Joel001

Joel001 specializes in OR.

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1. Need advise new job - sketchy - Can a circulating tech be a medical assistant?

   Joel001 posted a topic in Operating Room

   A little HX about me... I worked in an operating room in a major hospital as a nursing assistant while attending LPN school. When I became a LPN in 2013, my manager at the hospital told me that I could no longer be a scrub nurse in the operating room...

2. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

   Joel001 replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in New Nurse

   Do yourself a favor DO NOT PUT in your application this experience. You were short changed and it wouldn't be fair for you to explain this situation in an interview. There are two sides to a story. It usually takes a new grad to find a job about six ...

3. RN Nclex Exam computer shut-off between 90-100 questions has anyone ever failed with that

   Joel001 replied to BrandyRobinson's topic in NCLEX

   Sorry to hear. You are using an amazing program. Make sure you do all the trainers on kaplan and you are doing the Qbank in between trainers. After failing the NCLEX-RN in August I was devastated and felt like a big failure. I got my head up, changed...

4. HELP with LPN NCLEX

   Joel001 replied to BillsLPN's topic in NCLEX

   I was an LPN and passed the NCLEX-PN first time around. I used ATI testing program to pass the NLCEX-PN. Do you know what your are having problems with? Is it content or learning how to answer the questions? I suppose you already completed a vigorous...

5. FINALLY I Passed my NCLEX-RN

   Joel001 replied to joycie11's topic in NCLEX

   I am with you - MK is the man!!! I passed the NCLEX too this passed weekend and let me tell you if you pay attention to him you will pass your test. If you know the basic there is no reason for failing the NCLEX-RN. I too didn't give up after failing...

6. Just finished my NCLEXRN w/ a good "pop Up"

   Joel001 replied to apryl0807's topic in NCLEX

   Congratulations! Go celebrate. I had all 265Q as well this passed Saturday. I wanted to cry. Good pop-up works. I was screaming for hours after that out of JOY of course. I worked my ASS off for this. Got licensed today. I am in NYS.

7. PVT says "results on hold"

   Joel001 replied to hmc005's topic in NCLEX

   Ok thank you. I am so nervous!!! I have done over 900Q. I need to buckle up and do 500Q more. Did you Finish all. Congratulations.

8. PVT says "results on hold"

   Joel001 replied to hmc005's topic in NCLEX

   Hey when you say you were scoring 60-65% is that on the right questions versus wrong? Did you finisg uworld questions before t\you went to test. I have only done 900 and I test in a week.

9. Can you work as a Pre op nurse with an ADN degree instead of BSN?

   Joel001 replied to Rocio8809's topic in PACU

   As an LPN in NYC I work in an ambulatory orthopedic surgery center. I am the only LPN at my center and we have a mix of ADN-RN older nurse and ADN-RN nurses in school for their BSN. Private surgery center don't care about ADN or BSN. These type of ce...

10. LPN to RN in Michigan with Excelsior

    Joel001 replied to jessi17's topic in Excelsior

    There are no papers for the associates in nursing. You have a choice to take the (tests) which comply of 120 questions per nursing course or take a (10-12 week class) online which compose of weekly 250 word discussions APA format and weekly quizzes, ...

11. LPN to RN in Michigan with Excelsior

    Joel001 replied to jessi17's topic in Excelsior

    Finished ATI in like 3 weeks. Went away on vacation got back yesterday and scheduled my NCLEX-RN for next month.

12. LPN to RN in Michigan with Excelsior

    Joel001 replied to jessi17's topic in Excelsior

    HIII, I am a recent graduate from Excelsior College ADN-RN June 2017. I don't know anything about the new requirements to get in as I enrolled right before all the changes in 2014. This program will challenge you and will shape you to be the best nur...

13. Onto Phase II

    Joel001 replied to Nibbles1's topic in Excelsior

    Thank you guys for responding. I guess we will all be done at the same time. I want to finish all my exams by August or September. I hope those test are CAT nclex style test questions. They are testing out out knowledge to see if we really know the ...

14. Onto Phase II

    Joel001 replied to Nibbles1's topic in Excelsior

    Thank you for your response. I am actually good with pharmacology questions. So there are several versions of their test? Everyone gets different questions... I had no select all for Health Safety. I was lucky! Where are you now medic85907?

15. Onto Phase II

    Joel001 replied to Nibbles1's topic in Excelsior

    Guys was there plenty of pharmacology questions on this test? I am taking this test soon and I am freaking out.