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well, I just reviewed the Kaplan book & my ERI book from school & did some practice test from NCLEX 3000 review cd-rom every night for two weeks, I guess it worked. Thank you & good luck, let us know how it turns out.

Well I took the nclex-rn on wed 7/13 & got 240 questions. I just thought it was horrible & that I failed, I went home and had a couple of beers but still felt like I failed. Anyways, after 2 days of turmoil, sleepless nights, & loss of confidence, I found out that I passed on the Ca BRN website. What a relief. So for everybody, just have faith.

I'm proud to be a nurse! Asides from all the medical stuff, treatments, meds, I just enjoy making the patients smile or laugh, its a reward itself. I work in pediatrics, so maybe it's different in other units.

Thanks Michael & to all the other nurses that gave tips & advice, I truly appreciate it. And to you "Cqc_Cqb", you want me to speak up then I will. You are an "asshole"! As a new nurse, I'm tryin all I can to learn & to be a good nurse & I believe that a good orientation is valuable in this process. Who the hell are you to call me "unprofessional"! You do not know me & the type of person that I am. You just seem like a cranky nurse that don't like new nurses or student nurses. It's amazing how quickly some nurses forget that they were once students or new nurses. The experienced nurses are the ones that should foster a good learning environment by welcoming those that are new & to teach, not criticize & look down at the newer nurses. So now am I "professional" for speaking up? Again, thank you to all those that showed support, I will be a good nurse no matter what!

I'm a new grad LVN workin on a med/surg floor w/32 beds. During my 6 week orientation, I must have had 10 different preceptors & was floated to a different floor on my 2nd week. I feel that was not properly trained & was just thrown around. on the 5th week of orientation, I was given 8 pts. This was just too overwhelming & I broke down emotionally. I dread going to work! I'm still a full time student trying to get my RN. Is this just too much pressure or stress that I'm putting on myself? Is this normal? What are my options? I don't want to work unhappy, with 8 patients all the time. HELP!!! What are the normal staff ratios?