twins4paiges

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1. Young women, and societal expectations/professional strangleholds

   twins4paiges replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

   I find this interesting. I went back to school in my 40s to be a nurse. I am married to an engineer, and I don't know why more women don't go into engineering...I chose nursing because it is so flexible with many opportunities for diverse areas of ex...

2. What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

   twins4paiges replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Professionalism

   Heard this one once "My house was broken into, so I have to move tomorrow and can't come in to work.". I have no idea if it was true or not.

3. Embarrassed to even post this.

   twins4paiges replied to NoWomanNoCry's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   I'd like to put in a plug for dimensional analysis. I had to learn it from scratch and did using youtube videos, but once you get the hang of it, there are no formulas and no ratios. It is all simple multiplication then division. I had not had a math...

4. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

   twins4paiges replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

   1. South East VA 2. New grad 3. LTC w/ AC mixed in 4. $21.85 5. 50cent for weekends. Time and a half for OT 6. No mortgage for a 3BR 2 1/2 bath house can go from 1200 a month to 1800 a month depending on square footage and lot size.

5. How do you organize your day?

   twins4paiges replied to Ginnym1981's topic in Geriatric

   I try to get there as early as my facility will allow which is 5 minutes til (I work 7am-330p). That way I can get report first and be on my way. We work the same hall for 2 weeks then switch. The first day I write my treatments on a list so I can ch...

6. Colonscopy...won't say "never again" but..probably never again

   twins4paiges replied to Marshall1's topic in Gastroenterology

   I too have a family hx. My dad was first diagnosed at 42 and ended up with a colostomy bag. I have had three colonoscopies I think and am sensitive to narcotics but have never had a problem. After the first one, I did sleep the rest of the afternoon,...

7. Is working in nursing home harder then working in hospital for new RN?

   twins4paiges replied to RomanRN's topic in Geriatric

   I am at a LTC as a new nurse. I had 4 days of orientation, two of them on the floor. I would find out how many patients you will be responsible for. I work days and have 12-16 patients. It is hard but rewarding. I don't think that the two days on the...

8. Test shutting off at 75 questions... pass or fail?

   twins4paiges replied to HomeGrownMichiganRN's topic in NCLEX

   I took mine 2 weeks ago and it shut off at 75Q. I passed!! Another classmate also had hers cut off at 75 and she passed!

9. Post NCLEX failure nerves

   twins4paiges replied to hinml's topic in NCLEX

   Get a calendar planner. Make a study plan on the calendar. I figured out how many Q banks I needed to do per day and how many wrong answers I could review in a day. I also plotted where I would fit in the very long Q trainer tests. Then just sit down...

10. Use Kaplan for NCLEX Prep? What'd ya think?

    twins4paiges replied to RetSGT's topic in NCLEX

    I did the Kaplan live review, all the Qbanks, all the Trainers, the SATA and Priority Sample tests and listened to some of the content videos. I passed w/ 75Q. I was a good student and think that the Decision Tree helped me decide between actual and ...

11. Taking NCLEX RN in 4 weeks...help help help!!!

    twins4paiges replied to ljaskake's topic in NCLEX

    I just passed the NCLEX and used Kaplan exclusively. They have a Qbank Sample test that is completely made up of alternate questions, mostly SATA and another sample test that is just priority Qs. I did all of the Qbanks and all of the Trainers as wel...

12. took the NCLEX June 4

    twins4paiges replied to nurse_bell80's topic in NCLEX

    It may depend on your state. I found out less than 24 hours later when I searched my name on the BON.

13. Took nclex yesterday

    twins4paiges replied to twins4paiges's topic in NCLEX

    I thought that Kaplan was VERY similar to the priority and delegation Qs that I got on the NCLEX. My Qbank average was around 62. Do all of the Trainers and there are two Qbank sample tests that are just SATA and Priority. YOU CAN DO THIS!

14. Can anyone verify Pearson Vue "trick" April/May 2013?

    twins4paiges replied to BridgetE89's topic in NCLEX

    I took it on Tuesday 6/4 and tried the PVT about 3 hours later and got the good pop up! Saw my license # this morning on the BON!!!

15. Took nclex yesterday

    twins4paiges posted a topic in NCLEX

    I took the NCLEX yesterday! Got 75Q and the good popup! Saw on BON today that I have a license!!!!! I did Kaplan: live review in class, all Q banks, some of the content videos, the alternate format and priority sample tests, and all trainer tests. I ...