ChocoholicRN

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  1. 265 questions

    ChocoholicRN replied to snowKat724's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had all 265 questions when I took the NCLEX so I feel your pain, its an extremely stressful time for you right now. But the amount of questions you had means nothing at all, people fail with 75 and...

  2. unhappy and don't know what to do next

    ChocoholicRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been a med-surg nurse for about 1.5 years and I am extremely unhappy. I need some unbiased opinions, so please just take a few minutes to read my thoughts and provide some feedback. I work at...

  3. unhappy and don't know what to do next

    ChocoholicRN replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have asked all the per diem nurses I've met at my hospital about how often they get canceled or if they are able to get 3-4 days of work per week. They all said they had no problems getting full...

  4. unhappy and don't know what to do next

    ChocoholicRN replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually have thought about that option as well. I haven't actually looked into how much it would cost, but I did it when I was in between nursing school and a full time job so I know what it may...

  5. suny for nursing

    ChocoholicRN replied to exquisite20's topic in General Nursing

    I know that SUNY Stonybrook has a nursing program, I had looked into it when I was applying. SUNY Oneonta doesn't, neither does Albany. I don't remember if Rochester is a SUNY school but they have a...

  6. Need Easy RN school Ny or Jersey

    ChocoholicRN replied to Dionyonce's topic in General Nursing

    I went through 4 years of undergrad and earned a BS in biology before deciding to go to nursing. Let me tell you, I thought regular undergrad was hard, but nursing doesn't even compare! In nursing...

  7. Ignorance or just not caring?

    ChocoholicRN replied to ivorybunny's topic in General Nursing

    I totally understand your frustration and where it's coming from, it seems as though some people are just there to do the basics of their job and that's it. I feel that I'm a strong patient advocate,...

  8. Low Blood Sugar. D50?

    ChocoholicRN replied to EJSRN's topic in General Nursing

    Like the previous posters said, if the patient was asymptomatic and about to eat, I would have just given him/her some OJ and crackers and just keep an eye on their fingersticks. I would not give an...

  9. Cheating in nursing school?

    ChocoholicRN replied to believer4's topic in General Nursing

    My school, or at least the students in my semester, had a huge problem with cheating. There was this whole group of students who apparently had been cheating for a while, only none of us found out...

  10. ** "There's A Reason There's A Nurse Shortage!!" **

    ChocoholicRN replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say, it may sound crazy to some but I loved my job as a tech more than I enjoy nursing, but I still love my job as a nurse. There are just huge responsibilities as a nurse that you don't...

  11. Urgent Help! Can SomeOne Help Me with Lab Values?

    ChocoholicRN replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    I never learned this in nursing school, how to calculate different parts of blood counts? And why on earth would you need to calculate this? When you get a patients lab values you get all of them,...

  12. Any nurses you dread giving report to?

    ChocoholicRN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    There are two nurses in particular that I dread giving report to or getting report from. The first, when she gives report she is all over the place. She'll start with the admission diagnosis and...

  13. Meltdown moment...when was yours?

    ChocoholicRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So as a new nurse, I officially had my meltdown moment yesterday. I had high hopes for the day since I had the same patients the previous day and thought I knew what to expect. Boy was I wrong. Here's...

  14. RN husband addicted to opiates

    ChocoholicRN replied to joker2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree with all of the above posts that your husband needs to get help, and very soon. If he's already hiding needles around the house, denying these things and becoming aggressive in his behavior...

  15. ED staff not checking blood sugars

    ChocoholicRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just wondering, if a patient comes to your hospital and part of their history is diabetes but that is not part of their primary diagnosis, do you still check their fingerstick? I just found out...

  16. "Caught" my first baby!!

    ChocoholicRN replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Great job on your first catch!! Must have been such a rush with that all happening so fast!! I only got to assist in one delivery while in nursing school (i'm in med surg, L&D just isn't my...

  17. Anyone else on nights feel completely out of it?

    ChocoholicRN replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    As crazy as this sounds, after reading everyone's posts it is so comforting to see that my new life since being on nights is similar to other peoples. I purposely haven't scheduled myself to do 3...

  18. The skinny on working nights

    ChocoholicRN replied to UNC_nurseL&D's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just switched from days to nights a few weeks ago and i'm far from being adjusted. The work load itself is lighter on nights, and suprisingly I have no problem sleeping during the day. The...

  19. Where do I buy male nursing shoes in Manhattan?

    ChocoholicRN replied to O.R. they?'s topic in New York Nursing

    The ONLY place I have found in the city that has nursing uniforms is B&R Uniforms on 2nd between 24th and 25th. They can be a bit pricey though, compared to what you can find online. I don't...

  20. OMG! why does everyone HATE NURSING!

    ChocoholicRN replied to twinjeep97's topic in General Nursing

    I have many friends and neighbors who lately are interested in nursing and I always encourage them to pursue the career, but not without getting a job as an aide first. This gives you the best insight...

  21. WPU or UMDNJ?

    ChocoholicRN replied to bdogan's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know much about the program and WPU but I did complete the program at UMDNJ. When I went there the program was still pretty new and I was actually in the group that did the first summer...

  22. Nurses, what do u do on ur day off?

    ChocoholicRN replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    The first day off I sleep late the usually bum around the apartment. I love to cook, so if I have something defrosted (or remember to take it out of the freezer the night before) i'll whip something...

  23. Giving a gift to a patient??

    ChocoholicRN replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my last hospital we had a patient who had been back and forth between our floor and the MICU for at least 6 months, and very little chance that she would leave the hospital. She had no family...

  24. A Heartening Moment

    ChocoholicRN replied to RenaissancemaN's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient who is being fed is not at risk for aspiration and has no difficulty swallowing, than I have no problem with this. However, there was one instance where patient B was helping to feed...

  25. mixing medications

    ChocoholicRN replied to GmaC13's topic in General Nursing

    I would not have mixed the meds all in the same bottle because of the issue with the expiration date. If she keeps getting so many bottles of the same med, then whose to say that they will be long...