smwilson

Judging by all of the comments I've seen from you on this post, I feel confident that you are the one embarrassed and uncomfortable about the situation, not your patients. Your heart may have good intentions but you are unnecessarily sexualizing a standard procedure. Like many other commenters, I can confirm with you that women are very used to males in the gynecological field and are only going to show uncertainty if A) they have never had a catheterization performed, or B) you are showing hesitation or discomfort in performing it. It's not "doing that" to a woman. It's not sex or a sexual act. I had a male ob-gyn deliver my own first child, there were a lot of things we could say he "did" to me, but neither of us batted and eye because we both understood what each of us were there for.

Thank you so much! Passing my boards feels like just the end of my first chapter in nursing, but man.. it felt like an awfully long chapter. I think that's my biggest fear- forgetting to do something important in the midst of all the tasks to do for the day. I'm also curious to know how you complete assessments on that large of a number of patients in a time mgmt sense. In clinicals, the maximum number of patients I had was 2 (granted, this was the neuro floor at a hospital so it was a much higher acuity).

Thanks again for your help!

I'm not sure about whether the test day counts (although based on what I've seen from classmates, it does), but I do have a friend who took her exam a couple of Saturdays ago and couldn't access her quick results until Tuesday.. That was without her results being placed on hold

Pearson is typically less than helpful on the phone. According to NCSBN, South Carolina does participate in the quick results option: https://m.ncsbn.org/1225.htm I wish I had more helpful advice other than being patient. The somewhat reassuring thing I've heard is that it's more common for a tester to be placed on hold to confirm a passing exam.

Has it been exactly 48 hours since you finished your exam? I thought mine would show up automatically on the second morning, but the quick results are time specific.

I just took my PN exam on Tuesday and had the same pop-up for over 24 hours. It was so nerve wracking. But I did pass! I found out a day after my classmates that took it the same time as me. I have read that any little hold up will cause them to put your test on hold, such as the palm scanner not working correctly. In my case, it was because I took the test "too" quickly. Anything under 45 minutes is automatically reviewed. Hope this helps! I know this feels like the most stressful part!

You have no idea how helpful that is for me. I can't function without having things tasked and prioritized, but I really hadn't thought of a way to do it that would make sense for me. I could only think of going by what was needed per patient, and it just wouldn't be logical with the caseload I anticipate having. Thank you so much!

Hi all, this is my first post on the site so I apologize in advance if this has been discussed already. I am a new grad LPN (graduated in December, notified that I passed boards yesterday) and I found out last night that I am going to begin orientation at a SNF next week. I have previously worked in this facility as a Rehab Aide for 5 years so I'm vaguely familiar with some of the policies and most of the staff, but I've never been on the nursing side of the spectrum so it's making me feel a little overwhelmed. I was wondering if any more experienced nurses could lend some advice as to what I should expect in the position, and maybe some suggestions you may have to help make the transition from student to licensed nurse a little less stressful. Any advice will be appreciated! I will be a floor nurse with about 25-30 patients between two halls and probably 2-3 CNA's.