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  1. Unit to start out in (step down or icu)?? r/o

    grentea replied to ghost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :chair: Oh I'm sorry Katiebell and Windward, I didn't meant to imply that it was easier JUST because you have two patients. I know you have some really complicated patients. I have to admit I just...

  2. Unit to start out in (step down or icu)?? r/o

    grentea replied to ghost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ghost- I would tend to agree that you may fair better in an ICU starting out. I know a lot of people on tele floors and I was on a tele floor of sorts, and it seems that patients would get...

  3. any other nurses feel workload is too much?!

    grentea replied to LPN2RNmommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    LPNtoRN-I'm not sure if you're in a big city/university hospital, but I think that in suburban hospitals the patient acuity is lower a lot of times. In school, all we really heard about were the big...

  4. Anyone have a huge student loan bill?

    grentea replied to dreamBIG's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You can probably get more in student loans, although there might be a limit placed on much you can borrow in federal student loans in a lifetime for an undergraduate degree. With 17,000 borrowed...

  5. To study group of not to study group...

    grentea replied to Student_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I didn't really do the study group thing in nursing school. I felt like I studied better by myself. I was friendly wth a study group that I would sometimes hang out with when I didn't understand...

  6. Was I too pushy?

    grentea replied to new_mom26's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Newmom- I'm on a Neuro floor and if that happened to a patient with a VP shunt (or really any patient who hit their head) we would have sent them to get a CT immediately. Otherwise, how can you...

  7. Which Saunders review book to use??

    grentea replied to MIA-RN1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sounds like the same Saunders Question + Answer book I have...although mine is yellow, nonetheless, I think you got the same book. It's an awesome book. I studied a lot from that book and a few...

  8. Recent Grads Who Had To Pass HESI To Graduate

    grentea replied to SkateBetty's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At my school we had to get an 85% on the HESI to graduate too. I worried way too much about it, and ended up getting something in the 99% range. I thought the HESI was more knowledge-based than the...

  9. Stressed

    grentea replied to sweet31eve's topic in General Nursing

    1. Describe your work setting: A busy university hospital 2. What floor or specialty? Neuro 3. How long have you been a nurse? About one month 4. What is your highest degree? BSN 5. Where do you...

  10. I'm worried if i passed!!! HELP!!

    grentea replied to jeepgyrl24's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey everybody-I passed too! I just switched to night shift and I found out yesterday right when I was done my 12 hr shift. It was such a nice thing to see aftera long night! Thanks for all of your...

  11. I'm worried if i passed!!! HELP!!

    grentea replied to jeepgyrl24's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Jeepygrl- I went to Wayne for mine. I hate being in limbo like this but I did go out today and I had quite a bit of fun which helped a lot.

  12. I'm worried if i passed!!! HELP!!

    grentea replied to jeepgyrl24's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey jeepygyrl-I'm in PA too and I took mine on the 23rd. I suppose from what they told you, I should expect to be hearing about it on Tuesday. Let me know how you did! Everyone has been trying to...

  13. Off to take the NCLEX!

    grentea posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm off to take the NCLEX this morning. I really haven't been nervous up until right now. Anyways, I ate a good breakfast, got some awesome sleep, and I'm actually kind of excited to get this thing...

  14. I'm worried if i passed!!! HELP!!

    grentea replied to jeepgyrl24's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't stress. I just took my NCLEX today and I realized that it wouldn't do me any good to stress myself out about whether or not I passed. Sure I got a few wrong, but I got a lot right too. The...

  15. I Passsssssed!

    grentea replied to IcantThinkofaName's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    SeanRN-Your words are pretty comforting to me. I took the NCLEX today, and I kind of didn't feel good about it. I just keep thinking about what I could have gotten wrong, but you do have a point...

  16. Off to take the NCLEX!

    grentea replied to grentea's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey Everyone- Thanks for wishing me luck! I got done about an hour ago and I got cut off at 75 questions...so I either did really good or really bad. I didn't feel too good about it, but who did...

  17. Something good

    grentea replied to Altalorraine's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Awww. I feel the same way about my floor. I just started on my unit and I know that things can get hard but my coworkers help each other out and work so well together. At first I was worried...

  18. Hygiene issues, behavior issues, a much older boyfriend, etc...what would you do?

    grentea replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I really agree with this. I think it's so good of you to show concern for this family, but I stongly feel that it would be a terrible situation for the family to just report them for neglect without...

  19. My first job as a nurse on Nov 14!

    grentea replied to KrisRNwannabe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations! Don't be nervous! I'm in orientation and I started on my unit this week. I've been kind of nervous, but I've realized that I need to take a deep breath every once in while and keep...

  20. What would you do?

    grentea replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a unit that seems to like new grads. All of the nurses I've met so far on my unit have been really supportive and nice to me. I can assure you that there are plenty of nurses out there that are...

  21. Any new 2nd degree nurses?

    grentea replied to cjog's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I went to a really good second degree accelerated program. It has a reputation in my area for graduating students who are well-educated and know what they are doing. The hospitals in the area really...

  22. Authorization to test wait??

    grentea replied to JennInColumbus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    NurseyBaby- I think the same exact thing happened to me! After 30 days, I called up the PA State Board and they were like..."Oh you didn't fill out your social security number on the on-line form, so...

  23. vasovagal - syncope

    grentea replied to akerdonn's topic in Emergency

    I just graduated from an accelerated degree program and about a year an a half ago I had to go to ER because fell down a flight of steps. I was fine except for a nasty gash on my head, but I had...

  24. Pa None Smoking!

    grentea replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    Given the fact that Congress just passed Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, I'm kind of surprised that states are going in a seemingly opposite direction when it comes to smoking. The...

  25. Do you give up your seat for a doctor?

    grentea replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN! I don't even know why this would really be an issue since all of us nurses and docs are on the same team anyways. And I may be an old-fashioned gal, but I'd give my seat up to anyone whom I...