BiotoBSNtoFNP

You do not need to feel like you should gush your every emotion (hatred) for your employer to this new employee. She was hired as the front desk to fill the obvious need, you will train her, things will(may) be somewhat better with the added help and...

You are worth it!!! Great job-keep us updated if they accepted your requested salary or countered etc. Isn't it a great feeling to have a job prior to Graduation 😊 I worked in uc as an RN and loved it.

I remember my first attempt on a real patient. I did not even get a small flash of blood. My preceptor tried to take over and "fish" but couldnt recover 😕. Then she got a new IV, inserted the needle to get the flashback. She then had me take over ...

Crying happens...but be sure to find ways to cope with your nerves so it doesnt happen repeatedly. I went to school with a female who cried frequently. It got very annoying.

When I was in the hospital working nights, it was every third sat and sun. Fri night was not considered a weekend even tho, as a PP pointed out, being up until 0800 on your sat morning and needing to nap half your weekend away was no fun. There is no...

I was very appreciative that I signed up for a fitzgerald Review class. Mine (in new jersey) was at a hilton hotel. There were many local commuters or those who stayed at the hotel. I do not think there were too many nearby hotels for a more affordab...

When one of my clinical instructors had to call out sick due to a kidney stone, it was great that day, but then we had to tack on extra time at the end of the other clinical days to make up for missed hours. Some of my classmates whose clinical inst...

You should consider deferring you start date with Simmons, if you become accepted. The program is very time consuming, especially if working full time. I do not think it would be wise to have the additional stress/anxiety of a new unit that you ment...

We were also sent home w needles and foley kits to practice the steps/technique. One student was dismissed from the program for practicing with the foley on her husband 😳she came to school the next day bragging about how was the first in our class...

I would skip the ADN and go right for an accelerated bachelor's program. Which I think you said you applied for. Are there any other accelerated bsn programs in your area you could apply to? Then work for a bit, then apply to DNP programs.

This is how i felt on my floor. I Was not living. I got up, went to work (unhappy), came home and slept all day (nightshift), sometimes all night, and during my days off. I wasnt living. I wasnt happy. I was depressed. It wasnt something an SSRI or c...

Have you reached out to them to follow up/show interest??

That sounds excellent! I had one extremely not helpful preceptor/clinical placement. He told me I was to sit in the kitchen and read through paper charts until he thought I was ready to start to shadow him. He informed me that it usually took a few w...

Great! I love working in the urgent care setting!! Good luck w your interviews :)

I still dont understand why she doesnt think reciting a monologue is a talent! It's very difficult to speak on a huge stage in front of all those people!!

Go to an allergist and find out what is the culprit. Your colleagues may be right, however. I get contact irritation with all gloves (latex, nitrile, vinyl). I wash my hands and lotion them frequently throughout the shift and just put up with it. It...

I've never seen the show but am going to watch it today since I happen to be off and am hoping they address their nonsense. This is probably exactly what The View wants-say something offensive and have more ppl tune in 😡

Continue to tell yourself that you will get through the shift, one patient, one med pass, etc at a time. It does get better!!!! And if youre not dnjoying it after a year or two, find a new job like The Commuter said :)

I was baffled at the number of people on social media who believe that reciting a monologue isnt a talent! They clearly have never been on a stage before. I am glad my facebook page is exploding with comments correcting the view's incorrect statemen...

The best way to find out what type Of masters program is for you is by your RN experience. If you are interested in potentially pursuing a PMHNP then think about switching to a position as a psych RN to gain some experience in that field. You can al...

I think my raise last year was about 40 cents 😑

I have never give fentanyl any other route than transdermal on my med surg/onc floor. It is usually for chronic pain, not acute pain, in my experience.

Likely to check that it's working. I have been in unfortunate situations where the patient needed O2 and the green christmas trees to hook up the oxygen was missing! They are so hard to find on my floor. So we had to play panicked scavenger hunt/call...

I think most nurses are patients at their hospital system just because it is where their insurance covers. I was hesitant to change gyns to the hospital affiliated practice because I worked on a gyn/onc floor and see many gyns at work! However, all ...