kh321

Elementary education

You're welcome. To be honest in the hospital I was making 23/hr without shift differential. I am making slightly lower than that now. I don't really know what the other nurses are making. They have all been at the practice for several years. I have a friend who works in an office specializing in behavioral health and her salary equals out to 17/hr which is way too low in my opinion. (I'm not salary though. THANK GOODNESS!!) You and I live in totally different regions though. The cost of living here is not very high. I really wish you luck!!

I do telephone triage for a busy peds office. We talk directly to the parents. They call in and tell us what it going on. From there we decide if they need to come in for a sick appointment or if they can treat at home. We have a book of triage protocols we follow. We send all of our notes/decisions to a doctor. They get back to us or call the parent directly at home if necessary. I call and check on my patients who I advised to treat at home. For instance if a kid is vomiting I give the protocol and call mom/dad to check on them about 4 hours later or the next morning. Typically if the parent is looking for a refill or a test result they can just leave a message. We get back to those through out the day. I didn't think I would like it but I absolutely love it. Good Luck!!

I drive 64 miles round trip 4 days a week. It takes about 40 to 45 minutes. I don't mind the commute.

I am working 8 hours! I don't mind though. We celebrated tonight like we always do. The kids will open their gifts before I leave for work then head to their dad's for the day shortly after. I figure if they aren't around why not work and make the extra money?

I could have wrote this post and this time last year. I was so incredibly scared to graduate and get a job. I worked so hard in nursing school but didn't feel ready to leave that safety net. The last 5 weeks of our program was dedicated to us being on the floor one on one with a nurse for 24 hours a week. It really helped boost my confidence. I was still scared to begin working on my own but I had some confidence in myself. I started my first job as an RN in August. I go to work every day with butterflies of nerves in my stomach. It's nerve wracking but I make it through every day. You will too.

ACLS and APLS (advanced pediatric life support)

There were 3 of us that went to school together precepting on the same floor. We all went together and got an edible arrangement sent for the floor since all the nurses really worked with us and were so kind. I also sent my preceptor a nice card with a small gift card in it.

Best of luck to you! I had about 20 SATA questions. I took the NCLEX-RN and passed with 265.

I took the Ati RN predictor twice. The first time I had a 40% chance of passing the NCLEX-RN. I had 5 weeks left until graduation. I did so many questions and retook the predictor. My second time the results were much better. I got a 91% chance of passing the NCLEX-RN the first time. I continued doing questions and passed the NCLEX-RN in July on my first attempt. The predictor let me see my weak areas which helped me focus when I was doing questions.

Voted for Romney/Ryan!! I live in Pennsylvania.

I graduated in May and just started a position on the oncology floor at a small community hospital. It isn't my dream job but it's a job and I'm super thankful to have it.

I am a very private person so I keep my personal life quiet in a setting like school or work. I did become very close with a fellow classmate and opened up with her. We are still close post graduation. I don't keep private to keep someone from getting jealous. I keep private because that is how I am and have always been.

I am in Pennsylvania and graduated May 2012 from an ADN program and passed boards July 26, 2012. I went on 4 interviews and just accepted a part time position last week. I started applying in June.

I passed NCLEX the first time using primarily ATI. I used some other materials as well (LaCharity, NCLEX 4000). I did not use Kaplan or Hurst to prepare. Best of luck to you!