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  1. New Nurse, what did I get myself into...

    Thank you so much, reading your reply made me feel like I actually had a right to feel lost and overwhelmed... I was beginning to think that maybe I was just being a baby and needed to suck it up and power through it... which I probably should get so...
  2. New Nurse, what did I get myself into...

    I don't mean to sound like a cry baby, or like I am whining because that is not what I am doing, I guess I am just feeling like I am at a disadvantage and like I was thrown to the wolves without proper training. I agree nursing schools need to chang...
  3. New Nurse, what did I get myself into...

    Thanks so much for your kind words, and encouragement. I knew it wasn't going to be easy, and I was prepared for that. But I do think the hospital should have had a few classes teaching us correct policies and protocols along with correct chain of co...
  4. New Nurse, what did I get myself into...

    Very true, I should start using other resources besides just my preceptor. So thank you for that. There isn't much down time on the floor that I am on, so unless I stay after my shift to look up different policies and procedures there isn't much time...
  5. New Nurse, what did I get myself into...

    Thanks for the advice. This is my first career and I would fit into the first category you explained. So other than having bad clinical instructors or Nurses I have had to deal with in school, this is all brand new to me. I have heard the term that n...
  6. New Nurse, what did I get myself into...

    I was in the OR for my final clinical rotation, and the OR is VERY different from bust floor nursing. In my last semester of nursing I had taken on two pts by myself, but we weren't able to do all of their meds, input orders into the computer, call d...
  7. New Nurse, what did I get myself into...

    Hello all, I am a new grad RN who landed my first job in a small hospital. I really wanted to work at this hospital because it is small and it is also a teaching hospital, so I figured I was going to get some great life experiences... well life exper...
  8. New Hire RN - PCU (Cardiac Floor)

    Thanks so much icurnmaggie! I have been trying to relax a bit, but I'm so nervous that I don't know anything and am going make a fool of myself. Everyone tells me this is a common feeling so I shouldn't worry, just be prepared to learn and then go ho...
  9. Graduated in May 2014, Went to Kent State in Ohio NCLEX-RN on July 29th Licensed for MI on July 31st. First Job interview August 27th Offered the position and accepted Aug 29th (on my BDAY, such a great BDAY present!) I had put out A LOT of applicati...
  10. New Hire RN - PCU (Cardiac Floor)

    Hello All, I recently graduate from Nursing school in May of this year. I took my NCLEX-RN on July 29th and was licensed on July 31st. I went on my first interview last week and was offered the position! The floor is a PCU-Cardiac floor which also ta...
  11. Helpful books for Med Calculations

    Thanks everyone! I will look into the books and website you have mentioned!!! =)
  12. Helpful books for Med Calculations

    Hello, I have applied to 3 nursing programs and once accepted, we have to take a math med. calculation test every semester, and you have to get 100% on it, in order to pass. I was curious if there was a certain book that helped you practice and study...
  13. Would this hurt me getting a job?

    Be Honest! Yes, tell them you volunteered at the hospital before, and if they ask why you quit, simply say while I was in nursing school it was too hard for my to volunteer and go to school, so I quit. They can't look down on you for quitting because...
  14. Paramedic vs Nurse! Decisions!

    I agree, I should have spoke up. I was young and it was my first "big girl" job. Since I was so young and the 2 EMT-B's training me had been there so long, I though speaking up would not have changed a thing except getting them in trouble and then me...
  15. my not so lovely night

    I am so sorry that you had a terrible night, just reading that made me feel so bad for you! I swear when it rains, it pours! I hope the rest of your week goes much more smoothly! :hug: :)