jlouden_rn

jlouden_rn has 1 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics/School Health.

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1. Experience before school nursing

   jlouden_rn replied to NJgirly86's topic in School

   I worked for a full year on a small Pediatric unit in the hospital setting. I got fed up with some of the issues there, then I looked into school nursing because of the schedule (never thought I would even consider school nursing, to tell you the tr...

2. I just don't know what to do......

   jlouden_rn replied to Lamissa21's topic in New Nurse

   Congrats on making the big leap! My true passion is L&D as well, but I ended up getting hired on a Peds unit; supposed to be working day shift with night relief, but I'll be doing mostly nights it looks like so far. Meanwhile, I had an option to ...

3. Your earliest memories...

   jlouden_rn replied to nyapa's topic in Pediatric

   I have a "snapshot image" in my head of my grandfather's funeral - a few weeks after my 2nd birthday. I have a few things I can remember from when I was 3 and 4 years old. Otherwise, most of my memories that I can still recall pretty well are from wh...

4. straight shot to ped or general nursing?

   jlouden_rn replied to AllbreeJo's topic in Pediatric

   I just graduated from a BSN program in May and got my RN in July. I got hired to a Peds unit straight out of school and have been working there since June. I've had no other healthcare-related experience other than what I had in clinical, and so far...

5. Why do you love being a pediatric nurse?

   jlouden_rn replied to lolale's topic in Pediatric

   I'm a new nurse, only been working for a little over 2 months on a small Pediatric unit. I love Peds because I enjoy taking care of a baby as young as 4 days old to an adolescent as old as 17 and everything in between. My favorite age groups are new...

6. first night shift

   jlouden_rn replied to quincy24's topic in New Nurse

   I have been working 12-hour nights since July 2nd and I'm not too thrilled about it (I can't get the hang of sleeping during the day and being awake all night). Next month I start a day shift w/ night relief position and so far it looks like I'll be...

7. Is it a good idea to work before boards

   jlouden_rn replied to lovenursebeing's topic in New Nurse

   I started as a GN at my hospital in the beginning of June and had a month of working before I took the NCLEX. I work on a not-so-busy small Peds unit, so I had some great study time during my shift, as well as a very flexible manager for my schedule....

8. Nclex

   jlouden_rn replied to spotts's topic in LPN/LVN

   CONGRATS!!!! I took mine July 2nd, had all 265 questions (took me 5 1/2 hours) and passed. I know of two people who had 265 questions and failed, though so I guess it can go either way. I was soooo convinced I had failed (so much so that I had my h...

9. nclex

   jlouden_rn replied to scoobydoo32's topic in General Nursing

   Good luck!! I took mine July 2nd, had all 265 questions and it took me 5 1/2 hours (what an awful experience). While taking the test, I was already making plans for re-taking the test (no joke - when my husband picked me up afterwards, I was asking...

10. How opposite are you and your mate?

    jlouden_rn replied to wooosp's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I are quite similar in that we share a lot of the same interests and we're both the oldest of 2 children in our families. On the other hand, he's an IT guy (a.k.a "computer geek") who loves to talk and has a very dry sense of humor. ...

11. Married / engaged nurses...

    jlouden_rn replied to KLeigh's topic in General Nursing

    Same here. I haven't seen a specific policy about jewelry at my workplace, and goodness knows I've seen just about every nurse with rings on just about every finger; I wish I could wear my engagement ring all the time, but I worry about it getting m...

12. Do most people get into Nursing Schools on first try?

    jlouden_rn replied to lc3's topic in General Nursing

    2nd try, BSN - the waiting list was long anyways, but when I first applied they didn't even put me on the list because my GPA was a 2.49 and the minimum was a 2.50 (no joke); I had a VERY tough semester the fall before I applied (mono midway through ...

13. Let's introduce ourselves...

    jlouden_rn replied to pedi-RN's topic in New Nurse

    Hi! I just graduated with my BSN degree this past May, started working as a graduate nurse on a small pediatric unit the first part of June, and passed NCLEX on July 2nd (with 265 question, for crying out loud)! I have had NO previous experience i...

14. What # of questions did u pass the NCLEX with?

    jlouden_rn replied to teresab_2000's topic in New Nurse

    lampara_lady, according to ncsbn, the number of questions isn't an indicator of whether you passed or failed. Getting the minimum amount of questions (75) means you either did really WELL or you did REALLY BAD. It can then shut off at any time afte...

15. Nclex-rn

    jlouden_rn replied to celery's topic in Maryland

    Prayer was the only thing I ended up relying on leading up to the test, but even more so as I was taking it and once I was done. I just took it this past Monday, had 265 questions which took 5 1/2 hours (thought I was gonna go insane by the time it ...