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1. Expectations vs Reality

   dprevish replied to dprevish's topic in General Students

   I made myself a really good brain sheet that has helped tremendously. I just want to be able to put it all together. You are all wonderful! I also commute over an hour and that makes it hard to...

2. Expectations vs Reality

   dprevish replied to dprevish's topic in General Students

   Hired in late October with limited patient care experience until early December. Yes, that's exactly it; I think, OMG, I know nothing every day!

3. Expectations vs Reality

   dprevish replied to dprevish's topic in General Students

   I work on a surgical stepdown unit that focuses on Gastric surgeries, but we get some Oncology patients with very specific protocols and a WIDE variety of other things. We also do bariatrics. We are...

4. Expectations vs Reality

   dprevish replied to dprevish's topic in General Students

   I worry about being able to recognize symptoms of patients who deteriorate, I worry about connecting the dots between lab results and conditions, and don't feel like I know enough about the disease...

5. Expectations vs Reality

   dprevish posted a topic in General Students

   I have waited over 20 years to become a nurse but once I got my first job I was stunned that there have been many days that I just HATE going to work. I think it is because I feel so unprepared to do...

6. Infectious disease question

   dprevish posted a topic in General Nursing

   A friend called me to tell me her daughter needed a PPD before cosmetology school. She tested positive for exposure and had a chest x-ray which was negative. They called the family dr. who referred...

7. Is LOA the right answer?I

   dprevish replied to chellelynn25's topic in General Nursing

   Employee assistance seems like the best way to go but I wouldn't take a leave of absence because all you will have time to do is dwell on what's going on. Too much self focus doesn't solve your...

8. Looking for some advice- Mom verbally abusive/new grad not being able to find a job

   dprevish replied to crazyscrubs's topic in General Nursing

   OK, here we go... No one, and I mean no one limits you except for you. You didn't get that scholarship or get into that top school because you were a dummy. Yes, you could have done better, but you...

9. MRSA transmission

   dprevish replied to CEK223's topic in General Nursing

   If you have been around several MRSA patients, you are probably already colonized to it. Systemic MRSA is different than community acquired MRSA and most people in the healthcare industry would...

10. Nervous interview tom for L & D

    dprevish replied to jazzy25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not a nurse yet, but I am 51 years old and I've been to a fair amount of interviews. Treat this one as such rather than thinking you are giving away your dream job. Be yourself, make good eye...

11. Official nursing student fall 2011 stand up!!!

    dprevish replied to adorable42181's topic in General Students

    I start at Thomas Nelson CC Aug 22nd. My GPA is 3.7 and I scored an 81 on the TEAS. I really only studied the math and science portions though. I wish I had studied the reading section a little...

12. Starting in August - scared and nervous!!

    dprevish replied to Shazz87's topic in General Students

    Maybe the best of both worlds is to be a school nurse. I don't know what the pay is like, but the schedule would be great for you and it would give you a break from teaching too. The bonus would be...