DU15

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1. Absolutely miserable

   DU15 replied to slippersocks's topic in New Nurse

   What are you thinking about going to school for? Just curious :)

2. Is this what MedSurg nursing is really like?

   DU15 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Hello! I'm a new grad who's been working on a m/s floor for around 5 months now. I've been doing pretty okay so far, however, I can't help but feel exhausted from the strain that they put on me at work. Some of the issues I've noticed are: 1) No exp...

3. Absolutely miserable

   DU15 replied to slippersocks's topic in New Nurse

   I feel the same way. I work on a medsurg floor and definitely do not feel like it's my calling. I do okay, and my patients love me, but mostly because of my personality. I still feel as though my skills are lacking A LOT. But that comes with time an...

4. Absolutely miserable

   DU15 replied to slippersocks's topic in New Nurse

   Hi there! It's hard for us to help, when you haven't really expressed what the actual problem is. You've expressed how "miserable" you feel and how you cry and stress about work, but what exactly is causing this? You like your coworkers and manager. ...

5. Nurses with 2 jobs

   DU15 replied to dreamer30's topic in General Nursing

   I was literally just about to post a question about this! I was wondering how long I should work before getting a per diem job on the side. Not to kills myself, 2-3 shifts a month just to help me out with my bills. If anyone does reply to this, I ha...

6. 2016 Salary thread

   DU15 replied to kbrn2002's topic in General Nursing

   1. NJ 2. Acute care hospital, med/surg floor. Unionized hospital. BSN RN, brand spankin' new (graduated in June). $32.71 base, 10% diff for evening (3-11p) and 15% diff for night (11-7a). No weekend diff. 3. My apartment is 950sq ft and its $1,030/m...

7. Breakups during nursing school.

   DU15 replied to Linexox's topic in General Students

   I had a somewhat similar experience. However, mine was a lot worse. I don't have any family support, so when he broke up with me, I felt completely alone. I went into severe depression and was even suicidal for a while. I'd skip class and clinical an...

8. How long does it take to complete Tier 3 of Drexels online RN/BSN program?

   DU15 replied to Ultraposh's topic in Pennsylvania

   Just a heads up, Drexel is a PITA when it comes to accepting credits from previous classes you've taken. I'd actually call them and ask about what they'll take first, just so that you're aware of how much you'll actually be able to transfer.

9. How long after graduation did you take the NCLEX?

   DU15 replied to rls927's topic in NCLEX

   Graduated June 13th, got my ATT June 19th, took NCLEX June 20th. Passed with 75 questions.

10. How long is your commute?

    DU15 replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

    20 minutes. All highway though, so whenever there's an accident or just horrible traffic, it can be 40+ minutes :/

11. Am I going into the right profession or should I just

    DU15 replied to Soon2beStudent's topic in Humor

    Lol am I the only one that noticed that this was posted under the category "nurse humor/jokes"?

12. Drexel Co Op? Fall/Winter or Spring/Summer?

    DU15 replied to hshuang's topic in School Programs

    Hello! I went to Drexel and I had spring/summer co-ops. I strongly suggest doing the same. Trying to commute to work in the winter is awful, and you can't call out. Whereas Drexel sometimes closes for a snow day. I also suggest spring/summer because...

13. plea for collective wisdom -- new grad RN nurse struggling badly

    DU15 replied to vespera186's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I really appreciate this! I am also a new grad on my 5th week of orientation on a medsurg floor. And I'm also worried about not being able to remember everything about all of my 6 patients! It scares me to think that a doctor might walk u...

14. HESI EXIT EXAM

    DU15 replied to Shonlg's topic in HESI

    I passed my exit first try with 1036. My suggestion is to not overdo it. I think that studying from all types of books, apps, & review videos just makes it too much to take in and it hurts you in the end. Pick a study tool or two and stick to it...

15. License by endorsement HELP

    DU15 replied to nursenh1's topic in New Jersey

    I just said I wanted to know the status of my application. That's really it. I brought my things but no one asked to see them. They just had me fill out a form and then they said my license number was posted online. Good luck!