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I need help from my fellow PICU nurses. I graduated last November and began working (my fist nursing job) in March. When I began nursing school I knew I wanted to be a peds nurse- but I never thought I would be a PICU nurse. My orientation was a very...

Jerrika- thank you so much for posting your reply. You are so right- not every child that has a trach and g-tube is a "vegetable". I had the joy of caring for a couple of patients recently who reminded me of that. I did have the opportunity to make a...

Final Update- I got the job in Outpatient Surgery!! I start working there the end of August. I am so excited. Since this is a department I have "worked" in before, I know what to expect. The best part is that the schedule is days- with four call shif...

An update- well at the urging of a fellow co-working I went to talk to my unit educator. I knew that I felt comfortable talking to her and that she might be able to help me through my feelings. Well, I broke down crying before I could even say a word...

Janfr- I think you are completely right about age being a factor. I work nights with many young people- and they seem to be able to brush off the emotional stuff. I've started to freak out at the littlest things with our son. He goes swimming and ins...

I started working nights about a month ago. I am a new nurse but this is my second career. I have had a rough time getting used to the schedule. However, I really like working nights. The pace is so much better for me to learn. I agree with all of th...

Sounds to me like you did the right thing. You had know way of knowing when you called the ambulance that she would get better so quickly. Also, there's know way to know if she wouldn't have another episode that may have been worse. Good call in my o...

how long have you been a nurse? just started orientation this monday age?36 gender?female what was your previous career?retail management did you receive a college degree in that specialty?i have a degree in theater, but a bachelor's of any kind was ...

Minimum wage was 4.25 and I worked at an amusement park. We worked 60+ hours and did not receive overtime because we were seasonal employees and state law said they didn't have to pay time and a half for over 40 hours. We had to pay about $2-3 a week...

I'm not sure if we discussed the GPA requirement in our other posts about Wright State. You do need at least a 3.2 to get in to WSU. The admission is competitive and based completely on GPA. Last I heard the minimum was a 3.2. The way it works here i...

I know kids are probably sick of hearing about it but- what about texting while driving? I know there has been a lot about this in the media lately. However, since teenagers feel they are invincible, I just don't think they get it. Maybe you could ha...

Scheduling is done once per quarter. The lecture portion (with all members of your track) is a set time- usually during the day (one or two classes are evenings). As far as clinicals you have some choice but it really depends on when you are allowed ...

1. I took the Hesi. We had to take it at the end of several classes (counted for 10% of the grade for that class). And I had to take the HESI exit- didn't have to pass but I am an A/B student and always scored above the 900s. However, I know about 15...

I graduated from Wright State this past November. I will do my best to answer some of your questions, but please feel free to ask anything else you might think of. Wright State does not have an entrance exam or a waiting list. Acceptance in the progr...

I have had success with the local health department. As long as they have the pamphlets in stock they are usually very happy to help.

Anastasia, I have a similar story. I have a degree in Theater (had planned to teach but was unable to find a job). I used my degree to be a retail manager. At 33 years old, I decided I wanted to back to school for nursing. I was very excited (as was ...

When I applied to nursing school there were two options for the background check- either the state (you had to have lived in Ohio for the last 5 years) or the FBI check. I had to do the FBI since we are military and have not lived here for five years...

I will be taking the NCLEX approx 6 weeks after graduation. I know the soonest I heard of anyone taking it was about 3-4 weeks. I think it depends on how busy your state's board of nursing can process your paperwork to get your authorization to test ...

1. Pass the NCLEX 2. Get a job 3. Lower by blood pressure to below 120/80 4. Cook healthier meals for my family 5. Take time to take care of myself so I can be a better mom and wife

I just graduated last week- so I haven't actually worked yet but I can tell you about our program. I had three "writing intensive" classes in nursing- classes in which I had 10-20 pg papers to write in addition to care plans, etc. I also had several ...

I put "to manage and maintain a household".

Please keep in mind that I am also a student, but I will try to give some feedback that I hope will help. I'm sure others will as well. Three nursing diagnosis (prioritized): 1. Risk for aspiration r/t R = 24, burp d/t immaturity of baby's interna...

BortaZinTx, I just wanted to thank you for sharing your truly inspirational story!! Congrats on everything!! Thanks!

Would your wife be open to joining a Moms group? I found that being able to sit with other moms and talk was very helpful. I don't know if it would help as much with the jealousy issues you described but I think it would help with the isolation she m...

I think it depends on what your level of experience is as well. As I am about to be a new grad, I think if I am asked this question in an interview I will say something to the effect of, "I think it is important for me to gain experience as an RN so ...