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1. What happens in the real world if:

   zb8943 replied to freezin's topic in Student Assist

   For NCLEX purpose, between the two options you mentioned, I would chose: culture the wound. According to Kaplan, in the NCLEX land ("ideal world") you have the MD's order to culture the wound. Also, wound culture is another piece of assessment. In re...

2. Any tricks to remembering normal lab values?

   zb8943 replied to scm0890's topic in NCLEX

   @myprideandjoy. you can use dimensional analysis: ml/hr= 500 ml/50 units x 5 units/hr ml/hr= 50 ml/hr in this example, units cancel out and your answer should reflect what the problem ask: ml/hr. dimensional analysis is an orderly and systematic math...

3. Kaplan.Saunders.NCLEX oh my!

   zb8943 replied to Pneumothorax's topic in NCLEX

   Congrats!

4. Took NCLEX-RN Today

   zb8943 replied to CoachIsLove's topic in NCLEX

   Congrats to all who passed! :)

5. Tomorrow

   zb8943 replied to vampymegs's topic in NCLEX

   Best of luck to you. You can do it! :)

6. Counting down

   zb8943 replied to KMtoRN's topic in General Students

   Best of luck to everyone! Nursing school is unlike any other academic experience. :)

7. 17 years out of school, if I did it, so can everyone too :)

   zb8943 replied to Mitch Dizon's topic in NCLEX

   Thank you for sharing your inspiring story. Congrats!!!

8. The good "pop-up"

   zb8943 replied to Neen1221's topic in NCLEX

   Yes, the "good pop-up" is accurate although I was skeptical about it too. Congrats to both of you!

9. New cardiac nurse--advice?

   zb8943 replied to queenjulie's topic in Cardiac

   This is a good website that has info about the heart, ECG, ACLS. Tools | SkillStat Learning - Fast, Fun and Effective!

10. My NCLEX story...8th times a charm!

    zb8943 replied to chiromed0's topic in NCLEX

    Congratulations! No one should ever give up!! Your story is very inspiring.

11. Exam in 3 days, took my last Qtrainer today

    zb8943 replied to five_apples's topic in NCLEX

    It's "normal" to feel that way. You may have the same feeling during NCLEX (at times) and after you take the NCLEX. At least I had it, but it turned out OK despite everything. Good luck to you! You can do it!

12. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    zb8943 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

    Based on my experience as long as it says "delivery successful" and you get the same pop up, it means that you PASSED, so don't worry! Congrats!

13. Praying PVT is right!!

    zb8943 replied to rachel0609's topic in NCLEX

    I had a similar experience 3 months ago...Don't worry, PVT does work! However, it feels good to see those numbers associated with your name. Congrats!

14. Telemetry - Any advice for a student nurse?

    zb8943 replied to Bob S's topic in Cardiac

    An ECG, ACLS, PALS classes are helpful if you can afford them. As a nursing student, I found the following website helpful for the heart rhythms: Tools | SkillStat Learning - Fast, Fun and Effective!

15. New Grad RN still no job

    zb8943 replied to annamee's topic in Job Hunt

    Wish I could help you, but I am on the same boat. You are not alone. Stay positive and eventually we'll get a job. Best of luck to you!