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  1. Feeling discouraged

    kmarie724 replied to Vernie08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new nurse working in LTC too. One of the experienced nurses told me it will probably take 2-3 years (!) until I feel comfortable with all the paper work just because there is so darn much of...

  2. NCLEX! The waiting is killing me!

    kmarie724 replied to KellymusacchiaRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hope you

  3. Does anybody else feel like this?

    kmarie724 replied to dreamann's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working as an RN since April, and I still sometimes feel like I don't know what I'm doing. Every night at the end of my shift I worry that I am forgeting to chart something or do something,...

  4. Did you work while in Nursing school?

    kmarie724 replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights as a CNA while I was in nursing school. I had class two evening a week and every other Saturday, so working nights worked out fine. I worked 40 hours a week until I found out I was...

  5. New Grad to LTC on 3-11 shift- help!

    kmarie724 replied to jellocorp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's the other great thing about working 3-11 for me, all the office type people have gone home, so I can use the NM's office to pump in. I've worked some day shifts and it is always such a hassle...

  6. Recent New Grads: Job Search Poll

    kmarie724 replied to muesli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in Dec 08, had a baby a few days later and didn't even think about NCLEX or a job until the end of January. I took NCLEX the last week of Feb and started looking for jobs at that time...

  7. New Grad to LTC on 3-11 shift- help!

    kmarie724 replied to jellocorp's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am not really an experienced nurse (I graduated in Dec '08), but i have been working 3-11 in LTC since April. Here's how a typical shifts goes: Get on the floor, get report, count narcs, check if...

  8. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    kmarie724 replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    You know you've worked too many shifts when... 1. You come home and tell your husband "You can give me report on the kids whenever you're ready" 2. You want to take some Tylenol for your pounding...

  9. Start nursing school with a newborn at home?

    kmarie724 replied to nurse2B444's topic in General Nursing

    I too had baby fever bad when I started nursing school. I wanted to try to get pg despite my plans to start school, but my husband convinced me we should wait. Once I got to the point where if I...

  10. Working night shift and keeping up with love

    kmarie724 replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    My hubby is always in the mood for love in the morning and I am not, so when his morning was my bedtime, it worked great for us :wink2: Also we had time together in the evening after he got home and...

  11. Online CPR certification

    kmarie724 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone renewed their CPR certification through an online course? What site did you use? What was your experience like? Was your employer okay with

  12. I'm applying for Nursing School and I want to know if I need a Hepatitis B vacc?

    kmarie724 replied to JohannaN's topic in General Nursing

    We were not required to have it, but it was "highly recommended" Even if it is required for the program you are interested in, I would think they might make an exception if you have documentation...

  13. 3rd shift and feeling sad/alone at work vent

    kmarie724 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know how you feel. I worked nocs as a CNA for a little over 2 years while I was in nursing school. I would usually take a nap in the evening before I had to go to work (if it was a day I didn't...

  14. How was Nurses Week celebrated at your Facility

    kmarie724 replied to HIPPIECHIKRN's topic in General Nursing

    We got a travel coffe mug filled with candy and a pen. It was actually a pretty nice gift. I work in LTC and they're trying to save money everywhere they can, so I wasn't really expecting much of...

  15. Intuition??

    kmarie724 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    The other night I had a feeling that I should go check on one of my residents who had not being feeling well and was quite restless. Even though the CNAs had just been in room on rounds about half an...

  16. What I Wish I Knew Before Nursing School!

    kmarie724 replied to rollydrooly208's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I would have know how easily I could get pregnant. Then I wouldn't of spend my last semester of nursing school praying that I didn't have the baby before I finished my preceptorship...

  17. Signatures...

    kmarie724 replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    I sign mine with my first inital, last name, and RN (K. Lastname, RN). No one ever told me if there was any "proper" way to sign, that's just how I decided to do it. I notice that a lot of nurses...

  18. Transition Shock

    kmarie724 replied to tmhusted's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I'm a new nurse myself (still in my orientation period), so I don't have a lot of advice to give, but the PP gave some great advice. I have been trying my best to take my time, do things the way...

  19. Saunders package needed for NCLEX?

    kmarie724 replied to scrambledlegs's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used Saunder's comprehensive review and I also bought a deck of flashcards of questions (I think they were Mosby's). I loved having the flashcards for studying on the go. I always had a stack of...

  20. How do you feel when you pass/fail Nclex/Hesi/ATI?

    kmarie724 replied to KAYBDT6's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When I passed HESI, I was so relieved. We didn't have to pass to graduate, but if you didn't pass you had to develop an NCLEX study plan and do all kinds of extra work that I just did not have the...

  21. Did you work while in Nursing school?

    kmarie724 replied to GCTMT's topic in General Nursing

    I work full time noc shift as a CNA while in nursing school. I was also pregnant during the last semester. It was hard and I didn't have time to do much except work, study, go to class, and sleep,...

  22. alot of questions about how to handle the death of a resident

    kmarie724 replied to owenlevi2's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what alot of the PPs have said. It is hard to see a resident you like and care for die. But I try to take comfort in the fact that they lived a long life and it was their time to go. I...

  23. NCLEX- pass or fail?!?!?!?

    kmarie724 replied to spunky1281's topic in General Nursing

    You passed! Congrats! I'm in MN too. It said "passed" by exam results the next day and I think it was either later that day or the next day that my license number was up there. It took maybe...

  24. dumbest things you have done as a new nurse

    kmarie724 replied to nminodob's topic in General Nursing

    I did one just today. I am a new grad precpeting right now. Today one of our resident's blood sugar bottomed out (she was down to 29!). Wanting to be helpful, I volunteered to run to the med cart...

  25. do you do med passes in dining room?

    kmarie724 replied to retread71's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    We're not supposed to, but it happens