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LoveActually

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  1. NCLEX!!!! Omg I just took it and it was horrendous!!!!!

    LoveActually posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just took it. 75 Questions. I don't feel like there was one question where I was like, "I Know this!!!" I felt like I was at best giving slightly educated guesses. Every question was so hard and...

  2. I'm going to college for nursing. Should i get my CNA?

    LoveActually replied to knikki's topic in General Nursing

    Yes!!!!

  3. first night off of orientation!

    LoveActually posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Tonight will be my first night off of orientation - whoa! I'm a new grad - had my first 6 weeks on a tele floor, and I'm on my 8th in the ICU. I am feeling a mixture of extreme terror and excitement -...

  4. Moving to Phoenix, new grad frightened by recession

    LoveActually posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hello All, I live in PA, and I'm a nursing student in my last semester, graduating in May, and I am moving to AZ, the Phoenix area, after I graduate. I spoke with a recruiter who told me to get back...

  5. NCLEX!!!! Omg I just took it and it was horrendous!!!!!

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

    Before tests I always ask God help me relax and focus enough so that I access what's in my brain

  6. NCLEX!!!! Omg I just took it and it was horrendous!!!!!

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

    A friend from school just emailed me the trick too and I can't register....so maybe I unofficially

  7. thrilled & terrified

    LoveActually replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the suggestions

  8. thrilled & terrified

    LoveActually posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi I just wanted to say I love this site, and I find so much inspiration through many of your words. I'm about to graduate & I have accepted and ICU job working 12 hours nights 2500 miles away...

  9. uggh..how to shut the little voice up in my head

    LoveActually replied to LolaBunnie's topic in General Nursing

    google "thought stopping." And go for it. Get over the fact that other people are established in their careers. So that means, because you didn't get established 10 years ago, that you NEVER...

  10. nursing alcoholism & codependency

    LoveActually posted a topic in General Nursing

    Such a high rate of codependency, alcoholism and downright dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviors among nurses...

  11. Reality Shock? Would love to get some more replies! Thanks a million!

    LoveActually posted a topic in General Nursing

    The replies I have gotten so far have been fantastic & I would love to get some more! Thanks again! ~B Hello Nurses My name is Beth and I'm graduating in two months. I am doing a project along...

  12. Reality Shock? Would love to get some more replies! Thanks a million!

    LoveActually replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much

  13. Reality Shock!!!! Please answer a few questions about when you were a new nurse!

    LoveActually replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Everyone so much who replied! I would love a few more replies if possible!

  14. Reality Shock!!!! Please answer a few questions about when you were a new nurse!

    LoveActually posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello Nurses :wink2: My name is Beth and I'm graduating in two months. I am doing a project along with my clinical group on "Reality Shock", and I am polling nurses about their experiences. :typing...

  15. Reality Shock!!!! Please answer a few questions about when you were a new nurse!

    LoveActually replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone else feel like taking a moment to answer? This is SUCH a big help! Thanks

  16. nursing alcoholism & codependency

    LoveActually replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

    These are great posts! I am actually reading "Codependent No More" right now! It's a great read for anyone that has grown up around any kind of

  17. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    LoveActually replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Re: Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it. If you lost some weight, then you could see your own member, and maybe wouldn't need me to hold this urinal for

  18. nursing alcoholism & codependency

    LoveActually replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

    I'll have to look for some statistics. I have always heard there's a high rate of alcoholism and drug abuse in this profession. Codependency is a pattern of dysfunctional thought and behavior patterns...

  19. Reality Shock!!!! Please answer a few questions about when you were a new nurse!

    LoveActually replied to LoveActually's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Everyone ~ Just wanted to say thank you SO much for your replies- they are SO helpful, much appreciated and full of some really great insight!

  20. what qualities do professors want to see in their nrsing students?

    LoveActually replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Taking responsibility for and embracing your learning experience. Owning your mistakes. Dialoguing with your instructors about your performance. Minimal complaining and whining. Being early. Dressing...

  21. Elder Abuse

    LoveActually replied to gardie's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Oh sorry forgot to say this: At work, I don't remember having any particular education on abuse

  22. Elder Abuse

    LoveActually replied to gardie's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I'm a student. We had an all day seminar about abuse prevention a few weeks ago. I also work as a nurse aide in a hospital, and just the other day I saw another aide get rough with an confused and...

  23. Moving to Phoenix, new grad frightened by recession

    LoveActually replied to LoveActually's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Thank you for all of your responses. For the time being I'm just to send my resume to as many places as possible. I have decent grades. I have a year's experience as a nurse assistant. I just found...

  24. Moving to Phoenix, new grad frightened by recession

    LoveActually replied to LoveActually's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Thanks! Lol, yup I try to live my life without expectations these days- I always wind up happier! (especially when I go to the movies! =). Do you think I will be able to get a job at all? Perhaps even...

  25. Moving to Phoenix, new grad frightened by recession

    LoveActually replied to LoveActually's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Just to add a quick addendum to this message. Before the recession began, it seemed there were always nursing positions anytime, anywhere. Is the nursing home RN job market in Phoenix for as dried up...