wanjik

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1. Question about something that happened

   wanjik replied to wanjik's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks guys. Great advice about checking the progress notes. Will pay more attention to that next time.

2. Question about something that happened

   wanjik posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all, thanks in advance for your replies and I love you all Ok, so last night I received report from a nurse on patient A. Patient A has had a craniotomy to remove a tumor and now he has three incisions with sutures which are clean, dry intact. T...

3. My Crazy Study Habit

   wanjik replied to rosedale4u's topic in General Nursing

   I had the same problem in nursing school, always browsing the net instead of doing the 250 Nclex questions that had been assigned. Then I discovered that youtube has some pretty interesting nursing videos on many things e.g. pharmacology, nursing ski...

4. Job you would NEVER do in nursing....

   wanjik replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

   circumcision is usually, for many people, a cultural practice. in my culture it's practiced as a rite of passage signifying transition from boyhood to manhood. boys are circumcised as teenagers, between the age of 13-16 years. however, some people ar...

5. Question about Psychiatric Nursing, L&D nursing, and OR nursing

   wanjik replied to wanjik's topic in General Nursing

   Bump!

6. Any NIGERIAN SRNA(s) or CRNA(s) here?

   wanjik replied to hojimma's topic in SRNA

   Hi all, I am from Kenya but married to a Nigerian, so I guess I can claim Naija, lol. I'm a new grad (BSN) hoping to one day become a CRNA. Oh, and my hubby is from Abia State.

7. Question about Psychiatric Nursing, L&D nursing, and OR nursing

   wanjik posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I'm a new grad and have been working on a neuro unit for the past 4 months. So far it's okay except for the usual stress that goes along with being a new grad. However, I already pretty much know that neuro isn't exactly my cup of tea, a...

8. Help! New grad looking for a job!!!

   wanjik replied to wanjik's topic in Texas

   @ Earthcrosser, Really? Wow! I'll submit another application. Thanks. I'll also try Woman's Hospital as well.

9. Got a job offer at a rehab hospital - need advice

   wanjik replied to wanjik's topic in General Nursing

   How long have you worked in rehab and how many patients do you typically have per shift? The nurse recruiter told me that once I'm done precepting, I'll have a load of between 11-13 patients per shift cuz I'll be working nights. Is that typical?

10. Got a job offer at a rehab hospital - need advice

    wanjik posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I need some advice. I'm a new grad and yesterday I got my first job offer from a rehabilitation hospital. Most of the patients they have there have either had a CVA, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury etc. Thi...

11. NCLEX-RN: 265 questions and PASSED!

    wanjik replied to LilNurse2b143's topic in NCLEX

    Congratulations!!! I took the NCLEX last Friday. After 75 questions I started feeling a little down but kept going. At question 95 the computer asked me if I wanted to take a break - I said no. Answered question 96 and the computer went off!!! I was ...

12. January nclex supporters

    wanjik replied to LadySnyper's topic in NCLEX

    Congratulations everyone who's passed so far and for those who haven't, don't give up! :) I just did my NCLEX this morning - stopped at 96 questions. Now I'm a big ball of nerves. Can't wait for Sunday. :)

13. Help! New grad looking for a job!!!

    wanjik posted a topic in Texas

    Are there any hospitals in Houston still hiring new grads? All the ones I know are not hiring again till May/June, but I don't want to wait that long. I need to start working ASAP! I will take my NCLEX on Jan 30th, and I'm hoping it'll be easier for ...

14. January nclex supporters

    wanjik replied to LadySnyper's topic in NCLEX

    :wink2:All the best. I take mine on the 30th, started to feel horrible as soon as I scheduled the exam. I'm a nervous wreck. I've been doing Kaplan test questions and sometimes I get good scores, sometimes I don't. I just pray I'll be fine. I'll pray...