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  1. Did you leave soon after your "One Year"?

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to RNDreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My goal is to stay 2 years, which I will reach in December of this year. The problem here is: I don't hate it here, but I don't love it. I have made some great friends on this unit, and when they...

  2. Anyone else freak out their first day without a preceptor?

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to mkblakley07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I panicked....it's common. LOL Hell, sometimes I still panic, but definitely not as much as when I first started. I have been on this unit for a year and 3 months...and I have greatly seen an...

  3. calling ALL newly licensed NURSES.......[3yrs<]

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to NURSESrMEAN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated May 2010 from NC university; moved back home same month to DC/MD area. Took and passed boards at the end of August. About 5 interviews from June to October. First and only job offer came in...

  4. Terms we will not admit to using

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    One of my coworkers called all of our MRCP (mentally-retarded cerebral palsy) patients "MERPS". I, sadly, have used that term a time or two....my bad *spanks my own hand with a

  5. What does your username mean?

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    I graduated with my BSN n May 2009 from NC A&T State Univ...and the Aggie bulldog is our mascot. I have a lot of AGGIE PRIDE! At the time I found out about the site, I was searching for NCLEX...

  6. You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    OMGGGGG I swear this is going on here on my unit, as well. They hadn't been offering bonuses, but I got a call Friday night as I was heading out for dinner with my friends, and they offered me one....

  7. Night Shift For Newbies

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    GREAT ARTICLE! I rotate, so that in itself is a task! However, strangely enough, I find that I get MORE sleep when I am on nights. I'm a night owl, so when I am working days, I usually dont get to...

  8. Tricks to get kids to cooperate with treatment

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Pediatric

    Two words: STICKER CHARTS!! The peds hospital where I work has a child life division, and they are called in for all types of help. Sticker charts are big! They give the child a grid of about 12-16...

  9. take a phlebotomy class while waiting to be hired?

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to emille's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd go for it!! I personally never got any experience with it in nursing school, and the class that was offered at my hospital isn't even taught anymore :mad:On a slow night shift, some of my...

  10. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Patients/Families who see nurses/techs as servants. Dear little 12 year-old girl...your feet and hands work. If you can get up to go to your sister's room next door, then u can surely walk 2 feet...

  11. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I second this

  12. I called in today, no I mean ..I called Out! / huh??

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from MD, and I say I called out.

  13. Does your day shift have food days?

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    I rotate day and night shift, and both shifts we have had potlucks for special occassions. People do sometimes bring in snacks, but mainly on day shift

  14. The 1st check as an rn....yay!!! Or nay!!

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to Serrano2886's topic in First Year After Licensure

    With my first check, I bought Christmas presents for my family and friends LMAO I also went out on a date with my boyfriend at the time, and bought two big bottles of champagne to celebrate (it was...

  15. Employed '09 and '10 grads: Are you where you wanted to be?

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to Lovely_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey all! I graduated nursing school in May 2009. Passed NCLEX at the end of August, and started my first RN job as a New Grad in Dec 2009. Even though my first choice was labor and delivery, it is...

  16. You Know You've Had A Hectic Shift/Day At Work

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG YESSSS!! I had this dream the other

  17. Thank You............I think.

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Humor

    LMAO!!!

  18. What the Heck to You Do on Night Shifts?

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to RedRubCatheter's topic in Nursing Humor

    ChristaRN....I FEEL YOUR PAIN!! I am also a peds nurse. I am on day 2 (on my short lunch break of course) of taking care of beautiful but terrorizing 2 yr old. She cries everytime you come near...

  19. What the Heck to You Do on Night Shifts?

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to RedRubCatheter's topic in Nursing Humor

    I LOVE THIS!!! I rotate between daysand nights, and am currently night shift. I have had crazy nights, but yours takes the

  20. Nursing Superstitions?

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

    If I think about a patient I don't want to have before I get to work, low and behold, that patient is on my assignment when I arrive at

  21. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I also hear the beeps of monitors and call bells well after I have left work....it drives me

  22. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm still a new nurse (only have 7 months of experience under my belt), but I have done some stuff out of habit LOL. I, too, have put RN at the end of a signature...not on a check, thought....yet! lol...

  23. NCLEX Takers Support Thread

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to mat25:40's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Wow, it's been about 4 months or so since I have been on the board! I missed you guys! I started my new grad RN position in Dec 2009. Before then, I stalked this site daily while I was studying for...

  24. DC Housing

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to JunebugRN28's topic in General Nursing

    I work at CNMC, and was hired in Dec 09 :-) Welcome to the family. I do not live in Silver Spring, but there are fellow RNs that do, and I have some friends there, as well. Great area! Not sure how...

  25. Why don't I have a job right now?

    NewAggieGrad09 replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I FEEL YOUR PAIN!!! I graduated in May 2009...didn't have a job offer, and honestly I didn't expect to have a job for at least 3 months. However, those 3 months quickly turned into 6 months. All I...