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  1. I made my first medication error :(

    snortzmom replied to rkrs6673's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know, which is why I am so confused. When I asked her why she gave the meds in my room without consulting me (in a nice way) she said that she was trying to keep the flow of the department going....

  2. I made my first medication error :(

    snortzmom replied to rkrs6673's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I made my first med error yesterday too. It is the worst feeling ever. The doc gave me a verbal order (I should have known better) for 2grams Claforan IV. I gave it, and then a random doc came in...

  3. Yelled at nursing station by doctor

    snortzmom replied to longjourneydream's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad in ER too, 8 months in.. I feel your pain and have been yelled at by a doc before at the nurses station in front of my peers. Everyone has bad days, including doctors (even the even...

  4. Bipolar and Noc Shift...any advice?

    snortzmom replied to DaBigD's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My advice would be to switch to evenings if your hospital offers it. After I was diagnosed Bipolar I read a book by Kay Jamison "Touched by Fire." Most people in a manic phase typically fall asleep...

  5. 6 months and feeling down:(

    snortzmom replied to NewNurse16's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Me too. I am 7 months down and I feel like there is so much I don't know. Isn't that expected? I love my job, but I hate that my coworkers make me feel incompetent. I am just learning! I am...

  6. Messed Up Big Time

    snortzmom posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been an ER nurse off of orientation since October and I am so bummed out. I have been told that I am going to be written up, and I made an honest mistake. I thought people only get written up...

  7. Travel Nursing Companies

    snortzmom posted a topic in Travel

    Can you recommend a phenomenal travel nursing company? I am looking for the "total package," meaning fantastic benefits and pay, phenomenal housing, caring staff, and not being placed in a hospital...

  8. Springfield Area - Suggestions??

    snortzmom replied to nichole88's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from Cox last May. I think my education was excellent and only 2 people out of 50 something didn't pass the NCLEX, which is really really good. They are going through some administrative...

  9. New Grad Programs

    snortzmom replied to SAP2008's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished my 6 month ER new grad program in October. I definitely recommend it. I had a mentor and a teacher. I felt confident because I had someone to lean on and I didn't feel alone. My...

  10. I LOVE my job

    snortzmom posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in May, went into the ER, and just finished my internship last week. It was SUPER scary being all alone those first few days, but all of the experienced nurses go ALL OUT to make sure I...

  11. How are the other RN's treating you?

    snortzmom replied to Tug's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in May and went into the ER. I love my job and wake up every morning excited to go to work. I had a couple of teachers/preceptors in school who made me feel horrible, just like your...

  12. NCLEX question

    snortzmom replied to mukshe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just graduated from an accelerated BSN program in May and I passed.. I was invited to sit for the NCLEX about 2 weeks after graduation, though I gave it 2.5 months. I shouldn't have waited so long...

  13. NCLEX question

    snortzmom replied to mukshe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just graduated from an accelerated BSN program in May and I passed.. I was invited to sit for the NCLEX about 2 weeks after graduation, though I gave it 2.5 months. What I learned from that whole...

  14. i feel so stupid

    snortzmom replied to NurseTricia99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would cut yourself some slack :) Sounds more like that doctor isn't happy with his job .. One phone call in which nobody got hurt? Is he serious? Like its your fault he doesn't like the hospital...

  15. New Grad Internship Programs?

    snortzmom posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am graduating with my BSN in May and, just like everyone else, I want to do my New Grad Internship in Critical Care or ER. Has anyone out there found a new grad internship that they would...

  16. University of San Diego- Any MEPN students out there??

    snortzmom replied to AvaRN22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! I got into the USD MEPN program but turned it down to go to an accelerated BSN program instead. USD is a phenomenal school, but I know I made the best choice. USD's program is really really...

  17. Nursing Student in need of a Nurse Mentor asap....please

    snortzmom replied to nurse2be8128's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing student too and am graduating in May God willing.. :balloons: I had the same problem 1st semester and half of 2nd. Prof's do pick favorites and it is unfortunate, but that is life....

  18. Nursing schools where there is no waiting schools

    snortzmom replied to usha's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Springfield, Missouri. I am in the Accelerated BSN program which takes 16 months. Total tuition is about $21,000 and there isn't a wait list.. Hope...

  19. What's a magnet hospital???

    snortzmom replied to np_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    Forgive the ignorance, but I am in nursing school. What is a

  20. Lawsuit Happy Patients

    snortzmom posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am one semester away from getting my BSN-RN and also work as an aide. Something happened yesterday that traumatized me, and I'm hoping that more experienced people can give me advice as to what I...

  21. Lawsuit Happy Patients

    snortzmom replied to snortzmom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thanks for your input about direct quotes, incident reports, etc. I will know what to do from here on out. Now I know why they stress documentation so much in nursing school! It really is...

  22. Need advice on which school to go to

    snortzmom replied to BALH3's topic in General Nursing

    I am actually from California, too. I moved to Missouri because it is cheaper ($20,000 will pay for my living expenses and tuition total- 16 mo), faster (there isn't a nursing shortage in the Midwest...

  23. Need advice on which school to go to

    snortzmom replied to BALH3's topic in General Nursing

    I am currently in an Accelerated BSN program in Missouri. I had a previous BA and now I am getting my RN-BSN in 16 mo. There should be a disclaimer, though, because there is about another year of...

  24. Just a uniform question

    snortzmom replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous post. Usually the school will tell you that you need to wear scrubs of a certain color with a logo or something.. I didn't have a choice. If you don't get a uniform, then...