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You passed! Congrats Trust me, I checked and it gave me the "bad pop up" and for sure I had failed..

Hello, At my place of employment we do have an employee of the month. The person is chosen by other employees. This is not only for nursing staff but housekeeping, kitchen, etc..That person gets a $200 bonus and a special parking spot up front. The nursing staff also gets a $75 bonus for picking up extra shifts and perfect attendance. My boss usually chooses two people from each bag a month! I like the idea:)

You are JUST NOW telling me about a bruise/pressure sore on a resident a half hour before my shift ends!!! Just added an hour of paperwork!

Oh yeah..I would agree with Harborview..Lots of good stuff happening there..:) Welcome to Seattle!

Well after graduuating nursing school and getting accepted into the residency program at our local hospital. I took my NCLEX yesterday. I sat in that chair for 5 hours and 50 minutes!!! Had all 265 questions and failed..Needless to say, I do not get the job at the hospital. The test was awful. I think if I sat through all the darn questions they should have passed me for the torture! Well, I will be fine. I will test again in 45 days...

I aldo get hypoglycemic. I used to be a waitress so it was easy to grab something quick and go into the back for a minute. I know that my blood sugar is getting low when I start shaking, irritable, inability to focus, and sometimes dizzy. A few weeks ago I decided to take my blood sugar at work when I was feeling like that and I was 71. That is technically, ok but obviously not for me. I work in a nursing home so I often keep a little snack in my pocket or on my med cart and snack as I go. If I dont do this, I am useless and I'm sure you are feeling the same way. As the previous poster mentioned, drink enough water! I am guilty of not drinking much water even on my days off. I'm sorry for your miscarriage also So. drink water and try to take frequent small breaks for power snacks. I know that is not always easy. Good luck!!

I have worked in an LTC facility for about a year now and I do love my residents. One resident came up to me at my med cart and said "Well, I put my application in here. When am I going to hear anything?" I was surprised and said, "you did?..Well it is Saturday and the boss won't be back in until Monday." She agreed and went on about her business. HA HA At OP: Lizard skins???? That is hilarious

Yep, this "trick" worked for me. I am in WA state. You passed :)

I work in a nursing home and our weekend was pretty crazy also. I didnt believe the full moon thing at first but it is soooo true! Your weekend does top mine though. How crazy! I do love the very last sentence though..cracked me up. Hopefully next weekend will be better for you.

Wow, three months is a long time to be on orientation. I think I got 2 weeks lol. I was a waitress before! You will do fine. I wouldnt worry too much about firing you for any mistake. They know that you are new and ALL nurses have made mistakes. We are only human.. Go slowly, make sure you have the right resident, and do not be afraid to ask questions!!! I probably drove the other nurses crazy with questions. Better to be safe than sorry.. Good luck!

Wow, I am soo sorry that this happened to you. When I first read your story I did not think about you being a "target". As you said, you put your heart and soul into your patients. I am sure that you are a wonderful nurse! I read through the responses and it does sound like you were targeted. I cannot believe they would treat you this way after so long working there and how wonderful you must have been. I have faith that you will find another job soon. Personally, I would not want to get a laywer and all that. I would not even go back if they were to offer you a job because it would not be the same. Prayers for you!! Also, I am a new LPN and I will graduate in June and get my RN this summer. I am young and can learn from this story. I will think about this throughout my career and try not to get too close with people work with. Hang in there:)

I am also petite. I have found the KOI scrubs in petite. They have lots of pockets, stretchy, and comfy! Love em!

I had about 8 shifts. They trained me on the shift that I would be working. I am never afraid to ask questions. After orientation I still had tons of questions (meds, labs, Dr. orders, etc) tons of new things to learn. I hope that you have great co-workers to help you out:)

I can understand where you are coming from. Better to have the needed materials than going back and forth. At my job, we have radios in our ears that we can talk to eachother on. They are soooo nice :)

I would like it if this survey included LPN's as well. I currently work in a nursing home with RN's and we do the same job. Same cart, same hall, same job! I think that this is specifically geared for hospitals though.