peachy512 RN

peachy512 is a RN and specializes in Mother/Baby.

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1. New grad, questioning my decisions

   peachy512 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi everyone, I graduated nursing school this past May. I worked as a CNA for 2 years on a surgical floor at the hospital where I'm currently a nurse. Instead of trying to take a job on my unit, I opted to try a different service line. I'm in a new gr...

2. need advice: new RN with doubts

   peachy512 replied to newRN02's topic in New Nurse

   I hear you. Some may freak out at you: "You mean you didn't know you were gonna be in direct patient care?!" But it's so different when you transition from student to nurse. If you already know you won't last more than a year in that setting, then de...

3. need advice: new RN with doubts

   peachy512 replied to newRN02's topic in New Nurse

   Oh love, I'm so sorry you're going through this. I think I'd probably be in similar shoes as you (being a new grad RN) if I hadn't worked as a CNA in the hospital for 2 years during my ADN. First things first: try to figure out what precisely is caus...

4. NCLEX June 2018

   peachy512 replied to sch19's topic in NCLEX

   This 100%! I was getting SO discouraged during my exam because I only had about the same number of SATA that you did in 75 questions, but with lots of teaching and priority. I was thinking I was failing! So lesson learned, just because you don't have...

5. Nursing student looking for a job at a hospital. Any advice?

   peachy512 replied to NewGradRN96's topic in General Students

   If you DO end up pursuing an LTC facility, keep in mind that your patient load may be higher and the skills you learn will be different that what you learn at a hospital. It's not to say it's not valuable, it's just different. If you have your heart ...

6. NCLEX June 2018

   peachy512 replied to sch19's topic in NCLEX

   Thank you! My school had us use Kaplan as part of our program, but independently I chose UWorld and I also purchased the 3-week review from NCSBN since they write the NCLEX. My requirements for school were to do all of the Q-Bank in Kaplan (averaged ...

7. NCLEX June 2018

   peachy512 replied to sch19's topic in NCLEX

   Update: I passed! Just got my unofficial results. So the PVT worked for me!

8. NCLEX June 2018

   peachy512 replied to sch19's topic in NCLEX

   The problem is there's literally no way to tell what you should and shouldn't study. I had a nagging feeling that I should review content because I was good at questions and priority etc but terrible when I'd get a question featuring random content. ...

9. Thinking about going into nursing but...

   peachy512 replied to Honeybee2486's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I've been a CNA for 2 years and just graduated nursing school last month, starting in L&D in July. This is a career change for me as well. I've worked on a busy med/surg floor but am lucky to have an amazing team. I absolutely LOVE what I do! You...

10. NCLEX June 2018

    peachy512 replied to sch19's topic in NCLEX

    I took my NCLEX today. I had 75 questions and was finished in about an hour. I didn't have much SATA, only about 7 or so. I had 2 'put in order' (one of which I had never even heard of so I tried to make it make as best sense as possible), 2 math, a ...

11. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    peachy512 replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read all the posts here, but maybe my unit is just really nice. I was hired as a CNA for my dream hospital in a neuro surgery recovery unit on night shifts with NO experience (and no, I didn't "know someone"), and I work exclusively night s...

12. Day VS Night shift...help

    peachy512 replied to Joanie49's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working 7p-7a as a CNA and I LOVE it. The unit I'm on has fantastic team work, we get paid more for being there at night, and it's much less stressful than day shift. Don't get me wrong, nights can get busy, especially if we're short staffed and ...

13. How to protect a CNA's back

    peachy512 replied to EbonyWaltonEl's topic in CNA/MA

    Funny that you post this, because last night on one of my training shifts as an overnight CNA at the hospital, I hurt my shoulder pulling a pt up in bed with the CNA who was training me. It was to the point where I couldn't do my job (happened to my ...

14. How to stay looking neat

    peachy512 replied to zynmimi's topic in CNA/MA

    If you're in a pinch on looking neat, my quick makeup fix is just foundation primer (clear, to smooth skin out), concealer for the under-eye circles, blush, and mascara (that I really try to coat on to open my eyes up). I'll put on some pencil eyelin...

15. BSN vs RN...is it worth the tuition difference? I already hold a BA if that matters

    peachy512 replied to Mkakids's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi there! I'm in the same boat as you: already have a Bachelors in a different field, but going back for Nursing. I'm choosing an ADN program at a local community college, and hopefully once I complete that and have my RN I'll be able to get a job as...