Arievilo

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1. What you wished you had known before you started your first job?

   Arievilo replied to AndreaBallard's topic in General Nursing

   -When to contact the doctor about your patient - I discovered its better to **** off the doctor than not contact them when you need to clarify something (orders, plan for the patient, ect.) about your...

2. Will this get any easier?

   Arievilo replied to MLMRN1120's topic in Oncology

   I understand what you are going through. I am 6 months out of school and I went directly into oncology because that's what was offered to me. I have a hard time disconnecting myself emotionally from...

3. Giving injections!

   Arievilo replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I completely understand about injection fear! I don't think I've ever given an IM except in nursing school...on a baby. I work on a unit with immunosuppressed cancer patients who also have really low...

4. I took my NCLEX today,,,,,

   Arievilo replied to kemshara's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I found out today that I passed mine too! :-D Totally worth the $7.95 to get the early results! So Happy! It will be so nice to sign RN next to my name now.

5. I took my NCLEX today,,,,,

   Arievilo replied to kemshara's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I just took mine today and it shut off at 75 questions!! I was thinking it would. I got so many of the same type of questions! I kept thinking...OMG, am I answering these continuously wrong so they...

6. WCU Accelerated BSN, any thoughts?

   Arievilo replied to mcolli02's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   Human disease course? Do you mean pathophysiology? If so...thats the toughest class you'll have and has the highest probability of flunking out of it. Its pretty much the weed-out course. Its rough,...

7. WCU Accelerated BSN, any thoughts?

   Arievilo replied to mcolli02's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   Hello WCU BSN 2 Advance hopefuls. I just wanted to see what you think about the program and am updating my post from about a year ago. I just graduated a little less than a month ago from the...

8. Dec '09 Grads, raise your hands!

   Arievilo replied to Bobbkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Graduate on Sunday from second degree program just outside oh Philadelphia PA! Just passed my HESI exit exam

9. Christiana Care Internships for new Grads

   Arievilo replied to NEWRNDE's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! 181 applicants! But that's the story of new graduate positions today. *crossing

10. How Exactly Does One Gain Experience If No One Is Willing To Hire You?

    Arievilo replied to NewTexasRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I understand what everyone is saying. I have no experience except for clincials in school. I graduate this December, have been applying everywhere and everywhere is saying the same thing. I am in an...

11. In desperate in of some pointers!

    Arievilo replied to mRpeNa's topic in General Students

    rewrite your notes - I always find that helps

12. First Clinical

    Arievilo replied to Goldenatom's topic in General Students

    Good Luck! Learn lots!

13. Student Uniform - My Gosh!

    Arievilo replied to Meg_student's topic in General Students

    Wow, I thought my white scrub top and pants were bad! A scrub dress is in no way practical in

14. Human Nature Question

    Arievilo replied to sparky99's topic in General Students

    I would think you'd get this in any profession. But I have already seen it quite a bit in clincials already. I had one rotation where the floor nurses wanted nothing to do with students, constantly...

15. Starting clinicals this summer! EEEK!

    Arievilo replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Students

    I remember feeling that way before I started clinicals! Everyone feels nervous! Just go in with as open of a mind as possible and it will come! I remember my first rotation - I was at an assisted...