hi everyone! i'm holli. i took boards on june 13th and passed with 75 questions. i am starting work on july 18th at the only hospital i ever wanted to work for. it is a great pediatric facility! i will be on the (post-op) surgical floor, and we also have all of the endocrine kids. also, they just added an epilepsy monitoring unit, for overnight monitoring and for the brain mapping they are doing. i expressed an interest in that, so they will cross-train me in that unit as well. i can't wait to get started!
Hello everyone...I took boards on June 28, 2005 and got notice of my license on July 6. Being a new RN is MUCH tougher than I thought it would be! I am an ASN RN working on my BSN. I came to this site as a class assignment...but I think it will be cool, so I'm glad I found it. Well, a little about me...I graduated May 5, started my internship May 23, took boards June 28, got married July 23, bought a house August 2, and started my BSN degree on Aug 28! Temporary insanity or what? Needless to say, I am a little overwhelmed. I guess I thought I was superwoman or something. Unfortunately, I have found my first few months of nursing to be a frustrating and disheartening experience. As with most nursing jobs, we are chronically understaffed with way too many patients to take care of properly. I am hoping I will like it better once I learn the job role better and have adjusted to my new life, school, and career. This has been a good experience in that I have learned what my limits are! :) I am looking forward to interacting with new nurses and gleaning knowledge from experienced nurses.
Hi everyone! I am Missy from Southern California. I just moved here and started orientation last week for a children's hospital. I graduated from an ADN program in March 2005. I started working on a cardiac step-down unit in Florida prior to moving...it wasn't my cup of tea. I was an LPN for ten years prior to doing a bridge program. I did pediatrics for six years before the bridge program. It is nice to see all the others just graduating and starting their career. Good luck to everyone!
Hello everyone, I'm a new nurse also, 10 months into it and already the experienced nurses are telling me I can't say I'm a new nurse anymore. I passed my boards March 24th 2005. I live in Indiana and work on a cardiac telemetry unit. I'm 24 with no kids and not married so right now my job is my life.
Dont be nervous...you will be fine. The biggest thing any new nurse can do, and I had to learn this just this year, is make the patient laugh and the patient will be your best friend.
What I found out a little too late is ...as a new nurse, your preceptor makes your job and your career for that matter. I had a terrible preceptoring experience....16 in 4 months due to personnel leaving, transferring to other floors or mismanagement. If you get one, you are doing good,
Hi! I'm Francine. I graduated in May of this year and have been working on a cardiac/telemetry floor. I really love it! I learn tons of new things all the time. I have always been told the first year is horrible. But I have had a great experience thus far. Occasionally, I have had horrible days but overall I haven't felt extremely overwhelmed. I also work with awesome nurses that have helped me learn what I needed to know.
hii there, in uk, wanna know if anyone else is!!!! qualified in 1992, sister on general adult itu over here, for last few years now! (in my mid 30s soooo old seemingly)!!!!
email me with any details about usa nursing, i dont know where to start!, regarding relocation!!!
hello everyone my name is arlene and i am a new nurse. i am waiting for my att to schedule my nclex. i have a job already, i am suppose to start on feb. 20 and i am very super duper scared:chair: i graduated in dec. in puerto rico and i am relocating to florida. any advice of any kind for a new nurse. oh yea this is my first post but i have been reading threads for many months now and found alot of helpful tips that i used to help me land my job. so thanks for all the tips.
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Hello everyone...I took boards on June 28, 2005 and got notice of my license on July 6. Being a new RN is MUCH tougher than I thought it would be! I am an ASN RN working on my BSN. I came to this site as a class assignment...but I think it will be cool, so I'm glad I found it. Well, a little about me...I graduated May 5, started my internship May 23, took boards June 28, got married July 23, bought a house August 2, and started my BSN degree on Aug 28! Temporary insanity or what? Needless to say, I am a little overwhelmed. I guess I thought I was superwoman or something. Unfortunately, I have found my first few months of nursing to be a frustrating and disheartening experience. As with most nursing jobs, we are chronically understaffed with way too many patients to take care of properly. I am hoping I will like it better once I learn the job role better and have adjusted to my new life, school, and career. This has been a good experience in that I have learned what my limits are! :) I am looking forward to interacting with new nurses and gleaning knowledge from experienced nurses.
Lisa, RN