lakerette01

lakerette01

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  1. Extreme New Nurse Anxiety

    lakerette01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a recent grad and am working now. I will be finishing my orientation soon, 2 weeks. I just get so anxious when I am getting ready to go to work. Honestly, I am quite intimidated by my...

  2. 2 jobs.. one full time, one per diem. Need Advice

    lakerette01 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am a RN, and work 2 jobs, one is full time (at a pediatric hospital, I work 7/10 hour shifts a pay period, plus have to be on-call every 6 weeks on the weekend), the other job is a per diem job (at...

  3. Second Degree Programs

    lakerette01 replied to parris's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I am not sure if you would like to move, but I know GVSU (in Grand Rapids/Allendale) has a second degree program. Last I knew they have two, one that was "regular" and one that is accelerated. I did...

  4. Moving To Fresno Area

    lakerette01 replied to LPNMaryland's topic in California Nursing

    You might want to check out Community Behavioral Health Center. They are one of the only inpatient psych facilities in Fresno. I am an RN and have been per diem there for a short time. PM if you...

  5. Nurse Phobias?

    lakerette01 replied to pattycakeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a fan of eyeballs either.. I have always been "weirded" out by contacts and even using Visine.. Seeing a couple eye lid surgeries in Nursing school just confirmed my phobia of them.. :) glad...

  6. new advice about finding a new job..

    lakerette01 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am a RN with one year experience in peds (med/surg). I do not like my job, at all.. I am anxious all the time and this anxiety has started to transform into depression. Its starting to effect my...

  7. Bolingbrook, IL hospitals??

    lakerette01 posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    Can anyone give me any info on hospitals in the bolingbrook area? My husband might relocate there for his job and would love any info. I tried looking online, but I didn't find much. I am looking...

  8. want to quit.. but I am not sure who I talk to..

    lakerette01 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    This probably sounds really funny.. but I am thinking of quiting at the current place that I work, but I am not sure how to go about it. Here is a little background info.. I recieved money for...

  9. Mental Health Worker / Psych tech

    lakerette01 replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked at a inpatient psych hospital for 6 years in Michigan as a Mental Health Worker (MHW). Most of the people that held this position had a college degree or were in the process of getting one....

  10. Looking at Grand Rapids area for possible relocation???????

    lakerette01 replied to RNfinally's topic in Michigan Nursing

    how exciting! I am very jealous that you are moving ot GR.. That is where I am from and my SO and I have relocated to California about a year ago. The one thing with living in Rockford is that the...

  11. Are you relocating after you graduate??

    lakerette01 replied to TopazLPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I relocated to California from Michigan with my fiance (now husband). For me, it was the hardest thing I ever did and would never want to do it again. I miss Michigan more that anything. I am not...

  12. places RN's can work that are not hospitals?

    lakerette01 posted a topic in California Nursing

    I am fairly new to the central valley (Fresno), and I am wondering if their are any places that a new (I will be a RN for a year in November) RN can work that is not a hospital. I am having an...

  13. I think I made the wrong choice..

    lakerette01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated nursing school last august (06). I took my boards in Michigan, then about a week later flew to California, where my fiance is. I started a new job, in a new area. (I actually...

  14. hate my job..

    lakerette01 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    To make a long story short, I relocated to california from michigan in November. I got a job at what I thought would be a good fit for me, at a peds hospital, a Magnet facility at that, and now I am...

  15. NCLEX & hurst review?

    lakerette01 replied to dedicatedstudent's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    many of the girls in my nursing class took the hurst review. I think it was over 20, and all but one passed the NCLEX the first time. We had the 4 day seminar at our school. I really liked it, they...

  16. fresno/clovis hospital info

    lakerette01 posted a topic in California Nursing

    I have been in Fresno since November 2006. I moved from Michigan to here b/c my fiance got a job here. I basically took my NCLEX in michigan, then came here. I got a job at Children's Hospital Central...

  17. What did u buy your first year of nursing?

    lakerette01 replied to rn2bn07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I bought a purse.. and am being to pay of student loans.. I really want to

  18. How many new nurses are seriously thinking about quiting?

    lakerette01 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I do, almost everyday.. I am not sure if I want to quit nursing over all, just the hospital I am at. I work in Peds, came from Psych and boy do I miss my psych patients.. The main reason I can't quit...

  19. Anxiety Prob/3 months into job

    lakerette01 replied to keludtke's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I too have these thoughts and feelings.. I graduated in August, and then moved to California from Michigan with my fiance. I know like 2 people here and they are relatives of my fiance.. I have...

  20. BEST NYCLEX Prep courses

    lakerette01 replied to nurselala33's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure if you are looking for a class, but My nursing class and I all took the Hurst Review course (4 days of in class ), but I also think they have online stuff too, and all but one of the...

  21. Did anyone lose weight AFTER becoming a nurse?

    lakerette01 replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    I did lose some weight, but I call it my "anxiety" diet. I have began to workout again, and that helps with both the anxiety and stress as well as keeping the weight

  22. Did you work when going to nursing school?

    lakerette01 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    yes, I worked, every Saturday and Sunday, as a Mental Health Worker at a psych hospital. Normally I would do 8 hours a day, but sometimes when my lovely co-workers would call in sick, I would pull...

  23. First night off orientation...

    lakerette01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    tonight is my first night off orientation.. I am all nerves.. I am slow at everything, especially meds.. I hope it gets better.. Thanks for reading..

  24. If you won the lottery, would you still do your job?

    lakerette01 replied to SK-222's topic in General Nursing

    If I even played, and I won, I think I would work part time or per diem.. I donate some of the money to charities and to my alma mater. I also think I would end up going back to school to get my...

  25. What field of Nursing will you work in??? & best/worst place to work?

    lakerette01 replied to iheartnursing_cali's topic in General Nursing

    I really like psych, and think I will go back to psych. I am in peds now, and I like some of it, but not all. I am fairly new though. My ultimate goal would to be a NP in