shenderson314

shenderson314 has 8 years experience.

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1. Air Force Nurse- NTP OB

   shenderson314 replied to kaap's topic in Government

   Its only been 3 years since I've been out of active duty but I remember my recruiter having a harder time getting OB nurses than med-surg for NTP. In fact I could have received orders sooner if I chose OB. Again, maybe things have quickly changed. ...

2. Help!! Can new grad BSNs start in Long Term Care and move to the Hospital Setting?

   shenderson314 replied to Sehille4774's topic in Career Support

   I just started my first job at LTC facility because hospitals around me are not hiring. I decided to broaden my horizon so I applied to nursing homes, doctors offices, etc. So far it's quite a challenge for me. I am a charge nurse on nights. I am...

3. How do I learn "charge nurse" skills???

   shenderson314 replied to WVStarFish's topic in New Nurse

   I have just taken on this position and I found this post. I'm totally new to this. I graduated in novemeber and this is my first job ever as nurse. I work night shift so I will be all by myself after this week and have 4 CNA's under me. What have y...

4. Who's hiring new nurses?

   shenderson314 posted a topic in Missouri

   Hi! I was wondering who is hiring in MO. I live in St. Louis and have applied to many places such as hospitals, nursing homes, and doctor offices and I'm not getting a replies. I want a med/surg position which one would think would be easier to get....

5. 4 Those that Passed & Failed

   shenderson314 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in NCLEX

   wonderful! You will do great! Also, whenever you schedule it, take the date off the day before the exam and enjoy yourself. Everyone I talked to in my class did this before they took the exam and have been passing. Do not study up until this exam bec...

6. 4 Those that Passed & Failed

   shenderson314 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in NCLEX

   I've battled tests that require critical thinking skills since I started nursing school. My GPA plummeted but I never failed a class by the grace of God. I finally got a little better my last year. So if you feel you are a bad test taker, i know whe...

7. What went through your mind when the NCLEX computer didn't stop at 75?

   shenderson314 replied to RNman09's topic in NCLEX

   when i passed 75 questions I was ready to expect the worst and was ready for another 10 questions. When it shut off at 77 is when I felt like I was gonna throw up. i was a wreck waiting for my results thank goodness I passed!

8. How did you use your saunderscomprehensive cd?

   shenderson314 replied to mon2x_RN's topic in NCLEX

   That's how I studied using saunders and I passed with 77 questions. I noticed sometimes I got a lot of repeat questions while I studied even in study mode but it helped reinforce the information. Also, there's only so many ways they could possibly ...

9. H E L P!!!

   shenderson314 replied to thanrye8710's topic in NCLEX

   I think Saunders has a great series. I agree with all the previous posts and just do questions and read the rationales. You have a lot of knowledge being a CNA and EMT so I'm sure you will be fine. The test does not have nursing theory questions as...

10. Barnes Jewish college question

    shenderson314 replied to Marie97's topic in Missouri

    I actually just graduated from GSON BJCON and had a pretty good experience. I'm sorry to here that some people say it's the worst ever. It doesn't matter what nursing school you go to, there's always something wrong. It can feel like the school is...

11. What are clinicals like??

    shenderson314 replied to KKB243's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated from an BSN program and our clincials were much like the LPN program's day on the floor. We started doing clinicals the last week of our fundamental's class but it was just to get our feet wet in a hospital and do the care of a tech...

12. Pre-Nursing Jobs

    shenderson314 replied to RH-CentMO's topic in Missouri

    Avoid St.Anthony's Medical Center. I've worked there 3 years in different places and it never got better. I would try to apply in the BJC network. You have to have time to train though if you want to be a patient care tech. You'll learn alot but ...

13. Project Ideas

    shenderson314 replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    My goal in every group I'm in is to make sure the class stays awake. My favorite project is when I did a game show, just like you said. You may have found them already, but I used a Smarter than a 5th grader template for powerpoint. We plugged in q...

14. Pre Nursing School Study

    shenderson314 replied to brandygirl7's topic in Student Assist

    I take the HESI after each semester when i'm done with clinical rotations. I just finished taking one for psych and one for women's health. I found it useful to ONLY use the HESI book because numbers are different in other NCLEX books and you may l...