luckydaisy84

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1. Already frustrated on my 4th day off orientation...

   luckydaisy84 replied to ricannurse13's topic in New Nurse

   I am a big fan of the good 'ol check box. My report sheets would look like a game of check the boxes.... and trust me.... that box sitting there, starring at you, un checked... it gets to you ... you will WANT to check it off. I would do that with my...

2. The grass isn't always greener....

   luckydaisy84 posted a topic in New Nurse

   SO.... I wrote awhile back about leaving the hospital after being hired for a tele position and then being put on a med/surg floor with a very confidence crushing preceptor. (Not bashing Med/Surg, those nurses are awesome!) I had luckily gotten out o...

3. Why does school have to be made to be (seemingly) unneccesarily difficult?

   luckydaisy84 replied to Guitarstrings's topic in General Students

   I went through an entry level BSN program. It is a lot of hard work and sleepless nights.....BUT..... nursing in the real world as a new nurse is much harder than I ever could have imagined. Trust me, the hard work in school helps to form you into an...

4. Has anyone else quit nursing for these reasons?

   luckydaisy84 replied to CynthiaG's topic in Retired

   So sorry that you went through that. I have to say that I left the hospital for similar reasons. It's like a he says/she says type situation when speaking with the directors. Like they all band together and gossip and come up with the FINAL verdict, ...

5. Successfully left the hospital .......

   luckydaisy84 posted a topic in Career Support

   Hi there! So.... I am very pleased to say that I have successfully left the hospital. Do I feel strange? Of course!! I mean, nurses MUST work in hospitals, right (well, that is where the stigma lies)? Not true. Was I lucky? Maybe. Was it my backg...

6. Can they give you clinical times on weekends?

   luckydaisy84 replied to nursing_student93's topic in General Students

   The University that I graduated from had several different clinical days with each semester. It mainly depends on their contracts with the hospitals in the area and what they have available. My program director was very out there (all over the county...

7. Issues with Eligibility and Receiving ATT?

   luckydaisy84 replied to NewNurseDC's topic in NCLEX

   Hi, When I graduated nursing school, it took about 7 1/2 weeks for any student to be "made eligible". I am in Florida and I know that the state now requires finger printing and a background check to be completed before being made eligible. I serio...