shabbychic23

shabbychic23 specializes in Med/surg.

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1. Any Palestinian American nurses or nursing students out there?

   shabbychic23 replied to shabbychic23's topic in New York

   bir nabala yakhtee! hey amina my fellow lutheran co-worker. what a small world! sorry it took so long to answer.

2. I still haven't found what I'm looking for

   shabbychic23 replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks fuzzywuzzy!:thankya: I could not have said it better.

3. I still haven't found what I'm looking for

   shabbychic23 replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

   RNKitty04, now there is some compassion and empathy and you know how this is possible Travis? Because she's walked in the same shoes, she understood exactly what I was talking about. Unfortunately there's no such thing as a stress free life; at leas...

4. I still haven't found what I'm looking for

   shabbychic23 replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

   very well said my friend.

5. I still haven't found what I'm looking for

   shabbychic23 replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sure travis didn't have any mean intentions for what he said, however, like the other RNs who disagrees with his remarks, I do too. How can he say that stress is a simple reaction to a situation, its a bit more involved than that. In otherwords...

6. I still haven't found what I'm looking for

   shabbychic23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   i am a recent graduate with a bs in nursing; since june 2008 to be exact. after passing the boards i was hired for a med/surg floor and have been doing this for 4 months. i am miserably dissapointed because it's not the painted picture of nursing i...

7. How can I prevent myself from having a nervous breakdown?

   shabbychic23 replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for sharing your techniques in organizing your work. This is exactly what I am looking for; for other RNs to share what works for them. Thanks again.

8. How can I prevent myself from having a nervous breakdown?

   shabbychic23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new RN with only 3 months on a med/surg unit. Along with transfers and new admissions, there are time when I have up to 11 patients to care for. The hardest part of the job is trying give out meds within the 1 hour before or after time frame...

9. Why is hand-off reporting to so hard?

   shabbychic23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a recent RN grad with only 3 months experience on a med/surg floor alone. Even though the job is tough on me in terms of patient workload, I still can handle that; but what I find most difficult for me is when it is time to hand-off report to t...

10. Omg Finally I Could Live A Normal Life

    shabbychic23 replied to shabbychic23's topic in NCLEX

    thanks to all the well wishes:thankya::hpygrp: :dncgbby::anpom::dncgbby::anpom::dncgbby::anpom:

11. Omg Finally I Could Live A Normal Life

    shabbychic23 posted a topic in NCLEX

    with the grace of god, prayer and no summer, i'm thrilled to have found out i passed. i can now be a normal mother, wife, and simply a better person to deal with. dad, thanks for watching over me from heaven. i dedicate my licensure to you. love your...

12. The stress of NCLEX is killing me

    shabbychic23 replied to shabbychic23's topic in NCLEX

    I am proud to announce to the world that I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel like I'm on top of the skies right now. Thanks to all the kind words and prayers. You all can do it too for those still waiting to test.:anpom::anpom::anpo...

13. The stress of NCLEX is killing me

    shabbychic23 replied to shabbychic23's topic in NCLEX

    i would love to offer you advice about things you can do for your boards but i have to see what my results will bring me first.:heartbeat:uhoh3:

14. taking nclex at 8AM

    shabbychic23 replied to lee85's topic in NCLEX

    best of luck to you.

15. The stress of NCLEX is killing me

    shabbychic23 posted a topic in NCLEX

    The stress of having to study for NCLEX and not knowing what to expect is awful; but the stress of waiting 48 hrs:heartbeat for the results is even worse. Today I just took mine and I'm afraid that for the next two days I will be impossible to deal ...