jena5111

jena5111 ASN, RN

Tele, Interventional Pain Management, OR

Member

All Content by jena5111

  1. Why do you wear a white coat? (if you indeed do)

    jena5111 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    OP, just stop! Seriously. Why the focus on appearances? Other readers--refer to this person's previous odd posts for reference. I don't see how flowing hair or well-oiled hair (not even sure what that...

  2. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    jena5111 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you seriously think that as a tech you're "doing everything..." you haven't been a nurse yet! Get through nursing school, pass NCLEX, come off orientation in your first nursing job. Then I bet...

  3. New Grad RN... is this patient load safe?

    jena5111 replied to new.grad.rn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Haha! I am just seven weeks into orientation on nights (new grad, cardiac/med-surg) and I can already see that the whole "they sleep overnight" rationale for staffing and ratios is a bit inaccurate......

  4. Serious Problems with SATA Qs

    jena5111 replied to belljar1995's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You seriously need to stop thinking "real world" and start thinking...NCLEX world. In NCELX world, the entirety of every situation is housed in the individual question. Asking yourself, "But what...

  5. Serious Problems with SATA Qs

    jena5111 replied to belljar1995's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No matter what, MOST of your NCLEX questions will be multiple choice. The fact that you're doing so well with those is a good sign. I wasn't the world's living expert on SATA either, but I passed in...

  6. Happy New Grad RN

    jena5111 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from nursing school in December 2015, started my first nursing job on January 4, and passed NCLEX-RN on January 16. I am in a nurse residency program on an adult cardiac floor in a...

  7. How do I deal with "needy" nurses

    jena5111 replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I started my first RN job two weeks ago. All I can say is that nursing/CNA-ing/tech-ing jobs are ALL BUSY. As a nurse residency orientee with an awesome preceptor (glory be!), I have a 5:1...

  8. 48 and a new grad...need advice

    jena5111 replied to EGTBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a 36-year-old December 2015 ADN grad who scored a coveted hospital job in a highly competitive market immediately upon graduation. Reasons why: I have a good, stable, recent work...

  9. Pearson Trick

    jena5111 replied to Bhasse08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    December 2015 grad here--two people in my class took NCLEX yesterday and did the Pearson Vue "trick" immediately upon leaving the testing center. They say they got the "good" pop-up...and one of them...

  10. Do you stalk anyone here?

    jena5111 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I try not to be creepy. But I will certainly read anything from RubyVee, GrnTea, Farawyn, Rose Queen, The Commuter, and

  11. Never wanna take students again.

    jena5111 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is laughable that a student nurse thinks s/he knows what a "questionable" nurse looks like. Or what a "great/fabulous" nurse looks like. I don't believe nurses who receive ZERO compensation for...

  12. New grad, GN what am I?

    jena5111 replied to Graduation2016's topic in General Students

    Oh, I know! I should have said I will be an RN once I take my boards...order of operations...It's been a long

  13. New grad, GN what am I?

    jena5111 replied to Graduation2016's topic in General Students

    According to my new place of employment, I am a Graduate Nurse (GN) until I pass NCLEX. I've achieved this designation because I was registered with the BON in my state and they received the affidavit...

  14. Oh, wait...no longer a nursing STUDENT!

    jena5111 replied to jena5111's topic in General Nursing

    Update: I got the job! The call came while I was en route to my pinning ceremony this morning--pretty sweet! Looking forward to working with adult cardiac patients; I worked with that patient...

  15. Oh, wait...no longer a nursing STUDENT!

    jena5111 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ecstatic to report that I have finished nursing school...it is done! DONE! Not even sure which forum to post in since I have finished nursing school and I'm in the process of interviewing for jobs....

  16. What do you do for money during nursing school?

    jena5111 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Students

    I have not worked full-time exclusively through my program--graduating TOMORROW, yahoooooo! But I worked as many hours as feasible during the fall and spring semesters, anywhere from 0-30 hours weekly...

  17. Thank you gifts for clinical floor

    jena5111 replied to guest707142's topic in General Students

    We did cards and... breakfast tacos, donuts, and

  18. Just finished taking HESI A2! My experience might help you...

    jena5111 replied to jena5111's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Awww, thank you so much! Fingers crossed that you are admitted to the nursing program. Best of luck in nursing school--Go to class! Pay attention! Read your textbook(s)! Don't get sucked in with...

  19. clinical breakdown

    jena5111 replied to olivianurse's topic in General Students

    Nurses are not expected to automatically know every aspect of every medication they administer. But nurses ARE expected to consult available resources PRIOR to giving medications. You need to know WHY...

  20. FIRST nursing interview TOMORROW

    jena5111 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Tomorrow afternoon, I have my FIRST NURSING JOB INTERVIEW for a Labor and Delivery unit--hands down a dream job. I would add 10,000 hearts and smileys if I could. All new grads hired through this...

  21. What are the best materials to review for the HESI exam?

    jena5111 replied to shaliadg's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Here is a link to my post from 2012 about HESI A2 entrance exam success. Every so often it gets a bunch of likes because I think it's kinda helpful! :)...

  22. How I passed NCLEX with 75 questions

    jena5111 replied to EmiliaRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Agree that Hurst is great. I graduate in December and took the live Hurst review in August. It was a fantastic "boot camp" for the final semester of my program, and I'm confident it will comprise the...

  23. Healthy meals/snacks during nursing school

    jena5111 replied to waiting4ivpush's topic in General Students

    Agree with the smoothie breakfast. It's fast and generally keeps me going until lunchtime. I use a handful of frozen berries, a frozen banana (I peel and split into thirds then freeze), a scoop of...

  24. Just finished taking HESI A2! My experience might help you...

    jena5111 replied to jena5111's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I wrote the original post around three years ago, so the Quizlet link might be outdated by now! The official HESI review book was overall far more helpful than Quizlet, anyway

  25. Just finished taking HESI A2! My experience might help you...

    jena5111 replied to jena5111's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Wow! I wrote this post before the start of my nursing program, and now I'm graduating in five weeks! I'm leaving a comment because I see it's gotten a few likes recently. Funny that it's about the...