slmnewrn07

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1. Thank you notes to patients?

   slmnewrn07 replied to darkblue's topic in General Nursing

   We had a similar practice at my hospital, called scripting. We had to thank our patient at the end of day for deciding to come to our hospital. As we were saying it, you could hear other patients and there families in other rooms laughing at us, we s...

2. New nurses don't know enough?

   slmnewrn07 replied to nurturer's topic in General Nursing

   I am a firm believer that with nursing the best learning and training is on the job, you have to put your hands on it, see it, touch it, and sometimes even smell it, lol. You can learn all you can in nursing school, but until you actually see it and ...

3. "Taking A Mental Health Day"

   slmnewrn07 posted a topic in Stress 101

   Hi, Just wanted to know everyones take on taking a mental health day. I had to take one today. I work on an extremely busy med-surg-tele-oncology floor and i am also a new nurse, almost 9 months into my career. I rarely ever call out but since we hav...

4. Do you understand your paycheck??

   slmnewrn07 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   I understand your pain. With this actually being my first real job, i am new to getting an actual paycheck and taxes. I try to take a tally of how many hours i work each week and try to figure out my deductions, usually the numbers are close. It is s...

5. when did u graduate? take boards?

   slmnewrn07 replied to ava'smomRN's topic in New Nurse

   I graduated in May 2007, took a one week review course the very next week. The earliest i could test was June 13, couple of people in my class got earlier test dates. Shannon:)

6. Ok, I need to hear your NCLEX stories out there!

   slmnewrn07 replied to allthingsbright's topic in NCLEX

   Someone was definitely looking out for me the day i took my NCLEX. For starters i took my exam in a town about an hour away, and decided to wake up early that morning and drive to the testing site(big mistake, dont recommend it). When i got to Wilmin...

7. Money to spend

   slmnewrn07 replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, Wal-Mart has Dell laptops for 499.00, i just brought one last week, and it has wi-fi capabilities, i believe they are on sale online as well. Good luck. :)

8. Young Nurses?

   slmnewrn07 replied to MelBel's topic in New Nurse

   I am 21, and i get the same responses. I am often mistaken for the nursing assistant. I mostly get positive comments, saying that its a accomplishment to have acquired so much so young.

9. Big day tomorrow

   slmnewrn07 replied to TERRIFIED's topic in NCLEX

   Good Luck Tomorrow! I felt the same way about not wanting to disappoint people. But just remember you have made it this far and survived nursing school, so i am sure your family and friends are really proud of you. Take a break from studying and enjo...

10. What to bring??

    slmnewrn07 replied to jillnurse2b's topic in NCLEX

    They are pretty strict when it comes to taking the NCLEX and you can not bring anything with you besides your ATT and your license. Anything else you bring with has to be put in a locker outside the testing room (including your watch). Good Luck, Sh...

11. Pregnant during my last year of nursing school

    slmnewrn07 replied to RNLola035's topic in Student Assist

    Hi Des11283, During my last year of nursing school we had 5 pregnant women and 1 guy whose wife was pregnant too. All of them graduated this May, so it can be done. Some delivered during breaks we had or over weekends, we had one they went into labor...

12. Taking the boards Wed. Morning - Need advice from those of you who have done it...

    slmnewrn07 replied to Vektor's topic in NCLEX

    Best advice i received was quickly eliminate answers that don't make any sense or dont apply to the patient in question. When all else fails remember the basics, your ABC's (airway,breathing, circulation),and Maslow's hierachy. I had a lot of priorit...

13. 115 questions

    slmnewrn07 replied to Jbeachgrl's topic in NCLEX

    I know exactly how you feel i took mine on 6/13 and got 110 questions. I had a few questions on education too. My very last question was something i have never heard of before, and i had to do process of elimination. Luckily i got it right because i ...

14. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    slmnewrn07 replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX

    Hey, 1. I had 110 questions 2.I used an ERI Review book that i received from a course i took for a week. The Saunders review book, pharm books, and lab books. 3.My community college offered us a review course that was included in our tuition, it was ...

15. Nclex-rn

    slmnewrn07 replied to Aimee03's topic in NCLEX

    My test stopped at 110 questions too, and it kinda freaked me out. I was a nervous wreck the two days i had to wait for the results to be released (Thank God that i passed:yelclap:.) I had a lot of assessment, prioritizing, delegation, and community ...