nurseme3 LPN

Hello! I thought I would share some of my study tips that helped me pass the FNP AANP certification exam today. I graduated in August 2015 and got married right after. I did not start studying hard until about 3.5 weeks before the exam. I studied six...

I remember my interviewer saying that they sometimes pull people off the wait list as late as one week before classes start. There is hope! Sending good vibes to those are still waiting to hear.

EmmieRN: In the words of my interviewer, the wait list is deep but moving. She said that if someone is on the wait list, they should plan life as it they get in. I hope that everything works out. Splim206: Congrats to you too!

I got accepted to full time distance FNP

AVLR, I think we doubled check SISS at the same time. Hope your news is good.

Waiting to hear back for the FNP Spring 2014. My interview info session said we would hear August 1. Has anyone heard anything? Good luck to everyone.

When did you Spring 2013ers here if you got an interview for the program? I applied for the Spring 2014 MSN FNP program, and I am hoping to hear about an interview soon. Thanks!

Hello, I am an RN originally registered in CA but never have practiced in the state. I also hold licenses in WI and DC where I have been working the past two years. I just renewed my CA nursing license however and did not have to complete any CE requ...

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I just got an offer at Froedtert for the RN new grad program. Does anyone work there / have any opinions of working there? Thanks!!

This is adapted from the Serenity prayer. It is my bit of encouragement to all of us. I am five months in on a surgical-telemetry floor. Some days are great; others I feel incompetent. But all I can do is my best. Good luck to everyone. ...

Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI is hiring new grads. They are the hospital affiliated with the Medical College of WI and ranked 7th in the country among academic medical facilities.

It is tough. The hardest part for me is the culture of gossip...and feeling judged my nurses who have been there a long time.

I am off my 3 month orientation starting next week and generally feel ready. My preceptors say that I am doing a great job and am right where I should be. However, my anxiety levels on off-work hours are through the roof. I dream about nursing stuff ...

Life brings us all ups and downs, including for some, termination from a job. Live and learn. Your experience there will benefit you as you pursue other jobs. Employers will question your reason for termination--and if you a have an honest, non-blami...

I sympathize with your story. My biggest issue with nursing is the other nurses as well. I think the main issue with inpatient nursing (albeit it an issue that cannot change because of the nature of the job) is that there are too many individuals wor...

My advice is that you contact the Board of Nursing for the state in which you desire to work. They have forms that internationally-educated nursing grads must specifically fill out that help that state decide if your university program is eligible so...

Mistakes happen and you learned from it. We are all human, and I wish you the best as you continue in your career.

I am sorry that that situation happened to you. It is a classic example of how communication among shifts and disciplines breaks down, and unfortunately you happened to be assigned nurse at the time that the issue was caught. I too have cried at work...

It will be okay! I scored as low as 55 on some of them and as high as 75. Remember 5 & 6 you are looking score 60 or above. The rest are simply to get you more practice. Good luck to you all.

You're feeling are completely normal. Being a nurse, especially fresh off orientation is very stressful.

I think being a first year nurse is all about highs and lows. I just finished my first month on orientation. I have learned more in this month than I did in two years of clinicals and classes, and I have also come to the realization that I have even ...

This is my general assessment for all my pts, obviously spending more time on "problem" areas as needed: 1. Introduce myself, ask if they have pain and where 2. Vital signs (by hand! you gotta know feel and hear what is going on!) 3. Listen to heart ...

I am working on a surgical floor ("general surgical-telemetry"). On most surgical floors, you generally care for patients post-op (from the PACU) or post-op (admitted through the ED with a complication from a recent surgery). Occasional surgeries req...

What a brave message you have written. I think there comes a point where we still have to live and make money, even if that means taking a non-medical related job for a while. I think people will look at you and see a hard-working individual who has ...