Justme123

First and only job interview before I graduated nursing school and so happy I'm here in the OR. Had no experience prior either. Had over a year orientation and a few months in my specialty. From what I hear, other nurses from other fields are pret...

I work 11a-11pm and LOVE it! I have 4 kids at home and the 7-3 was KILLING me. I also prefer not getting up before dawn anymore, so this shift is great. More of a chance for some down time anyway, but not this last week. It doesn't matter anyway....

I've been in the OR a year now, started as a new grad. Circulating is my comfort zone but they are having me scrub most every day to learn my service. I've become efficient in that service, but last week they threw me in another service to scrub an...

Thank you for the encouraging words!:) I'm hanging in there. I'm getting a bit nervous b/c I'm moving to an off shift, so I'll get anything and everything! I was talking to another nurse today and she said it could take up to 2 years to feel reall...

Any ideas on how to prevent it????

I've been in the OR for almost a year now and am also a new grad. I've been scrubbing in my new service for a month or so now as well and am coming along pretty well. My frustration at this point is dealing with certain surgeons who still act as th...

Orientee: "When will it get easier in the OR?" Preceptor: "It will get easier one day, the next day you retire!" Older Surgeon to the young Surgeon: "Just as soon as the patients stop asking you how much experience you have they ask how steady you...

Oh sure!LOL! I had worked with a Gyn doc who always whined about the general docs having it all. So when I was scrubbed, every once in a while I would say if he asked for something new....."Well, it would have been right there for you if you were a...

My hair is breaking off in the front, thats what I mean by killing it. I'll look into those different caps. I have a love/hate with hats and my hair anyway, so I'll just have to figure it out. Thanks.:)

We get paid for the holiday and time and a half if we come in, so it's actually double time and a half if we work. No time out of our paid time off is taken out of our bank.

Nurses Demand Lawmakers Force Hospitals To Ease Workload Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:13 AM Print Story E-mail Story COLUMBUS, Ohio-Nurses gathered outside the Statehouse on Tuesday to demand legislation preventing hospitals from assigning too many ...

There must be some unwritten acceptance about the nurses eating their young. I even went to a Seminar before graduating that touched upon this very subject encouraging us to NOT act like that. There should be consequence for nurses acting like that...

Thanks for the imput. Thinking back, a lot of what she 'taught' me, others would correct me saying that what I did was wrong. So now I'm wondering if she did that on purpose to make me look bad. It doesn't matter. I might say something to the ed...

I work in Surgery, a new grad (last June) and have been on the job a few months. Sometimes I get pulled from my preceptor to another RN, but thankfully not too often. I don't care for this other RN too much, she treats me like I'm stupid. I'm talk...

I did about 200 q's a day and reviewed any material I wasn't sure of. I didn't do any review classes either, although I did utilize medspub.com that was offered through my school which was a good resource. I had 75 q's on the Nclex and passed the f...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!:balloons::balloons::balloons: I knew you'd do it! I paid to 'see' my results too before giving official notice to my dept. today!LOL! I was reading my orientation packet today. ISN'T THIS EXCITING????? Great job! ENJOY!!

I can't even believe that I passed!!!! I was sooooo convinced I failed that test. I couldn't believe it could have been that easy! I guess 5 weeks of studying finally paid off! I can burn my notes and sell back my books!!!! I'M A SURGICAL NURSE!...

I got 75 q's and passed first time. Total torture!! Wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.........then again, it is total torture!LOL!:trout:

I feel your anxiety! I was a wreck! I wonder why that test leaves you feeling so..........I don't know. I cleaned sooooo much yesterday it wasn't funny. That was the first time it felt GOOD to clean, really helped to keep my mind off it, but the ...

I have you to thank Trauma nurse! I saw you called and thought I would too just for the heck of it. If they told me they wouldn't let me know, that was alright, I just couldn't wait anymore. It was just eating me up!!:lol2:

I'm soo happy for you!!:balloons::balloons::balloons: Congratulations!!

Not to be a pain, but I do remember a few that I did miss, and only having 75 q's, is that a sign I failed? I don't think I've been more upset over anything like this ever! I've sailed through nursing school, thought both HESI's weren't bad at all ...

Missing q's isn't what's worrying me. I don't think the difficulty was there which makes me think I may have been answering q's in the failing range.

Took a little over an hour, only 75 q's, that totally sucked. I didn't think the q's they were asking were of higher level either. A ton of the select all apply's too, of fun day! I feel like I didn't know anything and am mortified I didn't get a ...

I'm in Ohio, the results shouldn't be in today although I wish. I can't even remember many if any q's from my exam! I do remember approaching 75 and hoping I'd keep going and then it went blank. Just a horrible feeling. I feel like a huge weight ...