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Hi! I am a new RN on an Intermediate Care/Telemetry Unit. I passed boards on June 18th and have been on my own for a month. It has been a bit scarey but I have loved every minute of it! Nice to meet everyone.

Hello. My name is Stephanie. I just graduated in May and passed the boards in June. I work on an Intermediate Care Floor/Telemetry unit. I really enjoy it and cannot believe I am actually done with school and passed boards! Working on the unit has been great but I have so much more to learn! :smiletea2::balloons:

Hey Shorty! Glad to see you are still in Vincennes!! Are you in transitions now or are you done?? I just finished my Med Surg Final with Mrs. Lafferty it was difficult.....I had Litherland for peds last 8 weeks. I just want to get next semester over with and be done !:balloons: :penguin:

Hello! I am a second year nursing student at VU! It is a very good program--it begins to go really fast your second semester....just plant down and learn everything really well your first semester and you will be set. The instructors are very good. You will get a feel for most of them this semster. Good Luck!!

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On our report sheets we have spaces for different things--are they diabetic, activity--a assist t total p partial. Ambulation assist 1 or 2 people. IV size, gauge, with iv fluids running or sl for saline lock. There is a line for diet ,O2 info, DNR status and any upcoming tests. There is also room for any addl info we need to tell the next nurse along with the last set of vitals.

I am from Vincennes Indiana, attending Vincennes University. This is my first semester in the RN program. :)

i will begin taking nursing classes on august 21st in vincennes indiana. i will be taking organic chemistry and nursing fundamentals. i feel crazy for starting over again--i have a bs in education but i am very excited :)

:) :rotfl: Good Luck and again it was nice to hear encouraging words from someone :chuckle

I'm glad to hear it. I am an older student and very scared that I won't do well. I already have one BS degree in Education so this is the 2nd time around for me. Where did you move to??

I am starting at VU in the Fall of 2005. If anyone has any insight into the AS degree Nursing progam, please share them :chuckle

I'm just scared in general. I don't want to fail. I don't want to hurt someone. I am supposed to be there to help. I am 31 years old with two children (2 and 5) and a husband. Will everyone think I am a failure for going back to school.

:balloons: :rotfl: I have a B.S. Degree in Early Childhood Education B.S. Degree in Elementary Education Have taken several business classes after teaching for five years but ultimately decided that I want to be a nurse. I begin working on my A.S. Degree in Nursing this Fall full time.

:balloons: :chuckle No, you are not out of your mind. I am in the same situation. I have a 5 year old son and a 2 year old daughter. I just finished up ANP 1 and 2 while working 40 hours a week. My husband is a contractor and a part time deputy. It never failed that he would have to work when I needed to study for a test and the kids would go crazy wanting my attention. I would read them a book or play a game and have them start playing together then I could study. If you give them a few minutes they are fine. I start full-time this fall and it makes me very nervous. More than 1 class at a time, although I will not be working full time. I think we just need a support system and encouragement more than anything. :rotfl:

:chuckle :chuckle ANP 2 was much more interesting than ANP 1 although you have to work twice as hard. Some systems are interesting and some are boring. I am just finishing up with ANP 2. We did not have a lot of lab time, my professor wanted to focus on the book work.