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  1. Trouble with night shift since time change

    Wondergirl0905 replied to Wondergirl0905's topic in General Nursing

    Melatonin doesn't do a thing for me, unfortunately. My husband works rotating shifts and has a Rx for both Ambien and Lunesta (no, not for the same time!) I've tried his Ambien a few times but I feel...

  2. Trouble with night shift since time change

    Wondergirl0905 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for about two years now doing 12-hour shifts on a surgical floor. I started out rotating between days and nights but switched to just nights in March (the rotating was too disorienting...

  3. Adjusting to being an RN

    Wondergirl0905 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am coming up on my one-year anniversary of becoming a nurse; this was a career change for me. Prior to being an RN I basically worked M-F 9-5 jobs with occasional weekends or late nights, but no...

  4. Med/ Surg Patient to Nurse Ratio

    Wondergirl0905 replied to pilpusher's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm on a surgical-tele floor at an academic medical center. Our patients have pretty high acuity at times. We also receive overflow of medicine, trauma and neuro patients. Our floor has 4 pods with 2...

  5. CNA during nursing school, good idea?

    Wondergirl0905 replied to Ivanam's topic in First Year After Licensure

    While I also wished I had been an LNA (they are licensed here in NH) during nursing school for the experience/exposure to the hospital setting, I was able to get a job last Feb just fine. Out of our...

  6. "She's a drug-seeker!"

    Wondergirl0905 replied to tachybradyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Agreed! I always "default to the good" so to speak. I can't know for sure whether a particular patient is addicted to pain meds or has such chronic pain that they have become dependent on narcotics...

  7. Common Bedside Emergencies

    Wondergirl0905 replied to bodz01's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is great. I have been working on an inpatient surgical unit the last 8 months and still worry that I'll miss something. We have a huge variety of patients (vascular, CT, transplant, bowel) that...

  8. Too many life changes at once...

    Wondergirl0905 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all - I just need to vent. I graduated in December, passed my boards in January and started a new grad residency program with a surgical floor in February. It is an intense program at a Level 1...

  9. Starting to hate nursing...and only doing it for 3 months!!

    Wondergirl0905 replied to nursemissy8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    congrats! sounds like you're in a good place - good

  10. Confused about the "nursing shortage"

    Wondergirl0905 replied to MHaffer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my area - NH/MA, it is very difficult for new grads to get positions at acute care facilities. We just graduated in December so some of the problem is that hospitals here only hire new grads after...

  11. Starting to hate nursing...and only doing it for 3 months!!

    Wondergirl0905 replied to nursemissy8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    nursemissy8 - is it going any better for you

  12. RN licensure tax write-off?

    Wondergirl0905 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know if you can write off the cost of a new RN license, including the fingerprint fee and NCLEX fee? Thanks!

  13. RN licensure tax write-off?

    Wondergirl0905 replied to Wondergirl0905's topic in General Nursing

    for me

  14. 3 weeks enough time?

    Wondergirl0905 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am slated to take the NCLEX in three weeks. I graduated three weeks ago and have done only a handful of practice questions. The first week we had no power (for 6 days R/T an ice storm), then came...

  15. cannot stop crying

    Wondergirl0905 replied to texasbsn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The online tutorial through NCSBN I thought was helpul - it has tons of practice questions and they are the ones that write the NCLEX. I thought it was helpful to see their rationales....

  16. Passed with 265 questions

    Wondergirl0905 replied to Blackbuttafly's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations!

  17. 3 weeks enough time?

    Wondergirl0905 replied to Wondergirl0905's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well, I pulled it off and passed today with 75 questions!! I wasn't so sure when I left the test center. But I studied hard these past three weeks, using Saunders and an online tutorial with NCSBN...

  18. Starting to hate nursing...and only doing it for 3 months!!

    Wondergirl0905 replied to nursemissy8's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think this point should really be emphasized. I myself, also a second-degree new grad, am nervous about entering acute care (which for me begins in February). But I really want to give it a shot and...

  19. Is there such a thing as postgrad depression syndrome?

    Wondergirl0905 replied to I RN A's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel so similar - my husband is a police officer and couldn't find anyone to swap his shift so he missed my pinning and award ceremony. My parents came, but I really wanted my husband there - he's...

  20. How to have confidence in what you do?

    Wondergirl0905 replied to green_serenity's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love hearing this kind of feedback. I just graduated and start my first job in February - I can't wait to get the first year under my belt so I can feel competent at

  21. Does Nursing School GPA Really Matter?

    Wondergirl0905 replied to Pack RN's topic in Nursing Career

    Correct. I am looking at new grad residency programs and some have GPA requirements. NYU's is 3.5. Good

  22. Forgot how to be "normal"

    Wondergirl0905 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm halfway through an accelarated 16-month program, currently on a 2 week break between semesters. I feel like I can't even function without having something to read or work on for school. I have so...

  23. Forgot how to be "normal"

    Wondergirl0905 replied to Wondergirl0905's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks

  24. How Much in Student Loans Do YOU Have?

    Wondergirl0905 replied to Brookes1129's topic in General Students

    I'll agree to disagree! The program I'm in is an accelerated 16-month BSN program, which means no time to work, unless I want to sacrafice my GPA. But since I want to go on for my MSN, I want to...

  25. How Much in Student Loans Do YOU Have?

    Wondergirl0905 replied to Brookes1129's topic in General Students

    FYI, not everyone has the option of a CC. There's a 3+ year wait where I live so I chose to go private. Tuition plus living expenses will leave me with $60K in student loans. Debt is often unavoidable...