Kellied1983

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1. Hey ACNPs! need your help~

   Kellied1983 posted a topic in Post Graduate

   Hey there ACNPs ! (and anyone else with information!) I am applying to graduate school for nurse practitioner. I am leaning towards the acute care nurse practitioner (ACNP) and clinical nurse specialist blended program. From what I've read on various...

2. Has this happened to any of you? I'm shocked..

   Kellied1983 replied to Kellied1983's topic in New Nurse

   That's really great advice. Thank you! I will definitely ask for this information next time. And I am going to get that letter from my doctor and keep it with me so this will not be an issue next time! I'm just very demotivated right now..I was genui...

3. Has this happened to any of you? I'm shocked..

   Kellied1983 replied to Kellied1983's topic in New Nurse

   All the literature I've read says nurses must be able to lift 50 pounds. But from what I'm reading on this thread, it sounds like the hospital can have it's own policies on weight requirements. And that's fine but they shouldn't have told me it was "...

4. Has this happened to any of you? I'm shocked..

   Kellied1983 replied to Kellied1983's topic in New Nurse

   Yeah I am too! They told me I had to lift over 80 pounds actually but on the paper they gave me it just said "must be able to lift over 50 pounds". So theres a bit of a discrepancy there...

5. Has this happened to any of you? I'm shocked..

   Kellied1983 replied to Kellied1983's topic in New Nurse

   Today I went back to the hospital (which was humiliating enough!) and asked to see the "Maryland lifting requirements for nurses" and what I received was a generic paper that stated nurses must be able to lift 50 pounds and over. Nothing specific and...

6. Has this happened to any of you? I'm shocked..

   Kellied1983 posted a topic in New Nurse

   So I had been offered a position at a large, regional hospital as an RN. During the physical I was required to divulge all of my medical history. I explained that four years ago I had had brain surgery, which required a laminectomy of my C1 and C2 ve...

7. Hospitals SUCK at orientation!!

   Kellied1983 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in New Nurse

   ohmygoodness! That just broke my heart a little! In my opinion, NO ONE should have to put up with that kind of treatment. NO matter what, there is a professional line that should not be crossed. You are co-workers and deserve some respect. Is there n...

8. NCLEX application question re:criminal backgrounds

   Kellied1983 replied to AlwaysMovingUp's topic in New Nurse

   Actually, the question varies depending on which state you are applying. I had a similar situation. Contact your board of nursing to see what you should do. I sent proper documentation and a letter of explanation and 2 days later I had a license. Usu...

9. March 2008 NCLEX support group

   Kellied1983 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

   Hey guys, Ive been silently watching this thread since I passed my NCLEX on Feb. 19th. If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask me on this thread or PM me. My heart aches for how much stress you all are going thru! Believe me, I went throu...

10. Heres what I studied and my advice

    Kellied1983 posted a topic in NCLEX

    Hey guys, I passed my NCLEX with 75 questions last week. I didn't use any preparatory classes. I studied Saunders (Great review material), Davis (very good questions close to NCLEX style), and Kaplan (great review questions). I did about 2000 questio...

11. March 2008 NCLEX support group

    Kellied1983 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

    I totally know how you feel. I've spent the last week trying to get ahold of the Maryland BON regarding my background check. When I was 19, I got citation for drinking under the age of 21. Even though, this is not a major offense, my background check...

12. March 2008 NCLEX support group

    Kellied1983 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

    Im going to start doing that as well. Also when I come across 2 conflicting facts in books I'll post them so we can all find out the right answer and remember them! We have enough on our plates to have to worry about whether the material we are study...

13. March 2008 NCLEX support group

    Kellied1983 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

    Hey guys! Sorry I've been MIA. I had to take a little break. I will def do a unit if you guys would like me to. Sign me up for anything. I have a question. Have any of you found conflicting information in different NCLEX books? For example, in the Sa...

14. March 2008 NCLEX support group

    Kellied1983 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

    Here are some notes on cardiac meds that I made. Also wanted to share a way to remember side effects for anti-cholinergic meds that a prof taught me: Can't pee, can't see, can't spit. It's pretty easy and has helped me with a few q's DRUG CLASSIFICA...

15. March 2008 NCLEX support group

    Kellied1983 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

    Hey guys! I will try to do the same. I am reviewing cardio and renal now as they are not my strongest points. I swear some days I feel ready to walk in and take on this thing and other days, like today, I feel like I need about four more months! My n...