SlightlyMental_RN

SlightlyMental_RN

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  1. New grad.... Overwhelmed... Exhausted.... Boards in 1 Week!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to KYTinaMarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    took my boards today--it shut off at 75 questions, so i'm hoping that that's a good thing. they were freakin' hard!!! i swear, i felt emotionally and intellectually battered after that. blech!...

  2. New grad.... Overwhelmed... Exhausted.... Boards in 1 Week!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to KYTinaMarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :yeah:congratulations!!!!!!! i'm so happy for you!! wish me luck for

  3. New grad.... Overwhelmed... Exhausted.... Boards in 1 Week!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to KYTinaMarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you/did you sign up for their 2 day answer on whether you passed? I'm going to do that. Make sure you let us know how you

  4. New grad.... Overwhelmed... Exhausted.... Boards in 1 Week!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to KYTinaMarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good luck on your

  5. Realization: OMG, I'm going to be the RN!

    SlightlyMental_RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i just had one of those personal "freak-out"moments, where i realize that i'm going to be "the rn." i'm going to be the one responsible for 10-12 patients every shift. i'm the one that's going to...

  6. Realization: OMG, I'm going to be the RN!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in Rehab at a LTC facility--my patients are not in the acute stage, anymore. So yes, it will be very busy, but remember I will have other staff (LPN's, CNA's) helping to care for them. I will...

  7. New grad.... Overwhelmed... Exhausted.... Boards in 1 Week!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to KYTinaMarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How's the studying going for you today? I'm taking a break by working in my garden and cleaning up the

  8. May 2009 Graduates!!! Do you have a job yet?

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to soon2bRN516's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just wanted to post that I was offered and accepted a full-time position in Rehab at a LTC facility. (This is in WI.) I was very happy to get it, too, as some hospitals have hiring freezes, and...

  9. New grad.... Overwhelmed... Exhausted.... Boards in 1 Week!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to KYTinaMarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The content review is what I'm really liking about the Drexel online course. It's poking some of the brain cells awake to re-make connections. :) I also went this morning to the hospital and peed in...

  10. New grad.... Overwhelmed... Exhausted.... Boards in 1 Week!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to KYTinaMarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :icon_hug: Sorry to hear about your crazy week. After being on the phone for the good part of the day telling people about my new job, and arranging for childcare when I start work, I didn't get...

  11. New grad.... Overwhelmed... Exhausted.... Boards in 1 Week!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to KYTinaMarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Got my 10 topics done, yesterday. I then got a call back that I got the job that I had interviewed for in Rehab at a LTC facility. After calling everyone and talking about my new job, the morning is...

  12. Could you new grads that had trouble with job search do me a favor.

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to oramar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just got the call this morning that I am hired! I will be working FT in a rehab unit of a LTC facility. It's not quite where I pictured myself, as my internship was in oncology, but it has...

  13. what to do in the meantime...

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to sakura_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How about volunteering at your local free clinic? Employers like to see community involvement, and you could practice your assessment skills. Also, practice giving replies to the interviewer that...

  14. New grad.... Overwhelmed... Exhausted.... Boards in 1 Week!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to KYTinaMarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated May 8th, and I got my ATT on May 19th. :yeah:My school was great at encouraging us to send in everything and get all fees paid 1 month ahead of graduation. When we graduated, the state...

  15. New grad.... Overwhelmed... Exhausted.... Boards in 1 Week!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to KYTinaMarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Nope-- Not doing Kaplan. I'm doing Drexel's review course. I finally got emailed this morning my password for their online review, and so I'm plowing through the material. It's actually better than...

  16. New grad.... Overwhelmed... Exhausted.... Boards in 1 Week!

    SlightlyMental_RN replied to KYTinaMarie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm right there with you. :) I take my boards on June 3rd, and have multiple stressors (kids, waiting to hear from HR about possible hiring). I decided that I'm just going to break down my days from...