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  1. Things nursing school FAILED to tell us

    jesshopper12 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have learned... that the patient having severe left arm/chest pain will not tell you about this pain (while waiting for the scheduled cardiac cath..), but instead let the spouse tell you...and then...

  2. RN's and the dreaded clinical experience...

    jesshopper12 replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, had experiences like this during my clinical experience. I graduated in May, and have since started my nursing career. My advice to you is to take advantage of the situation, and to see the...

  3. Anybody else??

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone-I'm wondering if anyone else has the same issue as I seem to. I work a day/night shift, and find that on the days that I'm scheduled to go in at 7pm, I get depressed and feellike something...

  4. Nurses: Delighted or Annoyed by Nursing Students?

    jesshopper12 replied to AthensICURN's topic in General Nursing

    Both - I am a new graduate & have only been off orientation for a month, but I've already had student nurses assigned to me! It seems so strange. When I was a student, I was made to feel a lot of...

  5. Large vs. Small vs. Teaching Hospitals

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All - I'm wondering what your thoughts are on hospital size. During clinicals, I was in a smaller hospital. I took a job in a large teaching hospital, and have found that I hate it. Everyone tells...

  6. my first year was awful .....now what?

    jesshopper12 replied to opesgirl6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree. I recently started working on a m/s tele floor, and feel completely out of my league. I have not yet finished orientation, and wonder what the heck I'll do when I have to handle the patient's...

  7. School debt

    jesshopper12 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone - I just graduated from nursing school (a BSN program) and have a huge amount of debt to repay. I am wondering...what, on average, is everyone else looking at for student

  8. Life in the ER - Untold Stories/Trauma

    jesshopper12 replied to MattP's topic in General Nursing

    I agree...the re-enactments are awfully corny. The stories are pretty good though! I would rather watch Trauma: Life in the ER. There is also a show called Life or Death on MSNBC every so often which...

  9. School debt

    jesshopper12 replied to jesshopper12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's a great point you make about the Mercedes...and a great way to look at our future nursing careers. Thanks

  10. Let's introduce ourselves...

    jesshopper12 replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated May 15th, took boards June 23rd (and passed!!), and start work on a Med/Surg Vascular & Thoracic floor on July 18th. I'm excited, but extremely nervous!!! Good luck to

  11. Kaplan is frustrating me!

    jesshopper12 replied to Kitty-MayRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree - I thought that Kaplan provided a lot of great advice for answering NCLEX questions. However, I also thought that they contradicted themselves. In one case, you should always pick answers by...

  12. 75?'s for NCLEX, Don't know if I passed

    jesshopper12 replied to KimRN03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I got my ATT, there was a sheet in it from Pearson Vue. I was able to go to their website (http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex) and sign in to view my fresults. If they are available, it costs $7.95...

  13. 75?'s for NCLEX, Don't know if I passed

    jesshopper12 replied to KimRN03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took my boards on Thurs, June 23rd and thought for sure I had failed...the computer shut off after 75 questions, and they were all so hard! I dwelled on it until Saturday, when Ifound out that I...