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Med surg is a specialty on its own. We see a diversity of medical conditions that expand our knowledge day by day. I always said I didnt want to start in Med surg but now I am so glad I did. It has made me more comfortable in all aspects of nursing.

For renal patients you cant forget Renagel and Kayexalate....

Everyday that I go to work I feel overwhelmed. I've been working on a med surg unit for 2 months already and there has not been one day that I have not felt overwhelmed. Im a perfectionist when it comes to my work but now that im a new grad it is very difficult for me because as all us new grads know........ we arent that great at prioritization and time management. It kills me to not completely understand my patients condition or why they are on certain medications that I have never even heard of before. I knew my patho when in school but for some reason now that im working I feel as if its all brand new stuff. There is just toooooo much information out there. You are not alone. Maybe we can get some pointers from the experienced nurses on how they did it as new grads to overcome the anxiety and being overwhelmed. At firlst I thought I was just being to rough on myself but I see there are alot of people out there that feel the same way I do.

Thanks to everone's prayers. I took NCLEX today. I did 75 questions and it took me 4 hrs. Still waiting for results......of course. But just want to tell everyone thanks. Prayer is what kept me strong during the exam and avoided me to feel :yldhdbng:this way.

Best wishes to you Dawn. Sorry you had to start off at such a horrible place and not to mention have an awful experience with your preceptor and director. But look at it this way......... their loss is someone else's gain. :wink2:

Best luck to you xsocalx!!!! I felt the same way yesterday. I only did about 130 questions yesterday and i was so frustrated that my friend had the bright idea to get me out of the house for dinner and a movie. It really helped, but here I am again.............FREAKED OUT!!!!!!! Well let me know how you do on your exam. Best wishes to the both of us. :cheers:

Hi everyone!!!. Well im scheduled to take my boards on tuesday aug 26. I am freakin out!!!!!!! I am still trying to study..........and all of a sudden most of the questions I am practicing, im getting wrong. What in the heck is happening to me??? Do you guys think its the anxiety im beginning to feel or why in the world is by brain not functioning anymore?? I need your guys help. I did the kaplan review and I also did questions from Saunders, davis, Mosby, and Lipponcott. I am sooooo scared my little brain cells are not going to work the day of my test. Im also freakin out because my friends are telling me that they got alot of check all that apply and pharm questions.......which I really suck at both. Please help!!!!!! I am so overwhelmed and i just want some feedback from those of you that have taken your test. Let me know how you felt and what you did to overcome the anxiety? Also, did you feel that your studying prepared you for the test? Hope to hear from you guys. Thanks a bunch:confused:

Dawn, im so glad your at a better place now. It sounds thru your words that you are very happy where your at. Thats wonderful news. Hope all goes well for you.

:ancong!::urck: I bet that is a big weight off of your shoulders. Congratulations RN. Did you just now find out?

Im really sorry to all of you nurses that are struggling. I can just imagine how hard you guys are having it. Im a new nurse also and have been working on the med-surg unit for 3 weeks. Did you know that it wasn't working out for you within the first week of work? If so, I think you should have spoken up. It sounds like you are struggling and I agree with everyone else here...... talk to your manager. Thank God, I have been blessed with a wonderful preceptor. She consistently checks on me and is always explaining stuff to me. Even though she already told me something 3x she says she doesnt care if she has to tell me 10 more times. She understands what its like to be a new nurse and how scared I am. She always tells me "I went through the same thing, and I know its hard to remember everything". I really wish you the best. You deserve to be trained the right and safe way. Your story is so insane and If I was in your shoes I would be looking for another job. But definately...talk to get out of that hospital.Hopefully everything works out for you. Keep us posted of what happened.

I graduated in June and I have been working for 3 weeks in the med-surg unit. I just want to find out from anyone that can help as to how long did it take you to prioritize your patients needs and how to succeed in time management? My preceptor says im doing good but need to improve in both those catagories. Which I believe is still normal for me since I have only been working for 3 weeks. I just feel like I need to be in 5 different places at one time. It drives me up the wall. How can I work in improving this? I try to start my day a little different each day but im still struggling. HELP!!!!!!!!

Congrats to all of you that have passed NCLEX. :cheers: I am scheduled to take my exam Aug 26. And if you guys can just give me some pointers on how did you guys study for the test? How many questions did you do every day? Did you guys reread any content? Please let me know because Im taking the kaplan course and the way they teach us to answer the questions can be a little confusing. Any help I can get from you guys is very much appreciated. Thanks to all and once again Congrats!!!!!!!:clphnds:*wine:ancong!::urck:

Hi Mat25:40. I would like to join you in praying. I believe thats how I got thru nursing school. I just graduated in June and will be taking boards in August. Im taking the Kaplan course and am finding it sort of difficult. I keep taking the question trainers and doing questions online but my scores are so low. Im starting to panic. Well I hope your studying is going well. When do you take boards?

Hi everyone. Im 3 weeks away from gradutating........:w00t: and soooooooo excited!!!! But I do have a question about interviewing for a position with an interim permit. I attended a New Grad dinner last week where I turned in my application to the Nurse manager for the Med- Surg unit. I was called today by that same nurse manager wanting me to come in for an interview next week. Now believe it or not but I am 30 years old and have had 3 jobs. Two of these jobs were in a medical office and the other was restaurant buisness. In neither of those jobs did I have to interview to obtain my job, I just happened to know people in all 3 places :hehe:. So basically I have no idea what types of questions I am going to be asked. I dont even know what I should take with me to the interview. Pretty much I need all your guys help on what the heck to expect. The only thing I do know to do is dress professionally .......So if I can get any pointers from anyone and everyone I would definately appreciate it soooo much. Thanks guys, I know I can count on you.

Congrats!!!!!:grad:*wine. I will know how you feel on June 2. This will be my grad date. I am looking forward to such an exciting day. Once again congratulations. You survived!!!!!!!!