TraumaGirl1018

Silly question, I know...but in the hospital where we do our clinicals (Im still a student, to graduate in May) they still use the roll around med carts. The hospital where I have accepted my first job uses a "pyxis", (i think Im spelling it correct...

Ok so I woke up this morning, after taking the test yesterday morning and having it shut off at 76 questions. I left SERIOUSLY thinking that I failed....it was so hard, I thought. I even knew of about 7 or 8 questions that I got wrong for sure (I c...

i'd like to think that I will be able to go part time in a few years...after working full time for maybe five years. I'd like to have another baby soon, and I would love to work part time (actually, I'd like to not work at all; barefoot and pregnant...

i REALLY dont see how this med error is your fault...as someone stated, that float nurse should not have just administered a drug to your pt without first mentioning it to you!

Hi all. I have been working for 7 months in a busyy ICU (new grad). Im feeling as though I should have started out in something less critical; and Im seriously considering transferring to a regular nursing floor. Has anyone done this? I kind of f...

wow, thanks for all the responses! As for my co-workers, the majority of them are very helpful. There are only one or two that arent, but I suppose you'll have that anywhere. Sometimes I feel like I havent given myself a chance (only being there 7...

i havent read through all of the responses but...wow would i be angry if i were that MA. you basically insulted her experience right to her face. I would be beyond P.O'ed.

just heard about this on Dr. Phil yesterday too. Scary thing.

we ET and NT suctions patients as needed in our ICU...i was under the impression that it was a nursing measure. Ive never seen an order written for either...:uhoh21:

thanks, cyberkat! That is a good way of thinking about codes...the worst HAS already happened. Im still extremely new..and I am so terrified that my patient is going to go bad and i wont know what to do first...Ive only witnessed one code so far that...

i dont see how in the world a PEG tube would migrate to the lungs...even if by some chance a lung was inadvertently pierced during PEG placement, it would be noticed pretty quickly..and even so, that wouldnt be considered "migrating", because it neve...

you were a nurse at 18? eta nevermind, just saw the answer in your post!

:uhoh21:nooooooooooooooooooo

I can totally relate to you! Being a new nurse is tough enough, without the un-constructive critism and all the talking behind everyone's back. I guess I dont have much advice, just wanted to let you know you arent alone. And if anyone has advice o...

thank you for sharing. I probably wouldve given the 6mg too under the same rationale that you had:o

so youre saying that this new nurse didnt know how to work in the specific area because she wouldnt pull a curtain and because she put a dripping cloth on your feet? Im sorry for your situation and your health, but in my opinion those you two factors...

dont worry...as you can tell from my post I was soooo freaked out, but I ended up passing. From what it seems on here, if you have around 75, its usually a good sign.

ok so i just took my NCLEX and it shut off at 76. I am soo freaking depressed right now...I felt like there were only 2 questions that I knew for sure!! I had like 5 select all that applys...argh i feel like such a loser...i am soooo sad...has anyon...

congrats!!

yay!!!:balloons::balloons:

honestly, i didnt much care for the kaplan learning tree strategy thing. I like the content review of the course, but i didnt use the strategy while taking the NCLEX, and i passed. I think if youre already set in your way of answering questions, t...

jeez, where's the compassion? I cant believe they changed your shifts just because of one incident! Heck, everyone has their little things that set them off...

wait, you have 4-5 CRITICAL CARE patients? As in ICU? get outta there fast!!!

whoooo congrats to everyone!!!:balloons::balloons:

i know you dont want to hear this but: dont worry! I felt the exact same way. And i even knew of at least 7 or 8 questions that I definitely got wrong...because i looked them up when i got home. I called the BON today and was told I had a license ...