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Oh I just realized, sorry about my use of female pronouns in my previous post. Please don't take it offensively if you identify otherwise.

This is all very normal and frankly kind of good. I would rather have a nurse who was smart, but careful because of her fear than a nurse who was carefree because she thought she knew it all. None of us will ever know everything there is to know about nursing. Everyday is a learning opportunity. Good luck to you with the rest of your schooling and in your career.

I had a ton of SATA and infection control/ contact precaution questions and I had a strange number. I think the screen cut off around 160. I'm and RN so I guess none of that matters now. I agree that all the speculation is myth.

Thanks for the encouragement :)

Yeah I did a year med surg and then 3 in community health.

Hi all! I am an RN in Fl. Two years ago I had a baby who ended up in NICU for four months and I left my job with the Florida Dept of Health to take care of him and I've been home ever since. I have my ADN and have recently returned to school for my BSN and to hopefully go on for my NP. I am wanting to go back to work PRN somewhere to get back into the swing and to have something to put on my resume for grad school when I get there. Is it possible to be hired after a two year hiatus? Any advice for me getting back into it? Thanks :)

I think there are certain things that are ok to hand off and others that aren't. Orders scheduled for your shift should be completed unless it's something that needs to be carried over or was delayed for reasons beyond your control (like pharmacy not getting a med to you soon enough or lab not coming soon enough to draw labs needed etc) . I was floated to a surgical ortho floor one night where 5 of my 7 patients needed dressing changes. Everyone I had was on round the clock pain and anti emetics. The dressing changes were Qday and I guess they always left them for nights. I got around to 4 of 5 patients and left my am nurse with the last one and she acted miffed bc she had to do one dressing change. I had literally been running around all night, trying to acclimate to a new floor and get all my tasks done while managing all the stuff that inevitably pops up and she was angry about one simple dressing change. There are some things that just can't get done in the time allotted to you.