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One of my patients was scheduled for surgery in the morning and I completely forgot to hold the AM heparin dose. I gave the AM Heparin. Luckily, i realized that I should have held it right before I gave report to the next shift. I paged/called the MD...

Doctor didn't write an order to hold. So one nurse told me, even though I gave it, it's their fault too technically for not having an order tol hold. It's ok though, I got an update and they said the patient ended up going to surgery hours and hours ...

Absolutely!! It's just frustrating that I'm learning when I do the mistakes, and not before the mistakes. Like for example, one time I didn't put the clave on the PICC line and I didn't clamp it, and blood backed out. It was scary and a definite lear...

I've only been working for about a month and a half, a few more weeks of orientation and then i'm on my own, but I feel already burned out and tired.... Is this normal? I think it's bc I'm new and I always have work on my mind even when i'm at home a...

I'm on the same boat as you. I'm a new nurse, done with orientation in a few weeks. Work is so stressful for me. I made a med error too a few weeks ago, and gave a BP med too soon than I was suppose to. Fortunately, no adverse events happened and the...

That's just sad how some nurses go out of their way to put others down in order to feel good about themselves. Because of the many different personalities (a lot ugly, but not all) is the very reason why I don't want ICU! At least not as a new grad. ...

Thank you so much for this great great advise r2d2az!

I agree with Not a Hat. I am a new grad myself, and starting a new job. I feel unprepared and I don't feel like my school has prepared me at all for the real world of nursing. It's incredibly tough when experienced nurses expect us to know what they ...

Honestly, I would just say thank you for interviewing with me and I hope to work with you. I made it two to three sentences when I wrote my thank you emails. Just a sincere thank you would suffice. By the time you've written the thank you emails, the...

Hi, I am a new RN and I am starting my first RN job very soon. People keep telling me that in every hospital there is a probation period, meaning if they don't like your work after X amount of days, they let you go..... Is this something I should be ...

Thank you so much for your support! I start orientation tomorrow. Orientetion week is intro to working in the hospital: general employee benefits, safety, etc. and computer classes as well. Although I'm not on the actual floor just yet, I am incredib...

Oh ok. My orientation is 10 weeks about. And the director said if I need more time getting comfortable on my own, I can still work with a preceptor for a few more weeks.

How exciting! I'm a new grad myself, and I'm starting on Neuro Trauma Intermediate Care. If all goes well on this unit, in about a year, I"m thinking of trying to float into ICU trauma. I don't wanna jump right in to ICU, I kinda wanna get my feet we...

Thanks for the awesome advise! I start next week.

Hi, I am a new RN and I am starting my first RN job very soon. People keep telling me that in every hospital there is a probation period, meaning if they don't like your work after X amount of days, they let you go..... Is this something I should be ...

Ok, Thanks. I hope and pray it all works out. It would absolutely be terrible to be sacked after only 90 days on the first job!

Congratulations on you being a new RN ttsewang Here are some tips to build up your resume: Take ACLS, PALs, EKG Classes, any extra nursing courses. Now, if you know for sure you do not want to be a pediatric nurse, then you shouldn't waste your mone...

CONGRATULATIONS!! You deserve this I am so happy to hear you passed. Please keep us updated about the job hunt!

I applied for Telemetry. Haven't heard anything back! I'm disappointed because I spent so much money on transcripts and sending everything in on time. I also went over backwards getting those required recommendation letters on time. My status still s...

NCSBN was helpful, but I found kaplan to be more helpful for me in passing the exam!

Your ATT number and letter should be attached to the email. At least they do it like that in CA, maybe is different in Florida.

I just passed Boards and will be looking for a job real soon. I need help filling out applications. I have never had a job before, just clinical experiences for school. In many applications, they require you to fill out the past employment section. A...

It requires me to fill that section out. Shall I just put n/a?

I used kaplan qbank, read the kaplan content book, a little of nclex 3500, and NCSBN 3-week course extension for the questions. Out of all of these, kaplan qbank helped me the most! Focus on rationales and why the correct answer is the correct answer...