Aurelia Fox

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1. NCLEX FAILURE

   Aurelia Fox replied to SueM's topic in NCLEX

   I forgot to mention there is a delpi forum by the same nurse I mentioned earlier. It has lots of posts from people that are either going through this or have had it happen to them. The site is www.forum.delphi.com/anneliese/messages . Also, I woul...

2. NCLEX FAILURE

   Aurelia Fox replied to SueM's topic in NCLEX

   My heart goes out to her, that must be such a disapointment. I would like to recomed the following web site www.cyber-nurse.com . I found it when I was studing for the NCLEX. It is the homepage of a nurse who took the exam 3 times. There are all ...

3. Computer Charting

   Aurelia Fox replied to nurseyperson's topic in General Nursing

   They used computer charting at the hospital where I did most of my clicals in school. It was much easier (and faster) than writting charts, however people get lazy at sometimes it was hard to get the whole patient from the chart. Most people liked ...

4. cytotec

   Aurelia Fox replied to bkirkland's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I worked as a nurse extern for the past year on a unit that used cytotec some. Several of the nurses talked about the cytotec "blast." i.e. the dialation would be pretty slow then all of a sudden we'd have the baby at a +2 sation. I saw two precip...

5. Why the Prejudice against LPNs

   Aurelia Fox replied to prozac1853's topic in LPN/LVN

   Hello...Please excuse my ignorance. I am a soon to be new grad and I would really like it if someone could explain the scope of practice of a LPN. One of the people who responded said that she did total patient care. If that can be true, then ther...

6. ER internships or programs for new grads?

   Aurelia Fox replied to KR's topic in Emergency

   KR, I am a nearly new graduate nurse myself. I agree with you that experience in an area doe make a diffrence as to if you should go into it as a "newbie." Anyway, I live in Flagstaff, AZ. Our hospital here (small medical center) just starting hir...

7. Labor & Delivery Experience

   Aurelia Fox replied to Traci's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am a soon to be new grad as well. I spent the last summer and school year working as a nurse extern in an L&D unit. This experience was incredibly valuable and I learned so much. By the end I was functioning as a nurse with some back-up(as ...

8. Looking into OB nursing, would like to ask a few questions...

   Aurelia Fox replied to Corntr's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am about to graduate from a Bachelor's program in May. Women's health has been my primary interest for most of my educational career. One thing that I did that appears to make me more marketable is to participate in an externship. This is basicl...