LeighaChristineSN

"All I really want to do is spend my life travelling the world, reading books that take my breath away, drinking all kinds of tea and occasionally write something. I mean is that too much to ask for?" - found on pintrest Unfortunetly, I have not foun...

All you'll do is work and sleep during those days. You'll probably lose the day on the end of your stretch sleeping too. Just saying. But, if you think you can do it and be safe than go for it and see how you do.

Ruby, Second year RN student probably means a student in their second year of nursing school that will produce you with the ability to sit for the RN NCLEX when you are done.

Any time!! This is just what worked for me :) Again, GOOD LUCK! YOU GOT THIS!

First, take a deep breath, in through your nose out through your mouth! You are not the only one that has had to retake it; one of my classmates went through all 265 failed and retook it having to take a hundred some the second time as well. I realiz...

I realize some of these posts are a couple of years old but, it was what I needed; to know that I am not alone. I have only been working as a nurse for two months and I am not enjoying it. It is not nursing in general, I still love nursing. It is my ...

I'm so glad to hear I am not the only one out there that is not enjoying their first time nursing job. I've only been at my facility for 2 months and I am not enjoying myself and constently asking myself why am I doing this again? It is not that it i...

I just started working nights in June and actually really like it (I have worked the PM shift at all my previous jobs). I am more of a night person anyways usually going to bed at about three in the morning so staying up a few extra hours is no big d...

I'm an RN and I worked as an aide prior to working as an RN. I worked at an assisted living that really was more like a nursing home and I was one to twenty. I had twenty people to assist with HS cares, to get into bed, get to and from meals, accu ch...

I only have two days left of capstone and I get pinned on wednesday!!!! and I never got under a B when failing is 82% so I kept my grades above an 86% for two years!!!! Good job to everyone else as well!!!

We started with 60 are down to 52 and we get pinned on wednesday. I'd say 8 isn't to bad!

Two reasons:to weed people out and it is the foundation of nursing. It's hard but doable. Just work hard and learn as much as possible and eventually all the stuff you crammed into your head in med/surg begins to make sense. To be honest all I did in...

In short nursing school is the hardest thing I have ever done. I have never been so stretched or stressed in my entire life. That being said I have never felt so strong or proud either. I loved every minute of the crazy, stressful two years. I was ab...

I think how clinicals go depend on your school but, I honestly felt like a glorified CNA the entire time. We did RN tasks but, we also did many aide tasks which I think is how it is in the real world with the exception of in the real world you don't ...

YAY good for you!!!!!!!!!! Make sure you relax during break so your ready to take on semester two! As for advice getting through semester one: I found it was all about staying afloat. Cram as much as you can into your brain, pass tests, and remeber i...

I learned that when I've had a bad day, or am feeling crummy, or some other patient/resident has just yelled at you for simply being nice, or I've had used insulin syringes chucked at me, the only thing I need to make every disgusting mess worth it i...

For our program it was hard for two fold: 1. because it is the foundation to nursing practice 2. to weed people out

You could be a nurse educator for diabetes or something though I don't know you may need floor experience for that. I feel like if you hate all aspects of it you probably won't like it in a few years. I guess I don't really know other than I can't im...

- Guys we're almost done! -Thanks for always having my back!

That I finished my LAST day on the floor yesterday! It is the most bittersweet feeling I have ever experienced. I can't believe that it has been two years since I embarked on this journey. I can't believe I am almost a graduate (if OB doesn't kill me...

Our school is not that picky and a pony tail has always been just fine. It just has to be out of our faces and not getting into things.

I too think you handeled the situation really well. I have never experienced death of a patient at clinicals but, I have at my CNA jobs (both past and present). I have only been present for one (as she took her last breath) and I remeber it as if it...

I'm jealous (which sounds bad I know)!! The closest I've gotten to a code was one across the hall while I was assesing my patient. I remember hearing "start chest compressions now!" and that's all it took to get my adrenalin pumping!

Like said before it is for patient safety though for us we have always been able to do procedurees/ give meds if either our instructor or our primary nurse was involved.

I'm sick of administrative type staff. I am sick of them sitting in their offices all day, for them admitting people that need more care than we can give them (this is assisted living not memory care or a nursing home), for them not properly stalking...