jessjoy

Just wanted to say thanks again for all the support and your own personal stories. Come to find out several nurses I work with have also had panic attacks. It's alot more common than I thought. Maybe Nursing is the culprit :chuckle Too bad I didn't hook myself up to the monitor right away to see whether it was SVT. I am just worried that it will happen again. Did you find that once you got these attacks they became more frequent?

Thanks to all who responded. While it is terrible that it has happened to you also, it is comforting to know that I am not alone. Thanks again.

I was on my way to work yesterday and all of a sudden out of nowhere my heart starting racing so fast and I became short of breath. I had the feeling like I might pass out. I made myself slow my breathing and checked my pulse. I was around 140. My hands started to get numb and tingly. I finally made it to work (I know I should have pulled over but I wanted to make it to the hospital) Once on my unit I took my BP and pulse and both were very high for me. SBP in the 140s when my baseline is in the 100s. HR was in the 130s. They checked my blood sugar and it was a little low but not bad. I was slightly dizzy. I drank some juice and laid down. At this time I am still short of breath and my face and hands are numb and tingly. They made me go to the ER but after waiting more than an hour I felt much better and was no longer short of breath. I ended up going home and just slept. I am making a DR appt. to have them check it out. The only thing I can think of is maybe it was a panic attack or SVT. I have no health probs whatsoever and take no meds. Has anyone had anything like this happen to them???

A girl I work with took over a year to finally pass the NCLEX and she is one of the best nurses on our unit. Some people just aren't good test takers, it has no reflection on your abilities as a nurse. DON'T GIVE UP!!!!

First of all, CONGRATS!!!! :balloons: There is no better high than that moment you find out you passed! As for freshening up your skills....what dept are you going into? Maybe review small sections from your texts that relate to your job. As far as basic skills I know my NCLEX reviews books have nice sections for reviewing those things. Good luck!!!

You only fail if you don't try again. Try to get back into studying mode and really crank out Q's on things you felt really unsure iof when you took the test. Before you know you'll have those two little letters following your name. :)

I think if the original poster spent more time studying for the Nclex rather than wasting time chastizing everyone on the forums, she wouldn't be such an "NCLEXHATER"

This poster has been rude in nearly everyone of their posts.

Mark, thanks for all that you do. I am currently on a tele floor, hoping to be ICU in the future. Your site is wonderful! :)

I am currently working on a telemetry unit which I love. However, I would like to eventually go to ICU. I am really intimidated though! What should I do to prepare myself for the transition? Any books that you can rec'd? Anyone else who went from the floor to the unit? Could you give me advice or tips? Thanks so much!!

I did not do a review course. I am better at studying on my own. I have to admit I procrastinated. I studied HARD for about a week before the test. I bought the Kaplan review book and did about 100 questions a night. I found it much easier and faster to do the questions on the disks I bought rather than the books. As far as a comprehensive review I really liked the NSNA review book. For disks I liked Mosby and Lippincott. Good luck.....it's a stressful time but you'll feel so good when its over!!:)

I've only been a nurse for 6 months and had never had a death on my shift .....until recently. We had someone die two days in a row. They were both 91, one male and one female. It was interesting to see how the two families dealt with the death. The one family was glad the death was peaceful and accepted it. The other family had people coming in for several hours literally wailing in the hallway. I'm sure there will be more to come but these were my first two and I'm sure I'll always remember them. It was sad that the deaths were so close to Christmas.

I am going to be switching to three 12-hour shifts at my hospital (7p-7a) I am looking for a "fun", low stress, part-time job, maybe once or twice a week. I want something that has nothing to do with the typical hospital environment. I was thinking of maybe working in a wellness center or something along those lines. I just was wondering what is out there. Anyone know of any interesting non-hospital ways to work as a nurse? Thanks!!:)

Hi all. I currently work on a cardiac-pulmonary floor at a local hospital. I really want to do hospice. I would like to stay at my current job but cut down to part-time (maybe three days a week) and work with a hospice. Has anyone else done this? Thanks so much! Just wanted add that I love coming to read the messages in the Hospice forum. It just seems like everyone loves what they do! Thanks again!

If you are interested in cardiac or need to get great info for studying you have to try http://www.heartcenteronline.com They have awesome graphics with animation of heart conditions and diseases. Thanks to everyone for all these great sites!!!