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  1. Day 2 and feeling pretty blue

    Brooke13-RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone, I just started my first nursing job on a busy post surg/oncology floor, graduated in May. I had the normal week long hospital orientation where I learned about the computer systems and...

  2. day vs night shift?

    Brooke13-RN replied to katypurry's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with the other posters. I'm a new nurse too only 3 months out and I am finding night shifts to be both challenging and rewarding. There is so much going on and I don't feeling like I am...

  3. Finally a good feeling...well almost

    Brooke13-RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi eveyone, I've finally had a couple of good nights at work. And let me tell you the other night wasn't easy. We had 3 teams and we had 7 admissions in the first 2 hours. Busy med-surg/oncology...

  4. Leaving things for Day Shift

    Brooke13-RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi eveybody, I was almost able to leave work without any issues this morning. I didn't make any mistakes last night and was going to ready to walk out the door at 7:30 this morning. But at about...

  5. Leaving things for Day Shift

    Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I did look for someone else to help me get the IV in. I asked all the other nurses on the floor and my charge nurse was the one who agreed that we could let it go until morning. Firstly the lady...

  6. Suggestions for Holiday CNA gifts?

    Brooke13-RN replied to Elektra6's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have these pens from the paragon. They clip onto my name tag and I am always a tug away. You get 4 for $10 too they are pretty cool....

  7. Nursing is 24 hours....

    Brooke13-RN replied to EmerNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on night shift and I get a lot of, we got a new admission and we called the admission nurse. Well the admission nurse only works the 7a-7p shift so if they don't make it they don't make it. Now...

  8. Did anyone not make a semester?

    Brooke13-RN replied to cancalbloop's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, I'm so sorry that you had this happen. I failed my last semester course right at the end so I feel your pain. I found out I wasn't graduating the day before pinning. This is what my Mom told me...

  9. Paranoia

    Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok, so I made it a whole day without stressing, but now I have to go back to work tonight and I'm worried about finding out I screwed stuff up from the other day. I left with everyone doing fine, but...

  10. Paranoia

    Brooke13-RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everybody, So do you ever notice that it seems like you have to make mistakes to actually have things sink in. And the problem is the paranoia that you've made mistakes that you won't find out...

  11. Paranoia

    Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks guys. While I don't have the Satan nurses to report off to, but they are more then happy to point out my mistakes to me in the morning when I come back. For example I had a med time wrong on...

  12. I'm nervous

    Brooke13-RN replied to AuntieRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on making it this far. I think you are feeling exactly what all of us our feeling when we start. It is really really scary. It's great that you have worked as a CNA, I think it's going to...

  13. How long is your orientation??

    Brooke13-RN replied to healer27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm on a med-surg/oncology floor. I had 6 weeks of 12 hour shifts. So, actually 18 days before I was on my own. Felt like I could have used a couple more though. Been off of orientation 2 days and...

  14. Last day of orientation!!!!!

    Brooke13-RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone, Well last night was my last day of orientation and I have to say that it didn't make me feel any more confident about being on my own. I was doing pretty good until about 4 when I...

  15. Last day of orientation!!!!!

    Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    jjjoy thanks for that. Your right that does seem to be how it is. I guess it all takes experience and that's what they keep telling me, but I think sometimes people forget it. Lisa, I survived last...

  16. Last day of orientation!!!!!

    Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    RNKay, Thanks for the congrats. I wish I was feeling it though. I've been a nervous wreck all day because I have to go in tomorrow. But then I'm a wreck most days before I have to go in. I'm just...

  17. Last day of orientation!!!!!

    Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Suzy. I think I'm just so nervous. I get nervous going on the nights when I will have a preceptor and the idea of being on my own with my mod is terrifying. I'm just scared that I'm not...

  18. How much more busier is days than nights?

    Brooke13-RN replied to hica19's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi, I actually did the oppisite of you. I started on days for four weeks and now I'm on nights my perm. shift. I think they are both busy in different ways. On days like Slobgob said you have...

  19. Fired from job

    Brooke13-RN replied to goingnuts's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have any words of wisdom, just that I wish you the the best of luck. I find it hard to believe that this place would fire you without even asking for your side of the story. That is just...

  20. Golden Key Honor Society

    Brooke13-RN replied to mojopsych's topic in General Students

    Ya, I'm in Golden Key. I've never really participated, but I do get a lot of news letters and invited to different functions. I'm not sure if there was a fee or not, but if there was it was a one...

  21. Not getting any feedback from my preceptor...

    Brooke13-RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone, Well I'm on week five of my orientation on a busy med/surg floor. I have two more weeks to go. This was my first week on my regular night shift. While I like night shift so much more...

  22. Not getting any feedback from my preceptor...

    Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Tweety. I'm sure your right no feedback is good feedback. I'm usually pretty sure of myself about things, but I just feel out of my element. traumaRus, 10 is out of the norm for our floor I...

  23. I just can't catch on

    Brooke13-RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone, First off let me tell you that I am on day 5 of orientation on a med-surg floor, so I know there are still a lot of things that I need to learn. But Sunday was just a miserable day for...

  24. My First Med Error

    Brooke13-RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone, Well somthing I thought would never happen happened. I made my first med error. I thought that I was having a fantastic day today. I was staying on top of orders, calling doctors,...

  25. My First Med Error

    Brooke13-RN replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the responses. I am very thankful that it wasn't anything life threatening. I know that this is not a mistake that I'm not going to make again. I need to just slow down. So, hopefully I...