BarnabusRN

Being a RN on the floor SUCKS. I hated it. I still do. I will never go back to it. But don't fret, there is light at the end of the tunnel. The beauty about nursing is that there are so many other areas (some that don't involve patient care) you can venture into that suites your personality the best. Research, explore and you will find your right fit. Just have to pay your dues and get the experience first. After my first year, I went back to school and now I'm a GI NP, loving it! "Nurse clean this poo and send a sample!"

To all the nicu nurses out there! I'm going to be a new hire here soon and wanted to get some pointers before my start date. What I'm acutally looking for here is info that will prepare me for things that will happen in the nicu! Like can i learn beforehand ... procedures ...disease processes .. common nursing diagnosis's .. different machinery used in the nicu .. advice ..recommendations and anything else i could be missing! pros/cons working in this unit!! would love to hear from u guys! even though they are going to orient me, i just don't want to look stupid not knowing anything!!

For some reason I read .."Spit on a patients head."

Doesn't seem like you have any restrictions. If you want to get your masters, then do it.

I got hired in January and took my Live scan the week after .. ever since then I haven't heard anything. At first I thought it was going to be a few months, not a big deal right? But after reading things on here that that it might even take A YEAR it's too frustrating! time is money my friends ..

First time I took it ..tried to trick 1 hour after. Got the CC page failed. Just took it last week. Got the good pop up ..Officially a RN! It works.

The worse part about the NCLEX is that you have to use your brain.