Laurenslovely

Thank you!!!!!! This will help so much! I appreciate it a lot :}

Thank you! Yes... I am a visual person too. That's a problem in the morning because I haven't seen the patients and hearing report on them w/o seeing them first throws me off. I guess I have to learn to get around that. You gave me a good outline though. I may use it for tomorrow. :}

Thank you Tait!! I think I need to practice... Maybe to myself or nursing school friends.

Hi... I just started my preceptorship (shadowing) on a cardiac floor of of a busy NYC hospital and I'm a month until graduation. One thing I'm not so good at and nervous about having to do is give and take report, but everything else is going well. I get LOST because throughout nursing school I've heard so many nurses give and take report in different ways and it's always so rushed. How did learn and when did you start to feel comfortable? How did you develop your own style? Thank you! Lauren

I do want to take ACLS, PALS, TNCC. A nurse in the ER I was shadowing suggested I take the classes b/c hospitals prefer not to pay to send you and it would be a bonus if I took them on my own. I don't mind continuing education. I hear you on the learning curve. I feel like I've almost graduated and there's so much I don't know!!! I guess you just learn the basics in nursing school. :}

Hi... I'm in NYC, but I am from CA (bay area). I have a lot of RN friends over there who received their ADN and still don't have jobs years later!! Its hard to believe! I don't think there is very much diff in ADN and BSN, but I hope BSN will help me land something, seeing my friends struggle. All my family is in CA, but I may just stay in NYC to work. I think NY is doing a little better than CA. Don't feel your skills are wasted, you did JUST graduate! I don't have any patience either, but I know I will need it to look for a job. Good luck :}

Thank you @ fmxkrazyone. I had a clinical professor tell me you don't really get comfortable for 5 years... So I think what your going through is normal. I was the same, not wanting to work on a med surg floor, but I think it is the most realistic "choice." I guess we we gotta just learn to cope w/ constant stress

Thank you! Yay... That is SO good to hear! I'm so ready to be out of this never ending program!!! I forgot what life is like w/o this stress! Praying to be done-- in a few weeks!!! :}

Hi Christine, I haven't had a day off either, between family tragedies and nursing school. I don't believe it will be this stressful even when I do have a job. Thank you, I look forward to breathing as well. :}

Yes, I definitely will be planning a vaca!!

Thank you!!! I definitely know it is not stress-free being a nurse, I am just so ready to be done with this program. It does seem intimidating to have patients of my own (on my own), but I will do my best and I feel so privileged to be given that responsibility.

Thank you!!! Ya I have those nightmares too... I wake up worried about tests and studying, I really do think it belongs in the category of PTSD! Now I just can't really believe it may soon be over!

I'm just curious... I never thought the end would be near ((2 weeks-- then preceptorship!!)) I've sacrificed taking care of myself (mentally and physically) SO MUCH in nursing school. Did life get better for you when nursing school wrapped up? Maybe this is extreme, but I feel like I'm a prisoner getting out of jail and I'm not sure what freedom will be like! Thank you! xoxo Lauren

Thank you. He was put on Lovenox. It's true. I do have anger I'm trying to displace on the nurse. :-/ but after reading the responses, I see he was actually doing a good job, so I'm just going to focus on my dad now. I wouldn't want to stress him with complaints anyway of a nurse. It's hard not having control, like you said with your mom, she sounds very similar to me.

Aww... Thank you :~} I wouldn't actually report him. I'm just wasn't sure correct procedure with IV's. I know it really does take intuition to be a nurse. He did make my dad relax a bit. :)