Chrono BSN, RN

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   A new grad numbers game... just curious!

   Chrono replied to calivianya's topic in Job Hunt

   I graduated in May, passed my NCLEX exam in July. 1) over 20, ones all over my state, a few in surrounding states and various ones on that usajobs site. 2) 5-7 new grad postings, though many of the regular postings listed new grads will be considered...
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   Encouraging statistics for NCLEX test takers :)

   Chrono replied to michgreg's topic in NCLEX

   You have to remember that the passing line was increased in April 2013, so the current pass rates are likely several percentage points lower than those listed there. *destroys encouragement*
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   Average Scores on Kaplan Question Trainers and Qbank and Passed NCLEX 1/18/2013

   Chrono replied to anh_thule's topic in NCLEX

   Thanks, glad to be done with that step in the process.
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   Average Scores on Kaplan Question Trainers and Qbank and Passed NCLEX 1/18/2013

   Chrono replied to anh_thule's topic in NCLEX

   QT1:64 QT2:57 QT3:62 QT4:61 QT5:52 QT6:64 QT7:62 Readiness:62 Qbank: 64%; 100% completed. Scores were generally high 50s-mid 60s for the majority of the time. Towards the end my scores were mid 60s-mid 70s. NCLEX-RN: 75 questions and done (passed).
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   Buy or Rent Nursing Textbooks

   Chrono replied to Meeh619's topic in General Students

   I generally put whatever books we'd need next semester on a wishlist on Amazon and I'd check the list twice a day to every other day for drops in the prices. Doing this I got a great deal of text books for only 1-1.5x the rental price. I also have ...
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   Pearson Vue Trick was WRONG!!!!!!!

   Chrono replied to mamacita2's topic in NCLEX

   So basically the take away is if you are brought to the credit card page you almost definitely did not pass. But in the one-in-a-million chance it's wrong it would behoove you to wait for the official results before paying again, as they don't have ...
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   Is there anybody out there doing well in nursing school?

   Chrono replied to StayHumble11's topic in General Students

   I have been short of an A by 1-2 points around 4 times throughout nursing school, and by 5-6 points another 2 times. It wouldn't suck as much if we used the +/- system that the rest of the university uses.
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   Help. Please. Studying/Testing.

   Chrono replied to smellyacres's topic in General Students

   If you make flash cards utilize this system for determining ones to review (though you may want to review them more frequently than the example here) Leitner system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The act of making flash cards can help as well, or...
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   Bombed a test

   Chrono replied to rubato's topic in General Students

   ear bud headphones with music and a set of ear protectors (the kind people wear when around noisy equipment or when shooting guns) make any place a quiet place... Well, at least bereft of any other distracting noises if you can study with music playi...
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    Pediatrics and Heparin IV Calculations -- Please Help!

    Chrono replied to Jeana18's topic in Student Assist

    It could also be the reason stated by janfrn, which I hadn't ever seen before, though I'm still just a student myself.
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    Pediatrics and Heparin IV Calculations -- Please Help!

    Chrono replied to Jeana18's topic in Student Assist

    so if we go with the numbers you provided, and 4 kg for the infant's weight (since no number provided) 28 units/kg/hour * 4 kg * 1mL/1 unit = 112 mL/ hr. I assume the issue is that you have the incorrect concentration for heparin, it's more likely ...
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    Care for the Diabetic patient

    Chrono replied to itsdebraanne's topic in General Students

    1) Check their blood sugar, exercise causes blood glucose to drop in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, so they want to have an adequate level before hand and be sure they aren't hypoglycemic after exercising. 2)The islet of langerhans cells in the pancreas...