Christi321

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1. Hypnobirthing?

   Christi321 replied to Christi321's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for the answers so far, I already feel a little better:). I know that it can't be quiet in the room all the time, obviously the nurses and doctors have to do there job and if you are taught right about the hypnobirthing you use those outside ...

2. Hypnobirthing?

   Christi321 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   hi, i am an emergency room nurse who is going to have her first baby sometime around december 20th. i have always kind of been into the natural birthing and read many books about it. i have been researching hypnobirthing and it sounds like it works q...

3. Applying for cath lab job, what should I study up on?

   Christi321 replied to Christi321's topic in Cardiac

   Update #2 Ok, well they ended up hiring a lady with ER and Telemetry experience that their boss reccomended. I found out on a Friday and was pretty upset. I thought I would be stuck on Ortho/neuro forever. Then the manager called me on Monday and ...

4. Applying for cath lab job, what should I study up on?

   Christi321 replied to Christi321's topic in Cardiac

   Hey everyone, Just an update. They called me back the next day for an interview. I interviewed today and am really excited about how it went. They were ok with me not having experience because they said sometimes it is easier to teach new nur...

5. Applying for cath lab job, what should I study up on?

   Christi321 replied to Christi321's topic in Cardiac

   Hey everyone, Thanks for the replies...I am applying for the job and am crossing my fingers. I do realize I do not know even close to what I need to know for this job, but I was pretty much thrown on my own after a week on the ortho floor and I ...

6. How tiring are the night shifts on Ortho floor?

   Christi321 replied to Woman_in_love's topic in Orthopaedic

   Hi, I graduated in May and the only place I could get a job was on ortho/neuro. I picked the night shift because I am not a morning person, but I think I made a mistake. It really depends on how good the hopsital you work at is staffed I would t...

7. Applying for cath lab job, what should I study up on?

   Christi321 posted a topic in Cardiac

   Hi, I graduated in May and have been working on an ortho/neuro floor since then. I am really wanting to try something more critical. I am applying for a job in a cardiac cath lab. I was wondering if those of you who work in this area could tell...

8. National Council? prep course?

   Christi321 replied to smarge117's topic in NCLEX

   Jess, Don't feel bad about having low scores. Seriously I was scoring mostly from the 50's-70s and some 80's. All my classmates that have passed the boards also scored this way. I would reccomend the last day you have the course to retake the ...

9. Just finished taking NCLEX...

   Christi321 replied to pie123's topic in NCLEX

   Sorry to here that you didn't pass Kristen. Thats great that they let you work. Thats why I was so nervous bc I can't even start working until I get my license. I took 90 questions and 2 1/2 hours. I was pretty sure I failed..pretty much positive...

10. National Council? prep course?

    Christi321 replied to smarge117's topic in NCLEX

    I wrote earlier and said that I liked the learningext.com review but couldn't say for sure till I took the test. Well I took the test on 6/21 and found out today I passed! But having taken the test I would reccomend it. It helps you use your criti...

11. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    Christi321 replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX

    1. 90 questions..took 2 1/2 hours...take you time... 2. I used Saunders and NCSBN's online course..I found that this helped the most and was most like the boards 3. We took the HESI but they had us do it before we even studied at all. You are suppose...

12. Just finished taking NCLEX...

    Christi321 replied to pie123's topic in NCLEX

    I just took my boards in Nebraska and I had around 90 questions (was trying to not concentrate on numbers) and it took me about 2 and half hours. After it got to 75 it didn't shut off I had a buttload of priority questions. I don't know if thats go...

13. National Council? prep course?

    Christi321 replied to smarge117's topic in NCLEX

    I have not taken my boards yet, I take them in two days:uhoh21: . But my teacher strongly recommended to use the learningext.com prep course. Most of my class also used it and so far everyone that used it in my class has passed easily. The questio...

14. N Day: 6/7/05

    Christi321 replied to andre's topic in NCLEX

    First of all congrats to all of you who passed...you can finally relax after all that school and then all that studying Do you guys have any advice on the best ways to be prepared? I am currently taking an online class through ncsbn and have been us...

15. I really want ER job!

    Christi321 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi, I will be a new grad in April with a BSN degree. I am applying for an ER fellowship program at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Through this I would have nine months orientation and be an ER nurse after completion of the orientation. My qu...