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I feel that the review from Kaplan prepared me well. I passed at 75 questions, no problems. Take the test as soon as you can.

Wow this is all really good info to have, Thanks.

The comments posted by people on this board is why I very rarely come on this site anymore, I THOUGHT this board was for venting with other nurses who understood what it is like, but more times then not I see nurses getting slammed just for speaking their minds, looking for a little support. If I wanted to be talked to like crap I would be at work at least getting paid to listen to idiots spout off about things they know nothing about. Bitter much ? You bet!! Hugs to the OP and my fellow NURSES who understand and don't judge.

Hey JerseyRN, I work Inpatient Hospice, 16 bed freestanding, its way different then going to peoples homes. Its bascially just like Med-surg, but more emotionally gut wrenching. Sorry if I came off as uncaring I was trying to relate with the original poster, but its all good, another lesson learned.

These are all questions that will happen over and over. Same questions=different patients. Rattling/Food/Pain/medication, sometimes I feel like a tape recorder. Lots and lots of denial in hospice and lots of blame, mainly directed towards us(." Your over medicating" must be that 0.25mg of MS04 you gave 8 hours ago) ummm yeah.... NO must be the DISEASE PROCESS.

Sorry but I don't have anything positive to say about OPMC, I worked there on/off since 1994, (only because of driving distance) I guess they are trying to make changes, but my last experience there in 2009 was horrible and I will never go back there. Would rather drive longer then deal with that place again. Not going to post specifics d/t being flamed.

Yea I agree the non profits are making boat loads of money, we get regular bonus checks > $500.00 a pop, we staff I'd say approx 40% agency and now they are making mandatory uniforms which they are paying for, All of this is just HUGE tax write offs. I have been in health care over 25 years and have never seen anything like this, UNREAL.

I agree 100% with the above posts. I was a St for approx 12 years b/f starting nursing. I heard over and over again, people thinking I have been a nurse forever d/t my ease around the Docs and just the medical arena in general. Thanks to my Surgical Tech background, I knew exactly what I was getting into with nursing, no big shock once I went "real world". Of course the level of responsibilty is quite intensified but no biggie, Being a ST was a great stepping stone for me, there is not too many medical environments that intimidate me and I attribuate that to my ST experience. You will be fine, I also thought nursing clinicals were a breeze compared to Surgical clinicals. Good luck to ya.

Wow, what great timing. I have been dragging myself to work for the last 6 months or so, on my days off it takes every thing I have just to go grocery shopping, my husband does'nt understand and calls me a slug, maybe he's right I feel like crap. I also work 7p-7a. Does anyone know where I might buy some energy?

1. Do you love, like or hate your job? Like 2. What field of nursing are you in? Inpatient Hospice 3. Are you FT, PT, PD? FT - 3/12 hour shifts 7p-7a 4. Do you look forward to going to work or dread it? Depends on the day, sometimes glad to have a break from hubby 5. What gives you the most job satisfaction? Family's That "get it" and are appreciative 6. On a scale of 0-10 (0 being least stressful, 10 being most stressful) how stressed does your job make you? Once in a awhile I peak at 10 but for the most part I would say 3-4 7. What causes you the most job stress? family/friends of patient that have no clue what "hospice" means, act like you don't know what the hell you are talking about. 8. What do you think could make your job better, so you get the most joy and satisfaction out of your work day? More pt education before they enter Hospice

This being said, if you've been dating for 9 years, I have a few questions - #1- Where's the ring??!, and #2- You should be also looking closer to him to see what you can get so it's not so much of a struggle to see each other! *** ? Wow, talk about inappropriate questions

This is exactly one of the resaons why I recently shut my Facebook acct down, If I feel the need to vent I will call my friends to chat. No more of my private life on public domains.

Yeah.. a year or so ago I might have laughed at this post, now Im just disgusted that we have to breath the same air as these Freaks. Over it!!

I am also a Hospice Nurse and let me tell you by the end of 3-12 hour shifts I am crispy fried in the compassion department. I totally understand the poster who wants her hubby to "suck it up", I am trying very hard not to let my Idon'tgiveacrap attitude prevail. Nod and smile nod and smile.

They held a Lunch at some place approx 45 minutes away, and we got a tiny bag of M&M's.

Im sorry but I would tell the NP to stick it. Your "Nursing Judgement" has nothing to do with walking thru a parking lot looking for patients. They are going to keep treating you like crap if you let them.

I tried many different areas of Nursing before I landed in Inpatient Hospice. I do like it, Are there things Id like to change? Sure but considering some of the other places Ive worked, (Med Surg, Ventilator hospital, Tele,) this is not bad.

Oh hell NO..., this would NOT happen, no report was given to a qualified nurse, I would be on the phone so fast their head would spin.

Amen sister

I started on an Anti-anxiety during my 3rd month of Nursing school and now here I am 5 years later, still on meds just a higher dose.

OK sorta related. I work 7p-7a, I really really hate it when I get up in the afternoon @2-3pm walk down my driveway to get my mail and my neighbor comes out and screams across the road "ITS ABOUT TIME YOU GOT UP" usually I just smile and nod but the last time I yelled back "YEAH, WHAT WERE YOU DOING AROUND 3 AM WHEN I WAS WORKING? uggg.

I know this is an old post, but gee I sure did'nt know what a dumb ass I was until Firestarter told me. I am a lowly ASN and would gladly go toe to toe education wise with any BSN. I have lived in Northeast Florida for 29 years and will most likely stay here. No not everything is Peaches and Creme here, but I will tell you one thing, I wear shorts and tank tops 9-10 months out of the year, when we travel up north I despise having to wear long sleeve shirts and OMG please don't make me wear a jacket/coat. I can spot a NJ/NY nurse a mile away, just because I am not loud/abrasive/obnoxious does not mean I am slow witted. In fact I kinda enjoy sitting back and watching them spout off about how "backwards" everything is down here in Cockroach land. FYI ...I personally have not seen a cockroach in ages, never seen a gator outside of a zoo, and the little baby lizards are actually quite cute if you would stop being such a liitle girl about it look at them. Well I am sure I have ****** everyone north of the Mason Dixon line off, but really guys we are not all complete morans down here. Please see: Gretchen Wilson- Redneck Woman

We are currently using Palm Pilots with "healthwyse" loaded on them. As previous poster states its takes twice the time than paper. I have to reboot it at least 3 times a day, and if you don't get your assessments in before midnite you have to use paper. They are a PIA in my opinion.

The nursing situation here in Jacksonville Florida is bad. I am not surprised that the OP can not even get an Interview. I have 5 years experience and had to beg crawling on my knees for a crummy job in Telemetry. It really is bad here.

NuBee2, I don't know NuBee, I always felt like my preceptors were doing me a favor by showing me the ropes. I hate hate hate being a preceptor, the few times I have, it was very stressful, always trying to figure out what the newbie knows or does'nt know. Some even get ****** off like your talking down to them if you offer advice. I can't honestly say I ever learned a whole lot on orientation, I agree with the other poster also who said you kinda need to pick it up after orientation, asking another nurse a quick question always got me better results than trying to memorize everything in orientation. Also its a good ice breaker to meet the other nurses. JMHO