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I'm a new grad on L&D, too, and am having this SAME problem. I think I was doing the same thing as you, Steph.

Hi everyone. I'm a 2nd year nursing student counting the days till graduation (May 13th :balloons: ) I'm not sure what area of nursing I want to start out in. When I first started the program I really wanted to do Labor & Delivery. I have enjoy...

Just an update.... I graduated in May from Southern! I JUST passed my boards on the 16th! :caduceus: Reading my old posts seem like it was an etenity ago. Nursing school was tough but I really loved it. I miss my classmates and instructors already...

I honestly thought the HESI was harder than the NCLEX. I scored 1112 on the HESI. (our cut off was 900) I think if you passed the HESI then you will be fine on the NLCEX. Also... I took an online Kaplan course. I found that the Kaplan questions ...

I just found out last night.... I PASSED!!!!!!:balloons: I'm so happy! The wait just about killed me. Congrats to those who have passed and best of luck to those of you who are waiting!

Cardiac, Have you gotten any news yet? I just took mine this morning and feel EXACTLY the same way. I didn't have any math questions, a few drugs, and some priority ones. I felt like I focused on each question thinking.... okay is this a "lower le...

:uhoh21: I really have no words of wisdom about your current situation. I just hope it all works out for you. On the flip side...I know that you have 20 years in ICU and you have your advanced practice nursing degree.... but your role was an "R...

Kev, Boone County, WV would be the place for you! I live in Madison. (Boone County) It is VERY small, very rurual, everyone knows everybody kind of place. I'm about 30 minutes from Charleston. Boone Memorial Hospital is in Madison but I am choosi...

Same here for me, inodou. We also have to pass an exit test our very last semester or we don't graduate.

Best of luck to you. Mountain State is a good school. I have heard it's kind of expensive though. I just started back this past Monday. Boy am I overwhelmed! We are having a 22 chapter test this monday on Growth & Development. I am stresse...

Sounds like you are a sure in! How many students do they take in your program? My school accepted students on a "point system". You had to take the NET and score at least 100 to be considered. Then you got points for your pre-req's as well. Like...

^ Aw, thanks! :) I definately want to go further and get my BSN. Possibly even my master's one day. But I'll probably work for a year first before I pursue my BSN. WVU Tech has a program to complete your BSN in like a year and a half (I think) an...

When I had my little boy in 2001 I decided to quit my job (banking/accounting) and stay at home with him. I knew I would eventually go back to work when he started school but I just couldn't see myself sitting at a desk all day anymore. He was my i...

I work on the floor (Med-Surg-mostly geriatric pts) and my job is like a CNA's job. This summer has really helped me with my communication skills. I use to get so nervous in clinicals just walking into a pt's room. Now I feel like I know what to do...

I start back my 2nd and FINAL year on the 22nd. I'm both excited and nervous. I externed over the summer so I think that will help me clinically. I withdrew last fall from Med-Surg (had some family stuff going on) and it has been a year since I sa...

Hey wverrn! I'm in the southern part of WV, too. Madison/Danville area to be exact. I'm still in nursing school and will hopefully graduate May 2006. What hospital do you work at? I externed in the ER a couple of times @ Thomas and LOVED it! My...

Hey everyone. I'm a 2nd year student at Southern WV Community & Tech College in Logan. I'm praying that I graduate May 2006. I've been externing @ Thomas some (actually very little) and mostly at Boone Memorial Hospital this summer. Boone is j...

Cameo, what school will you be attending? Best of luck--- I'm sure you will do fine. :)

Congrats to you!! I know you are tickled. L&D is where I wanna be one day. Enjoy your new job!!

Yesterday was a horrible day for me. I am externing on a Med-Surg floor and was told by an aide that she didn't think I was "cut-out" for nursing. I just came off of orientation and have worked a total of 4 days on the floor and she said that I'm n...

I just want to report that I am feeling so much better. I worked Monday & Tuesday of this week and ended up on the same floor with the snotty aide again. BUT I found out from the girl that is now training me that she's not much of an aide herse...

Thank you all. It is so good to know I can come here and get support. Yesterday was SO MUCH better. I met with my nursing supervisor (who is wonderful BTW) and she put me with another aide. She was very upset that the one aide made me feel so inad...

Thank you all for your uplifting advice. :) It really means a lot. I have wanted to be a nurse since my little boy was born (3 years ago). I had to have an emergency C-section and the nurses that took care of me were WONDERFUL. I was so scared an...

Thanks. I went to this dollmaker site. Here's the link for ya! Nurse doll :)

Pretty much everything that a CNA would. Vital Signs, AM & PM care, bed changes, blood glucose checks, Foleys, I&O, enemas, wound care, surgical dressing changes, NG tubes, stoma care, skin care....yada yada yada :chuckle The nursing super...