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1. Night Shift For Newbies

   prairiecat replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   I have been working nites for 2 years now. I am no spring chicken and I have always been a nite person. My problem is I cannot sleep at nite anymore. Awake and sleepy all day, but go to bed and I am awake all nite. It can be 36 hours before I get...

2. Staffing Ratios Condemn Patients To Inferior Care

   prairiecat replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Activism

   Let me ask; would YOU, a nurse enter the hospital being very ill, or requiring a serious surgery and have confidence that you would be taken care of properly. My mother was in the hosp. in NJ (she was an RN) and was very ill with cancer. She would ...

3. What's your reason for putting up with it?

   prairiecat replied to canigraduate's topic in Relations

   :madface:Amen, you said it all. Being female is such a disadvantage in almost all instances. Nursing was/is predominantly a female occupation and therefore commands less respect than ANY other male dominated occupation. The pay is better than in t...

4. What's your reason for putting up with it?

   prairiecat replied to canigraduate's topic in Relations

   Amen, you said it all. Being female is such a disadvantage in almost all instances. Nursing was/is predominantly a female occupation and therefore commands less respect than ANY other male dominated occupation. The pay is better than in the past, ...

5. how do i find a rural nursing job?

   prairiecat replied to EMTRN2B's topic in Rural

   Still looking? Try Hill City Kansas. I am serious.

6. NCLEX RN... test topics and content?!!!

   prairiecat replied to midnightrose8504's topic in NCLEX

   :yeah:Big HOORAY!!!!!!!! Received my license in the mail. I am awful old to be a new RN (56) but will give it my best shot! The "trick" worked for me. Good luck to everyone and study hard. My suggestion is to do Kaplan questions until you are ...

7. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   prairiecat replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

   You all have convinced me. Thank you for the info. and encouraging words. As the site will NOT let me re register I am going to put my worry away and anxiously await my PASSING letter in the mail. Praise the Lord and may I now clean my house that ...

8. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   prairiecat replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

   I tested in Kansas.

9. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   prairiecat replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

   Do Thurs. and Fri. test takers have to wit for Mon.? Anybody know?????

10. Reviewing Pharm for NCLEX

    prairiecat replied to krb09's topic in NCLEX

    I had like 15 pharm questions out of the 75 I took before it deemed me "DUMB" and shut off. A bunch of the pharm came at the very end so I feel real discouraged about passing. They wanted real obscure side effects to both common and not so common m...

11. remembering meds? anyone?

    prairiecat replied to AmyD_RN's topic in NCLEX

    Gentimicin is another that is on there and know every side effect and nursing action.

12. remembering meds? anyone?

    prairiecat replied to AmyD_RN's topic in NCLEX

    Add plavix and Biaxin to that list.

13. remembering meds? anyone?

    prairiecat replied to AmyD_RN's topic in NCLEX

    I may have flunked this test yesterday cuz of the dumb med questions. If I did I will spend the next 30 days 8hrs./day memorizing my drug book. I was asked about meds and some real obscure side effects. Was doing great and all of a sudden the last...

14. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    prairiecat replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

    Chelsea, I tested yesterday and this morning I get the same response that you did. How you guys have to wait so long is cruel and unusual punishment. Good luck to you and I hope you hear really soon!!! Prairiecat

15. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    prairiecat replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

    I have the same question. I received the same response. What ever are we to do? The wait is killing me. No one seems to be answering your quiestion. Help! Hey, Best of luck to you and I hope you passed. What has me really freaked out is that I...