ltmja

ltmja

anything that I had my clinicals in

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About ltmja

ltmja specializes in anything that I had my clinicals in.


I am a graduate nurse needing to retake my boards for the second time

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  1. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    Hahaha, I get my toenails done for the summer but fingernails...what the heck are those. I don't remember that last time I had fingernails, painted them or filed them to look nice. :)
  2. 1st yr student & working mom of 4...

    My mother and I are both RN's. I have no children but I remember my mother going through nursing school. She started when she was 45 yrs old with me at age 8, my younger sister age 6 and younger brother age 4. She also worked but I really don't re...
  3. Cell Phones: Help or Hindrance?

    I HATE the cell phones. Most of the calls are peddy things that the CNA can handle. I would be in a pt room giving lasix and a call comes in.....so and so needs help to the BR. That's nice, where the heck is the CNA at, I am a little busy. I had ...
  4. My friend from nursing school started at this hospital on orientation and knew it was not right for her so two weeks into it she quit. Now she works at a different hospital and likes it. Please don't stay there if it is not going to make you happy....
  5. Thank you for your suggestions, that is what i needed. It does seem to get better with time. I can't imagine how some of the people who commented me have anywhere from 8-10 pt per night. If I get 6 people when I first come in I usually get all the...
  6. failed nclex

    HI, I know how you feel. I have been an RN for 7 months now and I failed the nclex the first time. I hated especially having friends from my program pass and I needed to feel happy for them. It seemed that everyone was passing but me and maybe a fe...
  7. Kaplan 180 Question Practice Exam

    I have been an RN now for 7 months and I did kaplan. To pass; because I took the test twice, do all of the practice test. The first time I did the nclex i had just done practice made up quiz which are good to practice on area's you are not as stron...
  8. How many times have you cried???

    I've cried a few times. Once when i first started and then a couple after the shift was over. I think I just dread going into work more than anything. It's not knowing how the night is going to go what really get's me. Other jobs I've had before ...
  9. it's just a really hard floor. I work graveyard and start off with 5 pt. Then between 8pm and 2am i get my 6th pt. Our floor is the only floor in which the charge nurse has 4-5 pt. The majority of my pt are bipolar, have dementia, depression, and...
  10. 6 months and feeling down:(

    someone told me to keep a journal and look back at it every now and then. i might just start myself. is there really a new grad out there under a year experience that feels like they r not completly overwhelmed at times and like they are not doing ...
  11. LONG - Incompetent, me? Nah - just inept

    wow, sounds like my typical day at work. i just got off orientation myself and since i work night there is always an admit. i won't be halfway through my night meds before er wants to call report. we are new, that's all there is to it. we did not...
  12. "1 Year" Anniversary in Two Days: My Experiences

    hahahahahaha yeah, those IV bags, gotta love them! :)
  13. Preceptor issues

    I don't know if this is too late if you got a new preceptor or not but I had the exact same thing happen to me. She treated me the same way as you explained. Our personalities just clashed that's all. I need someone to be patient and show me, not ...
  14. to lorabel: i am a very nice person myself. i made mistakes so far but had one lady say i was the best nurse she's ever had and the other one give me a rose at the end of the day. my problem is that i want to spend more time in my patients room but m...
  15. Having trouble precepting new orientee

    I'm a new grad and my preceptor didn't work out. Can you be my preceptor!!! :) Wow, sounds to me she thinks she has more experience than you with her having 20 years experience and you having a little less than her. She has these bad habits and it...