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Not to worry you but organization and time management are definitely skills you need as a nurse. You'll of course get better and faster at tasks with experience which will help, but I would work on...

I have worked at VAs in two different cities and it can definitely depend on the specific one. One I didnt like much and the other I love now! They all have their ups and downs though, there are...

I work med-surg and I love being a nurse! My floor is a bit different though, I work for a VA hospital and we dont have a "step down" type unit so our acuity ranges widely. Plus we have rehab...

Thanks everyone! Jarhead, I'm sorry you're work situation isnt supportive. I'm lucky to work with a great group of people who I can always turn to when I have questions. What about the nurse who...

I officially have 1 year of nursing under my belt :) I know I'm not seasoned yet but its exciting to look back at all that I learned this past year and think about all there is still to learn. I've...

Group as many things together as you can. For example, its now a habit for me to check if my patient needs more water or another blanket or anything if I'm leaving the room for something else so that...

Sorry forgot to add, dont wait until you graduate to search the job market as you said. I graduated last December but started applying for jobs in august, most will post new grad residencies months...

I'm from Arizona but now work in salt lake city. I had no ties to az either and applied all over the country. I'm so glad I did! I love it here and there's so many new areas to explore/learn about...

Just a few tips: In school I was taught to anchor below the vein and go at an angle, I always failed that way. I find it much better to anchor above the vein and go at a very shallow angle. ...

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As a new grad, the biggest frustration for me is that nursing school really doesnt prepare us at all for how much behind the scenes things we do. Patients have no idea how many fires we put out all...

I enjoy having students unless they are more concerned about getting info for their care plans than actually just absorbing and learning as much from the day as possible.

That was probably one of the worst parts about nursing school was the constant overwhelming feeling in the back of my mind that I should be doing something. I too could never truly enjoy any free...

Well to start there is no "regular" day for a nurse. They are all different. But as a guideline I start the day with getting report from 730-8am. We have an hour window before and after med times to...

I thought it was the cheesiest thing when I learned it but it really works. Repeat back to them what they've said. Pt says "I feels so frustrated because something something." You say something along...

I'm a new grad and my only experience is with the VA so it's hard for me to compare. But what I do know is that both VAs in Phoenix and salt lake city didn't have a step down type unit. There's a...

Part of the problem I think is that a lot of the jobs they list for a long time, like 2 months. So if you apply a couple days after they post the job you'll wait 2 months to hear anything. It shows...

For some positions like ICU and ER they usually ask for experience. But for medsurg it's pretty much just have your license and be a citizen, and of course fill out a ton of paperwork

Is your comprehensive ATI for a grade or something? If not then I'm not sure why you're so stressed over it, for us it was just to give us an idea of how prepared we were for the NCLEX and areas to...

My friend and I did our vital signs check off together and she couldnt feel my brachial pulse and started crying...now 2 years later we're both RNs doing well and we still laugh about it! Its such a...

Every other friday, love payday! lol

Congrats!!! :D

You need to develop a routine that works for you and do it that way until it just becomes habit. Most people I think just do head to toe as described above. I usually dont bother with asking the...

I graduated Dec 2011 and am lucky to have a job but I haven't forgotten the torture I went through before getting here! The thing that makes me so mad is that these places know what the situation is...

What do you mean by "taking advantage of you"? I'm a new grad with 6 months experience so my precepting wasnt too long ago. There was a day when my preceptor 'hid' from me so that I was forced...