This past year was an exciting year for my husband and me. We had our first child, a boy, on December 20, 2013. It was a great Christmas present and a nice way to end the year of 2013. Now that it is January, the hospital bills have started to come in and let’s just […]
Nursing Stories
Nursing Stories: This section contains our archive of nursing stories and tales. These stories range from personal experiences in nursing school, to scary stories on the job, to funny stories about the world of nursing, and much more. We love reading, writing, and sharing interesting nurse stories with our readers. Have you ever experienced a scary nursing situation? Have you ever encounted something on the job that is just absolutely hilarious? Do you want to share a story about your journey in nursing school? If so, we'd love to hear about it.
The Mysterious Death Watcher Man: A Nursing Mystery Tale
The following is another nursing story submitted to us. The names and locations have been changed to protect the innocent (or guilty), and to respect the patient and nurse’s privacy, and to comply with HIPAA. The Mysterious Death Watcher Man: A Nurse Story Submitted by: The Nervous Nurse Girl My shift started out relatively normal. I punched in […]
Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter Rhythm Strips EKG Interpretation
This week I learned how to interpret atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation EKG strips. I think I only have about 4 weeks left (excluding the week of finals) I don’t really consider that a week of school because I just show up and take a test and leave. Even though four […]
Nursing School Can’t Teach You To Be A Good Nurse
The Following Post is Submitted by an RN named Jessica. Nursing School Can’t Teach You to Be a Good Nurse My name is Jessica and I am a registered nurse. I graduated from nursing school in May of 2009. I’m currently employed at a local hospital on a cardiovascular progressive care unit. I have been employed on this floor for […]
How Often Do You Discuss Advanced Directives with Your Patient? | An Incredible Nursing Story by a Nurse
As a nurse it is important to discuss a patients advanced directives wishes. Believe it or not but many patients and their families have no idea what an advanced directive is, let alone how to begin the process of filling out the necessary paperwork to complete one. The best time to talk to a patient […]
Nursing is a Full Time Job (On and Off the Clock) | Registered Nurse RN
I really enjoy nursing. Granted, you have your stressful days, but I enjoy my career path. But one of the things I have noticed is that nursing is not just a job: It is a way of life. The skills you learn carry over into all areas of your life. Your nursing career as a Registered Nurse RN […]
We’re Bringing Nursing Back, There is a Nursing Shortage-That’s a Fact. YouTube Video is Funny!
I was stumbling around on the web today, and I came across a very funny nursing spoof video. This is a spoof on the Justin Timberlake song, “Bringing sexy back…”, but it features nursing lyrics, and is performed by nurses (or nursing students). I thought it was pretty funny, and had some funny lyrics. The […]
What Registered Nursing RN Work Has Been Like So Far
Hey Everyone, Wow, it has been a really long time since I have updated my blog! I have missed blogging and I am going to make an effort to really try to get in more posts. I have just been so super busy and tired, but now I will hopefully be blogging more. I also […]
My Life as a New Registered Nurse
Hey Everyone, So it has been a while since I made a post last. Almost a month…yikes…bad Sarah. I’ve missed blogging. I think getting NCLEX over with took the best out of me lol. I want to THANK EVERYONE who has commented on the blog and congratulated me….you all are so sweet and I had […]
NCLEX-RN Results Are In-Did I Pass or Fail that is the Question!
Hey Everyone, NCLEX-RN results are in! I have to say it was the LOOONGEST 48 hours of my life, especially the last 15 minutes of it. They literally don’t post your results until the exact time you got done taking it….which was around 930 am for me. So did I pass or fail? I know […]
I Just Got Done Taking NCLEX-RN Exam Today!
Hey Everyone, I just got done taking the NCLEX-RN exam today. I took it at 8 am and was finished at 930 am. I received only 75 questions and it cut off. I hope that is a good sign because I’m torn between the feeling of feeling like I passed and feeling like I failed. […]
I take NCLEX-RN Exam TOMORROW…..Lots of Prayers Please!!
Hey Everyone, Tomorrow is the BIG DAY. Its the day of reckoning….putting all of my knowledge I’ve learned in nursing school to the test. It will be the moment of truth lol! Will I become a Registered Nurse RN or not? I can’t believe I’m taking my nursing boards tomorrow. Let’s just say I’m trying to […]
NCLEX is getting Closer for Me…YIKES and How work is going!
Hey Everyone, I hope ya’ll are having a super Sunday. I’ve been busy studying for my NCLEX which I take on June 11th at 8:00 am…..very nervous. However, I am super positive about it because many of my former classmates have already taken it (they took it June 3rd) and passed it. So it gives […]
First Day of Orientation as a Nurse | Registered Nurse RN
Hey Everyone, I hope every one’s week has started out with a bang. My week has started out with full force. I had orientation today which was from 8am-4pm. It was actually pretty good. It feels like all the information (policies..etc) is coming together because I have really just got the information in bits and […]
My First Job as a Registered Nurse | Registered Nurse RN Career
Hey Everyone, I have just been dying to release the news on my new job BUT I didn’t want to just yet until everything was finalized because of the last mishap….remember I was told I had the job as the nurse intern and I just needed to sign the paper work but I never heard a word back […]
Code Blue Experience as a Nursing Student | Registered Nurse RN
Hey Everyone, I hope every one’s week is going good. Once again, I keep forgetting it is Monday because I done clinicals all weekend again and it feels like it is Friday or Saturday. I have pulled a total of 72 hours (6 clinicals day doing 12 hour shifts) and remember I have to get 240…so […]
Nitroglycerin for Chest Pains | Nursing Clinicals Stories | Registered Nurse RN
Hey Everyone, I hope everyone’s week is going great. My week has overall been good….who can complain when I had a true snow day today. Everything this week has played out perfectly really. Monday….I done assignments (started writing on my Population Based Community Assessment Paper), studied for a test that I might not even have […]
12 Hour Nursing Shifts- My First Experience | How my Senior Practicum is Going…
Hey Everyone, I hope every one’s week is starting out with a bang. I keep forgetting its Monday because my days feel a little thrown off. It is probably because I pulled clinical hours this weekend. What are 12 Hour Shifts Like in Nursing? I worked Saturday 7a-7p and Sunday 7a-7p. I have already completed 24 […]
Nursing School Clinical Day in the Emergency Room ER and Outpatient Oncology Clinic
It’s Sunday and back to the grind tomorrow! I swear the weekends just fly by way too fast. But hey it is almost over for me. This week was busy but overall a good week. I got another older adults exam out of the way and it actually wasn’t that bad. However, I am very […]
Senior Practicum Clinicals on an ICU Step Down Cardiac Unit
I found on where I will be fore my senior practicum clinicals. I hope every one’s week is starting out great. Monday’s are always so tiring but hey at least we are getting closer to Friday right? So today my Senior Practicum clinical was announced. This is my very last clinical that will start in […]
Day in Intensive Care Unit ICU Clinicals and Rotation in a Wound Care Clinic
Here is about my day in the ICU and wound care clinic during my nursing school clinical rotation. Can you believe October is almost over and November is just around the corner?! I swear it feels like that I was just writing a post the other day on how my first day was of school. […]
What is a Home Health Clinical Rotation for a Nursing Student Like in Nursing School?
Thursday was my home health day rotation. I enjoyed it! I can definitely see myself doing that type of work after I get some experience as a RN…… probably about 10 years down the road. I think you have to have some major experience to be a home health nurse because you are on your […]
How to Make Gluten and Dairy Free Brownies
Today is my last day of my fall break and I am back to the grind tomorrow but at least I only have to go tomorrow and I have Friday off. Tomorrow should actually be interesting because I am meeting with an RN who does home health and I get to shadow her for the day. […]
Nursing School is Very Time Consuming
I have been MIA a little bit but I have some good excuses LOL. Let’s see…I am on fall break which consists of no school for Monday and Tuesday of this week. I actually only have to go to school only one day this week which is absolutely awesome! I don’t have class on Wednesdays. Thursday […]
Nursing Student Starting IVS and Experience with Inserting a Supra Pubic Foley Catheter
This week I got to start many IVs and insert a supra pubic Foley catheter. Okay this week once again was really busy and a little stressful but it’s over and I am very happy about that. I have so much to do that I just wanna scream but I keep telling myself that this […]
Resource for Nursing Care Plans, Cardiac Step Down Clinicals
I have got to say this week was an exhausting week. I have been wanting to make a post all week, but when I come home I either have to study or pass out and sleep. Monday I had my test for my care of adults class and guess what I made LOL….102 (there were […]
Video of Grace a Alzheimer Documentary Interesting for Nursing Students
This week in my older adult class they showed us the Grace Alzheimer’s documentary in nursing school. The lecture class on Friday was partly boring and extremely sad (most of the class left in tears). The lecture was on dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. I actually could barely sit through the whole lecture because it was […]
Nursing Student’s Clinical Experience in the Intensive Care Unit ICU in Nursing School
Here is my experience in the intensive care unit (ICU) as a nursing student. Yesterday, I got to rotate in the ICU. Overall, I liked it but I don’t think that place is for me. The nurse I was with was once again great. I was shown everything and got to do a lot of stuff. Nursing Student […]
Experiencing a Dying Patient as a Nursing Student and Clinicals at the Nursing Home
This is my experience I had in a nursing home and with a dying patient as a nursing student. Thank goodness the third week of school is down and I have about 11 more to go 🙁 Thursday’s clinical (we are at a nursing home) wasn’t too eventful but it was sad. While me and my […]
Drawing Blood and Performing Wound Dressing Changes in Nursing School
This week I got to draw blood and change a wound dressing! I love being a nursing student. I hope everyone’s week is going awesomely! My week has been eventful, especially clinicals. I got to say I LOVE this semester’s clinicals. I have got to do some fun stuff and the nurses have been great. […]