Cmbnurse

I disagree. Schools we're still closed in my area for everyone including young children all the way up to April 2021. And when they did "open" it was only for 3 hours and they were not allowed to use the playground, teachers couldn't even pass out papers, and they couldn't eat lunch at school. So while disneyland was open and other businesses the school system was still in "lockdown." And this continued into the Summer of 2021. So parts of society were still in lockdown mode even less than one year ago.

Frequent migraine suffer here. And I've had to work many shifts with them. When I don't take the time to rest during my migraines I have a much worse post drome or migraine hangover as they call it. My brain will feel foggy for 1-2 days after. What helps me is to write every thing down so if the intensivist rounds and asks me about my patients I can just read off the paper. Ice packs are great for the pain, stretching my neck often, and eating something light.

Fellow new grad who also spent most of my orientation in a Covid ICU. I had a similar experience. The deaths really got to me, we had few make it out with trach and peg but they ended up right back on the unit due to complications weeks later. You have been given good advice on this thread. Try to make the best of it and stick it out. Hopefully the wave passes soon. Ours did, took about a month and a half. As for the propofol comment from your preceptor, that's ridiculous. You do what you have to do to save a patient. If they are desating cause they are fighting the vent your gonna go up as needed. I have done that many times, never had a preceptor tell me anything negative. Just the other day my patients BP dropped in to the 60's I titrated as needed to keep them from crashing. When the situation is not emergent then you follow titration protocol. Sounds to me like your doing just fine.

Totally normal and expected. It takes about a year to feel comfortable as a new nurse. Your gonna have good days bad days and horrible days. The learning curve is steep. Take it one day at a time. Ask for help when you need it and be kind to yourself. One month in no one expects you to know much of anything. If you are concerned about your progress talk to your supervisors or your preceptor if you have one.

Fellow new grad here. I am about 3 months into the ICU. It's been a roller coaster ride. I can definitely relate to taking things too personally. I think it really made my experience that much harder. Lately I have tried to take a step back and be kinder to myself. I remind myself that I am still learning. And to take any criticism constructively and apply it to help me be a better nurse. Sometimes during code situations nerves can run high and other nurses or doctors might yell but it is just their nerves talking. In ER you will eventually develop thicker skin with time. But the main thing to remember is you are learning ! When you make a mistake don't call yourself dumb...your just new. Everyone needs time to get the hang of the job. Everyday with every new challenge you will grow a little and everyday it will get a little bit easier.

Congrats !! So exciting !!

I studied for about a month with UWorld. I used ATI previously for a month as well because my school provided us with it but I quit the program because I didn't find it helpful. So technically I spent two months. But I felt the bulk of my productive studying anyway was through UWorld. Everyone is different so I don't really have a recommendation. UWorld has self assessments that are very helpful in seeing how ready your are to take the NCLEX. I would recommend taking one of those if you are able to.

I had some pharm questions but there was a little bit of everything. As for UWorld I started doing subject by subject until I completed most of the test bank then as I got closer to my test day I did tests with all subjects.

Good luck to you !

I did not apply to the CA BON but many of my classmates did and it took them about 5 weeks to receive their ATT

I passed NCLEX in 75 questions ! My overall UWorld score before I tested was 61% and I finished about 1800 questions in the test bank. UWorld was worth every penny! And the Mark K videos were also very helpful. Good luck everyone !

I felt like the self assessment questions were easier than the ones in the practice qbank. But that is not surprising considering the practice Qbank is quite challenging. How are you studying for NCLEX? So far I am just doing UWorld and Mark Kilmek videos. My school used ATI but I found it unhelpful

I have done about 800 UWorld questions and I have a 59% qbank score. When I took the self assessment I scored a 65% which translated to a very high chance of passing. I test June 7th but friends of mine who have already tested and passed in 75 questions have had UWorld scores from 55-65%

when they say "you get what you get" they mean the first term you start. They pick your schedule but every term after you pick your classes. However, as for clinicals you can select five preferences but you are not guaranteed any of those preferences. So that means you could be placed on any day Monday-Sunday. Hope this helps.

Thank you for your reply! I will look into McAllen Texas. I am open to anything including nursing homes, jails etc. My goal is to get a residency but I imagined it would be difficult so I am keeping all options open. It is the same situation here in Los Angeles, lots of nursing schools and lots of applicants for one job.