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  1. Maybe bedside nursing isn't for me

    stewiegriffin posted a topic in Nursing Career

    OK, it's been 2.5 years since I got my ASN. I've tried Med Surg and CCU. I'm starting to think that bedside nursing just isn't my thing. What other areas could I look

  2. What is Home Health like

    stewiegriffin posted a topic in Home Health

    I'm thinking of giving Home Health a try. Can anyone in this area of nursing describe their job to me I'm wondering about hours, duties, a routine. Anything would be a

  3. Maybe bedside nursing isn't for me

    stewiegriffin replied to stewiegriffin's topic in Nursing Career

    I just don't enjoy it like I thought I would. I need a stable routine. I don't like not knowing what kind of shape my floor will be in each night as I head to work. I was happy at my registration...

  4. If you were my preceptor......what should I know?!

    stewiegriffin replied to FLancaster11's topic in Critical Care

    Most of this sounds exactly like what I do on my general Med/Surg floor. What differences in nursing can I expect to see in

  5. How do I get a job in ED?

    stewiegriffin posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been working Med/Surg for about 9 months. I can handle the work load just fine, but I've come to the conclusion that I don't want to spend the rest of my life on a Med/Surg floor. I worked as a...

  6. rockaholicRN

    stewiegriffin replied to sidekick714's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What's

  7. Am I being snotty?

    stewiegriffin replied to JezzysRN09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got my pic changed because I needed a new dye job in the old one. Of course my new one actually looks

  8. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    stewiegriffin replied to Scrubs911's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Usually 1:1 and sometimes 1:2 at my place. 1:3 just does not sound

  9. Maybe I'm not nursing material?

    stewiegriffin posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've had my license about 2 months but I'm beginning to wonder if I've just not got what it takes to be a nurse. I feel like I didn't learn anything in nursing school. I suck at picking up lung...

  10. How do I study for NCLEX?

    stewiegriffin posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've got about 3 weeks until I take the NCLEX. I'm trying to come up with a plan for the most effective studying. I've got a book by Saunders that is somewhat of a study guide, however, it doesn't...

  11. How do I study for NCLEX?

    stewiegriffin replied to stewiegriffin's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed! 95 questions/1.5 hours. No OB questions, woo hoo! Now I just have to learn how to be a nurse. I'm feeling a little overwelmed on the floor. Thanks for all the input guys

  12. Difference between LPN and RN knowledge?

    stewiegriffin posted a topic in General Students

    I'm in the traditional ASN program at my school. Half of my classmates are on the traditional track and the other half are transitioning from LPN. One of our careplan questions is, "What RN knowledge...

  13. How do I study for NCLEX?

    stewiegriffin replied to stewiegriffin's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    In a perfect world, I'd have plenty of time to study & I could wait & look for a job when it was the most convenient. In reality: my husband cheated on me during NS & we divorced. Now I've...

  14. How do I study for NCLEX?

    stewiegriffin replied to stewiegriffin's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have 60 days to take (& pass) NCLEX to keep my position. I can't postpone it. I have to keep a roof over me & my 2 kids heads. My Tech salary was OK to pay the bills until my husband (now...

  15. How do I study for NCLEX?

    stewiegriffin replied to stewiegriffin's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I wish I could afford the Kaplan class, but it isn't in my budget at this time. My employer will reimburse the cost once you become licensed, but that doesn't help me to pay for it now. I also wish I...

  16. graduate in 3 months & I don't know anything?

    stewiegriffin posted a topic in General Students

    I'm in my final semester of an ASN program, 12 weeks from graduation, & I feel like I don't know anything. I've given 3 shots, done 1 dressing change, d/c'd 2 IV's & that's about it. I've...

  17. Did the TEAS test today

    stewiegriffin replied to Cuety83's topic in General Students

    At my school we could take the TEAS 3 x's in 2 years. All the ATI exams are graded by percentiles. It's not so much about the # of right and wrong as it is a matter of scoring higher than a certain...

  18. graduate in 3 months & I don't know anything?

    stewiegriffin replied to stewiegriffin's topic in General Students

    No need to apologize. It does seem ridiculous, doesn't it? As far as meds go, our instructor has decided that we aren't passing any meds this semester. Apparently, the hospital's electronic RX...

  19. Become An Lpn First Or Surgical Tech Then Finnally Become An Rn?

    stewiegriffin replied to devon_2009's topic in General Nursing

    I shadowed a RN in surgery one day. I'm still not sure what her duties were. She spent a lot of time sitting on a stool reading the newspaper & she never touched the patient once. She and the Doc...

  20. graduate in 3 months & I don't know anything?

    stewiegriffin replied to stewiegriffin's topic in General Students

    Believe me, assertiveness has never been a problem for me. All the floor nurses know what we students can & can't do. I've never had a floor nurse deny me a learning experience or cut me out on...

  21. Care Plan 3 part goal statement?

    stewiegriffin posted a topic in General Students

    I can't exactly get the 3 part thing figured out. My main diagnosis is pain. My goal is to have my patient's pain at an acceptable level in one hour. That states a goal & a measurable time...

  22. dressing change confusion

    stewiegriffin posted a topic in General Students

    My patient's chart said "change dressings PRN". I found no other information. How do I know if I need to do a sterile dressing change or just aseptic? If I can't see under the main pad, how do I...