Labrynth

Labrynth

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  1. Why can't you get a job?

    I'm in the same boat. My first job met a difficult end and I have now been out of work for 6 months. I don't know what to do. I am enrolled in BSN classes for this fall and I'm not sure I even want to do it. Everything about nursing seems so unprofes...
  2. Stuck between a rock and a hard place

    Liking your coworkers is a bonus. Find another job. The unprofessional behaviors resulting in you being trapped in your current situation demonstrate a lack of desire for your facility to assist you in advancing your skills or career. Keep the job wh...
  3. NCLEX RN in 2 Weeks!!!!!!!!!

    Kaplan and Silvestre and a solid study partner were all I used to prepare. If you are getting 60-75 on Kaplan you have roughly a 90% chance of passing the nclex. This does not mean slack off! This means do your best to get the scores up to the 80's t...
  4. Am I a failure?

    Nursing school is not unlike hostile brainwashing. It takes a ton of work for the teachers to break your spirit and make you feel defeated for them to start building you back up. It is necessary to break the chain of basic memorization/teaching for t...
  5. my coworker is trying to micromanage me!

    Just talk to her. Tell her you appreciate her attention to detail and respect her experience. Add that you appreciate the feedback and make her feel important by asking her such things as how she prioritizes and manages time. A little ego feeding go...
  6. New RN and CNAs are disrespectful

    I am seeing that the nurses come and go but the gns's/cna's stay generally on the same hall/floor/wing. I am starting to identify a lack of concern for the RN's opinions/priorities/clinical decision making. I speculate this is due to high turn over i...
  7. Hard to manage patients

    The staff spliters are the worst. They try to play on your simpathies and then turn when you dont give in. The only way to manage this is to have good communication with the other nurses so you can be confident when you say this is the policy, this i...
  8. NCLEX QUESTION

    I strongly feel Kaplan is a better representation of what NCLEX is really like. Problem is you have to be able to critically think through the questions. Is there some other reason this person may not be doing well? Are they getting worked up, bad te...
  9. Help me pleaseee!!!

    If you are getting 60% or better on the kaplan question trainers you are doing well. If you pass the Kaplan pretest and timed question trainers with a 60% or higher that means you have something like a 90% chance of passing NCLEX. They dont tell you ...
  10. what to do on a patient with hypovolemia

    Ask yourself what would happen if you gave him a bolus of 500 or 1000 ml of NS and then he received 2-4 units of blood. He is in heart failure right? Where will the fluid end up? In his lungs then it wont matter what his H&H is because he will h...
  11. Decreasing Anxiety prior to taking NCLEX

    If your Kaplan test scores are in the high 70's that is excellent. Kaplan will get you accustom to answering the question styles and when you get to NCLEx even if you dont know the answer your critical thinking skills and question training will ser...
  12. 29 applications in and still no job!!!

    After you move to a state you have 30 days to have your state of residents changed. This means notifying the state in which you intent to practice and your home state. You then are issued a license by your new home state. A non compact state will iss...
  13. Self care...

    I have heard many times "I wish I was a smoker cause they always get their breaks". While this may appear true I believe they use being a smoker as an excuse to take a break even if they do not plan on smoking. My point is where there is a will there...
  14. The "Why don't you go to Med School" Question

    Just ask them why they are not a doctor. Unless they are.
  15. new graduate RN -- terminated after 2 months

    There is not much anyone can tell you without the back story. I will be honest that I was confused regarding your statement about becoming a doctor. How does that comment make you a better nurse? You may obtain a higher level of education but your p...