MissCharlieRN

This is just a little bit of a rant to try to ease some pre-work jitters... I swear I can see my heart beating through this crisp navy-blue scrub top. I'm sitting on my couch with that nervous butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling. Today I start my seco...

Wait, when the heck did Johnny Mathis die? I tried looking it up and everything is saying he's alive.

Today went as smooth as it probably could go. I think the 3-11 shift runs a little easier because there's a lot less of a battle with PT/OT. I got my med passes done, and only had to stay 20 minutes late to finish the charting. It's weird because I ...

I usually get the flu shot every year without issue. This year the shot that was given had the H1N1 vaccine with it, and it hurt like heck (I almost cried [i know, I'm a wimp]). It hurt for 3 days after the shot, too. Everyone I know that received t...

Eh, I'm normally very funny and outgoing and I have no problem making friends in most cases. However I'm starting my second week of my first nursing job and for some reason I've become pretty awkward and shy. It's probably because I'm out of my elem...

So I graduated in May, have been licensed since July, and have been applying for jobs since December. I've probably applied to 150 positions altogether, without a callback. I've called and left messages to numerous unit directors, nurse recruiters, a...

Just a bit of a vent here. So in May I took the stage for my pinning ceremony and in July I received my license as a registered nurse. I searched for work for what seemed like an eternity, but was lucky enough to land a position in a skilled nursing ...

Thanks for all of your kind responses :)

Is it inappropriate that I'm reading some of these posts with tears streaming down my cheeks? lol

When I was in my nursing transitions course before I graduated from school, I was working in the Neuro ICU. I had been with one particular patient and his family for 3 days when he finally passed away. His wife came out of the room after saying her g...

Yikes. I didn't have these problems at Boyce. I just graduated in May and got As and Bs throughout my nursing courses. I liked the program overall, with the exception of one really condescending instructor that drove me mad. All of my clinicals last...

Tomorrow I take my NCLEX-RN exam and I'm a complete basket case ! I'm hoping the thousands of NCLEX questions I've answered will pay off. Wish me luck! Ahh!

Well, I found out the very next morning that I passed, which is awesome. Now if only I can find a job... lol

Haha, that test sucked. It shut off after 75 and that PVT gave me the "good" pop-up. Hopefully it's right!

Taking it in Pittsburgh. I just got back from my test drive up to the center, where I nearly wet myself in the car, lol. Good luck everyone taking it tomorrow, too! I think I'll make some peppermint tea and do my nails or something tonight (I haven'...

When I was in nursing school, we had to submit a drug test each year. Some hospitals required a drug test prior to doing clinical rotations there, so I had to pretty much get one every semester because hospitals required it for their records. So even...

Pinning is on the 8th! My family just arrived from Jersey tonight and I'm so excited!

Just a vent here... Today there was a job fair at my college. None of the hospitals that showed up at the job fair were currently hiring. I'm so damn frustrated right now. Why the hell do a job fair if you aren't hiring? "Well, this economic downtu...

I moved to Pittsburgh from Jersey and I do have to say this: It drives me up the wall when my instructors are teaching us and saying "yinz" and "yinz guys" and it's so irritating. But only because it's in a professional setting. Otherwise I have no p...

My uniform is white pants, white jacket, white shoes, and navy blue scrub top. They recently made a change so that the entire uniform is navy blue, but if you wanted to wear the white pants you were allowed to (Hey, I already spent $55 on the white ...

Ok. Phew. I need to just vent a little bit. I will be graduating in May (Holy cow, it's so soon!) and I'm starting to freak. My meltdown this time? Well, it's about, go figure, getting a job. The hospital system that I really want to look for had a r...

Yeah, I've applied for tons of jobs at all the local hospitals around here. Haven't heard from any of them. I've called and left messages and they haven't called me back or anything. Unfortunately there was a hospital closing about 2 months ago in t...

Let's see here... So far I wanted to do hospice. Then I leaned towards Med-surg. Then I couldn't wait to be a peds nurse! I've never had a desire to be an OB nurse but I definitely wanted a baby for a few months there... I even interviewed somewhere ...

To a very select few: 1. Why would you get your eyebrow pierced while in nursing school (when the guidelines specifically say you cannot have facial piercings) and then throw a fit when the instructor says you can't have it? I know you paid a lot of...

I have to say I disagree. I've worked my tail off in nursing school and have a great relationship (both working and social) with the majority of my classmates. There are some, however, that drive me up the wall. They are still stuck in a "high schoo...