ange26s

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1. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

   ange26s replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

   Yes! Absolutely you can ask to work day shift! I have been a nurse for 7 yrs and I only work day shift, from day one! This is my advice I give anyone going into the medical field, you have to be aggressive to get what you truly want! Go in with a smi...

2. Med/ Surg Patient to Nurse Ratio

   ange26s replied to pilpusher's topic in Med-Surg

   i work on a busy 37 bed medical/telemetry unit.we have a max of 6 pts day or night.typically i get 5.with the acuity of our pts we should really get 4.i could not imagine getting moe than 6! to me thats compromising pt safety and your license.we have...

3. Zero Confidence and Scared! eeek!!

   ange26s replied to ChiSmile6's topic in New Nurse

   I definitly feel the same! I have been precepting for a month now and Im up to 3 patients,but I feel like I have NO clue what Im doing half the time and Im soo slow! Im constantly nervous when giving meds and Im always forgetting to do things.My prec...

4. Med-Surg Nursing,Not just another dirty job....

   ange26s posted a topic in New Nurse

   hello all! first i would like to say this thread is not meant to offend anybody,but just give a little personal insight on my feeling about med-surg.i am a new grad working med-surg for about 4wks now.i work 3 12hour dayshifts.when i was in ns i neve...

5. Can't stop talking about nursing school?

   ange26s replied to mydee's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hang in there everyone,before you know it you will have your much deserved title!I can't believe I'm done with NS and I'm an RN now.I remember coming to this site while doing my prereqs and just waiting for the day to say I'm an RN! Stay strong and n...

6. Moving to N.Carolina as a new grad from CA

   ange26s replied to sandrajinhong's topic in North Carolina

   I believe the pay increases with your raises which are based off of your yearly evaluations.I would contact a nursing recruiter(just call human resources) and one of them can send you an information packet about benefits and etc. They can also let yo...

7. Moving to N.Carolina as a new grad from CA

   ange26s replied to sandrajinhong's topic in North Carolina

   Hello, I live in Fayetteville and the new grad pay is $20.20/hr I will be working nights so I have a shift diff of $4 nights and $3.50 wk.ends.As far as I know the VA is on a hiring freeze and not hiring any new grads.Womack army medical center on Ft...

8. Lost, Afraid and feeling like a failure...now what?

   ange26s replied to JVRB4's topic in New Nurse

   wow, I cant imagine a hospital asking a new grad to be charge after 2-3 wks.I would say that is a horrible expierence.At my hospital (im n orientation now) we are in orientation for 3 wks in nursing core classes, we precept for a min. of 6 weeks and ...

9. Ugh, my insomnia is killing me

   ange26s replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Students

   I feel your pain! I have terrible insomnia.I love ambien,but I stopped taking meds b/c I dont want to depend off it to sleep.I have tried everything in the book to try to sleep.The funny thing is I actually slept great the night before I took boards....

10. average question trainer/qbank scores testing in 2 weeks

    ange26s replied to perfectly_4given's topic in NCLEX

    I understand your frustration Perfectly.I just took NCLEX yesterday and honestly, dont focus so much on the score,but the rationale of the answer.If you got something wrong just make sure you look up the material and get a good understanding of it.Th...

11. June 2009 NCLEX Support Group

    ange26s replied to kristin1213's topic in NCLEX

    i take the nclex-rn june 17th! im really nervous and i just keep telling myself " you will pass! you will beat that test!" best wishes to all testing ( we will be nurses ) and congratulations to those who have passed!!

12. FOOD FOR THOUGHT...

    ange26s posted a topic in General Students

    ok, the big day is approaching! after coutless hours of studying, many tears shed, days gone by, im finally taking the nclex! my big day is wed. the 17th of june. i remember coming to this site as a prereq. student wishing i was the one in ns, wishin...

13. I passed the Nclex RN in 75 questions!!

    ange26s replied to happygirl09's topic in NCLEX

    Congrats!! That is a real accomplishment:yeah: I take my NCLEX on the 17th and im so nervous.I have not studied nearly as much as you did.I took Kaplan and I have been studying for three wks as well,but I have been doing 50-150 quest. a day and just ...

14. New Grad Sad and Frustrated

    ange26s posted a topic in General Students

    so i just graduated last week and was cloud 9 unitl i started the kaplan course this week. i left ns feeling comfortable and self-confident with passing the nclex.i had always studied really hard during ns and did well on our test.now, im doing terri...

15. How time consuming is it?

    ange26s replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in General Students

    I definitly spent anywhere from 40-60 hrs a week on NS. It was more time consuming the first couple semesters, but the content definitly became harder after each semester. I know people who didn't spend as much time as I did and their grades did refl...