erinmichelle

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1. RN's out of school for at least 1 year

   erinmichelle replied to Ashes's topic in New Nurse

   i have been out of school for a year and a half, most of the time i love being a nurse. of course some days are stressful when you just cant seem to keep up. i still get excited when i think that "I am a NURSE". :rotfl: going to school and becomi...

2. Patient Load

   erinmichelle replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

   we have 7 to 8 at the hospital i work at, i think that is way toooooo many. then you have to account for the discharges and new admissions you get throughout your 12 hour shift. its not very safe in my opinion. plus people are on so many meds and acu...

3. I like Med/Sug-Isthat wierd?

   erinmichelle replied to JustJen's topic in Med-Surg

   i have worked med surg for a year and a half and dont think i would like it anywhere else. (never have worked anywhere else and really do not have the desire) erin

4. Other Side of Coin---Less than Humble New Grads

   erinmichelle replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

   also the cnas respect me because i help them out a lot because i remember what it was like. i cant stand nurses who think is it not there job the clean up a patient, things go smoother for me when we work as a team.

5. I love nursing but I'm too busy to:

   erinmichelle replied to UM Review RN's topic in Safety

   i know i just posted but that is such a true statement erin

6. I love nursing but I'm too busy to:

   erinmichelle replied to UM Review RN's topic in Safety

   that right there says it all. erin

7. 12 hours???? Ugh!

   erinmichelle replied to wonderbee's topic in General Students

   i love working 12 hour shifts. 4 days off!!! everyone i know is jealous of me. granted they are hard but if i can sleep in 4 days a week i am all for that. i can not imagine working a 9 to 5 job now. i does take some getting use too but it is tot...

8. Kaplan is frustrating me!

   erinmichelle replied to Kitty-MayRN's topic in New Nurse

   i took kaplan last year and a passed nclex. on the cdrom what i did was just answer all A's so that i could read all the rationals instead. i think that was more hepful because i too did horrible on the tests. of all the people that took kaplan at...

9. Other Side of Coin---Less than Humble New Grads

   erinmichelle replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

   i never had any of that "eat your new" crap where i work, i worked there as a CNA so they took me in when i graduated and were all very helpfull. the best thing i done for myself in nursing school was work as a CNA. thats the most important advice ...

10. Took NCLEX-RN today

    erinmichelle replied to flaced's topic in NCLEX

    when the computer turned off when i finished my test i was terrified, but i passed. what really scared me was the questions i could remember and i looked up i had gotten wrong. i never thought i would make it through school but now i have been a nurs...