Chloe'sinNYNow

Chloe'sinNYNow

Did the job hop, now in MS. Not Bad!!!!!

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  1. Kaplan question bank question- feeding tube

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to puddingpie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Kaplan is big on their ABC's. Airway=Aspiration w/ them before anything w/ many many many of their q-bank. Hence the hot dog. Foreign object obstruction. Or somethign like that as I recall. Keep...

  2. Have to go in tonight ....acckk.

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :yeahthat: You got it Ranaazha. And no one to return home to. Just me. No SO or kidlings... Gotta get a couple kitties soon!

  3. How many times have you cried???

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Actually SofM, it makes me even crazier to hear the seasoned nurses turn hard on a pt who is showing emotion. I work in OB and it incenses me no end to hear the nurses complaining about pt "X" who is...

  4. Have to go in tonight ....acckk.

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ditto y'all. And the fun part is, this is my last extension for being on orientation this weekend. I fly solo next Tuesday!!!!! OMG, the panic attacks that wake me at 3AM when I do finally get to...

  5. New grads

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to carolinapp's topic in Nursing Career

    Walk in. Follow up w/ phone calls. Apply online. Fax. Get really good letters of rec. And let allnurses know when you land that first interview!! (and later the job ;>) )

  6. New grads

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to carolinapp's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi Carol, Many places will start you in Maternity/OB as a PP/ante partum new grad orientee w/ the hope of seguing into a L&D position within a year or so. It's a specialty and there' s a whole...

  7. Things you'd like to say to your co-workers, but never would ....

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    :fnypst: First time I laughed since reading every single vent here. As they all ring true to my own experiences. Wish I could offer something new, but y'all have hit the nails on the "heads"....

  8. help! i think i hate nursing!

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to bloomscoot's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ditto you there S of M, but if you can take that last sentence attitude, I say good for you!! That's the biggest toughie for me to combat. I am at the end of my rope. I have so much riding on this...

  9. How many times have you cried???

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good points SofM, let me also add, the rudeness of incoming shift change residents/nurses/students who think it's ok to yell and gossip and throw their stuff all over when you've got your charts and...

  10. help! i think i hate nursing!

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to bloomscoot's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dream on SofM, dream on!!!!!!!!!! :1luvu: Chloe :dzed: RN-BSN,

  11. help! i think i hate nursing!

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to bloomscoot's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Gawd November, seems like we already have chart nazis on our unit threefold over! But sounds good to me! Esp if I can get out of my...

  12. Do you talk about allnurses.com at work?

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: HA! I've been wondering the very same thing!!

  13. help! i think i hate nursing!

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to bloomscoot's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What's an MDS nurse? Sound of Music, so funny that we seem to read and reply to the same posts!! You write here as if you are looking to get out of nursing! Is it true? You also write like my own...

  14. no critical thinking here

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to chriscolin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Chriscolin, just a little ps here. I am a new grad orienting in OB and I'm currently doing 4 couplets. That's 8 pts a shift, plus admits in the middle of the night and trying to get the chart...

  15. Relatively new nurse- unhappy and unsure with job. anyone else?

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to roadrunner25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Live-n-Love, sounds like my own CV being narrated. Even to the point of the 2nd degree. I can empathize with you wholeheartedly. As a matter of fact, I'm currently typing this on one of those 2 days...

  16. How many times have you cried???

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Heya Shawna, yeah, must be the age. Me too! Hugs! Chloe RN-BSN,

  17. Preceptor who sits all day

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Thrash/S.O.M., I'm here and my eyes are so puffy I can barely open them to see. I'm exhausted!! But gotta get moving to head into work shortly. I had enough sleep last night/today, but feels...

  18. Preceptor who sits all day

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hiya Thrash & S.of M., thanks for the hugs and kindness. I'm sure my own attitude and midlife crisis aren't helping matters. I also apparently suffer from severe PMS that thrown w/ my anxiety...

  19. Preceptor who sits all day

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for thinkiing the best. I' m thinking the worst. I kinda wish sometimes that a bad fate would befall me on my way to work....no career is worth this. I haven't slept but 2 hours after all...

  20. Preceptor who sits all day

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree 100% and in addition cried all the way home both last nite and night before. Prob is, I have everything riding on this. But one more cry and they're for sure going to write me up. Or write...

  21. Northside-Forsyth

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to topgungirl27's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hey TopGun, I applied as a new grad and was told there's a huge waiting list from seasoned experienced nurses and becuase it's a new facility they won't be hiring new grads til at least a year after...

  22. Piedmont Hospital???

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to godbless-yute's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your options are limitless. Look elsewhere. Just my Good luck and welcome to the club Chloe RN-BSN,

  23. Piedmont Hospital???

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to godbless-yute's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wouldn't work at Piedmont Hosp if they paid me triple those 2 years. They nearly cost me my entire nursing school career and thousands of dollars and anxiety. I recommend you check out the...

  24. Does Anyone Have a Good Working Brain?

    Chloe'sinNYNow posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good Morning Y'all, new grad about to come off orientation in hi-risk ante/post partum here. I was hoping I could find a form to use during my long shifts to keep me organized and focused on OB/Gyn...

  25. How many times have you cried???

    Chloe'sinNYNow replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know. I can't count that high. :grin: Chloe RN-BSN,