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ok, so i'm a new nurse in the er. i am in my 5th week after finishing a 12 wk emergency nurse internship program which consisted of classroom time and clinicals. yesterday, my preceptor and i met with our nurse educator. the good news was that she...

I have been a nurse a little over half a year. I started working night shifts in the ER (7p-7a) in mid December (I worked in the ER prior to that so I knew what I was getting into). Since then, I have gained 25 lbs, I sleep up to 18-20 hours a day wh...

Thank you for letting me know I am not alone in how I feel. The other night nurses I work with seem fine, so I feel like I am just being weak, but I see from everyone's posts that this can happen to some people who work nights. I am so sorry to hea...

Usually PCTs, but RNs aren't above the job if no techs are available.

as an undergrad, i volunteered for a suicide hotline and in our training, we were always taught that a person on the verge of suicide would have a plan--a method, a time, a place. i always wondered though, and i am not being facetious, what if this p...

I don't think you would be seen as a poser if you brought in a stethoscope. I know most techs don't carry them, but it's a tool of the trade. There are many times when you need to take a manual bp--machines don't always pick up everyone's bp. And ...

I had to check to see your location to make sure you weren't working in my ED! Your experience is so similar to mine. I'm a new nurse in the ED too dealing with similar situations. I'm sorry I don't have any advice to give since I haven't figured ...

Thanks for saying that cmo421--you're right. I should clarify that I personally don't think you or any PCT is the lowest on the "totem pole" either, not in the least. What I should have written is that unfortunately you are perceived as that by som...

I am a recent grad who was an ER PCT prior to becoming an ER nurse so I can understand where you're coming from. As a PCT, I truly didn't realize just how busy the nurses are even though I was a nursing student myself. Your perspective will totally c...

I have to defend my old hometown. NYers aren't the only ones who complain down south about having to wait or having someone else going before them, not realizing that a stroke gets priority over a toothache no matter how long they've waited. I get ...

Anyone from NYC who says the wait to get into an ER isn't 8 hours on a good night is a liar. My dad still lives in NYC, and I was born and raised there, and a 24 hour waiting room wait is not unheard of. Now I know why. I had no idea the ratio of ...

the way my preceptor with 35 years of experience put it was: "med-surg floors make med-surg nurses. the er makes er nurses." i do not subscribe to the old school thinking that med-surg nursing is the only way to learn how to be a nurse and it sounds ...

The fact that you are nervous, while uncomfortable for you, is actually comforting to observers. If you were going into this after a few weeks or months of orientation 100% confident and sure of yourself, then *I* would be seriously worried for your...

I always knew I wanted to work in an ED. I get bored easily, I like the adrenaline, and I like seeing different things--ED suited me. HOWEVER.... I spent 120 hours in the ICU last semester of nursing school. Before I started I thought I would be ...

Aprilequinox, I knew you passed as soon as I read your first post. Your experience sounded IDENTICAL to mine--the type of questions you got, the # of questions you got, even the having to go pee so bad but waiting till 75 questions to take a break--...

I've never posted on this message board before, but I need to do something to stave of this anxiety. I can barely type because I'm crying so hard. I can't eat, I'm nauseous--I mean, I know I'm being ridiculous, and I should just calm down, but not...

I took it on Monday, 7/2. To my shock, I passed with 75 questions.

I'm so sorry to hear the news. That is heartbreaking. Don't give up! I know you're exhausted but it's worth it. You've worked too hard to let one insane test to get in the way of your dream. I copied and pasted this from the NCSBN's website: htt...

Ok, so I'm retarded, but I took the test on 7/2 and I was done by 1130 and Pearson's website says, "Your exam results are not available at this time." (I've checked about 30 times in the past hour.) However, the Florida BON shows my full name name, m...

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that California is not a quick results state, and it takes longer for Californians to get results and issue licenses. (California isn't listed as one on the NCSBN web site: https://www.ncsbn.org/496.ht...

We used a lot of math as well in my nursing school. I've always been pretty good at math so I didn't have much problem with it, but I tutored several of my fellow classmates who had trouble with it. The trick is know what your are being asked, and ...

Congratulations!!!! Isn't it the best feeling??? :)

:doh:DUH! OF COURSE I passed!!!!! OMG, I cried with happiness when the realization hit. I'm a NURSE!! I've turned into such a cry-baby this week! Thank you to everyone--all of your posts, whether they were directly addressed to me or not, help...

congratulations!!!!! that's awesome news. now you can have a happy and relaxing 4th, nurse.

OMG, you read my mind again! I said the same thing to my husband: "Not even a pharmacist knows that many drugs!" That's why the PDR exists. Even my doctor looks up medications. I didn't get asked a lot of med-surg questions either. My SON has a ...