wishNhopeNdreamN

wishNhopeNdreamN has 4 years experience and specializes in DD, HHC, Med Surg, PCU, Resource.

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1. What is your typical nurse:patient ratio in your progressive care?

   wishNhopeNdreamN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I have been a nurse for just at 2yrs. I have been at my current position for a little over a year. I am contemplating a move from a small and I mean small hospital (18 bed) med surg unit to a bigger hospital (32 unit) progressive care unit. I ha...

2. I have officially been an RN for one year today!

   wishNhopeNdreamN replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in New Nurse

   Well, my first choice after graduating and passing boards was to try to get a job in a hospital on a med surg floor. But, that didn't work out for me. So, after a month of applying to every hosptial within an hour and having no luck. I decided to loo...

3. I have officially been an RN for one year today!

   wishNhopeNdreamN posted a topic in New Nurse

   That feels so good to say!!

4. Where did you worked as a newly Licensed Nurse?

   wishNhopeNdreamN replied to joycie20's topic in New Nurse

   I will have been licensed a year this month. I started out in a LTC facilty with DD kids. I really wanted start work in a hospital for my first job, preferably med surg. But, it didn't work out that way for me. I took what I could to get started. I...

5. Had my 1st interview, How do you control your nerves?

   wishNhopeNdreamN replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in New Nurse

   thanks so much that was a great response and helped a lot! i did try to prepare but, i think i fell short a little bit. "when you reflect for yourself, i think it helps to build confidence in how you have been successful and how you will be a great...

6. Had my 1st interview, How do you control your nerves?

   wishNhopeNdreamN posted a topic in New Nurse

   I wouldn't say it went horrible, but I certainly wouldn't say it went FANTASTIC either! ugh! They asked a lot of questions. I tried to be honest and sincere. I was obviously nervous to the point my eyes teared up a bit. ugh! I smiled A lot! The las...

7. feeling sick...and confused about when results show up

   wishNhopeNdreamN replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in NCLEX

   We used Saunders comprehensive all through school. So I used the disc and answered a lot of questions. It has over 4000 questions on it. We also used ATI and had access to Nurse Logic (teaches question strategy) and something else that I can not reme...

8. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

   wishNhopeNdreamN replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

   PVT worked for me. Took NCLEX RN 8/23 got the good pop up as soon as I got home. found my number on my SBON 8/24!

9. Indiana...how soon after NCLEX

   wishNhopeNdreamN replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in NCLEX

   Thank you! Just found out I passed!!!

10. feeling sick...and confused about when results show up

    wishNhopeNdreamN replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in NCLEX

    Thank you for responding. I just found out about an hour ago I PASSED!!!

11. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    wishNhopeNdreamN replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

    It seems like the majority of people who have tried this said it works. I don't have time to go through all 10,000 + posts I am feeling discouraged and want to believe it works, since I got the good pop up, but I am afraid to get my hope up.

12. feeling sick...and confused about when results show up

    wishNhopeNdreamN posted a topic in NCLEX

    I took the NCLEX yesterday 8/23 @ 8 am. I could not sleep at all the night before, so when I sat down at the computer I had been up for 25 hrs. Before taking the test, I took one of those 5 hr energy drinks. Probably a big mistake. I had a mini panic...

13. Indiana...how soon after NCLEX

    wishNhopeNdreamN replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in NCLEX

    thanks for your response! :)

14. Indiana...how soon after NCLEX

    wishNhopeNdreamN replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in NCLEX

    so was she on BON the night of her test, or the 48 hrs after her test? My test was @ 8 am 8/23 I am still seeing nothing but it has not been 48 hrs either.

15. Indiana...how soon after NCLEX

    wishNhopeNdreamN posted a topic in NCLEX

    was your number posted on the SBON site? I took the NCLEX yesterday 8/23 it shut off at 75. I got the good pop up doing the PVT. I will do the quick results but I still have to wait until tomorrow morning for that. Just wondering what the time fram...