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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 ...

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 ...

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!

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...

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...

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 we...

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 ...

Tammy, Your story is amazing! I can tell by reading that you are a wonderful nurse and daughter. Im so sorry for your loss of both of your parents so close. I'm glad that your mother enjoyed her last days here with you. Stay stong and keep May in yo...

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 response...

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-w...

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.

We are not aloud to practice on eachother. We have a dummy arm and a computerized IV simulation thing. I have had the advantage of starting a few in cliniclas though. An ER nurse really taught me how to feel for good veins without looking. Can't beli...

Don't be too hard on yourself! I was on orientation as a freash brand new grad and the nurse went to go answer a phone call. I went down the hall to give to the resident. Well, I walked in and the aids wanted to ask me a question about her neighbor. ...

Wow, did I type that?? LOL That sums up how I feel also where I work. It is literally impossible to do everything they expect out of you in a timely manner. Also, not to mention the orders that the previous nurse left on the med cart and did not both...

Hi everyone, I started a new LPN job in an LTC facility this past July. I was excited and eager to learn. I am also in school for my RN now so I am not working as many hours as I was in the summer. Anyway, I find myself not liking it at all I do not...

I work in LTC and my shift is 1:30-10. I am LUCKY if I get out of there by midnight. Some nights I end up there until 2 or 3am...

I do not think you have done anything wrong. I was always told that if you do compressions correctly you will break the person's ribs. You tried your best to save this person and I can tell you are a great nurse with compassion. Hang in there:)

I also work in LTC and we have had 3 pass and then about 3 weeks later...2 more.. It is interesting how these things happen.... and one was very unexpected for me! It is hard.

Wow, it sounds like you have described me!! I started a new job in LTC at the end of July. I do not have any experience as a CNA and I felt sick to my stomach EVERY time that I went to work also. It has gone away but some days I still feel that knot!...

Well, I just finished the first half of my nursing school and took my PN boards in July. Got the results on a Friday-passed!! So Monday morning I went into one of our LTC facilities here. I filled out an app, told her a little about myself, and she a...