Dramqueenie1

I have been a RN for over 3 years. I am not 'seasoned' by any means and I continue to learn new things everyday. However this is my problem. I got into a major debate with a Resp therapist recently that still burns me up. The resp said 'I am sick and...

Thank you to all the posts, both negative and positive. While I never condone disrespect to any other human being in this world I have to explain some back story to this arguement. You see this particular RT is known for complaining that she and the ...

OK this is my issue with this 'problem' When a pt using the urinal it would be nice if they use hand sanitizer. But my grandparents lived to be 80+ years and they never used 'sanitizer'. MRSA and diseases like it are developed from using too much san...

Ok so I finally got hired as a Critical Care Nurse for a residency program. The program sends me through three months of classes, alternating a few days on 6 different floors of the hospital to give me experience everywhere. After the classses are ov...

Here is my dilema. I am in an intern program that had over 50 applicates for 5 positions. The first day I was happy to meet the other four interns. Two of them graduated right before me, one grad was from another class but I worked with him so I knew...

Well thanks again for all the advice. She continues to mess things up. We are in our 4th month of orientation now. Since we are house floats we are supposed to be trained on three different floors. We are critical care nurses and she is making us loo...

WOW. All of these responses are excellent. I am so glad I asked that question here. I appreciate your time in this matter, I wanted to run it by good nurses before I go and report her. I do not want to seem petty. She is messing up her asignments all...

That is a great response. It was full of ideas that I didn't even consider, (so much for critical thinking on my part). I am worried about backlash but that doesn't outweigh the responsibility I feel towards the patients that come to our hospital. So...

Maybe your right, maybe I should take a different approach with them. For instance maybe I should remind them that even though I used to do the exact same thing as they do I am not one of them anymore. I paid alot of money and went through alot of tr...

So far the problem has only been on one floor. I asked the other RN residents and the only ones that are having the same problem as me are the ones who used to be techs as well. The other new RN's that came from other hospitals are getting the respec...

Ok I have been a RN for like a second. I was extremely lucky after sending out a billion resumes, and I got hired into a internship program for critical care. There are like 5 different departments that I can 'hire on' when I finish this orientation ...

I know your right. I should be more willing to learn. I geuss I am just a little tired of sitting and anxious to actually do something.

I know it sucks. I hate when people say hang in there. I want to scream...'to what shall I hang on to?' I graduated in March 09, nclex june 09 passed. Started applying in January 09. Got no call backs, no interviews, nothing. Then about one month aft...

:bugeyes:I took the test two days ago and I am waiting for the quick results but since I am in Ohio the BON says that it will give me a number within 3 days of passing nclex. Has anyone out there gotten a license from Ohio within a recent time period...

I reccomend that you continue to smoke, and that is hard for a new RN like me to say to a person. I was a smoker for years!!! I went to school and tried to quit between quarters but it never held. I neglected my health while in school and as soon as ...

In that case I would wait til your done. If you don't have your degree a potential employer might pass you over for one who does. The job market is getting better slowly so after you graduate it might be easier to get a job.

I feel that ATI's wording in the questions was more like nclex than saunders but saunders review was more in depth. I really liked them both but I studied alot of Ignativicus because that book was quoted most in both programs. I got 98% on ATI and I ...

I couldn't even think about the NCLEX til my school sent a paper that said I had completed the program.

Worked for me. I PASSED! Found out today. But I warn you that now you will probably be too aprehensive about logging in and trying the trick just as I was. I only tried it once cause I was too scared it would let me register after I logged in again. ...

Shout it from the rooftops, using a bullhorn, screaming at the top of my lungs!!!!! I PASSED!!!!! I paid for the quick results then I logged on and found out I had a number!!!! I am a RN!!!!! WOO HOO there is no better feeling than this.

Ok I graduated and took my nclex and now I am waiting to find out if I can call myself a 'Nurse' so I take offense to this post. We stand on the shoulders of those who cared before us and took strides to get respect for this great profession so I bel...

Ok I'm not a spring chicken, old enough to remember who the smurfs were, so I don't have alot of time to waste. I am taking the Nclex on June 12th and I am so freaked out I can't keep my mind on the study material. I am using ATI testing, and the Sau...

Has anyone out there been denied the right to take the Nclex? I have read all the literature on what are absolute bars to employment and I am not in the first group but I do have a misdemeanor in the other group so I was just wondering has anyone els...

I'm just waiting for 1st interview, 1st call back, 1st anything in employment. ADN grad for 3 months now no job.