karlymarie

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1. Depressed and Disappointed in Myself

   karlymarie replied to Samx3's topic in New Nurse

   I felt the same way when I first started nursing. I worked in a nursing home at the time, and went from being the best CNA to the worst LPN literally overnight! It was extremely difficult for me. I had panic attacks daily and vomited every morning be...

2. Husband is not ready for me to go to nursing school!!

   karlymarie replied to hamolady's topic in General Students

   When I was getting ready to start nursing school and was taking prerequisites still, a very wise professor gave us all some advice. I believe it was the first day of anatomy and physiology. He asked how many of us were going into the nursing program,...

3. Insight from current nurses- do you like your jobs?

   karlymarie replied to The new nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I think in our ICU they take 2 or 3 patients regardless if they are vented or not. If vented patients have an ICU bed they don't even come to PACU. In general, the vented patients we get are usually traumas or being upgraded because they're unstable....

4. Insight from current nurses- do you like your jobs?

   karlymarie replied to The new nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a CNA in a nursing home for 4 years before becoming a nurse. I loved it and excelled at it. I was everyone's "favorite" CNA. I just knew I would be a great nurse too! After the first year of my nursing program, I took the state boards to ...

5. I'm taking my NCLEX-RN today!

   karlymarie replied to karlymarie's topic in NCLEX

   Quick results are in...I PASSED!!! I'm so excited to sign my name with an RN after it today at work!

6. Thoughts on NOT studying day before NCLEX

   karlymarie replied to nursie2013's topic in NCLEX

   I took the test yesterday. I finished in about 45 min. with 75 questions. I got the good pop-up and feel confident that I passed. I didn't study at all for the most part. I have only been out of school for about a month and I did very well in all of ...

7. I'm taking my NCLEX-RN today!

   karlymarie replied to karlymarie's topic in NCLEX

   Well, I only had 75 questions and I got the good pop-up! I'm pretty confident that I passed. Thanks for the positive thoughts! I'll let you know when it's official! Now I need to get some sleep because I have an interview tomorrow for my first hospit...

8. I'm taking my NCLEX-RN today!

   karlymarie posted a topic in NCLEX

   I'm freaking out a little right now. My test is at 2pm. I was in the 97th percentile on my exit hesi, and I consistently scored well on all hesi exams I've taken. I made it through nursing school with all 4.0s. But I haven't studied for NCLEX at all!...

9. What happened to my brain?

   karlymarie replied to karlymarie's topic in LPN-RN

   Thanks. I know that being a nurse doesn't have much to do with grades at all. I found that out the hard way when I started working as an LPN and felt like I had no idea what was going on. I was so sure that it would be an easy transition form CNA to ...

10. What happened to my brain?

    karlymarie posted a topic in LPN-RN

    I am in the second year of my ADN program. I received my LPN license in August, and I finished my first year with straight 4.0s. I just took possibly the easiest test of my entire nursing school career and earned my worst grade! I still passed, but I...

11. New grad too stressed about the job- Is this normal?

    karlymarie replied to sail2boat2002's topic in Geriatric

    This makes me not feel so bad! I received my LPN license in August and I have been working about 1-2 days a week since then. I was an aide in this nursing home for the past four years, and I thought the transition to nursing would be easy. I was wron...

12. When will I feel like a real nurse?

    karlymarie replied to karlymarie's topic in LPN/LVN

    Thanks for the encouragement. I plan to go to a hospital once I get my RN. I think I'd love ICU or something with fewer patients so I can actually care for them properly while using my nursing skills. I feel so incompetent at work because I just don'...

13. When will I feel like a real nurse?

    karlymarie posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    I received my LPN license at the end of August. I am working in the same nursing home that employed me as a CNA for four years. I thought the transition would be easy and I was so eager to start working as a nurse. Well, I hate it. I have never felt ...

14. How long does it take for LPN certification to be sent from school to the state of MI

    karlymarie replied to karlymarie's topic in LPN/LVN

    I finally have a test date, August 18th! I'm so excited and very confident that I will pass. I am currently employed as a CNA in a nursing home, but I have been promised an LPN job as soon as I get my license. I go back to school on September 4th to ...

15. Class of 2013 LPN Students from Michigan?

    karlymarie replied to LeeLeeTheGPN's topic in Michigan

    Hi everyone! I'm from Flint, and I just finished my first year in June. I go to Mott Community College, and I chose it because everyone I work with says they turn out the best nurses in the area. I'm still waiting to test though, and I'm getting frus...