kittykash

My day started out awful and just continued to get worse. Let me give you a little history about myself. I've been nursing since 6/01. I did a six-week stint on the med-surg floor and then took a full-time position on the psychiatric unit. I love...

In case anyone was interested, I worked the same floor yesterday. I was originally scheduled to work my "homebase", psych, but before I could get out of report on that floor, the nursing supervisor called and had me pulled to the med/surg floor. Ye...

When I first started my career, I ached all over. Actually cried the first couple of nights after 12-hr shifts. It does get better, though. The right shoes and the proper positions to lift, shove, push, and pull a patient makes all the difference....

Do you have a supportive husband? Because going back to school while you have a family is a hardship. Your kids are used to "you" doing for them. And being away at school and clinicals is one thing, but doing all the paperwork at home that school ...

Here I am, sitting at home since I found out that I passed the boards, just waiting to start work. When I was hired, the VP of nursing told me to call her when I passed the boards. I did. She said, "congrats" and that she'd have her secretary call...

My family put the "fun" in dysFUNctional! Could that be the reason that I chose nursing as my profession and why I want to be a psych nurse:D

How exciting. When I was in A&P, we tried to talk our instructor into getting us in to see one. Unfortunately, we live in a small, rural area and there are none done locally. She had arranged for one of her classes to view one once and the med...

Oh yea, I'm superstitious, too. I eat fish the night before a test because it is "brain food" and I drink Carnation Instant Breakfast the morning of an exam. I also wear my test-taking shirt, which I wore for every exam during school--it is a shirt...

Hey right back at you. I guess you are still awake :) I am going to work 6 weeks of med/surg at a small 101 bed hospital in this rural area that I live in. Then, I'll transfer to their 20 bed co-ed psych unit and further train there. I was hopi...

Just in case your are an insomniac like me and happen to check this again tonight--I wanted to wish you luck on the NCLEX. I took mine on 6/1/01. It is hard, don't get me wrong. But it is passable. So far, our class has a 100% pass rate. And tha...

Several of us girls did the same thing--typing our notes after lecture. I started the whole thing--I was a medical transcriptionist during school. Anyway, I had my own transcription machine. I took pretty good notes during class but always missed ...

Some people can be real PIA's, if you know what I mean. She was just afraid that she might actually have to do some "work" to come up with that old syllabus! You'll do much better learning the 2nd time around--it's a proven fact. And you'll probab...

First of all, congrats on returning to school to fulfill your dream of becoming an RN. I wish you the best of luck. We had to do skills check-offs during our first and second semesters. The first semester was the worst because I didn't know the in...

"sung"--just doesn't sound right??? I'm terrific at medical terminology--now I'm stumped on this stupid word . . .

Our class chose "Wind Beneath My Wings" and a classmate sung it beautifully. She dedicated it to our spouses and families and to our teachers. It was very touching, she had a great voice, and there wasn't a dry eye in our class.

Yes, but's it's my fault. When I stated A&P and learned about the entire body, I would tell my family fascinating facts about the body. I'm sure I griped their butts at times, but the human body is just amazing to me--I sort of felt like I was ...

I had to take the NLN before I was accepted into the nursing program. We had to make above a particular score to be accepted. I remember that some of the questions were hard--I actually had some electrical questions on it and trust me, I had no ide...

Sounds like you have a major decision to make. Moving home with your parents SOUNDS really great. However, how long has it been since you've lived with Mom & Dad? I moved back in for 6 weeks once after I had moved out for four years. I was abs...

Congrats on being accepted and having the first year paid for--that can be the most expensive what with all the books you have to buy to begin with and the uniforms for clinical. I know it is exciting for you. Good luck and have fun and learn a lot...

Just wanted to wish you good luck with the interview and here's hoping that all your previous credits transfer!

Well, I'm still excited. My hubby took me out to dinner and we did a little shopping at Wally-World and Lowe's and now he and my daughter are sound asleep and I'm still wide awake. I feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulder...

Of course I haven't received my results yet, but I say go ahead and take it. The longer you wait to take it the more anxiety it creates. Then, you still have to wait until you hear about the results. Oh yea, I took Burger's advice about the board ...

Hi all. I found this BB a little late, but I've been enjoying it of late. My name is Karen and I'm 34 years old (soon to be 35). I graduated high school in '85 and didn't have a clue as to what I wanted to do with my life. I moved up north and wo...

NurseMates and Cherokee Rockers are both awful. Besides looking orthopaedic, they kill your feet and make your feet stink after wearing them all day. I also bought a white pair of Skechers and it was the best investment. Littman makes the best ste...

I agree, hospitals hire you based on the years experience you had as an RN. I worked in Medical Records and other than the lingo coming easier for me in school, that didn't help my pay rate when I got hired as an RN (providing I pass the boards). A...