nurse4kiddos replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing
I'm not sure where you get the idea that working 12 hour nights is better than 12 hour days. The only difference is that there are fewer people around during the shift, but many nights I am just as...
Good Luck on your interview! I have heard many nurses from my floor say that they prefer NICU, but at my hospital you can't transfer to another department until you have been in your current position...
Wow! I could have written this post! I also thought that pediatrics was my area of interest, but the PICU terrifies me. The unit that I work on has general, IMC & ICU so it is alot to learn. I...
Sorry to confuse you! I don't have any kids. My screen name is in reference to me being a Pediatric Nurse. I don't have any great words of wisdom about making it through school with kids, especially...
:balloons: I am pretty new around here, but I have been reading the posts in this forum for the past few weeks. It was so encouraging to know that other people are going through the same thing as me!...
Yahoo!!! I passed!!! I found out this morning at work while my preceptor looked over my shoulder! I was so nervous it would say fail and she would see it! Then my day was so busy that I couldn't even...
Well I took the NCLEX today and got 76 questions. I closed my eyes and said a prayer at 73 that it would stop at 75 if I passed. When I hit next after 75 and got another question, my heart dropped....
nurse4kiddos replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn
My absolute favorite girl's name is Ainsley Cadence. Other girl names I like are Grace, Katelyn, Madelyn, and Amelia. For boys I like Matthew, Nathan, Brayden, Christopher and Andrew. I am sure to...
nurse4kiddos replied to wasted-enough-time's topic in General Nursing
Am I missing something? You have made $23,000 in five months and have paid your entire mortgage and paid off a brand new car? I realize you may have a spouse who contributes to this, but as that isn't...
I live in Illinois, and I'm unsure if the process is the same in all states, but I would imagine so. My school did not tell us we could apply through our Board of Nursing via the Internet, so they...