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I know this sounds terrible, but I never stop! I call 911 and keep on going.

I feel so bad today. The past two nights I have worked in the ED and have been so nervous! On Monday night we had a lady to come in with an acute MI. The doctor ordered 50mg of Demerol with 25mg of Phenergan. Of course I always know to dilute Phenerg...

I also threw up in a pt's bathroom my first semester of nursing school. I had some good friends who would help me out, and that made it better. I am now a dialysis nurse and can handle being covered in someone's blood from head to toe, but I just ...

When I was a new grad, I gave Dilaudid for Morphine to an elderly man. I got so upset. I hyperventalated and my mom had to drive me home from work. Needless to say, I quit hospital nursing and I now work in dialysis. We do not give narcotics. (Th...

The hurst was wonderful! Be sure to study for NCLEX the way that she teaches you to study and you will be fine.

Congrats! Welcome to the world of Nursing!!!!

I am absolutely scared to death, doubting myself and my abilities, and I am an emotional wreck. I have been out of school for 5 months and I feel like I am drowning! I run all night long while others are doing crossword puzzles at the nurses station....

Well today was it... I made my first TRUE medication error. Knew it would happen just didn't think so soon. I have only been out of school since May, and I've already made a mistake. Anyways... I gave Dilaudid 2mg instead of Morphine 2mg. I was t...

my ACT score was 21, and I forgot what my subscores were. I do know that Math was not the best, but English was good. Good luck 2 u:wink2:

Thanks so much! I just feel like I'm always so nervous and unsure of myself. When will confidence come? When I start to feel as though I'm making it pretty good something else happens to make me feel inadequate. Again thanks for the reply. You'r...

Hello! I am proud to say that I am one of the 47 who passed the NCLEX from Holmes CC in Ridgeland. It was so amazing to me how well everyone did considering we were the first graduating class. We went through some trials to make it, but we succeeded!...

Isn't that the truth... I'm not even going to comment on that one. I think you said enough!!!!! AMEN!

My reply to those who say,"but the money is so good in nursing!" would be I'm sure you want someone taking care of you who's in this field because the money is so good! Money doesn't make you enjoy this profession or help you to have that true compa...

Couldn't have said it better myself! This is so true!!!!!

At the hospital where I'm employed we too have to wear white. The CNAs wear orange. This all came about because we had some CNAs who were messing with the IV pumps and doing other things out of their scope, so now the patient knows who is a CNA and...

I just starte working nights, and boy is it easier. There's always work to do in this profession, but you have so much more time to do it. The doctor will hardly ever call in the middle of the night to change orders on someone unless you ask him to....

I have learned to just look at the part that I'm dealing with. If I'm starting an IV then, I just focus on the hand or the arm. If there's a huge wound I just focus on that certain area. I had a hard time when I had a patient who had face cancer.

I have this very same problem. When I start gagging I can't stop!!! I keep gagging until I have to vomit. I also start freaking out because I'm unable to control this. I am a control freak and this is one thing that I cannot control. I've heard ...

Thanks so much! It feels good to know that there is light at the end of this tunnel.

I know exactly how you feel. I will be so glad when I can leave work at work and come home without continuously thinking if I did or did not do something! Everyone says that in time, I'll walk out of the hospital and go home and forget about it unt...

Thanks so much rnsrgr8t. It feels so good to hear someone with experience admit they don't always have all of the answers. I know that experience is the best way to learn answers, and I am having faith that with time I'll get more confident in my c...

That makes two of us. RNVampire. I feel all the same feelings you're feeling.

Thanks so much rm/writer. I needed to read that message! I am a new grad myself and have the very same feelings. I feel like I'm a bundle of nerves and anxiety. Getting adjusted to the night shift life is only adding to the list! Thanks for the ...

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Thank you all so much for the advice! I really want to find another job, especially since I've had to go to night shift! That adds up more stress to my situation. I live at least an hour an thirty minutes from any other hospital,so my options are l...