busylynn

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1. ERI Review for NCLEX

   busylynn replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in NCLEX

   Hi. I graduated a year ago in FL and ERI was mandatory for us too. I agree, IT IS AWFUL! My advice, just do it, get it over with. Maybe, just maybe, it will help some with your state boards. Good Luck!

2. Anybody doing a Weekend Program?

   busylynn replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Med-Surg

   I have been working weekends for about a year now. I work Thursday, Friday and Saturday night 7p-7a. We get shift diff. plus $550.00 bonus every payperiod which is every two weeks. We are also allowed to have every 8th weekend off if we reuest it ...

3. 12 hr every weekend shifts

   busylynn replied to dld's topic in General Nursing

   I work the weekend plan. We must work 12 hour shifts. Dayshift weekenders work Sat. and Sun. and one weekday. Nightshifters work Fri. and Sat. night and one week night. For example, I work Thur. Fri. and Sat nights. others work Fri. Sat and Sun n...

4. Anyone in SJRCC's May class '06?

   busylynn replied to sissydi's topic in General Students

   Hi, I graduated from SJRCC in 2005. Your right the parent child inst. does give excellent lectures. Just listen and take notes. She is not as scary as she comes across. Which group are you in? i was in the Palatka group. Where are you doing tra...

5. holiday pay

   busylynn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everybody! Quick question.....The hospital where I am employed just changed our policy regarding holiday pay. We have always received a 50% differential (time and a half) for working holidays (there are six of them that count). The time of holi...

6. Are LPN's/LVN's real nurses?

   busylynn replied to Faeriewand's topic in LPN/LVN

   YES!!!!!!!!!! An LPN/LVN IS a NURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was an LPN for 15 years in Florida. I worked in a hospital too! I can honestly say that there is only a FEW things that an RN could do that my hospital does not allow LPN's to do like hang blood,...

7. Night Nurses: Why Do You Work Nights?

   busylynn replied to tattooednurse's topic in Geriatric

   I work nights for my family. I see my children MORE by working nights. They sleep while I am at work and I sleep while they are at school. I see them for a few hours after school; when they get home, I am getting up! It works great for our family...

8. Took nclexrn today 265 sick

   busylynn replied to nursekrn's topic in NCLEX

   Good luck to you. I know several people that got 265 questions and passed. Just try to relax and keep your chin up. Prayers to you! That test was awful, I took it a few weeks ago. There was a lot of stuff I never heard of!!!!!! Hang in there.

9. Anyone get 265 on NCLEX RN and Pass?

   busylynn replied to dpipes44's topic in NCLEX

   yes, it can be done. My friend just took nclex with me. I got 75 questions and she got 265. We got our results this morning, we are BOTH RN's now!!!!!!!!! So, YES 265 CAN PASS!!!!!!!!!! Good Luck, let us know!!!!

10. Weekends only "Baylor Plan", how realistic is this for a new grad?

    busylynn replied to waterlily's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work we are offered the Baylor program. We are required to work six weekends straight and get the seventh off. A weekend consist of 3 days or 3 nights in a row. example: Thursday, Friday and Saturday night or a Sat. Sun. Mon night....Those...

11. I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!

    busylynn replied to dlhommer's topic in NCLEX

    CONGRATS!!!!!!!!

12. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    busylynn replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    From MY experience, I see the difference between those who choose nursing for the money and those who choose it from the heart. I hope you are right and those who choose it for the money will put their heart into it.

13. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    busylynn replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well said! When I hear people say they want to be a nurse because of the money it makes me cringe but then I think, they'll never make it. How I would love to see them a year out of school.

14. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    busylynn replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I must say that I fully agree. I went into nursing because my heart is in it and led me there. I love my profession because I love helping people. There are way to many in the profession for the money but I don't know if that is the reason for the in...

15. No She/he Did Not!!!

    busylynn replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    Your right. I was taught that technique in LPN school 15 years ago for the exact same reason...so the patient doesn't know your counting their respirations.