katez7

I'm currently a hospice nurse. I graduated nursing school May 2007. I've been a hospice RN since June. I LOVE my job!! I can't tell you how many times I've heard "You're too young to be a nurse," or "I can't believe you're doing hospice nursing, you're not a seasoned nurse yet." "Hospice nursing is for older RNs." I believe all these statements are false! I maybe young *(I'm 21 years old) and I may have only had one year acute care experience, but I dont believe that ultimately effects the care I give. All of my patients are so thankful to see me, and anything they need I take care of immediately (whether it be medication supplies, etc)! People ask me how I can do hospice and deal with death and dying everyday, but in reality it doesn't effect me like people think it would. When I was in an acute care setting, I saw the same patients come in and out, in and out and suffer through procedure, after surgery, after procedure. Many of these patients are terminal. What kind of quality of life is there when you spend your last few months in the hospital or even worse, dying on the table during a hopeless procedure?? The patients I have enjoy everyday of their last few weeks or months with their loved ones and doing different activities. It's such a privledge to be a part of their life before God decides to take them to a better place. :redbeathe

You'll be fine!! No worries!! We have less than 24 hours until we should find out our results... oh text me in the morning if you find out your results so i can call too!!:balloons:

Laur you are so smart!! you'll be fine hang in there!! only one more day :):balloons:

thank you for all your support!! It really helps to hear other people's stories!!

i took the test at 8am this morning and finished the test in an 1hr & 10 minutes with only 75 questions!!! They say if you come out of the test feeling like it was the hardest test you've ever taken you probably passed w/ 75 and if you came out of the test thinking it wasnt so bad w/ 75 questions then you probably failed.... Some of the questions were really hard but some weren't too bad.... i have no idea if i passed or not. I wish i just knew!!! I didnt have ANY math, multiple-multiples, "hot-spots" or put answers in order... it was all multiple choice... is there alot of people who fail w/ 75?? I feel like i was prepared enough but when i took the test i feel like i had no idea what they were talking about or it was stuff ive never heard of!!