CaitlinAnn

I agree with the above. No, don't do it. Ever.

I just want an awesome (pink) stethoscope. And an automatic BP wrist cuff so I am never without.

Seems like a HUGE med error to me. We're being told to check our Drug Guides every time we go to give a med, because our licenses will be on the line, not the MD's. So make sure you are giving the medication in the right amount dose, route, pt., etc. etc. 3 times before you ever give it and be sure that the medication is not contraindicated in your patient. Its easy to make stupid mistakes, they happen, but med error is extremely serious. The employer is not at fault, especially if you are in an at-will state. It sucks, but there is nothing you can do except appeal to unemployment and look for a job immediately if you aren't already. And I agree with a previous poster. Delete this immediately, you do not want to risk this coming back to bite you in the orifice later when looking for employment. If one hospital fired you because they thought you were a liability, it wouldn't be a far guess that one hospital may not hire you for the same reason. Try to rectify the situation and move on.

I just learned how to do IVs yesterday in school. So far they terrify me.

As the title says, I'm scared, no terrified, to be a nurse! I graduate this July and assuming I pass my boards, I can then begin working as an LPN. What scares me most is messing up and feeling like I won't know what to do. I know that most of a nurse's education happens after nursing school, but right now I feel so unprepared. I know some of the average advice for graduating LPNs. Work medsurg, or go to LTC. But no one talks about this general feeling of anxiety and fear that myself and a few others feel. So I was wondering if there was any advice you would be willing to give me to help calm my anxiety. I want to be a competent, great nurse, but there are still things that I feel uncomfortable with that I need to overcome. Advice on how to be a great nurse and how to behave as a new nurse would be great. I know I definitely need to work on confidence. Thanks!

Great post! I graduate in July, and I'm really glad I read this.

Welcome! I'm semi-new myself and do more lurking than posting.

I guess its a matter of how much they bother you. Boobs don't bother me regardless of where I'm at. As nurses, or nurses-to-be, why should they/would they bother us?

Well then I would talk to her superior. What else can you really do? Regardless of what profession you work in. You could confront her, but that would probably cause more problems than you want.

Shouldn't it be written in your clothing attire guidelines you probably got when hired? I don't mean to be blunt or rude, but usually those are handed out and given to the employee upon being hired in any profession. Whether they're trying to attract someone or not is unimportant, in my opinion. What is important is that she does her job competently. I would check with your employee rules though and express your concerns to your head nurse if you're worried. Scrubs are scrubs, right?

I'd choose nursing. I took two days of an accounting class and dropped out..couldn't stand it. I love nursing though. There is a lot of problem solving involved which appeals to me. Depending on what area of nursing you go into, your patient interaction will be limited, or so I'm told. My pharmacology teacher told us (her class) in the beginning of the quarter that she worked ICU because she preferred her patients to be asleep so she didn't have to talk to them. There are a lot of options in the nursing field, and job security, good benefits, etc. With the economy I'd be afraid to go into accounting. But thats just my two cents, and I may be a bit naive.

Not a nurse, yet, but I am in LPN/LVN school, and *fingers crossed* should be an official LPN by late 2011. I didn't realize I wanted to pursue nursing until after I took my CNA course. I wanted to do history, international studies, or anthropology, never thought I would like nursing until a few months ago.

I am in my first quarter of the LPN Day program at Galen, and am absolutely loving it! So glad to see other students here too. :)

Wonderfully done!

I would sit down and make a list of pros and cons and choose whichever will benefit me the most in the long run.