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Thanks. I just resigned and I turly believe I made the right decision.

Hi there ! I'm new to hospice and have been with Vitas for only 6-7 weeks. I am sure there are many of you also working for Vitas. It doesn't take long for me to realize the system within Vitas is broken (I used to work in hospitals). Biggest frust...

Thanks for reply but I really want to hear from Vitas people. Currently there is no EHR, everything is paper. Have I talked to my educator and manager ? You bet - many times! They keep telling me I have been doing a wonderful job. I know the syst...

I have just switched from hospital nursing to hospice nursing for about a month, thinking I would give it a try. Although the OP typed in all caps, I interpret it as a big crying out for help (cause I feel the same now !). When I read the OP's post...

I apologize if this has discussed before but I don't see a thread recently regarding this subject. I wonder if the agency pay rate has dropped in response to the bad economy. I have friends that did agency before and referred me to their favorate ag...

Really all your worries are valid. With a year of experience, you should be able to handle that although it can be difficult at the beginning. But if you stick it out, you will feel better and better with the facility as you are more familiar with ...

I rarely check allnurses.com anymore but just happen to read this thread by accident. I went through similar career change 3.5 years ago from I.T./Electrical engineering. I went through some layoffs in my previous career. My wife is an RN and, of c...

I usually do not response to debate threads but since this thread seems already got nasty, so what I'm gonna to say shouldn't make the matter worse. First, I totally agree with Timothy. When I first heard about "nursing dx" in school, I was laughing...

I also see this issue everyday and I don't think there is a solution to this. I'm in the same boat and from a different career where hardwork pays off and any non-production or non-professional behaviors (such as the bullies and horizontal violence)...

I also just came into ER from med/surg. Just finished my 5 weeks orientation. I'm getting comfortable in most areas except fast track, especially one nurse for 6 fast track beds without tech/CNA. Actually, I like ER in a way that the documentation...

I just left a CHS owned hospital. My new job pays less but money is not everything. CHS tends to pay a little more but they run their staffs level very thin so it can be a bad environment. CHS lies on newspaper that their staff satisfaction level ...

Congrats !!! Thanks for sharing the experience !!!:balloons:

Hi...I'm planning to take CEN exam and have started using the Lippincott's Q&A in Emergency Nursing book. I'm wondering if anyone has used this book recently and taken the exam. I'd like to know if the questions in the LWW book resembles the le...

Thanks and good luck !!!!! Looking forward to your goodnews !

Don't be disppointed ! The NCLEX is basically the last torture in the entire nursing education before you're allowed to practice. It is not designed to tell if you are a good nurse nor designed to see how competent you are at work. It is designed ...

I took mine today. It started out somewhat easy but then it turned out to be a lot more difficult as the exam went on. I did not have any calculation questions, I have several "put them in the right order" questions and a few "check all apply" ques...

If your state allows quick result, you can actually check the result tomorrow. I took my exam on Thursday and I had my quick result today (Sat). You just need to logon to pearsonvue.com and sign on. When your result is ready, you can use a credit ...

I passed. I do believe the last question (and the last few questions) has something to do with passing or failing. The last few questions are probably to let the computer to increase the certainty that the test taker is above the passing line or n...

At the very least, it does not test your ability to do a good job in a real working environment.

Update here from previous posting. I'm now just started in ER and love it ! I will never go back to m/s again. Too many man made problems in m/s and many times they make a big deal out of nothing ! The system won't let me vote again. I wonder if ...

I did LPN school first, then work and just finished RN school (now am a GN). I think I have the advantage of having more experience on the floor and pass the first year nursing sooner then a straight RN from a college. At least, it didn't take me l...

Currently in med/surg as an LPN. Hated med/surg but have no choice for now. Will be an RN shortly so I can get out of it.

Many places in the health care industry are setup for failures no matter what you do (including my current employer). I'd stay emotionless with them, believe in yourself and look around for another job. There's got to be a place that you will find ...

Here's my CPNE experience: Atlanta, GA Overall: It was a hard exam but doable. The CA and the CEs are nice and they want us to pass. I think they are frustrated too when they see something is wrong or about to go wrong but they can't tell us. But...

Thanks guys !!! I passed !!!! In fact, I have my laptop during my stay in the hotel and noted this thread but I wanted to hold on until I passed everything before I post. It was a very stressful exam but I managed to get my nerves in control. This ...