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1. New nurse

   j.ll replied to j.ll's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you everyone for the support and for the precious tips!!!! Be sure that I will keep everything you said in mind! As for the charge nurse, I feel like she's getting annoyed because I ask her questions.....the thing is, i prefer to ask her when I...

2. New nurse

   j.ll replied to j.ll's topic in New Nurse

   I feel like i didnt learn anything in nursing school, even though I used to be an above average student. I love what i do, but i don't feel good enough to do the job.

3. New nurse

   j.ll posted a topic in New Nurse

   Please someone, tell me that it does get better.....i'm thinking about quitting my job every day, and i've only started my job 2 months ago.

4. How much does a nurse make right out of school?

   j.ll replied to tczapp88's topic in New Nurse

   Wow!!

5. It finally happened...crying on the way home

   j.ll replied to LLL01's topic in New Nurse

   I'm a new grad too and at first I was like blahhhhh crying is for weak people. I cried everyday for a week last month! And then I realized that it does get better! :)

6. 1st 6 Months

   j.ll replied to doubleA's topic in New Nurse

   I work on abusy surgery unit. We have 6 patients during the day, 9 in the evening and 13 at night. No need to say that we are going crazy!!

7. Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

   j.ll replied to cheez1285's topic in Med-Surg

   13 during the night!!! It's not that bad!! For 13 patients there's a LPN and a nurse aid. We are the same team with 6-7 patients during the day.

8. Ode to the New Nurse

   j.ll replied to guest358111's topic in New Nurse

   Thank you for writing this. I started working 3 weeks ago and I don't know if I'll be able to hold on for much longer. The shock of reality is real!

9. Need advice

   j.ll replied to j.ll's topic in New Nurse

   By older i meant experienced. I'm french and i had trouble explaniing it it english! Sorry if it offended you.

10. Need advice

    j.ll posted a topic in New Nurse

    Hi. I'm a new grad nurse and just started working on a very busy surgical unit. Some of the old nurses are so mean with me because I'm new, and I feel like I don't know anything most of the time. Did anyone felt like that at first? How did you cope w...

11. Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

    j.ll replied to cheez1285's topic in Med-Surg

    6 during the day, 8-9 in the evening and 13 on the night shifts. I'm going crazy!!