amyn87
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So Wednesday night I started having a low grade fever (99.6 F), body aches, chills, sinus drainage, and fatigue. I was off Thursday and Friday with the same symptoms. I was encouraged by my other nurse friends to call in sick today so I did. I still have the same low grade temp but my other symptoms are slightly better. I know a fever is technically anything higher than 100.4. I felt guilty calling in today. I work in the medical ICU so I'm around very sick patients. I'm really debating on whether or not I should work tomorrow or call in again. I don't want to call in and have to pay $50 to see a doctor to tell me to drink lots of fluids and rest so I can get a work excuse. What should I do??
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I am an RN living in Ohio and am moving to Louisiana - so I cannot visit whenever I want to. How can I let potential future employers know that I am serious about wanting a job? Should I write a cover letter to help explain my situation? Or explain my situation by speaking to them on the phone? Any help would be appreciated!!!
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I don't know about everyone else, but with all the stress that we put up with being nurses, whenever I make a patient smile or have one tell me "Thank you for being my nurse today" it makes it all worth it. Today I had a elderly woman patient with a GI bleed taking a bowel prep for a colonoscopy so she was on the bedside commode every 10 minutes. She said that she told her family earlier, "I had no idea I was so full of sh*t." I asked her what color her eyes were. She looked at me for a second and said "What?" Seeing she had green eyes, I said, "Well, they're not brown are they?" She looked at me for a second then started cracking up laughing and told me she had never heard that before. I could tell she was worried and scared about her condition, and just seeing her smile made me feel like I made some kind of difference in her day. Anyone have any good stories to share? :)
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I had an ex boyfriend who liked to try to talk about things he had no clue about to make himself sound smart. He came over to my grandparents' house one Christmas for dinner and proceeded to tell my grandma (who was a proper southern lady) about the PENILE gland in the brain. My face turned 20 shades of red and I about choked on a bite of food. But God bless my grandma she just smiled and nodded and let him go on a rant about the penile gland. Hahaha
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Thank you everyone! Great answers! :)
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I've had 2 interviews since I've passed NCLEX-RN, but both have been unsuccessful. I received an e-mail the DAY OF my last interview telling me I was not chosen for the position. I hadn't checked my e-mail yet when I called a few days after my interview, and they said they were still interviewing other nurses and had not yet made a decision. Was my interview really that horrible that they decided not to choose me for the position? Would it be wrong to call and (politely) ask if there's any way they could tell me what I'm doing wrong? Or would that make me seem pushy and rude? I personally got a good vibe from the interview, and they told me they hire new RNs and that the floor I was interviewing for was great for gaining experience. I'm totally confused! Help please!!
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Congrats on passing!! And thanks for the advice!
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thanks for the advice! and congrats on passing this time!! i think one of my biggest downfalls is not feeling confident when i walk in that room. monday i plan on getting my nails done, my hair done, and going shopping - the whole shabang - just so i feel a little better about myself when i take my test tuesday lol.
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When I had 265 questions my second time, I was starting to get burnt out. Around question 200 I stopped analyzing the questions so much because I was over it. I wish I would have known this before!! Oh well, at least now I know if it happens to me again! :)
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Check out this post: study checklist for passing NCLEX-RN. It has a study-guide type thing for NCLEX and it's pretty helpful. It's someone's opinion of what to study, but it still gives a good idea of what's important. If you're starting to feel overwhelmed, stop what you're doing and do something else. You still have a few days, so if you want to learn a little bit more it could help, but don't try to cram in a whole NCLEX book in 2 days...just do a few things that you feel shakey on. Keep doing practice questions because it gets you used to the format of NCLEX. If you haven't been to the test center before, make sure you go BEFORE the day of your test. It relieves some stress of trying to find it that morning. The day before I take my test, I plan on getting my hair done, getting my nails done, and going shopping, because they're all fun relaxing things that make me feel good. lol. Do something the day before your test that relaxes you and reduces your stress. If you feel like you need to study that day, then do it. It's whatever makes you feel better. Use the earplugs they give you. They feel funny at first but once you get them in right they're a huge help. Use the dry-erase board they give you. Use it to write key words from the question or draw pictures or whatever you want to do with it! BREATHE. Very important. Don't forget to do it. lol. If you start to feel nervous or panic over a question, stop, close your eyes, take a few deep breaths, and clear your mind. Try not to let your nerves get the best of you. Be confident when you walk in that room. Think you're gonna kick that test's A**!! lol You made it through nursing school, you can pass this test!!
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even though it is your opinion of what to study, i hope you realize what a big help it is for those of us who feel completely lost as to what to study! thanks again!
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