D_Nichole205 replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Geriatric
I am a new grad working in LTC and these are meds I see a lot: Lortab, Ativan, Namenda, Neurontin, Metformin, Aricept, Colace (probably the one i see the most), Potassium, Remeron, Norvasc, Renagel, Sertraline, Miralax, Gapapentin, Calcium, Iron, Ser...
D_Nichole205 replied to jrw03282009's topic in NCLEX
I thought ATI was pretty helpful. I like how it tells me what my weak areas are, and I made sure I looked at those. According to them, I had a 96% chance of passing on the first try. I did end passing on the first try. Good luck!
I agree with everyone else, just wait for the official results. I know it's not going to be easy, but you can do it! There are a lot of people on here who felt like they failed but they passed. Good luck with the results. I'm sure you did just fine.
D_Nichole205 replied to edenprairie12's topic in NCLEX
I didn't think the NCLEX was too bad myself...Saunders Comprehensive Review 3rd Edition was very helpful for me. I focused a lot on my weakest area which is Maternal/Child nursing and hardly got any questions on it. I think Saunders have some good te...
D_Nichole205 replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing
I am a shy/nervous type of person myself. One of my classmates and even a clinical instructor asked me "How are you gonna be a nurse and you're shy?". Well, I always got my job done, and the patients seemed to really like me during clinicals. I just...
D_Nichole205 replied to sillyspicygirl's topic in Alabama
I haven't found a job yet. I have gotten calls and a few interviews but then they end up going for someome with more experience. I don't have any at all. :-( But I'm not giving up.
D_Nichole205 replied to angel2010's topic in NCLEX
I used Saunders, NCLEX 3500 and also the "random facts" thread on this site. They all helped me a lot. There are some mnemonics that were very helpful in that thread, especially the ones about Infection Control. Good luck!