ashrose1992

The worst job I ever had was through a temp agency the summer before I started my nursing program. The company I worked for had hard copy invoices that needed to be put through a scanner so that the information could be stored on the computer. Before those invoices could go through the scanner, all staples had to be removed. Yes...I spent 40 hours each week doing nothing but removing staples from paper. Which makes me appreciate my CAREER now even more. 🤓

I used to work on an ortho floor and they hired nurses who had previously worked rehab often! You having your ACLS already is definitely a plus!

What did you use to study the first time? Have you gotten your results back to see what categories you did poorly in?

Medical words I don't like: Smegma, crepitus, weeping (wounds). Other words I don't like: student loans, adulthood, pants.

This week I have learned patience. Showed up in my new scrubs, with my brand new RN badge, and my brand new license excited to start my career Monday morning only to be sent away after finding out my background check was still pending. Time to wait two weeks for the next orientation. Now I'm essentially unemployed for two weeks and going crazy with all of this free time. Helloooo spring cleaning. [emoji12]

I bought the Saunder's NCLEX-RN Comprehensive Review book at the very beginning of nursing school (Barnes and Noble ~$50-$60). I used it to study for exams while it was in school. It's broken up by body system so when I had a neuro test I could just go to the neuro section and review some content which is broken up outline style and also do the practice questions in the back of each chapter that come with nice rationales for why what is right is right and why what is wrong is wrong. By the time I was done with school I was super used to NCLEX style questions and passed my boards in 75 questions. A great resource the whole way through the program! Also, get used to using a planner and managing your time. Don't forget to plan some time for yourself!

Fort Wayne has two different hospital networks that each own multiple hospitals. Lutheran Health Network hires ASNs and requires no BSN. Parkview Health will hire ASNs but requires that they obtain their BSN within five years of their hire date.

Thank you!!

Thank you so much for your help!

Thank you!! That's a good one.

Thank you!!

Hi everyone, I'm a new grad starting my first RN job on a surgical floor this Monday. I wanted to make a list of things I would need to start my new job, and I could use some help. From things like bandage scissors to helpful literature to malpractice insurance; what should be on my new nurse grocery list?

This week I learned: That the NCLEX is as terrifying as they say. Nothing prepares you for that blue screen. However, the post test tears thinking how badly I failed were soon forgotten when the tears of joy from seeing my license number came. [emoji16] That in times of need it is easy to see who will be there to support you and who won't because they have their own agenda. How awesome saying "I'm a nurse" is. I am very proud to be a part of this profession! That I miss my family. Living two hours away from them hasn't gotten much easier over the past six months. It probably doesn't help that I still haven't made any friends here. Maybe I will in my new residency program? I feel like a kid about to start kindergarten. [emoji29] That though I have loved my nurse apprentice job in orthopedics, I'm very ready to leave and begin my adventure on a surgical floor of a new hospital next week!

Kaplan for sure! That was almost exclusively what I used and I passed yesterday in 75 questions.

I cannot tell you enough how much the Kaplan questions helped me. I believe you can purchase the Qbanks without having to take the whole course. I did not feel very content strong whatsoever, but got stronger at answering NCLEX questions. I passed yesterday with 75 questions using the Kaplan questions.

Yes, definitely! I always hope his ability to stay relaxed will rub off on me.

Thank you for posting your experience! Congrats RN!

My mom works in HR, and when I got out of my first interview in the medical field after less than fifteen minutes, she was sure I had bombed it (I was offered a second interview and ultimately the job). Interviews in the nursing world usually come in multiples! Don't let the time get your stomach in knots. I'm sure you did great!

This is my greatest fear. My goal is to end up in the ICU some day. However, I fear reaching my breaking point as you have. Please take care of yourself.

Thank you, I'll have to try that! I think I've read that same article. I'd hate to think of all of the time I've already wasted in my life worrying or letting that worry consume me. It makes it very hard to enjoy and live each moment!

My boyfriend is a very relaxed, go with the flow, type B personality. He sees worrying as pointless, and I am so jealous of him! It is very hard to stop, I suppose all we can do is to keep trying!

Thank you! It's something I try to work on every day. Worrying and stress are almost like a bad habit that I need to actively try to kick. I appreciate your input!

I'm a new grad nurse (I start my first job next month), and I experience a pretty excessive amount of anxiety. I'm very much a type A personality, and my mind is always running a million miles per hour. The amount ebbs and flows with what is going on in my life, but sometimes it's overwhelming (though I always work through it and push forward). Once I start working and can utilize my benefits I plan on seeing a phychiatrist to better work through it all, but I was wondering...how do you all deal with your anxiety? Whether it be job related, bills, anything really. Thanks!

New grad northeast Indiana base pay $21.20/hr. 3p-11p shift dif $2/hr. 11p-7a shift dif $3/hr. Weekend dif 2.25/hr. $1,000 sign on bonus for two year contract. Drowning in 50k+ student loan debt knowing I will need to work lots of overtime in hopes of ever paying it down. :/

This week I learned... That being interviewed by five people at once is a little nerve wracking (and trying to make appropriate eye contact with each person is super hard). That there is no stress like a time crunch. I have been having nonstop paperwork issues with my BON trying to get my att (December grad here). I accepted a job offer on Monday and have thirty days to do my employee physical, however I must pass boards before I can perform said physical. [emoji29] That sometimes you must grow where you are planted. That I should have saved away a larger coffee fund for studying for my boards. The sleep deprivation is real.