Wen83

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1. Some people... geez

   Wen83 posted a topic in General Nursing

   A morning where I have a patient with a gunshot wound crying for his mom d/t pain, another who has approximately 3 days to live and the family is all in tears, a man who's waiting for his discharge papers, and a brand new post op that's being wheeled...

2. Nursing, not as rewarding as I thought...

   Wen83 replied to Wen83's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all of your replies, it's nice to know that I am not the only one that is feeling this way or have felt this way. Allnurses keeps me afloat I have no intentions of bailing out of nursing so soon... at least not without trying other part...

3. Nursing, not as rewarding as I thought...

   Wen83 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new nurse and have been at it for 5 months. Before starting my life as a nurse, I was incredibly excited about the new road ahead of me. I knew it would not be easy, but I had no idea how much it would hurt my relationship and that it is slo...

4. 1st day off orientation was HORRIBLE

   Wen83 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   My 1st day off of orientation will be this Sunday and I am honestly terrified I hope things will click in the future. Eek, I'm so nervous!

5. The transition from student to registered nurse

   Wen83 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in New Nurse

   I came home last night and cried. We get 8 weeks of orientation and I'm on my last week. I get through my shifts ok, but it's all just so overwhelming. I got great recommendations from my teachers, however, I am questioning it because I feel like I a...

6. Do I really need a $500 Kaplan class?

   Wen83 replied to CAnewgrad's topic in NCLEX

   I took Kaplan and thought it was completely worth it. I also had Saunder's 3rd edition, however, I felt that Kaplan was much more helpful. I know it's different for others, but that's what worked for me. Also, a Kaplan rep came to our class and we ...

7. How many of you have 75 questions passed or failed?

   Wen83 replied to Mino's topic in NCLEX

   I passed with 75 woohoo! Took the exam last Tuesday found out on Friday :monkeydance: :penguin:

8. Please Help!!! - NCLEX Review Courses

   Wen83 replied to student79's topic in NCLEX

   Hey student79, Oh I'm sure it's doable just by reading, etc. I'm just the type who likes interaction and I learn better that way. Many of the things we talked about in class is also on the Kaplan online study center. I know other people have done d...

9. Please Help!!! - NCLEX Review Courses

   Wen83 replied to student79's topic in NCLEX

   I've never heard of Sylvia Rayfield, but I took Kaplan NCLEX RN Complete (with the class and the online stuff) and I thought it was really helpful. I took the NCLEX yesterday and felt that Kaplan really prepared me for the type of questions that I g...

10. Things to do while awaiting NCLEX results

    Wen83 replied to prmenrs's topic in NCLEX

    It's only the day after the NCLEX for me and I'm not going to say how much I already spent on shopping today... :chuckle

11. CA NCLEX results

    Wen83 replied to kimora's topic in NCLEX

    One of my friends said that she called the board and they were not helpful. She also said something about calling will slow the process down (as if it wasn't slow already)... I didn't know what that really meant but I've been hesitant to call.

12. CA NCLEX results

    Wen83 replied to kimora's topic in NCLEX

    Couple of my friends who took it a few weeks ago still haven't received their results yet. We all graduated in December. I took it yesterday and I have a feeling I'll be waiting for a while..... Stupid CA.....

13. It's my turn to say....

    Wen83 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in NCLEX

    Congrats Lori... RN!!!!!

14. Testing Tuesday

    Wen83 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in NCLEX

    Good luck LoriRN2B! I will also be testing on Tuesday as well. We're on our way to becoming wonderful nurses!

15. How long do i have to wait in CA??? HELP

    Wen83 replied to 2007BSN's topic in NCLEX

    Hey congrats 2007BSN!!!!:balloons: :balloons: I'm taking the exam next Tuesday I just know my anxiety is going to get worse right after taking it. So you said you took it on Wed and found out today..... so it took approx. 3 days for you to find you...