RKRobbins

Well, I will be graduating in December (YAY!) My husband has always wanted to be a police officer and this past year has turned his life into something a little more meaningful...he has stayed focused, lost 80lbs, started college online and is in th...

Your good Er nurses become expert at a lot of conditions, in the Er you must know a lot about a lot of different things

Hahahaha do we work together????? These things happen allllllllll the time and I just laugh! My last good one was 15yo boy no previous med hex, mother swears he stopped breathing and had to give him mouth to mouth in the car, boy presents with no s/s...

Good luck! You should be nervous, and that's why your going to have an orientation. Just stay calm and think your way through things and youll be ok :)

Unfortunately, my ED will sometimes hold ICU, TICU patients. And I hate it! It sounds like you tried to do your best and that y'all were slammed, the only good thing that my ed does is that when we have to hold the criticil pts we can close part of t...

Ill say it like most of the ED nurses here will....Im sorry but if you really want this opportunity than your going to have to suck it up, pay your dues on nights and then maybe go to daytime when you have been there longer.May I also point out your ...

Hi all! As a few of y'all know I recently graduated from my ADN program and have started my nursing career in the ED at a local hospital. My question is,since I know alot of you have taken advantage of the online programs and know more about them th...

I am so glad to see this forum support nurses who love God! I have had a lot to endure the meger 27 years I have been.on this earth and sometimes I feel like I'm three times my age! I bounced around from a mom and dad who hated the sight of me, endur...

WhAt!!!!!! There are always going to be haters....my husband always says (from a movie, ofcourse) "haters gonna hate, gators gonna gate" lol! I guess what Im saying is, try to have a sense of humor about what they said, I know it hurts to have someon...

Congrats!!!!!!!!! Pearson Vue trick worked for me aswell as my class mates! Welcome to nursing!!

HAHA, anything with my name and RN sounds great to me, PM me and ill give you the info you need to use my q-bank. I only did the first 40 on number 7, and to be honest my scores aren't great at all with kaplan, but I in turn I used every wrong questi...

It's really happened after these last few years of endless study sessions, countless hours at the hospital and on I-40, memorable creative red marks on care plans and the futile nervous breakdown before finals.....I finally made it and took my nclex ...

I am a "new" younger nurse and I am ashamed that they're are those who act that way and seem to give the "young'ins" bad names. While I don't *like* everyone I work with enough to be besties with them, I WILL be professional because that's what is e...

Thanks yall! to Suziecute: I used Kaplan question bank and learning modules on demand. My BIGGEST henderance was my self! I let my nerves get to me alot that day, I finally felt like I was being overwhelmed, so I stopped what I was answering, close...

Seems like you have alot to decide, while no it may not be ideal for your career plan BUT you have to take into consideration it's a child your thinking of having not a puppy, its a huge gift from God and try as we may we can not plan every part of o...

I absolutely don't think your being un-compassionate, like a few have said sometimes you have to work with what you got and the "not most pleasant" way is the best most effective way. I find in my experience ( I'm still a "baby" in the nursing profe...

Agreed!!!

Ok...Great news first! I applied to one of our local ED's and was told the job is mine..just pass my NCLEX. Well ER nursing is something I absolutely love..I love the fast pace, tend to think fast on my feet and I truly think deep down in my gut tha...

I agree with the above. There can be accommodations made for more time maybe that will help give you a chance to calm down. Find some kind of test day routine to do so you know what to expect out of that day. I always take a huge deep breath right be...

You are exactly right, and I know I have weaknesses but what makes me different is that I identify those as they come along and try my hardest to fix it and be better. I constantly seek as absolutely much nursing and people knowledge that I can possi...

I got to take a trip with my clinic mates to unc chapel hill and visit the burn center, picu and trauma. I don't know if any of those nurses are a part of this forum but I was truly amazed and inspired by the level of nursing I witnessed. I was hones...

Well like it says tonight was my first senior lecture exam. I studied smart and what I thought was appropriate material even quizzed myself with relevant nclex questions. You know that s/s they teach you to look out for with pts who have a PE; that s...

I passed! Now I kind of know what to expect. Just worried I guess because it's at the end and I never thought I could really do it so now that im here just feel like I'm waiting for the rug to be yanked out from underneath me.

First let me say this...I am NOT asking questions for any homework assignment or anything of that nature at all. With that being said..I am really struggling with cardiac rhythms (especially) and interventions. I PRIDE myself on being the kind of per...

And when talking about leads...I don't necessarily understand the 2nd lead thing...geez this really makes me sound stupid but idc the important thing is I need to learn it even at the cost of my pride :) So the second lead is important because of th...