GratefulHeart

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1. med error!!!

   GratefulHeart replied to alwayslearning55's topic in General Nursing

   O do try to be more kind to yourself, or you won't last long in this profession. You are learning, working very hard, and did the honorable thing once you understood the mistake you had made. Therefore, you have nothing to be ashamed about nor to run...

2. Will there eventually be more nursing jobs in the Bay Area?

   GratefulHeart replied to live.love.laugh's topic in California

   Honestly? --If you enjoy and are quite capable in the sciences (especially in chemistry), go for pharmacy. You will have plenty of interaction with others (if not patients). Pharmacists are in short supply pretty much everywhere, so you should be ...

3. no regular schedule

   GratefulHeart replied to GratefulHeart's topic in New Nurse

   Ditto. It seems to be one of those well-kept secrets that isn't let out of the bag til after you're actually on the job. True too that I feel very little loyalty to this employer for the lure of so much time off per year - but with almost NO oppor...

4. Can you give me the darkside of working as a RN

   GratefulHeart replied to hathead91's topic in General Nursing

   Take a read at the First-Year After Licensure board here & also the Student boards. Plenty of real-life stuff there to get your feet wet.

5. no regular schedule

   GratefulHeart posted a topic in New Nurse

   I'm about 5 months into my first nursing job on a monitored bed floor in an acute care hospital and am growing discouraged by the lack of quality of life and stress & strain on my family by not being able to plan anything with them. Though I'm t...

6. What will a nursing student learn on a telemetry floor?

   GratefulHeart replied to Lovelymo79's topic in General Nursing

   You'll learn a lot about the balancing act that occurs between the heart, the lungs, and the kidneys...how to care for people experiencing CHF, CP, CAD, COPD, diabetes, and renal failure (among other conditions). You'll learn about fluid and blood s...

7. Please help! What would you do?

   GratefulHeart replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

   Do you have a trusted advisor at school, perhaps a nursing instructor you especially respect that you could speak with about how to write your resume? If so, I would get their input on how to do this. I think they may be better acquainted with the ...

8. Legal question about number of days in a row a CA nurse can work voluntarily

   GratefulHeart posted a topic in California

   Yesterday during my clinical rotation in the ER, a nurse shared with me that she was working her 12th day (12-hr shifts) in a row. This apparently was voluntary on her part, but it still raised questions for me about the safety of the practice. What ...

9. I Passed!!!-Ever felt down about NCLEX You Must ReadThis!!!!!!!!!!!

   GratefulHeart replied to determinedgal1's topic in NCLEX

   Wow, you have been through so much, and I really needed to hear your story today. Your passion for nursing and perserverance are beautiful. Thank you for strengthening my faith that no matter what the results of my exam are, the LORD will get me th...

10. Question for those of you who passed the NCLEX recently

    GratefulHeart posted a topic in NCLEX

    When you got home, did some research, and then counted up the number of questions you got wrong - how many did you miss but then still pass the exam? Was anyone out there convinced they failed based on the number of questions they know they failed b...

11. Do you think saunders practice questions will help me on the Nclex?

    GratefulHeart replied to hlhulse's topic in NCLEX

    I agree with this post. I took the NCLEX yesterday. I practiced using test questions from many sources, but those from NCSBN were the most like the NCLEX in difficulty level. Nothing, though, in reality was *as* tough. It got very intense for me ...

12. Torture!!

    GratefulHeart replied to pink_201's topic in NCLEX

    Yes, do hang in there. I spoke with a representative at the BRN in California last week, and she happened to mention that this is one of the *peak* seasons for taking the NCLEX, which may account for the delay. BTW I just took my NCLEX today for the...

13. Fear of Failure

    GratefulHeart replied to ORTech2RN's topic in General Students

    I agree with the others that the only way to overcome this kind of fear is to take it one step, one lab, one test at a time. Find a way to keep yourself from sweating over what's up far ahead of you. Just concentrate on the next thing you need to d...

14. Worst doctors orders ever received

    GratefulHeart replied to jenfromjersey's topic in Emergency

    Just yesterday, written by a new intern for a patient who was unresponsive, unable to swallow, and being considered for intubation: "Hard candies to suck on." [sheesh, and what did the poor guy ever do to you, doc?]

15. doing research for a class and need some help

    GratefulHeart replied to caringgurl05's topic in General Students

    Search your state's registered nursing board re "diversion" programs. In California, nurses can self-refer to the diversion program if they are impaired as the result of drug/alcohol problems.