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Passed boards 2/9/09

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  1. How much math on the NCLEX?

    No math, passed at 75. You really don't want to see math on the NCLEX, they are considered lower lever questions.
  2. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

    You do not have to be so fricken ignorant to me at 6:00 in the morning when I get a fingerstick saying "78" and your paremeters say call Doctor if
  3. Does anyone know how to answer Pharm ?'s, when u have no clue????

    I had at least 8 med ?'s, some I knew right away because they were familiar. A couple were WTH is that?? When I could not pick the answer because I knew nothing about the drug, and I studied my butt off, I chose the answer with the worst outcome for ...
  4. what is the 11-7 shift like(new grad wondering)

    I do the 2400, which is not bad. It is the 6am and 6:39am meds that are killer! That is when you are the busiest, yet the most tired. My problem is that I get so worked up from running around, that by the time I get home I am wired and find it hard t...
  5. what is the 11-7 shift like(new grad wondering)

    I started the 11-7 as a new grad, and it has it's pros and cons. I feel more like a paper pusher, except in the am when we pass the meds and do a quick assessment on patients. I really do not feel like I get alot of experience clinically. But it is a...
  6. Everyone has a 4.0 GPA!!

    I have learned when going through school (finished now) that you worry about yourself, not the others. First semester students do not learn much other then the fundamentals of nursing, which really does not include any of the things that you mentione...
  7. Questions for New Grads..

    It took me 3 months of applying to hundreds of positions. Probably went on 7 interviews out of those 100. I was actually hired at an open house. I did not apply to hospitals in my area because it seemed to me like most of their jobs were going intern...
  8. Can I become a CNA after completing Nursing Fundamentals?

    NJ allows you to become a CNA once you pass first module of Nursing school. I do not even think they make you take exam, they just need a letter from school and nursing program.
  9. Not sure how to study for pysch

    Ah, the gray area! What I consider the hardest class in nursing school. This is all about your communication skills and presenting reality. You go from black and white of med surg to psych, where sometimes every answer seems right. I did all of my st...
  10. New Grads- What floor where you hired for?

    Hired at an acute rehabilitation hospital 11p-730a, I wanted something with geriatrics and I guess this is close enough. We can't be picky in Jersey, they are just not hiring new grads!
  11. Need input on how to get help for Manic family member

    I know he can't help what he is doing, but his family has no clue. I will be calling crisis center tomorrow to get him put in. It is not him I get upset with, it is the stinken mental health system that we have for these poor victims! It sickens me, ...
  12. Need input on how to get help for Manic family member

    That is why I love this site! Everyone understands, what my family members do not. I do not understand why they will not allow my to call crisis when I grabbed my arm. Today he told me he was in Brazil, God bless him. I worked 11p-7a last night and a...
  13. Need input on how to get help for Manic family member

    Your right, not eating and not sleeping is not endangering your life. I remember learning in school that these are in Maslows right on the top of the list, right???? So yes, they are a danger to themselves. God do I hate the system. My only alternati...
  14. Need input on how to get help for Manic family member

    Thank you, that is why I became a nurse. I thought I could make a differance in the mental health field, I was wrong. I am the only family member he has left, everyone else took the easy way out and have nothing to do with him. I made a promise to my...
  15. I was hoping to get some feedback on how to deal with a family member that is in the manic phase. I have been taking care of him for 3 years, I know when he is going downhill. He refuses to go in on his own accord, which only gives me the choice of c...