erinmichelle

i have been out of school for a year and a half, most of the time i love being a nurse. of course some days are stressful when you just cant seem to keep up. i still get excited when i think that "I am a NURSE". :rotfl: going to school and becoming an rn is the best thing i have every done and i cant imagine doing anything else. erin

we have 7 to 8 at the hospital i work at, i think that is way toooooo many. then you have to account for the discharges and new admissions you get throughout your 12 hour shift. its not very safe in my opinion. plus people are on so many meds and acuity is high. erin

i have worked med surg for a year and a half and dont think i would like it anywhere else. (never have worked anywhere else and really do not have the desire) erin

also the cnas respect me because i help them out a lot because i remember what it was like. i cant stand nurses who think is it not there job the clean up a patient, things go smoother for me when we work as a team.

i know i just posted but that is such a true statement erin

that right there says it all. erin

i took kaplan last year and a passed nclex. on the cdrom what i did was just answer all A's so that i could read all the rationals instead. i think that was more hepful because i too did horrible on the tests. of all the people that took kaplan at my school only 1 person failed and of course that was someone that did not take it seriously. (dont they still give a refund if you fail) dont worry you will all do fine erin

i never had any of that "eat your new" crap where i work, i worked there as a CNA so they took me in when i graduated and were all very helpfull. the best thing i done for myself in nursing school was work as a CNA. thats the most important advice i could give someone. i just makes you more confident on how to interact with patients and how to deal with somethimes rude family members. i dont think i could have made it through with out that, just watching the RNs start ivs and how they would handle situations taught me alot.

when the computer turned off when i finished my test i was terrified, but i passed. what really scared me was the questions i could remember and i looked up i had gotten wrong. i never thought i would make it through school but now i have been a nurse for one whole year hold on it goes fast erin