sugar plum fairy

sugar plum fairy specializes in Med-Surg, Peds.

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1. BSN TO DNP USA, Spring 2016

   sugar plum fairy replied to ininddy's topic in Doctoral

   Thank you so much for creating this thread! I was monitoring this for any updates, and sure enough, today I got my acceptance letter in the mail! I will be in the BSN-DNP ENP track :) and I'm from Jax, FL.

2. Best place for RN graduate?

   sugar plum fairy replied to ljcstrn's topic in General Nursing

   PCU is progressive care unit :) The best place to start at for a new RN differs from person to person but a lot of my professors and nurses from my clinical rotations say that med-surg is the way to go, since you will be able to see a variety of case...

3. FCCJ B.S.N Approved!

   sugar plum fairy replied to misswhitney's topic in Florida

   Really?! I would totally apply had I known sooner. It's just weird that it isn't on the website, you know?

4. 3rd and 4th term FCCJ RN students

   sugar plum fairy replied to miss rochelle's topic in Florida

   miss rochelle, as elby has mentioned, you would still need the AH1 textbook for AH2. I swear, I did not really "read" that book unless my instructor pointed something out (mostly tables and diagrams). I used Saunders to review for the tests (because ...

5. 3rd and 4th term FCCJ RN students

   sugar plum fairy replied to miss rochelle's topic in Florida

   hi, miss rochelle! I just graduated in Dec 07, passed my boards on Valentine's Day and slated to begin working/training at Shands' New Nurse Fellowship Program. :) In my experience, I had more free time during the 3rd and 4th terms than term 1! One g...

6. FCCJ B.S.N Approved!

   sugar plum fairy replied to misswhitney's topic in Florida

   I didn't see it anywhere on the Health Care page. I just graduated from their ADN program in Dec 07 and when we asked our DON during the forum we had after our 3-day mandatory review classes, she said it will take a couple more years before they esta...

7. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

   sugar plum fairy replied to Lurksalot's topic in NCLEX

   Hey JT! Most people who get 75 questions pass based on the poll on this thread. Just keep yourself busy for the next two days and don't check and recheck answers! I wish you luck!!!

8. 75 Questions on NCLEX, pass or fail?

   sugar plum fairy replied to Lurksalot's topic in NCLEX

   I passed with 75 questions :) I learned that I did last Valentine's Day so it was a great Valentine's present!

9. Come in here if you are taking the boards this week!! Feb 11-15

   sugar plum fairy replied to ava'smomRN's topic in NCLEX

   Woohoo!!! I'm a Registered Nurse!!! I just found out this morning (0630 EST) on FL's BON site that I passed! I'm so happy right now I just don't know what to type. Anyway, it took me an hour until the computer shut off at 75 questions. I was li...

10. Full Circle, My First Year of Nursing

    sugar plum fairy replied to Imafloat's topic in New Nurse

    Thank you for your wonderfully inspiring article! I will be starting out this month and I need all the inspiration I can get. Thanks and congrats!

11. Come in here if you are taking the boards this week!! Feb 11-15

    sugar plum fairy replied to ava'smomRN's topic in NCLEX

    hmmm... i just had to breathe in and out to relax because i'm freaking out i took mine this morning and it cut off at 75! it took me an hour to finish it. while i'm freaking out, i feel like i have not fully utilized everything i had studied for thi...

12. nursing caps

    sugar plum fairy replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    i really want to wear a cap at work, seriously! but i have a teensy little problem: i don't know how to put it on! i bought a school cap for pinning in Dec 10, but i still don't know how to put it on. does the edge with the strips go against the hair...

13. Dec. 07 Grads-lets post here!

    sugar plum fairy replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Students

    age: 21 personal stuff you want to share: i'm afraid of anything sharp married/single/kids/pets: single, i want a teacup puppy sometime soon! school (if you want to share): florida comm coll at jacksonville (fccj) program you are in: adn the day you...

14. Second thoughts...

    sugar plum fairy replied to ikatiana21's topic in Student Assist

    ^ for me, helping others, not necessarily patients is very rewarding. tedious, yes. lots of hard work, yes. but at the end of the day, when you look back at the number of people you have helped, see the smiles on their faces, hear the first cry of a ...

15. Second thoughts...

    sugar plum fairy replied to ikatiana21's topic in Student Assist

    i certainly have moments when i feel so inadequate, like i am not meant for this, and that there are others better than me. well, yes there are indeed others better than me at something, but i'm also better than others at other things! thinking about...