Destined4More

You've been at this job for 4 months? A month/4 weeks orientation? That's definitely not enough especially for a new grad. At my hospital new grads get 12 weeks of orientation. I agree with Sour Lemon. Just be more careful with assessments and when you're not sure, ask for help.

Hello again CrystalUMiami! I had some questions about the program if you don't mind emailing me at [email protected] I would GREATLY appreciate it! Hope to talk to you soon! -Sam

NCLEX RN Mastery is another good app and it's free. Picmonic is a great app if you're more of a visual learner they use pictures in combination with mnemonics to help with memory recall. Also they have a free 1 hour webinar on Thursdays focusing on different subjects (Peds, Med Surg, Mental Heath etc.) that you can sign up for. UWorld is great too. You can find coupons online to use the app and you would pay a fraction of the full cost to try it for a week or two. These are apps that I used that helped me. Best wishes to you!

Wow, PCU? I can see how the residency would be a God send. Thank you so much for answering! Good luck!

That does sound great! What unit are you working on if you don't mind me asking?

@CrystalUMiami hello there! I just wanted to know how did the StaRN program work for you? Do you feel like they prepared you enough for your assigned floor?

Thank you, thank you, thank you so much!!! Amalove 😊

Congratulations!!! My test is a few weeks away and would greatly appreciate if you would forward the link to me. Thank you in advance! [email protected]

I definitely agree! I just wish people, especially those who are in the healthcare field, were more aware of how much impact such comments could have on a person. Even when the comments are not said directly to the person in question. You never know who's listening.

A little background on me: I am a generic nursing student (I am not a LPN/LVN) aiming to graduate with a degree. I do work as a Med Tech at a healthcare facility for about three years now. When I first started the nursing program in May 2013, everyone in my class was a generic (GS). But due to personal circumstances 90% into the program I had to stop and regroup before I can hop back into the program again. Fast forward to February 2015: I am back in school! But this time, because I was far into the program, I was placed in the next available class with transition nursing students (LPN/LVN to RN). When I first started going to class with the transition students (TS) it was not known by my classmates that I am a GS (even now only a few classmates know). To be honest, I did not do anything to confirm or deny whether I was or not. Couple weeks ago my classmates were discussing how several GS failed to pass at a clinical site because they could not properly demonstrate a head to toe assessment. Also, upon further inspection by the preceptor on-site, one of the GS could not show the correct placement when auscultating with a stethoscope. At first, as a GS, I was embarrassed to hear this, but as the discussion continued my classmates were going on about how GS are utterly "incompetent" and how it serves them right to fail if they "could not do the easiest part of nursing". I was dissappointed in my classmates and a little discouraged. I wish I could have thought of something to say at that point but I did not. It felt like I was a fly on the wall or more appropriately a sheep in wolves clothing because obviously no one in this group knew there was a GS among them. In that particular situation, yes, the GS should have been more knowledgeable, but this is not an isolated situation. Students are brought down or seen as inferior because of limited experience in the medical field. I would hear or see the disdain that TS have for "those generics" because of the GS inexperience or misunderstanding. So why does nursing students have such a toxic superiority complex toward one another? Instead, we should be helping each other toward the goal of state board approved Registered Nurses. Where is the camaraderie?