nursekatie22

nursekatie22 RN

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  1. How do I prep for night shift

    nursekatie22 replied to khazel2002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow! Can I switch lives with you for a few months!?? I'm orienting on days and the shifts start at 0600 so I have to get up at 0415ish to get there.....I'm NOT A MORNING

  2. Questions for new nurses about school.

    nursekatie22 replied to emotional_she's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The biggest thing is to try to take care of yourself because if you're eating poorly, not sleeping enough, and drinking too much coffee (wow, I can't believe I'M telling someone to watch their coffee...

  3. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    nursekatie22 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I started as a Intern at my current workplace, I was unable to enroll in work study as it was the end of the semester, so I couldn't do "nurse stuff". Well, my NM told me that I could just do a...

  4. Question for you NY people :P

    nursekatie22 replied to nursekatie22's topic in New York Nursing

    dammit! Why can't I just be rich so I could live wherever I

  5. Material coverage

    nursekatie22 replied to Jamie-Sue's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do you have a bookstore (Borders, Barnes and Noble, etc) around? They should have prep books for you to look at. It could help a

  6. Best way to mark your stethoscope?

    nursekatie22 replied to spoiled_lil_sister's topic in General Students

    I have a Litt too and I just used the "unremovable" tag they sold at the uniform store I got the steth at.....I

  7. Any thoughts?

    nursekatie22 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need some "seasoned" input here. I'm constantly worried that I don't know enough. I think that if I'm not studying when I'm not working, then I'm, in effect, saying that I'm "smart enough" and my...

  8. Any thoughts?

    nursekatie22 replied to nursekatie22's topic in General Nursing

    Wow.....that would scare the crap outta

  9. Have you ever been a patient?

    nursekatie22 replied to Bluehair's topic in General Nursing

    A second thing....I lied about always having a positive perception of nurses. There was one that my mom had after her partial hip replacement (I had just started school so I was all about watching...

  10. Have you ever been a patient?

    nursekatie22 replied to Bluehair's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I was admitted to the ER when I was about 14....it was really scarey. I was at the movies with my dad and siblings and I just started shaking uncontrollably (even my teeth were chattering!) and...

  11. Any thoughts?

    nursekatie22 replied to nursekatie22's topic in General Nursing

    I can already tell a huge difference just from working full time rather than two partial clinical days a week! I guess I just needed to gripe a

  12. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

    nursekatie22 replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that's really depressing for a new grad to hear! I'm sorry things didn't work out for you and I hope my experience is

  13. Any thoughts?

    nursekatie22 replied to nursekatie22's topic in General Nursing

    I know, I know....When I would go up to ICU for clinicals I would be petrified, but I could still function and the nurses at that hospital (Fresno Community) were really supportive and said they'd...

  14. Fashion Help

    nursekatie22 replied to SNIT's topic in General Nursing

    haahaa haaa haa...you're funny! I'd probably just weart white, black, or brown with

  15. Any thoughts?

    nursekatie22 replied to nursekatie22's topic in General Nursing

    No, I just finished school....and I really DO love learning, I guess I just get depressed sometimes about the amount of stuff I know versus what I DON'T

  16. Question for you NY people :P

    nursekatie22 replied to nursekatie22's topic in New York Nursing

    Bummer!

  17. First day as an LVN is tomorrow! Nervous/excited.....

    nursekatie22 replied to pink2blue1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats!!

  18. stupid question

    nursekatie22 replied to Babygirl13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Haven't you learned that there's no such thing as a stupid

  19. The most horrible things instuctor's say...

    nursekatie22 replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good grief! Aren't teachers supposed to be supportive? The only negative things that got said to me were highly deserved:trout:. Once, one of my nursing teachers at my first school (see my "Why Did...

  20. Which pre-req's have you enjoyed?

    nursekatie22 replied to Pixiesmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    MICRO all the way,

  21. Perfectionism

    nursekatie22 replied to orcagrrrl2003's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was like that in high school and believe you me, I got over it as soon as I started nursing school. There was an advanced med/surg class in my last semester that I PRAYED for a C

  22. Does anyone do Medical Transcription?

    nursekatie22 replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No, but I always thought it'd be

  23. Falling apart...

    nursekatie22 replied to Jamie-Sue's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Never underestimate a good, long, deep

  24. Anatomy Jitters...

    nursekatie22 replied to NewCareer78's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The body's the biggest fricking puzzle you'll ever undertake and you have to do it one piece at a time. Looking at everything all at once will freak you out so don't do

  25. Medical Terminology

    nursekatie22 replied to lisabeth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Didn't take