management and organizing myself. I admit, I’m not the most organized person, but my things do get done. How do I get her off my back and still stay in nursing school? Thanks, Glenn
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Dear Glenn,
It may not seem obvious that time skills are important when someone decides to become a nurse. But being able to
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Dear Counselor,
I am applying for nursing school next month because I’m graduating from high school this spring. I’ve heard a lot about nursing teachers being really hard on the students and that nurses on the floors hate new nurses because they don’t know very much. I’m afraid that I won’t make it in a tough environment. Is all this stuff true? Barb
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Dear Barb,
There are many stories around about nursing teachers and nursi [...]
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Dear Counselor,
I graduated from nursing school with my LVN about 8 months ago. I can only find part-time work - there aren't many nursing jobs around where I am - so I have a lot of free time. I was thinking about volunteering, but I'm trying to find something that kind of combines my nursing with other things that need to be done. What types of volunteering may help me in the long run, as well as keep me busy? PS, it doesn't have to be volunteer nursing in a hospital or something.
Thank you. Cathryn
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Dear Nurse Counselor,
I’m applying to nursing school next year to be an RN. I didn’t really know what I wanted to do until I had to go to the hospital and saw what type of work the nurses did. What scares me though is the responsibility. What if you make a mistake? Charlotte
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Dear Charlotte,
Congratulations on your decision to go to nursing school. You’ll have a full load of school ahead of you, but it will be worth it in the end.
Nurses do have a lot
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Dear Counselor,
As a gift for graduating from nursing school, my mother wants to give me a subscription to a nursing magazine. I’ve seen a few different nursing magazines over the past couple of years, but what would be the best one in your opinion. If it makes a difference, I just graduated as an RN. Thanks so much. Rebbeka
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Dear Rebbeka,
What a great gift your mom is offering you. Nursing journals are an important part of continuing education, which is es
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My mom is a nurse, her cousin's a nurse, and her mom’s a nurse. I don’t want to be a nurse, but they think I’d be great at it. It doesn’t interest me and I don’t like being around sick people. Please, help me convince them that this isn’t the right path for me. Colleen.
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Dear Colleen,
This isn’t the usual type of request we get so it caught our attention for sure! If you don’t want to go into nursing, that is a decision that you have to make for y
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