bestrn11

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1. Water Pitchers

   bestrn11 replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

   volunteers do that at my hospital

2. R u guys running into bed bugs alot???

   bestrn11 replied to bestrn11's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, I am scratching while reading this but the info is very useful! Thank u all!

3. Family members that follow you

   bestrn11 replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

   Leslie sorry for your loss. And it is good to try and put yourself in the families position, bc I was there too when my father was dying. But some familes DO get out of control with questions and demands, it can be overwhelming!

4. R u guys running into bed bugs alot???

   bestrn11 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I work in hospital in the NY area, and we have cases of pts. with bedbugs like every 2 weeks! I am terrified of them or taking them home, sometimes the ER doesnt catch them first and this pt. has 2-3 tranfers to different units befoe they r foun...

5. Suspended for not doing as nursing super ordered

   bestrn11 replied to ED_Bound's topic in Safety

   Sounds like a hostile work enviornment where u have no possibe support, yes, I would look for something else b4 u get fired or worse!

6. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

   bestrn11 replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

   I would say: Ask questions. Dont stand around in the hallway 10 deep causing a blockage. Break off into groups of 2, have a buddy system to feel less nervous maybe. Try to look more confident and less scared.

7. New Grad in LTC - Feeling Overwhelmed (21 pts)

   bestrn11 replied to simpreza2's topic in Geriatric

   That is straight up crazy!!!

8. lateral violence as a new grad

   bestrn11 replied to donnaalyssa's topic in New Nurse

   I am a new grad also and this is a hostile workplace, I would not work in a place like this, I would be afraid I might adopt these habits.

9. NCLEX TODAY! && BAD POP UP... dont think im going to take it again

   bestrn11 replied to juh_lee_suh's topic in NCLEX

   I know someone who took it 10 times and finally passed on the 10th try! 10 times!!! at $200 a pop! thats a $1000! not to mention 4 years out of nursing school, married with 5 kids and 2 with medical issues! But she said she wasnt gonna let the devil ...

10. Pearson Vue Trick - Poll once you receive your results

    bestrn11 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

    worked for me! I passed!

11. So many SATA's , thought I would cry!!!

    bestrn11 replied to bestrn11's topic in NCLEX

    Just got the word I passed!!!:yeah:

12. Three months to study, advise please

    bestrn11 replied to cloudwatcher's topic in NCLEX

    HI! Good start with the saunders book,review meds and do questions in the book, I did 100 questions a day(with dif. sources) and reviewed rationals, I got an nclex app on my iphone so i could do questions whenever i had a few minutes, I did the kapla...

13. So many SATA's , thought I would cry!!!

    bestrn11 replied to bestrn11's topic in NCLEX

    Did u test at Lake sucess? thats where I tested, someone told me that that place gives alot of SATA's but I didnt want to believe that because its a randomized test, a testing center cannot give anything,so I went there anyway, but I dont know what t...

14. So many SATA's , thought I would cry!!!

    bestrn11 replied to bestrn11's topic in NCLEX

    Thanks! I did kaplan course, did 100 qbanks a day, reviewed saunders 4th ed esp cardiac and meds, endocrine and meds and maternity and meds chapters,saunders cd, I also had an nclex flashcards app on my phone that i would do constantly,and that rando...

15. NCLEX tomorrow!! HELP!

    bestrn11 replied to JMO82's topic in NCLEX

    I took the test today, don't know for sure if I passed but I got the good pop-up on the PVT. The day before my test I was freaking out also and my friends told me not to study, but my anxiety went down after I went over a few facts until like 6:00 pm...