pheobes718

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1. Nervous!! Advice please!

   pheobes718 replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Truth is, there's really no time for nerves. Abandon your fear, and have confidence in yourself! You're always learning in nursing, too; if there's anything you can't do/recall, don't be afraid to...

2. Advice, plese...

   pheobes718 replied to coffeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I never think there's anything wrong w/ a change of location. If you feel you'd benefit from a move, then I say, do

3. Ever had a older nurse treat you as a lowly new grad?

   pheobes718 replied to <3Nursing07's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I've seen so much workplace bureaucracy.

4. First Year of Nursing is Hard Because...??

   pheobes718 replied to vaileheart's topic in First Year After Licensure

   ...there's so much b.s. paperwork that you have to do. I suppose, looking back on it all, it was necessary because it helped 'drill in' important ideas, but I'm a fast learner and found it repetitive...

5. Cell Phone Photos

   pheobes718 replied to nurseby07's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Dude, that's definitely a breach of confidentiality; be wary of these nurses, and keep your name

6. Am I to incompetent for nursing?

   pheobes718 replied to Yenta7's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Well, you spelled 'too' wrong. Just kidding. Stay focused, and don't give up. Practice makes perfect (so long as your mistakes are

7. How do you deal with families?

   pheobes718 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

   It's best not to become emotionally invested in difficult family relationships. Treat difficult parents like 'customers', and keep the patient at the forefront in all you interventions. Stay focused...

8. We need to lift eachother up!

   pheobes718 replied to Abigail25's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Testify!

9. Not sure I like this...long

   pheobes718 replied to sleepyjane's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You have to do what you want; it sounds to me like you need a change of scenery, and that is one of the wonderful things about this field--you have flexibility. Have you ever considered

10. Young Nurses?

    pheobes718 replied to MelBel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm 22, and I find it frustrating that I have to constantly prove myself competent; it all comes down to carrying yourself w/

11. overwhelmed

    pheobes718 replied to rashan1053's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Best advice I ever got was just to take everything one day at a time; that's all you can do, and honestly, it's how the field

12. Work and Nursing School - is it possible?

    pheobes718 replied to gnomik79's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I tried working part-time through nursing school and found it to be too hard; good luck to

13. Will my feet/legs always feel this way?

    pheobes718 replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I really like compression socks (found at any scrubs store and most athletic stores); they're more comfortable than