pongtipRN

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1. board certification

   pongtipRN replied to beccajean's topic in Psychiatric

   Hi beccajean, I'm actually looking for same exact info! I haven't purchased the ANCC book yet, just using the ATI RN Mental Health Nursing review book from school to do an overview and quick review for now until I get better suggestions.

2. Need help understanding acute, chronic, stable, and unstable

   pongtipRN replied to itsdebraanne's topic in NCLEX

   As a RN, I would obtain the first set of VS and if stable, delegate to the LPN or CNA the subsequent VS. But it also depends on the patients condition. If the patient is immediate post-op, I as the RN would do the VS myself until the patient is stabl...

3. For anyone who's done the Kaplan Qbank?

   pongtipRN replied to kelso1001's topic in NCLEX

   Those numbers are actually pretty good. I could never get higher than 64% on Kaplan, my lowest score was 58%, and they say to aim for 65%. I passed nclex with 75 questions, I agree with the other poster that Kaplan is harder than the nclex.

4. Need help understanding acute, chronic, stable, and unstable

   pongtipRN replied to itsdebraanne's topic in NCLEX

   Anything that requires teaching, patients going into a procedure, admissions and transfers go to the RN. Unstable patients go to RN (patient reporting any pain needs to be assessed, SOB, starting new med, patient refusing meds, anything new onset) Pa...

5. NCLEX Candidate Performance Report

   pongtipRN replied to skygirl107's topic in NCLEX

   I used the Kaplan question trainers and qbank. I also briefly used nclex 3500 (its free, there is a link somewhere on this site) but I found the Kaplan questions more challenging. There's also a nclex 4000 but I believe u have to pay for that one. I ...

6. NCLEX Candidate Performance Report

   pongtipRN replied to skygirl107's topic in NCLEX

   Yes I did, I did all of the question trainers, scored between 58-64%, and I did about half of the qbank questions

7. NCLEX Candidate Performance Report

   pongtipRN replied to skygirl107's topic in NCLEX

   What is your study plan? Have u taken a review course such as Kaplan? You have an advantage in receiving your performance report because you can see what areas you did poorly in. Focus on those areas, pick up a Saunders review book and practice quest...

8. Time to get ATT

   pongtipRN replied to pugmom79's topic in NCLEX

   I live in NY, and applied to NY BON. I mailed in my paperwork and $143 fee on 11/23, they cashed the check on Tuesday 11/27. I paid for NCLEX-RN through Pearson Vue on 11/28. I received the ATT via email on Tuesday 12/4. The whole process took almost...

9. How can I gracefully and tactfully say No?

   pongtipRN replied to pongtipRN's topic in LPN-RN

   Cheaters come a dime a dozen. It happens everyday, everywhere, it may be happening right under your own nose, whether you like it or not. If she's not caught, and she gets a higher mark than me, it WILL COME BACK TO HER, some way some how. Whether it...

10. How can I gracefully and tactfully say No?

    pongtipRN replied to pongtipRN's topic in LPN-RN

    Holypeas, please read the entire thread before commenting. The woman asked me for my work, I DID NOT GIVE IT TO HER. She asked around and got someone to DO HER CARE PLAN FOR HER. So no, I don't have anything to worry about, thankyouverymuch.

11. How can I gracefully and tactfully say No?

    pongtipRN replied to pongtipRN's topic in LPN-RN

    Honestly, I have no desire to get involved. The other student doing the care plan is also a grown woman, who can make her own decisions. If she wants to do the care plan for her, let her be. I have nothing to do with the situation. As long as my behi...

12. How can I gracefully and tactfully say No?

    pongtipRN replied to pongtipRN's topic in LPN-RN

    Hi, OP here. Just an update: today was the first day I've seen the woman, she said hello but did not ask me for anything. I found out later that she has someone in our group DOING HER CAREPLAN FOR HER, with the excuse that she forgot the password to ...

13. How can I gracefully and tactfully say No?

    pongtipRN replied to pongtipRN's topic in LPN-RN

    This is the OP. First, thank u for all your responses. Just to clarify, this is an older woman who has no computer skills (she has said before that her teenage children help her on the computer). Our patients are maternity patients, which our instruc...

14. How can I gracefully and tactfully say No?

    pongtipRN posted a topic in LPN-RN

    I am in a Lpn to Rn program that I'd pretty fast paced, each semester is 10 weeks long. Anywho, I finished my care plan which took me 2 days to do and handed it in in time. One of my classmate just asked me if she can have my care plan when the teach...

15. Rikers Island Agenc

    pongtipRN replied to gods.flower08's topic in New Nurse

    Walk into ANY nursing home and submit your resume and application. More often than not, they will at least give you a call back.