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  1. why a nurse and not a doctor

    jen42 replied to lindskay's topic in General Nursing

    I was heading for med school for a long time... I come from a family full of PhDs and MDs, and felt like if I didn't have a "Dr" in front of my name I was useless! Then had some long talks with some...

  2. How *much* bodily fluids???

    jen42 replied to rebeccalizzie's topic in Nursing Career

    As a new grad, it took about a month on the unit and most of the disgust at anything "gross" pretty much went away. You get immune to it extremely quickly. I'm not saying I adore cleaning up diarrhea,...

  3. Not making the grade at my new job...

    jen42 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad RN/BSN and I took a job in the stem cell transplant unit at a university hospital. It's extremely intense and the patients are very complex. I have felt over my head since Day 1, but...

  4. Not making the grade at my new job...

    jen42 replied to jen42's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks guys... I went to talk to my manager, and it was a pretty good meeting. She said my care was "detached" and "vague", both of which I couldn't even decipher, but we decided that a main problem...

  5. New Nurse Needs Shoes

    jen42 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am just starting my 12-hour shifts and I want to get good nursing shoes that will last me a while. Any suggestions?

  6. Now that I passed NCLEX, I can worrying about everything else!

    jen42 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I start my new job July 12th, and I am VERY excited. However, I'm also quite terrified. We have to fill out a skills checklist and I am scared I will be the only one who's never done certain things,...

  7. Now that I passed NCLEX, I can worrying about everything else!

    jen42 replied to jen42's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh I'm so glad you feel that way too... I graduated from UVA's 2nd degree BSN program, which means I only had two med-surg clinicals- GI and oncology. I'm going into oncology, so at least I have some...

  8. Now that I passed NCLEX, I can worrying about everything else!

    jen42 replied to jen42's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh I'm so glad you feel that way too... I graduated from UVA's 2nd degree BSN program, which means I only had two med-surg clinicals- GI and oncology. I'm going into oncology, so at least I have some...

  9. Failed NCLEX; any suggestions?

    jen42 replied to unknown99's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I really recommend NCBSN's NCLEX review online. The questions I got on the NCLEX resembled those the most. It's on www.learningext.com, and is $79 for 7 weeks, which is actually pretty

  10. So, I failed, right

    jen42 replied to chrysalus1003's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are certainly pharm questions that are rated at above the level needed to pass NCLEX... just like there are med-surg, OB, peds, etc. questions that are above the level needed to pass NCLEX. If...

  11. My Impressions of NCLEX

    jen42 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, it cut off at 75, and I feel like I failed. I know everybody leaves the NCLEX feeling like they failed... but I feel like I failed. Not a good feeling. My questions were OVERWHEMINGLY priority...

  12. My Impressions of NCLEX

    jen42 replied to jen42's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I passed! The Board of Nursing called me this morning... talk about service! (Apparently they do that for all out-of-state candidates.) I feel so relieved and happy, like a huge weight has just lifted...