You don’t have anything to worry about. That nurse can’t just push you out of your shift. You were hired on days and that’s what your contract says. That nurse was hired on nights and will be on nights until a day shift position opens up and no one m...
PapaBearRN replied to Rehabnurse45's topic in Safety
You learned your lesson and I'm sure you won't make that mistake again. Beating yourself up is natural and shows to me that you care. But now try not to be so hard on yourself.
It's extremely competitive. Make sure to do your best and look up the school's admission policy. Most schools do not accept multiple attempts of certain classes and a W can be considered an attempt. Best of luck to you. This job is tough but rewardin...
What resources have you used to prepare for the exam? Our school mandated that we purchase Kaplan and I felt it more than prepared me to test. IMHO Kaplan was much more difficult than the NCLEX.
Name, age, code status, allergies, MDs on the case, Hx, how the patient came to be in the hospital, procedures, imaging results, pertinent labs. Then a brief head to toe including: neuro (NIHSS?), respiratory (room air?), cardiac (NSR on the monitor?...
PapaBearRN replied to Nicolexo's topic in Pre-Nursing
Being suicidal is definitely not healthy. I would take a break and go get the help you desperately need. What about nursing school makes you want to kill yourself?
You want to get top grades in these classes to get into nursing school. If grasping concepts is difficult you may want to take the class alone or with a lighter load.
PapaBearRN replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in New Nurse
Uncle Sam will make sure that you have little disposable income haha. I was like you when I got my offer letter, I make 38 an hour and thought I would be rolling around in disposable income. Being single with no dependents means that the government h...