Dakota28

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1. Getting away from bedside nursing

   Dakota28 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm a new nurse, graduated in December of 2007. I currently work mother/baby and it's not at all what I was expecting. I wasn't expecting to come to work worrying about what emergency we'll have next. If we don't have a mom hemorrhaging in one room, ...

2. Help! I think I hate nursing!

   Dakota28 replied to dcs9286's topic in New Nurse

   I'm starting to fear that I don't like nursing! I've been working since January of this and I still feel like I make mistakes all the time and don't know anything... in fact, I did make a big mistake this week and now can't get it off my mind..... I ...

3. Conceptual Framework?

   Dakota28 replied to Dakota28's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for responding! I thought that a conceptual framework would be a long step-by-step way to do research!! I have asked the instructor about what this is before, but what she said just confused me even more and my classmates did too!! I'...

4. Conceptual Framework?

   Dakota28 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi Everyone!! I need some help with my homework!! I'm working on my BSN and have an assignment that wants me to base some research off of a conceptual framework! I have no idea how to do that! I'm supposed to choose a theorist and use their conceptua...

5. HIPAA violations

   Dakota28 replied to Dakota28's topic in New Nurse

   thank you, I appreciate your view on it.

6. HIPAA violations

   Dakota28 replied to Dakota28's topic in New Nurse

   I never gave any names but I've definitley learned my lesson to keep things to myself. It's just hard when you come home from work nearly in tears because you can't stop thinking about it and then your husband asks you what happened. Then you see you...

7. HIPAA violations

   Dakota28 replied to Dakota28's topic in New Nurse

   I'm so freaked that I'm going to get in trouble for it and lose my license... I'm just so freaked out by the situation I couldn't help but talk about it. Thank you for advice

8. HIPAA violations

   Dakota28 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I'm having a hard time with HIPAA violations... please tell if I'm making them. I'm in my first six months of nursing and the unit I work on had a death for the first time in 12 years just about 2 weeks ago. I'm completely haunted by it and can not g...

9. 75 ?'s going through my mind, nonstop

   Dakota28 replied to Dakota28's topic in NCLEX

   That's an exact description of me after I took that horrible thing. and now that I passed I'm too excited and happy to clean the house!!! Stop looking stuff up, I made that mistake too and it really did just make me more anxious. Hide the books somew...

10. 75 ?'s going through my mind, nonstop

    Dakota28 replied to Dakota28's topic in NCLEX

    75 is a good sign!!! remember that you just had to get more right than wrong and that the test is designed to help you pass!

11. too many med questions for me

    Dakota28 replied to brauchi's topic in NCLEX

    Just got my results today... I know exactly how you feel and I know that trying to relax or not think about didn't work out at all for me. Just try to tell yourself that this is more than likely the last time you'll have to do this and if it stopped ...

12. 48 Hours later...............Still freaking out

    Dakota28 replied to MJJFan1's topic in NCLEX

    Congrats!!! I don't know what i would have done without this site for the past 48 hours!!! I'm so happy for you and me and all of us that passed this weekend!!! My in-laws sent me flowers today too! I was impressed!!! and the husband took me out to a...

13. Well....

    Dakota28 replied to allthingsbright's topic in NCLEX

    We both passed!!! Congrats!!!!

14. 75 ?'s going through my mind, nonstop

    Dakota28 replied to Dakota28's topic in NCLEX

    It's so funny that our tests were so similar! My friend from school took hers today and she had some of the exact same questions as me! What unit are you going to be working?

15. I know I failed!

    Dakota28 replied to emnicams's topic in NCLEX

    Hey lilmama! How'd it go today? I had my husband and Dad checking it continuously this morning... was so relieved when one of them finally called!