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Hello! I'm a new grad who's been working on a m/s floor for around 5 months now. I've been doing pretty okay so far, however, I can't help but feel exhausted from the strain that they put on me at work. Some of the issues I've noticed are: 1) No exp...

What are you thinking about going to school for? Just curious :)

I feel the same way. I work on a medsurg floor and definitely do not feel like it's my calling. I do okay, and my patients love me, but mostly because of my personality. I still feel as though my skills are lacking A LOT. But that comes with time an...

Hi there! It's hard for us to help, when you haven't really expressed what the actual problem is. You've expressed how "miserable" you feel and how you cry and stress about work, but what exactly is causing this? You like your coworkers and manager. ...

I was literally just about to post a question about this! I was wondering how long I should work before getting a per diem job on the side. Not to kills myself, 2-3 shifts a month just to help me out with my bills. If anyone does reply to this, I ha...

1. NJ 2. Acute care hospital, med/surg floor. Unionized hospital. BSN RN, brand spankin' new (graduated in June). $32.71 base, 10% diff for evening (3-11p) and 15% diff for night (11-7a). No weekend diff. 3. My apartment is 950sq ft and its $1,030/m...

I had a somewhat similar experience. However, mine was a lot worse. I don't have any family support, so when he broke up with me, I felt completely alone. I went into severe depression and was even suicidal for a while. I'd skip class and clinical an...

Just a heads up, Drexel is a PITA when it comes to accepting credits from previous classes you've taken. I'd actually call them and ask about what they'll take first, just so that you're aware of how much you'll actually be able to transfer.

Graduated June 13th, got my ATT June 19th, took NCLEX June 20th. Passed with 75 questions.

20 minutes. All highway though, so whenever there's an accident or just horrible traffic, it can be 40+ minutes :/

Lol am I the only one that noticed that this was posted under the category "nurse humor/jokes"?

Hello! I went to Drexel and I had spring/summer co-ops. I strongly suggest doing the same. Trying to commute to work in the winter is awful, and you can't call out. Whereas Drexel sometimes closes for a snow day. I also suggest spring/summer because...

Thank you. I really appreciate this! I am also a new grad on my 5th week of orientation on a medsurg floor. And I'm also worried about not being able to remember everything about all of my 6 patients! It scares me to think that a doctor might walk u...

I passed my exit first try with 1036. My suggestion is to not overdo it. I think that studying from all types of books, apps, & review videos just makes it too much to take in and it hurts you in the end. Pick a study tool or two and stick to it...

I just said I wanted to know the status of my application. That's really it. I brought my things but no one asked to see them. They just had me fill out a form and then they said my license number was posted online. Good luck!

Hello! I recently graduated from nursing school in June and will begin orientation on a medical/telemetry/step-down floor on Monday. I am very excited but also very nervous! It has been two months since I graduated, so I feel like I need to review ...

Hi! I sent you a PM about this topic since you were successful with this. I am planning on driving up there tomorrow morning, but I really don't want to come back empty handed. I live in south jersey so it's almost a 2 hour drive to go to Newark. I w...

Thank you. I was avoiding making a comment, but I truly appreciate this statement. It is quite frustrating to see the mistreatment of nurses, both old and new. I completely understand, from the bottom of my heart, how students can be a burden. I tru...

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Thank you so much for your advice. As far as acuity goes, the floor that I got hired is very high acuity and a very heavy load for nurses. I was told this straight up during my interview to be prepared. I was told that orientation can be extended up...

Hello all, I just had an interview for a position as a med/surg RN at a local teaching hospital. I was told that the orientation is about 8-10 weeks. Is that enough time for a newly registered nurse? I went to nursing school straight from high schoo...

Thank you, Pearl83! I haven't actually received the job offer yet. This was all information that was shared with me during the interview process. I am still waiting to hear back from them, hopefully it won't be much longer. If I do receive an offer,...

Thank you so much! I didn't really see it that way. I should be grateful to even have the opportunity. I just don't want to disappoint. Thank you all for your kind replies :)

Thank you both for your responses. I was told that the floor is a "medical" floor, but it also has a INCU section that I will also be working in. They said that they take anything from a stubbed toe to trauma patients (gun shot wounds, etc). I will ...