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I am a recent BSN graduate and just took and passed my NCLEX last week. I started in the ER about three weeks ago, and I'm finding the learning curve quite steep. I did nearly 300 clinical hours my last semester on an inpatient floor, and really became acclimated to that type of nursing (although I didn't care for it). It goes without saying, but the ER is SUCH a different place...everything from the medications to the focused assesments and charting. I'm not a stupid person, but each day I work I find a dozen more things that I don't know. Everyone in the department has been awesome and helpful, but I'm beginning to dread going in because I will more than likely make myself look like a dumbass before the day is over. This will end at some point, right?

Mine are a combination of announcement and invitation and I'm feeling weird about sending them to people that I know won't be able to come. Yet, I want to shout from the rooftops my achievement of getting a BSN...it took me 5 years, and I began with two kids under the age of 2 Do people look at invites as a way to squeeze out monetary gifts? I don't know what the etiquette is here...