MarcyRN3385

I've been an RN for 2 years now and just landed my first job in OB....my dream job! Before I even started nursing school I knew this is what I wanted to do. However, I didn't know how hard of an area it is to get into. After being unhappy working on ...

Thanks for all the replies and advice :) My first day on the floor was yesterday and it was an awesome day! I watched a c-section and then went with my preceptor to help with postpartum care. I know this is what I meant to do. The feeling I get when ...

About a week ago I had a patient came to our unit after a peripheral angiogram (I work on a med-surg unit). The patient was quite lethargic but began to come around a bit after he got settled in his room. He was diabetic (type 2). I got a set of VS a...

See I thought the same thing...I thought glyburide was more to help maintain blood glucose levels...kind of like lantus does. No...I will NEVER do that again!

Ok so here is my story. I am an RN and have been since May 2008. My first job was on a med-surg unit and I worked there for approximately 7 months, then had a baby and during my maternity leave was offered a higher paying job at a plasma donation cen...

Thank you so much for all the replies...I know a wonderful person in HR that may be able to help, also a nurse educator who really likes me with ties to OB. I will look into AWHONN and getting certified in NRP and basic fetal monitoring...I am alread...

Just hang in there ok? I also agree that you may need to take some time off for yourself. Just one day could make a HUGE difference. I wish I would have done that. I was like you...studying all the time and was SO stressed out. By the end of my first...

Ok here goes....I started the ADN program in Jan of this year. I was so excited and so happy about becoming a nurse. Then about mid-semester I lost all of my ambition and felt as if I was in the wrong field. BUT I was also suffering from an eating di...

I also forgot to add I was getting a B+ in the fundamentals and I know that's considered pretty good. So I'm not too worried about being able to pass. I know I could do it :).

What was in your opinion the hardest/worst class you've taken in nursing school (med-surg, peds, OB, fundamentals, geriatrics, etc.). What was the easiest? I'm a new student and only in the fundamentals so I can't answer but I'm just curious to know ...

I'm SS nervous!!!! I've never worked in a hospital and I have no idea what to expect. I'm still not completely comfortable with taking BP's. I just really hope I do ok. I'm going to be a complete wreck that day!! :uhoh21:

I study 2-4 hours a day. Not as much as some of you do but that's all I really need. If I studied more than that my brain with be overflowing with so much info it would explode and I wouldn't be able to remember anything. These past several days I ha...

I'm so happy!! I got a 92%. I missed 7 out of 98 questions. The test was challenging but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. My next test is the 23rd. I'm not going to let my good grade get to me though and make me think I don't have to study ...

On Monday I had my very first nursing exam (I'm in the fundamentals). It was challenging but not too bad. I think I did pretty good. I know I over studied a bit. On Sunday I studied from the time I woke up to the time I went to bed so yeah I overstud...

I'm feeling alot better now about school. At first I was so stressed out and overwhelmed that I just felt like locking myself in a closet and crying for a few hours (in case you didn't read my first post I'm a new nursing student just started the fun...

This is my first semester of the nursing program. I am taking Nursing 111 (Fundamentals of Nursing).

I was so excited this morning when I got up and was getting ready for school. It felt like xmas :) . I was in the best mood all the way to school and was so anxious when I walked into my classroom and sat down. Then our teacher passed out our study ...

As a new nursing student I'm just curious. Yesterday I read for 3 hours straight...well...tried. I thought I could read every chapter word for word and be able to absorb everything. Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking. And in that 3 hours I didn't...

I have a 6 month old daughter. My b/f and my family are very supportive and so far have helped me out alot. When my b/f is at work during the day and I need to study my mom will watch her for a while and my b/f is home all evening so if I need some s...

Oh thank you, thank you everyone!!! You have no idea how much better you all just made me feel!! Especially about the reading. I know for a fact that not reading everything is the best for me because that's what I did in all my other classes (pre-req...

I just had an interview today for a job as a behavioral health tech at a local mental hospital (in case your wondering what that is exactly, they just watch over the patients and assist with basic care, kind of like a CNA). I start the ADN program Ja...

Hi everyone! My name is Marcy. I'm kind of a newbie here. I've had a membership for awhile but just don't post that often. You all will probably be seeing more of me now because I just got my accpetance letter today in the mail for the ADN program!! ...

Thanks everyone!! I know it's going to be stressful, especially since I have a 4 1/2 month old baby girl that is just starting to teeth, but I have a wonderful and supportive b/f and family that are willing to help me out whenever I need to study or ...

I'm not really sure what inspired me. I do however remember when I was a little girl, my favorite toy was my doctor's kit and I was all the time playing doctor (or maybe I should say "nurse") on my stuffed animals and pets (I know, poor things, lol)....

Which is worse??? I took A&P I this spring semester and didn't have many problems at all. I did very well and got an A!! YAY!!, lol Anyway, I'm taking micro this summer and was wondering how is it compared to A&P easier or harder?? I'm hoping...