Mimi Wheeze

I can relate. I got my license, and had only 5 days of training with another nurse on a busy med-surg floor. My very first day with my own patient load, I was given two students, from the school I just graduated from, from the instructor I just to...

Ugh... I'm a brand new nurse too, and you're right...day shift is insane. I'm contemplating going to nights. (I know nights can be insane too, but when I'm still charting at 9 or 10 p.m., I notice the phones, families and doctors are not as bad) Of...

I have four tips that served me well in nursing school... 1) Show up for each and every class, lab, clinical, or whatever is scheduled. Do not miss class for anything but an emergency. 2) Pay attention during class. Stay focused and engaged the ...

Oh good grief...don't study on your vacation. Relax and forget about studying! If you have three or so weeks before NCLEX, that will be plenty of time. I only studied for NCLEX a few hours a day for two weeks. Now that I've taken and passed NCLEX,...

They will have to kill me first before I give up my Crocs. I've tried every shoe from expensive New Balance to Quarks to NurseMates. NONE of them come close to my Crocs. I work 13+ hr. shifts and my feet DON'T HURT. I cannot emphasize enough how ...

The OP started this post back in 2002.

I am so sick of hearing the phrase "nurses who eat their young." It's so overly dramatic. Most professions or places of employment have un-agreeable employees lurking about. They aren't going to "eat" you, just annoy you. That said, I'm a brand ne...

You will be just fine. In a few months you will be wondering why you ever got worked up about the math. You will have many other things to be worked up about!

Good luck, hon. Now get to bed. You have a big day tomorrow! Try not to get too worked up...you've made it this far, you will certainly do well in nursing school.

Not true around here, Commuter. I was required to take CNA classes before starting my RN program. One of our check-offs was manual blood pressures. I now work on a med-surg floor and alll of our CNA's take vital signs manually. I think using the ...

I agree with nursekatie 22. With the anatomy part, as you know, it is pure memorization. I took it one body part at a time. For instance: learn the arm, memorize the arm, become one with the arm. THEN move to another part. For Physiology, I too...

I graduated from an ADN program 2 weeks ago. We had three students in my class in their 50's, and one graduated at the age of 65. If you really want to do it, you most certainly can. Good luck!

We didn't have a seperate med math class. We bought a book and self-learned before our semesters even started. I was terrified too, but the book they required was very helpful to me. I just did a few chapters a week, and I have passed every math t...

What department do you call for that one? :chuckle

rnmi, you just described my house. Today I'm going to attempt to tackle the mess. And while writing "I love you" in the dust is cute, I now have new dust covering the writing. It's just not so cute anymore! :chuckle

Oh, my. I have tears running down my face. That was hilarious! :rotfl:

That is great! People are so quick to complain, it's nice to hear compliments when they're deserved.

Yikes! That's looks real good on Deaconess's part. I had my thyroid scan done at St. Mary's

I've not taken it, but I wish you good luck! :)

Sounds high-schoolish. Just get through your presentation with them, and forget about it. Don't let people like that hurt your feelings.

I have a question that relates. Do nurses actually calculate drips, dosages, etc or are there cheat sheets for all nursing calculations? It would seem there would be many problems with math mistakes, (human error) thus endangering the patients. I'm ...

Good for you! Welcome!

A good old common sense pill! :)

Great article Sara! Congratulations! Everybody needs to read it. As a nursing student, will someone please remind me why I'm doing this? I just want to be a good nurse. How can it be possible when nurses are leaving in burnt-out droves? I'm not...

Hang in there, diana. You can vent on here anytime you want. You will probably be much less stressed when you finally do resign. It's better to realize your limitations and do what is best for yourself and your family than to burn out and melt do...