darkangelRN

darkangelRN specializes in Nephrology.

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1. First day off of training...nervous!

   darkangelRN replied to aviaa's topic in New Nurse

   Good luck, I hope it went well! My first day on my own is coming up! For BP meds, my preceptor told me (this just happened today) to look at the patients trends. See what the BP was yesterday before and after meds. Are they normally low? High? Is th...

2. First Nursing Job, feeling a little lost

   darkangelRN replied to mauriciosilva's topic in New Nurse

   Oh yeah, and nursing school was very unrealistic.

3. First Nursing Job, feeling a little lost

   darkangelRN replied to mauriciosilva's topic in New Nurse

   Yes. I carry a little pocket notebook to write things about the computer that I need to remember that way I dont have to keep asking people. Im only 2 weeks in, but I have been pulling out the notebook less and less. It is normal to feel lost. I susp...

4. Nursing: Awesome and Horrible

   darkangelRN replied to AmaruAgent's topic in New Nurse

   Don't give up if bedside nursing is what you truly want! My class just graduated a month and a half ago. Everyone who didn't work at a hospital during school is having a really difficult time even getting an interview. It seems the bachelor's degree ...

5. Job Offer Questions - New Grad

   darkangelRN replied to TraumaRN316's topic in New Nurse

   Surgical ICU. Level one trauma hospital will expose you to more, too. But either way, you have two ICU positions fresh out of school! Way to go! Either would help with your crna requirement. But I still would vote SICU. Good luck!

6. Not excited to start nursing. :(

   darkangelRN replied to jemray's topic in New Nurse

   I felt the same way. I remember being too shy to even tell people that I was in nursing school. I didn't feel worthy or smart enough to even be calling myself a nurse yet, even so close to graduation. Now I am one and a half months fresh out of schoo...

7. 2014 Pearson Vue Trick (PVT) Poll

   darkangelRN replied to mslovebug's topic in NCLEX

   Hello all! Throwing in my two cents.. I took the nclex RN on 4/7. Did the PVT as soon as I got inside my car and received the good pop up. I continued to try the PVT throughout the next two days and kept getting the good pop up. I purchased quick res...

8. New Kidney Transplant Nurse

   darkangelRN replied to RestoringHope's topic in New Nurse

   Hi RestoringHope! I am a brand new nurse who will be starting off on a kidney transplant floor as well. I noticed you posted this a few months ago, perhaps now that you have some more experience under your belt, you could give me some guidance? Any ...