No on the ban! BP is treatable and the patient can lead a normal life.

hi. im 24 years old i was diagnosed with major depression 2 and a half years ago. Im already a licensed nurse here in our country.After getting my license, i went into a one month training in the cvu, icu and ward in a local hospital.When i was a trainee, i can hardly follow the instructions (such as operating the infusion pump), i also find it hard to concentrate and to focus.. and i get so panicky and overwhelmed by anxiety.I just think that it was too stressful.Even the other nurses were seeing me like that and I felt really ashamed. I feel so powerless. I studied hard for my career, passed the exam and everything. I just could not accept that this is happening to me right now. I even cancelled my exam although i paid 50% of its price because its useless, Its actually a borad exam of America. (the nclex) . NOw,. im jobless, my pdoc told me to let go of nursing and find another job. But i couldn't let go just like that. I am thinking about my future and everything. Many suggested that, "why dont you focus on ur healing first and decide later if u still wanted to continue?":My answer to that is, i know myself. What if im already ok, then i returned on being not so okay. In nursing there should be no mistakes right? It's just so frustrating because i wanted to pursue hemodialysis nursing. I just dont know what to do. The fact that i cudnt do nursing is killing me. Should i give nclex a shot? I just wanted to have an option for the future. pls help

It would depend on what kind, for how long, and what kind of "ban." I am a nurse, I've suffered from Major Depressive Disorder and OCD. Should I NOT be a nurse? I know MANY doctors who suffer from Depression, OCD, etc.

Of course things like uncontrolled psychosis isn't a good thing, but nearly every form of "mental illness" is treatable in many people.

People should be judged on the quality of their work, NOT what their medical record says. And, it is NOT an employer's business if or when someone saw a mental health professional.

I jsut read your second post and realized that your condition is NOT under control. Your first priority, is YOUR physical and mental health taken care of and secondly espeically in any healing profession or any job where you are responsible for the well being of others is to have control of yourself in the workplace and BE ABLE to do the work.

You owe it to yourself to get treatment, with treatment your anxiety may be under control, and you may still be able to do the work you want to.

But, if one cannot DO the work, it is a disservice to one's patients. Get treatment and THEN worry about your nursing career.

I have OCD and it did not keep me from being a school teacher. One, question, when it gets really bad would they let you take a leave of abscence until it is gone?

Everyone in this world has one issue or more to deal with. I have not met one person in this world that is "perfect" and without fault of some. Stay in your profession a s long as you can adequately perform your duties. BEST wishes....

thank you for the kind words. i hope that maybe someday i will be able to realize if this career is really for me.('',)