dizzyray822

Dear AllNurses, I would love any advice, thoughts, experiences, and constructive criticism. I graduated from nursing school with my associates degree in May of 2011, at 26 yrs old. I passed my boards in June 2011 and started my first job in July 2...

First, please don't judge. I've been an RN 2 1/2 years now. I work in Tele and have had the same position as when I started as a new grad. I swore up and down I wouldn't get burnt out and so on. I'm there. So much so I'm questioning whether I made th...

Thank you all for your advice.

I started applying in December. No luck yet. I'm thinking I want something in the peri-op area but it seems they all want you to have experience in that area. I thought doing over two years of tele would make me marketable so to speak but that hasn't...

Today was another 14 hour day. No lunch. Peed once in the morning. Felt like crying by 3pm as I knew by then I wasn't getting a break. I didn't even sit down to chart...i charted on the go. I feel like a slave. Now Im home with a terrible headache fr...

@Malina9559. I work on a tele neuro unit. Our ratio is supposed to be 1:5. That's what it was when I started there. In the last year or so its always 1:6. If I start with 4 or 5 you bet ill get 6 soon. It's a heavy floor. All of the nurses are burned...

@cardiacrocks I went in today. I only call out if really sick. Today was better. Got a 15 minute break. July will be 2 years for me as a nurse. I'm still on the same unit i started on. I'm thinking I may need a change of scenery soon but as miserable...

Hi. I am just wondering everyone's opinion on nurses and exposures to blood born pathogens. I'm a relatively new nurse and I wonder that with as much handling as I do with bodily fluids is there a chance that something could splash in my eye in small...

Hi. Just looking for a little input. I've been a nurse for a year and a half. I started on a tele/neuro floor and after just a year and a half I'm feeling a bit burnt out. I was told in school that I should try something where my contact with patien...

So I'm in my last rotation of nursing school and I followed a nurse in CVICU today. Well from the getgo he mentioned he's "old school" and that's fine with me. In fact I get excited when I hear that as I figure I'll learn a lot. Well... While this nu...

Hi. Im a brand new nurse 3 mos in and am having some issues with when I hold cardiac meds and when to give them if there aren't any parameters. Or even whether to hold one and give another. I ask my preceptor each time I'm not sure but there doesnt ...

Its just on my floor I'll have a pt on Metoprolol, Lisinopril, and Norvasc all at once and NO parameters. So when my preceptor says hold Lisinopril on one pt then next time hold the metoprolol it has me confused. I had a pt a few days ago with a BP o...

So...I am a BRAND NEW nurse. I've been in my hospital for 2 months and with my preceptor for maybe a month of it. I have been taking two patients of course with the help of my preceptor when I need it. Now, my problem is that I am still learning t...

So....continuation of my troubles with this PCA.... Yesterday it was 12:00 and I looked for the BGL of one of my patients with Accuchecks every 6 hours and it wasn't charted yet. So I called her to see if it was done but just wasn't charted. When I ...

I completely agree with you all. Honestly it was a complicated day for me. My preceptor gives me the most complicated pts so I get the most out of my orientation which is good for me. There is much more to the story in regards to both pts. The one ...

Hi! So I had two days of hospital orientation last week and I am shadowing someone for the first time Wednesday. I will be on a Tele floor. Any advice? What should I bring my first day?? Getting a bit nervous, but excited too. Thanks in advance!

I have no advice as my first day is Wednesday but wanted to say GOOD LUCK!

Wow!!! What a vague and un-nerving exam!! But it's over and I got the good pop up so I hope it's true so I can relax. Phew.....

Hi! Honestly, I heard of a few strange numbers from my friends. One got 76, one got 144, one got 91. So I think you can pass with any number.

Thank you! N1colina- it was horrible. I also got some meds I've never heard of nor that had any clues in the name of the meds about the class or type of med. I got about 15 SATA and one math. The rest were just multiple choice. I was shocked when it ...

Good luck!

This is exactly what I did. Taking mh NCLEX in 2 hours. Hope it was enough! I think the LaCharity book is a MUST.

So....here I am with my NCLEX about 2 days away sitting at my computer freaking out. I haven't been able to sleep good for a few weeks but its getting worse!! I need to just relax. I feel confident for the most part. My school has a really good pa...

Ill share your anxiety! I test tomorrow at 1pm. I feel confident but scared to death at the same time. If that's possible?!? Good luck to you!

I would call pearson vue or your board of nursing. I was told by my school in May that I couldn't apply or register even until they sent my transcripts because we wouldn't be able to get our ATT until they had the transcript so I would think you are...