caribqueen12

caribqueen12 specializes in Cardiac.

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1. Any info on Versant Program at Baptist (Miami) for new grad??

   caribqueen12 replied to SouthernAsh's topic in Florida Nursing

   As a previous Versant, I can tell you it's a great segway from nursing school to the actual bedside. I am not sure if the requirements have changed but I don't think you needed to have previous...

2. How to stay organized?

   caribqueen12 replied to L8RRN's topic in General Nursing

   A good topic, one year in and I'm still discovering what works. So far, I find folding my paper into the number of patients I have and making notes, is quite helpful. I also print out a hand-off...

3. Difficult Time/Stupid Mistakes

   caribqueen12 replied to caribqueen12's topic in General Nursing

   No, I am overwhelmed by school-work-and home, I am not balancing it

4. Difficult Time/Stupid Mistakes

   caribqueen12 replied to caribqueen12's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone, I think my best option is to reduce my hours so that I can be more focused and not beat on myself. It's just that you can feel so great one week and the next week, you can feel like...

5. Difficult Time/Stupid Mistakes

   caribqueen12 replied to caribqueen12's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your responses and part of my problem is priortizing---I get so focused on leaving on time, doing everything that is ordered that it seems nearly impossible in just 12 hours. I have been...

6. Difficult Time/Stupid Mistakes

   caribqueen12 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am about to hit my 1 yr anniversary and in actuality, I feel worst now than when I started. My confidence level is in the toilet and I really wonder why the heck I should continue working as a...

7. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

   caribqueen12 replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Thank you all, feeling much better, off for a couple of days w/enough sleep to make up for the crazy days. I will definitely incorporate some of the things mentioned here and most of all, I will ask...

8. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

   caribqueen12 replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Mahage, thanks for your advice and support. I am still emotionally overwhelmed by everything. For the past 2 weeks I have had the same stressful load of patients, I go to work on tomorrow and if I...

9. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

   caribqueen12 replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Inner dog....it has surfaced already but I am generally a passive person but nursing has brought it out of

10. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

    caribqueen12 replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am feeling this way and contemplating changing careers. I have been working for the past 5 months 4.5 months of which were residency. I am so scared that each day I go to work feeling nauseated...

11. Kaplan scores/Reschedule the NCLEX?

    caribqueen12 replied to glamgalRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi, I just wanted to let you all know that I passed my NCLEX on Wednesday. I was so distressed over this one test---I studied but I just wasn't sure what to expect. On the day of the exam,...

12. Kaplan scores/Reschedule the NCLEX?

    caribqueen12 replied to glamgalRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I feel the same way as many of you, I am so darn nervous---I just want to get it over with but at the same time, the confidence isn't there, every time I get one thing, I forget something else. I am...

13. BSN to MSN---I'm not sure what to do

    caribqueen12 replied to caribqueen12's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I will definitely keep you guys posted on how things turn out and the resources I've used. Thank you for your

14. BSN to MSN---I'm not sure what to do

    caribqueen12 replied to caribqueen12's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A resolution, after much debate and deliberation, I've decided to go ahead and complete the Master's portion. I am already familiar with the institution and although I won't have much experience...

15. BSN to MSN---I'm not sure what to do

    caribqueen12 replied to caribqueen12's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in a direct entry program so after I finish the BSN then onto MSN. I've asked about going part-time and taking a year off. They'll hold my admission for one year but they don't encourage the...