http://allnurses.com Nursing community of 365,022 members; Where nurses and nursing students talk everything about nursing. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:23:19 GMT vBulletin 60 http://img.an-file.info/misc/rss.jpg http://allnurses.com http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/i-went-against-440182-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:18:09 GMT Ok... I started a new job and I'm still orienting to this particular hospital. I have a patient I've been caring for this week who has BPH. He retains pretty badly and there's an order in place to straight cath for any PVR over 450cc. The order states to check pvr q 12 hours. Well, I checked him at 2:30 and he voided 100cc and retained about 400. I didn't cath him for multiple reasons, including that the order calls for 450. The urologist wants him to feel the urge to go which is why they won't put a foley in (which I have asked for). He has no distention, and no discomfort. I told the nurse coming on the situation and if he stated any discomfort, check him again. Well, the nurse training me (who I wasn't very impressed with) yelled at me as I was leaving and demanded that I go and cath him before I leave. I told her why I didn't feel comfortable doing that and she got all ****** off and said, "well then I'll go do it". I said, "that's your call... I am going to follow the orders as written."

Was I wrong??? ]]> General Nursing Discussion guineachick http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/i-went-against-440182.html http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/comprehensive-list-accelerated-440181-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:15:03 GMT *Alabama* _http://www.auburn.edu/academic/nursing/academics/pro_prog/pro_ad_req.html_ ... Alabama

http://www.auburn.edu/academic/nursi...ro_ad_req.html

http://www4.samford.edu/nursing/admissions/

http://nursing.ua.edu/rn_options_future_2nd_degree.htm

http://www.southalabama.edu/nursing/accbsn.html

Arizona

http://conhs.gcu.edu/index.php?page=academics

http://www.nau.edu/nursing/undergrad/accelerated/index.php

http://www.nursing.arizona.edu/BSN14Pre.htm

http://www2.astate.edu/a/conhp/nursing/majors/bsn/2nd-degree-accelerated-program.dot

California

http://www.csun.edu/~nursing/

http://www.cui.edu/academicprograms/adultstudies/nursing/index.aspx?id=10730

http://www.llu.edu/nursing/programs/index.page

http://www.nu.edu/OurPrograms/SchoolOfHealthAndHumanServices/Nursing/Programs/BSNAcceleratedPostBachelor.html

http://www.samuelmerritt.edu/nursing/abs_nursing/requirements

Colorado

http://ceeps.colostate-pueblo.edu/Nursing/BachelorCur/Pages/RNtoBSNAcceleratedTrack.aspx

http://www.mscd.edu/~abs-nur/beforeyouapply.htm

http://www.regis.edu/rh.asp?page=study.accbsn.prereq

http://www.uccs.edu/~bethel/acceleratedRN.htm

http://www.nursing.ucdenver.edu/undergrad/bs_prereqinfo.htm

http://www.unco.edu/nhs/nursing/sec_accel/prerequisites.htm

Connecticut

http://www.fairfield.edu/son/bssd_req.html

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x756.xml

http://www.southernct.edu/nursing/undergraduateprograms/ace/

Delaware

http://www.udel.edu/nursing/accelcurr.html

Washington, D.C.

http://nursing.cua.edu/admissions/bsn.cfm#second

http://www.gwumc.edu/healthsci/programs/bsn/admissions.cfm

http://nhs.georgetown.edu/academics/BSN2nd/prerequisites.html

Florida

http://www.barry.edu/Nursing/bsn/prerequisites.htm

http://nursing.fau.edu/index.php?main=2&nav=534

http://www.ju.edu/depts/nursing/secondbsn.aspx

http://www.nursing.ufl.edu/prospective/prospective_accelerated_bsn_admission_criteria.sht ml

http://www6.miami.edu/sonhs/programs/bsn_acc_adrd.html

http://www.unf.edu/brooks/nursing/accprelicensure.html

Georgia

http://www.nursing.emory.edu/nursing/admissions/bsn/bsn_2nd_degree.shtml

http://www.gsw.edu/~son/acceleratedbsntrack.shtml

http://www.kennesaw.edu/chhs/schoolofnursing/Baccalaureate/Accelerated.htm

http://www.valdosta.edu/nursing/AcceleratedSecondDegreeProgram.shtml

Idaho

http://www.isu.edu/boisectr/p_bs_nursing_info.shtml

Illinois

http://mcn.illinoisstate.edu/undergraduate/accelerated-prelicensure/admission_requirements.shtml

http://www.lakeviewcol.edu/ac_suggested-accelerated-track.php

http://www.lewisu.edu/academics/nursing/accelerated/accel_btobsn.htm

http://www.luc.edu/nursing/absn/absn_admission.shtml

http://www.mcon.edu/CollegeOfNursing/Academics/acceleratedbsn/accbsninfo.aspx

http://www.siue.edu/nursing/prospectivestudents/undergrad/accelerated_admission.shtml

Indiana

http://www.bsu.edu/cast/nursing/article/0,1894,29518-4500-9386,00.html

http://www.nursing.iupui.edu/degrees/absn/index.shtml

http://webs.calumet.purdue.edu/nursing-undergraduate/bsn/undergrad_2nd_deg_admission/

http://www.valpo.edu/nursing/programs/accelerated.php

Kansas

http://www.mnu.edu/academic-programs/nursing/bsn-trad-accel/program-prereq-ge-courses.html

http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=chp_nurs&p=/acceleratedoption/

Kentucky

http://www.bellarmine.edu/lansing/nursing/requirements/accelerated.asp

http://www.bsn-gn.eku.edu/includes/docs/bsn/2ndDegreeAdmProg.pdf

http://nursing.nku.edu/degrees/admreqabsn.php

http://www.spalding.edu/content.aspx?id=2084&cid=1598

http://www.mc.uky.edu/Nursing/academic/SecondDegree/Prereq.htm

http://louisville.edu/nursing/accelerated/admissions/upper-division-admissions

Louisiana

http://www.lacollege.edu/nursing/nurse_lc.aspx

http://nursing.lsuhsc.edu/AcademicPrograms/Undergraduate/CARE/AdmissionCriteria.html

Maine

http://usm.maine.edu/con/nursing/accelbs.html

Maryland

http://www.bowiestate.edu/academics/departments/nursing/absn/

http://www.son.jhmi.edu/academics/academic_programs/bacc/seconddegree/

http://www.salisbury.edu/nursing/SecDeg.html

http://www.stevenson.edu/academics/nursing/accelerated/admissionreqs.asp

Massachusetts

http://www.curry.edu/Academics/Continuing+Education/Bachelor+Degree+Programs/Accelerated+Nursing.htm

http://www.mghihp.edu/admission-financial-aid/apply/default.aspx?program=Nursing&degree=nuABSN

http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/programs/cdirectentry.html

http://www.umass.edu/nursing/programs/pro_ug_second_bach/2ndBach_Index.html

Michigan

http://www.emich.edu/nursing/progBSN.html

http://www.gvsu.edu/kcon/index.cfm?id=42B28E58-FABF-0E4C-E11A1BD2C8E6F215

http://nursing.msu.edu/accelseconddeg_reqprereq.asp

http://webb.nmu.edu/Nursing/SiteSections/Programs/Programs.shtml

http://www.oakland.edu/?id=5013&sid=166

http://healthprofessions.udmercy.edu/programs/nursing/2nd-degree/admission/index.htm

http://www.nursing.umich.edu/admissions/secondcareer/entranceReq.html

http://www.umflint.edu/nursing/Second_Degree/index.htm

http://www.nursing.wayne.edu/Academic%20Programs/Bachelors/CD2%20Prerequisites.html

Minnesota

http://www.cord.edu/Academics/Nursing/Catalog.php

http://ahn.mnsu.edu/nursing/undergraduate/accelerated/admission.html

http://bulletin.stcloudstate.edu/ugb/programs/nurs.asp

Mississippi

http://son.umc.edu/academics/baccalaureate/accelerated/prerequisites.html

Missouri

http://www.barnesjewishcollege.edu/bjconahprograms.asp?id=1436

http://www.coxcollege.edu/cc_body.cfm?id=2949

http://www.researchcollege.edu/CustomPage.asp?guidCustomContentID={011BACCC-DAE9-47ED-90F5-D99C3D539CD7}

http://www.slu.edu/x19767.xml

http://nursing.missouri.edu/academics/accelerated-bsn/index.php

http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/nursing/academic/bachelors/bsna-admissioncriteria.html

http://www.jewell.edu/william_jewell/gen/william_and_jewell_generated_pages/Nursing_Department_BSNAT_Program_p3744.html

Nebraska

http://www.creighton.edu/nursing/programs/acceleratedprogram/

http://www.methodistcollege.edu/academicprograms/index.asp?S=1&SUB=4

http://www.unmc.edu/nursing/144.htm

Nevada

http://www.nsc.nevada.edu/384.asp

http://www.usn.edu/nursing/admissions-requirements/

New Jersey

http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=6337

http://web.njcu.edu/sites/profstudies/nursing/Content/bachelor_of_science_in_nursing_fasttrack_bsn.asp

http://nursing.rutgers.edu/prospective_students/academic_programs/bs_in_nursing_for_second_degree_students/accelerated_curriculum

http://www.shu.edu/academics/nursing/bsn-accelerated/index.cfm

http://sn.umdnj.edu/academics/accelbsn/programrequirements.html

http://www.wpunj.edu/cos/nursing/undergrad/fasttrack.html

New Mexico

http://www.nmsu.edu/~nursing/roadrunner.html

http://hsc.unm.edu/consg/future/2nd_option.shtml

New York

http://www2.binghamton.edu/dson/undergraduate-students/academic-programs/baccalaureate-track-program.html

http://www.cnr.edu/Academics/SNProgramsofStudy

http://www.concordia-ny.edu/admission/nursing/prerequisites.htm

http://www.nyu.edu/nursing/academicprograms/bachelors/grads.html

http://sls.downstate.edu/registrar/nursing/program_study/accelerated_nursing.html

http://www.nursing.stonybrook.edu/nursingwprod.nsf/onsite12Month?OpenForm

http://nursing.buffalo.edu/Academics/Undergraduate/ABSProgram/Admissions/tabid/320/Default.aspx

http://www.son.rochester.edu/programs/apnn/abpnn.html

http://www.wagner.edu/admissions/nursing#SecondDegree

North Carolina

http://nursing.duke.edu/modules/son_academic/index.php?id=85

http://www.queens.edu/nursing/programs/accelerated_bsn_admissions.asp

http://nursing.uncg.edu/Undergraduate/SDEoverview.php

http://www.wcu.edu/10421.asp

North Dakota

http://nursing.und.edu/undergrad/acceleratedBSN.cfm

Ohio

http://www.capital.edu/2783/

http://www.csuohio.edu/cehs/departments/nursing/undergrad/accbsn.html

http://www1.kent.edu/nursing/accelerated/

http://www.medcentral.edu/academics/index.php

http://www.mccn.edu/academic-programs/second-degree-accelerated-program.html

http://www3.uakron.edu/nursing/Academic/accel_bsn.htm

http://www.ursuline.edu/academics/breen/accelerated.php

http://www.walsh.edu/acceleratedbsn

http://www.wright.edu/nursing/prog_info/bsn.html

Oklahoma

http://www.okcu.edu/nursing/2bachmen.aspx

http://www.nursing.ouhsc.edu/Academic_Programs/Undergraduate/ABSN/absn_admission_requirements.html

http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-nursing/admissions/accelerated_bs_prereqs.cfm

Pennsylvania

http://www.desales.edu/default.aspx?pageid=7505

http://www.drexel.edu/cnhp/nursing/undergrad_ace_criteria.asp

http://www.nursing.duq.edu/pgmSdgAdms.html

http://sentry.rmu.edu/web/cms/academics/snhs/nursing/Pages/second-degree-track.aspx

http://www.temple.edu/chp/departments/nursing/06Brochure.swf

http://www.jefferson.edu/jchp/nursing/accel.cfm

http://www.admissionsug.upenn.edu/applying/incoming.php

http://www.nursing.pitt.edu/academics/accelerated.jsp

http://www.villanova.edu/nursing/programs/undergrad/second/bsnexpress/index.htm

http://www.waynesburg.edu/?q=Undergraduate_Programs/Nursing/Programs_Offered/Nursing_as_a_Second_Degree

http://www.wcupa.edu/_academics/Healthsciences/nursing/stuinfo/bsn2.asp

Rhode Island

http://www.ric.edu/nursing/program_accelerated.php

South Carolina

http://www.lander.edu/nursing/program/

http://www.musc.edu/nursing/academics/undergraduate/accelerated_bsn.htm

South Dakota

http://www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/CollegeOfNursing/UndergraduateNursing/AcceleratedNursingOption/index.cfm

Tennessee

http://www.belmont.edu/nursing/accelerated_bsn/index.html

http://www.cumberland.edu/undergrad/rudy

http://www.etsu.edu/nursing/conpages/seconddegreeadmit.asp

http://www.uu.edu/programs/nursing/bsn/accelerated/

Texas

http://www.baylor.edu/nursing_undergrad/index.php?id=28287

http://conhs.tamucc.edu/undergraduate/accBSN.html

http://son.uth.tmc.edu/prospstudent/bsn/bacc2/default.htm

http://www.son.utmb.edu/studentaffairs/programs/baccalaureate/Accelerated_Bacc2_Program.html

http://www.ttuhsc.edu/son/undergrad/secWbsn_preReqs.aspx

https://www.twu.edu/nursing/fast-track.asp

http://www.uhv.edu/nursing/2dbsn/program_requirements.asp

Utah

http://nursing.utah.edu/programs/bs/accelerated/admissions.html

http://www.emu.edu/nursing/second-degree

http://chhs.gmu.edu/nursing/bsn/2nd-degree

http://www.marymount.edu/academic/healthprof/nursing/admissioninfo.html#1

http://www.nsu.edu/nursing/bsdnursingSecondDegree.html

http://hs.odu.edu/nursing/academics/pre_licensure/curriculum/non_traditional_curric.shtml

http://www.su.edu/health/EF562C933F8D45D6BB1FEEC8FA6B0948.asp

http://www.son.washington.edu/admissions/absn/default.asp

Wisconsin

http://www.bellincollege.edu/bsn-15mo-transfer-admission-requirements.php?CID=225

http://www.uwec.edu/nurs/prospective.htm

http://www.uwosh.edu/con/undergraduate-bsn/accelerated-online-bachelors-to-bsn/admission-requirements-1/academic-prerequisites

Wyoming

http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/nursing/info.asp?p=5182 ]]> General Nursing Discussion jpchouston http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/comprehensive-list-accelerated-440181.html http://allnurses.com/graduate-nurse-forum/starting-doubt-nursing-440180-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:10:02 GMT Here is a short summary of my situation.
Currently I'm a third year student at Orange Coast College. In my first two years I wanted to become pharmacist then on the third year(this year) I decided that the career is not for me. I picked Computer Science at first and actually took one class and I do not like it at all. Afterward I've been looking into Nursing career ever since(6 months already). I don't want to let me parents down and I feel like the longer i stay in this school the more they disappointed in me.
Just today, I typed in "I hate nursing" in google just to check out the cons for this career and to my surprise there are so many that actually starting to worry me. I've already do many research and here are some of the cons I've found:
1. Underpaid + Overwork.
2. Really really really stressful career.
3. People don't give you respect (coworker + patients)
4. Screw up schedules (ruined your social life)
5. There are many more but it seems like my thread is getting long...

I have a few questions for Nurses.
1. DO you like/hate your job? why?
2. DO you recommend nursing career for students? why?
3. DO you regret going into nursing career??
4. Is it true that there are variety of nursing jobs in one hospital?? for example if you hate your area/floor you can pick a different one in the same hospital and have totally different experience??

Please please answer these questions from the bottom of your heart. I'm so depressed right now. Right now I just want to rip my B*lls out with my bare hands cuz I don't feel like I'm a man anymore. I don't know since when have I become this indecisive and so low in confidence. ]]> Graduate Nurse Forum thongvo89 http://allnurses.com/graduate-nurse-forum/starting-doubt-nursing-440180.html http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/starting-doubt-nursing-440179-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:09:22 GMT Here is a short summary of my situation.
Currently I'm a third year student at Orange Coast College. In my first two years I wanted to become pharmacist then on the third year(this year) I decided that the career is not for me. I picked Computer Science at first and actually took one class and I do not like it at all. Afterward I've been looking into Nursing career ever since(6 months already). I don't want to let me parents down and I feel like the longer i stay in this school the more they disappointed in me.
Just today, I typed in "I hate nursing" in google just to check out the cons for this career and to my surprise there are so many that actually starting to worry me. I've already do many research and here are some of the cons I've found:
1. Underpaid + Overwork.
2. Really really really stressful career.
3. People don't give you respect (coworker + patients)
4. Screw up schedules (ruined your social life)
5. There are many more but it seems like my thread is getting long...

I have a few questions for Nurses.
1. DO you like/hate your job? why?
2. DO you recommend nursing career for students? why?
3. DO you regret going into nursing career??
4. Is it true that there are variety of nursing jobs in one hospital?? for example if you hate your area/floor you can pick a different one in the same hospital and have totally different experience??

Please please answer these questions from the bottom of your heart. I'm so depressed right now. Right now I just want to rip my ***** out with my bare hands cuz I don't feel like I'm a man anymore. I don't know since when have I become this indecisive and so low in confidence. ]]> General Nursing Discussion thongvo89 http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/starting-doubt-nursing-440179.html http://allnurses.com/first-year-after/starting-doubt-nursing-440178-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:08:40 GMT Here is a short summary of my situation.
Currently I'm a third year student at Orange Coast College. In my first two years I wanted to become pharmacist then on the third year(this year) I decided that the career is not for me. I picked Computer Science at first and actually took one class and I do not like it at all. Afterward I've been looking into Nursing career ever since(6 months already). I don't want to let me parents down and I feel like the longer i stay in this school the more they disappointed in me.
Just today, I typed in "I hate nursing" in google just to check out the cons for this career and to my surprise there are so many that actually starting to worry me. I've already do many research and here are some of the cons I've found:
1. Underpaid + Overwork.
2. Really really really stressful career.
3. People don't give you respect (coworker + patients)
4. Screw up schedules (ruined your social life)
5. There are many more but it seems like my thread is getting long...

I have a few questions for Nurses.
1. DO you like/hate your job? why?
2. DO you recommend nursing career for students? why?
3. DO you regret going into nursing career??
4. Is it true that there are variety of nursing jobs in one hospital?? for example if you hate your area/floor you can pick a different one in the same hospital and have totally different experience??

Please please answer these questions from the bottom of your heart. I'm so depressed right now. Right now I just want to rip my B*lls out with my bare hands cuz I don't feel like I'm a man anymore. I don't know since when have I become this indecisive and so low in confidence. ]]> First Year After Nursing Licensure thongvo89 http://allnurses.com/first-year-after/starting-doubt-nursing-440178.html http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/starting-doubt-nursing-440177-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:07:32 GMT Here is a short summary of my situation.
Currently I'm a third year student at Orange Coast College. In my first two years I wanted to become pharmacist then on the third year(this year) I decided that the career is not for me. I picked Computer Science at first and actually took one class and I do not like it at all. Afterward I've been looking into Nursing career ever since(6 months already). I don't want to let me parents down and I feel like the longer i stay in this school the more they disappointed in me.
Just today, I typed in "I hate nursing" in google just to check out the cons for this career and to my surprise there are so many that actually starting to worry me. I've already do many research and here are some of the cons I've found:
1. Underpaid + Overwork.
2. Really really really stressful career.
3. People don't give you respect (coworker + patients)
4. Screw up schedules (ruined your social life)
5. There are many more but it seems like my thread is getting long...

I have a few questions for Nurses.
1. DO you like/hate your job? why?
2. DO you recommend nursing career for students? why?
3. DO you regret going into nursing career??
4. Is it true that there are variety of nursing jobs in one hospital?? for example if you hate your area/floor you can pick a different one in the same hospital and have totally different experience??

Please please answer these questions from the bottom of your heart. I'm so depressed right now. Right now I just want to rip my B*lls out with my bare hands cuz I don't feel like I'm a man anymore. I don't know since when have I become this indecisive and so low in confidence.
]]> General Nursing Discussion thongvo89 http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/starting-doubt-nursing-440177.html http://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/cna-before-nursing-440176-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:01:31 GMT I was just wondering if anybody could tell me if you have to already be in nursing school (in... I was just wondering if anybody could tell me if you have to already be in nursing school (in clinicals) or can you get a job as a nurse assistant before? I remember a nurse recruiter telling me that I could get a job at the hospital as soon as I got accepted into nursing school, but at a nursing school open house they had said something about getting a CNA certifcate (not until after a few semesters). I am applying after this semester, but I have to apply a year in advance (Spring 2011). I have taken a phlebotomy certification course but experience is pretty much required and job postings that I have seen are looking for typical 9-5 work. I'm just trying to figure out how people work through nursing school, as this is what I need to do.
Thanks!:spin: ]]> Pre-Nursing Student Forum nursestudent1975 http://allnurses.com/pre-nursing-student/cna-before-nursing-440176.html http://allnurses.com/government-military-nursing/swearing-having-2nd-440175-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:51:57 GMT So I found out my packet was accepted in August/September for the Army Reserves Nurse Corps. I was... So I found out my packet was accepted in August/September for the Army Reserves Nurse Corps. I was happy and nervous at the time. My scroll had been delayed until the end of last week when it came back. During the last 2months I hadn't really thought much about it because, in the beginning I was emailing and trying to find out what the hold up was and I received answers like "we just have to wait and get the scroll back." My recruiter and I didn't talk much after the first few weeks of emailing him. When my recruiter called to tell me the scroll was back I was like "oh ok." He was happy and I was at a loss for words. I'm not sure if I still want to do this. Serving my country is a wonderful opportunity and the incentives are nice as well. I'm just not sure if it's for me. I'm really scared that when I get deployed (b/c normally every1 will deploy @ some time or another) I'll get hurt or come back with PTSD, etc. IDK if my mind is playing tricks on me or what. If anyone has any feedback about what I should do, or their experiences as a reserves nurse and/or deployment I would appreciate them. I'm soooooo nervous and scared. I just don't want to make the wrong the decision. Thanks! ]]> Government and Military Nursing SBT85 http://allnurses.com/government-military-nursing/swearing-having-2nd-440175.html http://allnurses.com/washington-dc-nurses/safe-apartments-440174-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:34 GMT Hey everyone! I am a new grad (May 09) and I just got hired in a DC hospital :dance:. I... Hey everyone!

I am a new grad (May 09) and I just got hired in a DC hospital :dance:. I currently live in the Baltimore area because of school. After spending an hour and 45 mins driving to the interview in terrible morning traffic, I've decided I need to move down closer to DC. I would like to stay in MD so I don't have to change my car registration and driver's license but I want to get as close as I can so I can shorten my commute to about 20-30 mins. If anyone has any ideas about any 1 bedroom apartments that you would recommend that are inexpensive but still safe I would appreciate it. I would like to stay under 1K a month if at all possible.

Thank you all in advance! ]]> Washington DC Nurses ERiley1 http://allnurses.com/washington-dc-nurses/safe-apartments-440174.html http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/why-doesnt-pay-440173-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:42 GMT Well, well, well... www.wsbtv.com/news/21677645/detail.html... Well, well, well...


www.wsbtv.com/news/21677645/detail.html ]]> General Nursing Discussion TreehuggerRN http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/why-doesnt-pay-440173.html http://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/hesi-exit-exam-440172-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:39:07 GMT Will someone provide *the best tip* to study for the HESI-Exit exam? I only have 2 weeks to study... Will someone provide the best tip to study for the HESI-Exit exam?
I only have 2 weeks to study and I have to make 850 or greater to pass the exam.
This is my 3rd time, the last chance. If I fail this time, I will be entirely out of the program.

QUESTION: Is there any awesome resource that I can purchase e.g., well-prepared-magic bullet HESI Exit exam note that I can purchase to really focus on it for last 2 weeks?

My friend who studies PCAT purchased magic notes from Dr. Collins in PCAT-destroyer website, which helped her boosting her score by 40%. Is there something or similiar of that for HESI exit exam?

Thank you all in advance for all the great tips. :imbar
Regards,

:heartbeat Pink Gorilla ]]> NCLEX Discussion Forum pink_gorilla http://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/hesi-exit-exam-440172.html http://allnurses.com/emergency-nursing/how-should-new-440171-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:28:57 GMT After graduating last December and spending the last eight months hustling in acute rehab, the call... After graduating last December and spending the last eight months hustling in acute rehab, the call I'd been waiting for finally came last night: I've got a job in a busy ED! I'll start in about six weeks, and I have at least three months of orientation ahead of me. I'd like to make the most of my free time between now and then getting ready. I would appreciate any suggestions, whether from new grad or seasoned veteran.

Among other things, can you recommend any books to read? Or a great CEN prep manual? I'd really love to find something with an interactive CD if possible, as I loved studying for NCLEX that way. I've got an armful of ACLS materials for some light reading!

Thanks in advance for your help. I'm still trying to pull myself off the ceiling. ]]> Emergency Nursing Freedom42 http://allnurses.com/emergency-nursing/how-should-new-440171.html http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/lpn-visiting-nurse-440170-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:22:28 GMT Hey all, Im an LPN working for a city hospital in the NY tri-state area. I have been working in... Hey all,

Im an LPN working for a city hospital in the NY tri-state area. I have been working in Behavioral Health now for 3 years. Recently, I have had to stop my studies at an accelerated LPN-RN program b/c my hospital supervisors have been unable to accomodate my school schedule. So with that being said I wanted to take a leave of absence from my city job and possibly take up visiting nursing while I finish up my accelerated RN program. Does anyone know of any visiting nursing agencies that hire LPN's in Brooklyn/Queens area? Also are there any LPN's out there that can share their experiences on what to expect from being a LPN in the visiting nurse field. ]]> General Nursing Discussion psych04 http://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/lpn-visiting-nurse-440170.html http://allnurses.com/florida-nurses/heres-my-teas-440168-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:16:27 GMT I know it's all relative, but I'm all about the guessing game. :spin:

Pre-req GPA 3.43 A's -Nutrition and Comp class B's - A&P, A&P lab, psych

TEAS score 88.2%
Reading - 97.5%
Math - 84.4%
Science - 80%
English - 90.9%

Obviously, we don't apply for 5 months. Would you retake the TEAS, just for the heck of it? My neighbor seems to think that the TEAS is like the GRE or SAT - you either know it or you don't. I got 1180 and 1200 on my SATs so I kind of agree. WDYT?

Christina ]]> Florida Nurses Chris99mu http://allnurses.com/florida-nurses/heres-my-teas-440168.html http://allnurses.com/nursing-humor-share/what-pranks-have-440166-new.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:57:57 GMT I need a laugh and perhaps some ideas. So come on all you pranksters out there - fess up.
I'll start with a couple:
1. Wander alarm - I had a coworker distract my DON while I placed a wander alarm in her pocket. Every time she tried to leave the unit the doors would lock. She called maintenance a couple of times and they assured her everything is in working order. She tried all the doors in the unit (4) and finally called maintenance a third time and after being subjected to several funny remarks by maintenance, they finally figured it out. Later that day, she called me to her office, got the wander alarm out of a drawer and just when I thought it was time to pay the piper, she casually says, "I believe this is from your unit, would you see that it gets back there."

2. Rattlesnake paper clip - I bend a large paper clip into the shape of a bow, attached a rubber band with a smaller paper clip in the middle to it, wound it up and carefully placed it in an envelope with my DON's name on it and placed it on the desk at the nurse's station. When she opened the envelope, the rubber band unwound and the small paper clip rattled the envelope. She shrieked, through the envelope down and stomped off.

To my former DONs and supervisors: Thank you for being such good sports. ]]> Nursing Humor - Share your jokes and funny stories systoly http://allnurses.com/nursing-humor-share/what-pranks-have-440166.html