loryces

loryces specializes in Telemetry.

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1. PCCN Review Information Needed Please

   loryces replied to wasabiRN's topic in Cardiac

   I took the PCCN exam just last July and thankfully I passed. I tried using the CCRN reviewers but it tends to get confusing since the focus of CCRN is different to that of the PCCN. I also tried using the AACN's progressive care book but it didn't re...

2. ACLS Classes In or Near Chicago?

   loryces posted a topic in Illinois

   Anybody know a facility that offers ACLS courses in or near the Chicago area?

3. New nurse scared to talk to doctors!!

   loryces replied to cparrish's topic in New Nurse

   i'm so glad we have this thread! i, too, am a new RN. i started working just last month and like most of new RNs, i'm having a hard time talking to physicians especially when taking phone orders. one time, i had to actually hand the phone over to my ...

4. Just some general NCLEX questions

   loryces replied to smckenzi's topic in NCLEX

   i graduated dec 15 and took the exam feb 27. if i had to do it all over again, i would take it 2 weeks earlier. i read somewhere that it's best to schedule the exam within 2 months after graduation. just got my results today (mar 1)!!!

5. Online NClex Review Courses

   loryces replied to pendragon1980's topic in NCLEX

   i used http://learningext.com. it's the NCSBN online review. the practice questions they have were the ones closest to NCLEX.

6. My test stopped at 75

   loryces replied to cyang22's topic in NCLEX

   hey schoolgirl05! guess what?? i passed!!! i just found out a few minutes ago. i couldnt be any happier.

7. My test stopped at 75

   loryces replied to cyang22's topic in NCLEX

   took my exam today and i stopped at 75. i felt absolutely horrendous. to all those who took the exam: how was your test? did you get all priority questions in the end? my classmate said if you get questions with the bold words like essential, best,...

8. Kaplan or NCSBN learning extension?

   loryces replied to ateam's topic in NCLEX

   I emailed the NCSBN about the ARCE and RACE situation and here's the reply: From the Instructor, in regards to NCLEX and the RACE/ARCE topic: My advice is to read the question closely if it is about rescue when a fire. If you look at PRC and RACE the...

9. pinay studying nursing as 2nd degree in us

   loryces replied to nrswnabee's topic in International

   haha! i dont know about the temperature in CT but right now, we're lucky because it's not that chilly in IL. during the past weeks, it's been averaging to late 30s.:w00t: btw are you in the nursing program already? are you taking the associate's or ...

10. 2nd Degree Coursers

    loryces replied to landa29x's topic in International

    ^ ^ i agree. my school charges $267 per credit for international students. ouch. i'm a nursing-as-a-second-degree student too. i just graduated last december 2005. my first degree is physical therapy. when i came here, little did i know that the proc...

11. Thread for Filipino Nursing Students

    loryces replied to purply_hazy's topic in Philippines

    uy hello fellow filipino nursing (and 2nd course) students!!! i'm so happy to have found this forum and this thread! good luck to all of us!

12. Anyone going to OCC? (Oakton Comm College)

    loryces replied to Paula7's topic in Illinois

    oh my! a thread for OCC nursing students!!! hi guys!! i just graduated last december, the first spring batch. yay i'm so happy! haha! good luck on all your endeavors!

13. pinay studying nursing as 2nd degree in us

    loryces replied to nrswnabee's topic in International

    what's cpt anyway? when do you do it and what does it entail? i'm afraid i'm only familiar with opt. may i suggest you just go ahead with opt instead of cpt? the opt takes about a year and the process of converting from student's visa to immigrant vi...

14. TIPS/Info for passing NCLEX

    loryces replied to paula77720's topic in NCLEX

    hi! newbie here. i'll be taking the exam in april. i was just wondering if you guys can share your thoughts about NSCBN's online review course. would enrolling in it be an advantage? they're the ones who made the nclex right? is it better than saund...

15. pinay studying nursing as 2nd degree in us

    loryces replied to nrswnabee's topic in International

    hi nrswnabee and pinayfl! i'm also in the same boat as you are: international student, second degree taker, and a filipina. i just graduated last december (yay for me!) and currently in the process of taking the nclex (gulp!). good luck with all your...