Just wanted to say thanks again for all the support and your own personal stories. Come to find out several nurses I work with have also had panic attacks. It's alot more common than I thought. Maybe Nursing is the culprit :chuckle Too bad I didn't ...
I was on my way to work yesterday and all of a sudden out of nowhere my heart starting racing so fast and I became short of breath. I had the feeling like I might pass out. I made myself slow my breathing and checked my pulse. I was around 140. My ha...
A girl I work with took over a year to finally pass the NCLEX and she is one of the best nurses on our unit. Some people just aren't good test takers, it has no reflection on your abilities as a nurse. DON'T GIVE UP!!!!
First of all, CONGRATS!!!! :balloons: There is no better high than that moment you find out you passed! As for freshening up your skills....what dept are you going into? Maybe review small sections from your texts that relate to your job. As far as b...
You only fail if you don't try again. Try to get back into studying mode and really crank out Q's on things you felt really unsure iof when you took the test. Before you know you'll have those two little letters following your name. :)
jessjoy replied to nclexhater's topic in New Nurse
I think if the original poster spent more time studying for the Nclex rather than wasting time chastizing everyone on the forums, she wouldn't be such an "NCLEXHATER"
I am currently working on a telemetry unit which I love. However, I would like to eventually go to ICU. I am really intimidated though! What should I do to prepare myself for the transition? Any books that you can rec'd? Anyone else who went from th...
jessjoy replied to BSNgrad2004's topic in New Nurse
I did not do a review course. I am better at studying on my own. I have to admit I procrastinated. I studied HARD for about a week before the test. I bought the Kaplan review book and did about 100 questions a night. I found it much easier and faster...
jessjoy replied to nadia562002's topic in New Nurse
I've only been a nurse for 6 months and had never had a death on my shift .....until recently. We had someone die two days in a row. They were both 91, one male and one female. It was interesting to see how the two families dealt with the death. The ...
I am going to be switching to three 12-hour shifts at my hospital (7p-7a) I am looking for a "fun", low stress, part-time job, maybe once or twice a week. I want something that has nothing to do with the typical hospital environment. I was thinking o...
Hi all. I currently work on a cardiac-pulmonary floor at a local hospital. I really want to do hospice. I would like to stay at my current job but cut down to part-time (maybe three days a week) and work with a hospice. Has anyone else done this? Tha...