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  1. Anchor sleep for night shift workers

    I've searched the forums and the internet, and have not come to a clear answer - when using the "anchor sleep" approach, do you still take an afternoon nap before you go in for your first night shift? I'm a new grad and work 3 nights on, 4 off. My p...
  2. Do you still have energy to cook after a 12 hour shift?

    Wow, seems like I'm the odd duck here! I ALWAYS have food when I get home, whether night or day shift. If I don't, I feel awful the next day - moreso than I would be if I didn't sleep. I have celiac disease so I am gluten free, and our cafeteria isn'...
  3. CNA vs. Fast food: Which is tougher?

    If you consider CNA work to be "low of a decision", I'd like to request you not do it and stick with the fast food job that you're finding difficult to handle. (I worked at Jack in the Box when I was 14 for a year and managed to handle it easily...) ...
  4. Annnnnd it happened anyways...

    ​As an update, since I'm sure other students will search this topic eventually - Shortly after posting here I got way sick with hyperemesis gravidarum (look it up, nurses! It's so misunderstood!) and lost 30 pounds and got a Zofran pump (like an in...
  5. Pregnancy and birth

    You'll get there! Take it day by day, not year by year.
  6. Pregnancy and birth

    Everyone gave great advice! I'll break down my community college (CC) and university (U) requirements as an 'example' for you. My CC and U basically had the same pre-reqs! So before you could start the CC program, there was about a year of pre-reqs a...
  7. I need a mentor

    I agree with Pixie - don't just do reading! You've already determined that it is not the best way for you to study. If you are auditory, I recommend looking up YouTube videos on the nursing process you are trying to understand. I used some of TootRNs...
  8. Having difficulty in nursing school

    I am an introvert and talking about tedious things like, "Oh the weather is so great today!" just sucks.my.soul. So at first, talking with patients was exhausting to me. But over time I was able to learn to have in-depth conversations that were actua...
  9. Early Morning Nurses (and Nursing Students)

    Agree with many of the above - no caffeine (though after 1pm for me!), multiple alarms in the morning, and have everything packed. I'll even go so far as to put my breakfast bagel on a plate in the fridge so it's ready. My bags need to be in the car ...
  10. Interviewing an R.N.

    I bet this person is in high school, hence the 'training after high school' question. I'm an introvert, so I understand not wanting to interview someone in person.
  11. The Line b/t Respecting Wishes of Victim, Privacy, & Reporting

    This reminds me of a member in an ACLS class that I took - she said if she came upon an unknown child that needed CPR, she would not do mouth to mouth. At first I thought, "Ya, I guess that makes sense. You don't know if they have a disease or someth...
  12. 75 Q's Today... Feel Crushed.

    I read that Pearson changed their payment stuff a week or two ago, and that it's even less reliable than before! As akulahawk said, check your BON page. Mine posted about 24 hours after the test, a day before QR was available.
  13. Being a pregnant nurse

    Congrats! I was pregnant in nursing school and worked at the hospital as well (and had a Zofran pump for 5 months of it because of hyperemesis gravidarum!). I worked/was in school until the end, and had my daughter the day after a 12 hour clinical. I...
  14. Who loves med-surg?

    Woohoo, thank you all! I was admittedly sad at first that I didn't get the critical care job that my heart was set on, but then I realized I got along with the hiring managers wayyyy better and the patients would all be so different. Now every time I...
  15. Who loves med-surg?

    I read thread after thread about everyone hating med-surg! As a new grad about to go into med-surg/tele, it's disheartening. I know there are people out there that love it, however. I am extremely excited to dive into my new job, and I am most excit...