Carolanne

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1. Aides giving the "new nurse" problems

   Carolanne replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in New Nurse

   You're the new kid on the block and many eyes are focused on you. How will she handle it, how flustered is she going to get, when is she going to lose it? There's probably a little bit of jealousy, too, over your accomplishments and increase in pay o...

2. Passed the boards try #3 - try this new book!!!

   Carolanne posted a topic in NCLEX

   Just found out this morning ... I made it! Took the RN boards on July 4th, what an Independence Day! What a relief. This was my third time taking it - tests 1 and 2 took me all the way to the end with 265 questions and then this time it shut off at 7...

3. Have now failed twice ...

   Carolanne posted a topic in NCLEX

   I'm really starting to question my abilities. Here I am, a graduate of RN school with a degree and the State says I'm not yet competent to practice nursing. I'm getting a little frustrated. I took the NCLEX in March, failed, signed up for NCSBN and ...

4. The F word - bombed it!

   Carolanne replied to Carolanne's topic in New Nurse

   Thanks so, so much for this info - I feel better already. This is probably just what I need to work on my weaker points. I got tons of questions on delegation and prioritizing, so I know I need to focus on that. I'm working this weekend and didn't sa...

5. The F word - bombed it!

   Carolanne posted a topic in New Nurse

   I took my RN boards on Thursday and just went onto the web site to view my grade - the dreaded F word - FAIL! I kind of had a pit in the stomach feeling when I left there - it took me all the way through to the end of the 265 questions and I finished...

6. I need help!

   Carolanne replied to Cailly's topic in General Students

   Hi Cailly, I think most of us have been there too. I came to realize that our clinical instructors were basically there to give us the tour and introduction, but the real LEARNING happens when you're laying hands on with those patients and working w...

7. care plan insanity

   Carolanne replied to lazydaze22's topic in General Students

   Get thee a care plan book, it will help you tremendously. You don't have to spend a lot of money - go on amazon.com and look for older editions, they're cheap. Just type in nursing care plans in the search and you'll find tons. Doesn't matter if they...

8. Anyone else experiencing grief from friends & family about school?

   Carolanne replied to tbtc1234's topic in General Students

   I have come to realize that the people who make the snide remarks and give you little guilt jabs are actually a bit jealous of you pursuing your goal, and what really irks them is if you succeed at it! Think of yourself as an example to others, and d...

9. major depressive disorder and nursing

   Carolanne replied to pollywog's topic in General Students

   LOL, how true! I've been on Zoloft for over a year and no one has ever raised an eye brow. Depression and anxiety are treatable conditions, and as the other posters have said, you're under a physician's care and on appropriate therapy, so enjoy nursi...

10. What to take to clinicals if you only have your coat pockets?

    Carolanne replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Students

    I agree with all of the above staples, I like to carry a small calculator to figure out drip rates, etc.

11. Anyone ever have to repeat a Nursing Class??

    Carolanne replied to Diva Nurse Dani's topic in General Students

    Hi NND, I can very much relate. I'm 44 and was a week away from graduation in May and failed Cardiac Nursing by 2 points. It's a seven week course and they cram way too much info into that time period to be expected to get any kind of a decent grade...

12. Venting over my own doubts and fear of success

    Carolanne replied to Star Trek Nerd's topic in General Students

    I think that many of us are our own worst enemies, myself included. We dream and plan and pursue a goal and then worry and fret and stay awake with the what if's all night. The negative side of us pops up all the red warning flags about things that c...

13. Frustrated w/ 2 year old. Just venting.

    Carolanne replied to lisamc1RN's topic in General Students

    Little fellas that age get quite upset if something else is diverting Mommy's attention away from them. I've found that to be true with husbands, too, but that's another post! :chuckle Can you schedule some uninterrupted study time when he's taking ...

14. Who's graduating this December?

    Carolanne replied to PennyLane's topic in General Students

    I am in a 2 year ADN program but have been going part time, so it's eeked out to four years that I've been at this with pre-reqs included (anatomy, psych, sociology, biology, chem, english). I was supposed to graduate this past May, but have to repea...

15. Having a major confidence crisis. Need advice

    Carolanne replied to wonderbee's topic in General Students

    Try not to be too hard on yourself. You're new at it, you don't have it down pat yet. I agree with above poster, speak with your supervisor and explain your concerns. I'm sure you're not the first person to feel this way. And by expressing your conce...