poopsie9466 replied to believeallispossible's topic in General Nursing
Not much. I had a rude awakening when I actually started practicing. Just don't ever hesitate to ask questions and do the five rights everytime you give a med, those are the best lessons I learned in...
My friends and I had the same experience, isn't it frustrating? We could never get over 70% in the whole time we studied for our boards. However, each one of us got our licenses on the first try. Go...
I had a patient that other day that weighed about 300 pounds, was a two pack a day smoker and ETOH abuser that would constantly yell at me about the hospital food, saying she only ate "organic." Oh,...
I graduated from a SF nursing school in December and just found a job in April. My friends and I were totally unprepared for the competitive job market for new graduate nurses in the Bay area,...
I'm a new grad and work on a med-surg floor. The other night I got three admissions within a few hours, one of them was a direct admit and took up so much of my time I felt like I was neglecting my...
I had to take the HESI exit exam at my school and it was one of the hardest tests I have ever taken! Thankfully, I passed but loads of my class didn't and had to take it three to four times. My head...
poopsie9466 replied to eccentricRN's topic in General Nursing
As a new grad myself, I know the feeling of making your first mistake and all the emotions that come with it: the sinking feeling in your stomach, the guilt, and the fear that "Maybe I'm not cut out...
I am two months into my new grad orientation and some days are better than others, but some days I pretty much feel like I want to cry and that I have been run over by a truck. Overall, my nursing...