cat2007 replied to hollyjolly's topic in New Nurse
I feel like I could have written your post myself! I graduated in May and worked on a med-surg unit for 2 months. I knew it was a hectic floor but I was determined. By the second month though I was dreading going to work. We worked short everyday ...
I took a reveiw course in early June for 8 days. The week before the test (6/26) I did the Kaplan test trainer and reviewed content. I passed with 75 questions. If you did pretty good in nursing school and have been doing practice questions it sho...
Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg, NJ has a bridge program. The LPN's take a 9 week course Jun-Aug and join the 2nd year nursing students in September if they pass. I know LPN's who have done that route and are very successful. I just ...
Hi - I just passed the NCLEX RN yesterday! I still can't believe it. I will be starting on a Renal Transplant floor on July 9. It is at a large teaching hospital and they seem to like new grads. I just wanted to get some opinions on what I can do ...
I took the NCLEX on Tuesday 6/26. The majority of questions had to with prioritization and delegation, pharmacology and infection control. I did not have any dosage calculations as many have also stated. I was a bit shocked at that. I left my exa...
Hi - I graduate from Raritan Valley on May 16. Does anyone know how I can get fingerprinted through Sagamorph (sp?) before the school actually sends in our records. I just wanted to get the ball rolling. I am taking the Rutgers NCLEX review in Jun...
I was a unit secretary before I decided to switch to CNA. I switched after my first semester of nursing school (12/2005). I took a $1.00 pay cut to become a CNA and the job is much more physically demanding and busy. It's a shame the pay is so low...
I was getting ready to leave work yesterday at 7am when I responded to a patient's call light. I should have punched out, because I couldn't believe what I saw when I walked into the room. The client was standing by the side of the bed and had poop...
I will be graduating May 16, 2007 with an ADN. I can't believe how fast it went. I am off for the summer and start my 3rd semester September 6. I have been working alot as a CNA, but I will cut back when school starts up again. Hopefully by this ...
Thanks for sharing the article. I remember hearing about night shift workers and breast cancer a few years ago. I have been doing the night shift for 12 years and it scares me because both my mom and her sister died of breast cancer. They were not...
Hello - I am a second year nursing student (ADN). In clinical we are to check the apical HR with our stethoscopes before giving Digoxin. I work at a hospital as a nurses aide and the nurse went by the HR recorded on the BP machine. I was just won...