farmerrl

farmerrl has 9 years experience and specializes in CCRN-MICU_SICU_CCU.

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1. CCRN test: how bad is it really?

   farmerrl replied to farmerrl's topic in MICU

   I'm pretty sure that 70% is passing. I can't remember where I got that info prior to the test but on the ccrn test it said that 87 was passing out of 125 questions.

2. CCRN test: how bad is it really?

   farmerrl replied to farmerrl's topic in MICU

   There are 150 questions on the test. 25 of them aren't scored. On my test I had to have 87 of 125 questions right. I think that's about 70%.

3. Another dumb blonde joke

   farmerrl replied to Daytonite's topic in Humor

   There is a blond driving down the highway, she pulls over when she sees another blond in a boat, in the middle of a wheat field, rowing. She gets out of her truck and yells "it's blonds like you that give us a bad name and if I could swim, I'd co...

4. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

   farmerrl replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

   I'm sure everyone has heard this one......................Can you pick up this glass and give me a drink? The patient points and touches the cup..........is in the hospital for a toe amputation (for example):rotfl:

5. Charting Bloopers

   farmerrl replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   This happened about 2 or 3 am. Not A charting blooper but a verbal slip up. We had a patient in with a drug overdose, her pressures were falling. Phoned the doctor who told us to give her some tylenol and make an appointment in 1 month. The nurse...

6. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   farmerrl replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   That happens so often it really sucks when splatter happens though!:rotfl:

7. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   farmerrl replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   We recently had a young man in our icu that went on a trip with some of his friends. They decided to catch a rattle snake. they took it home got a little toasty and decided it would be cool to play with the rattle snake. You can guess what happene...

8. CCRN test: how bad is it really?

   farmerrl replied to farmerrl's topic in MICU

   I passed the test today. It wasn't as hard as I had imagined it could be. There were even some questions on the test that I had read before. I think they came from the Pass CCRN Cd. I'm sooo happy it is over for me. The anticipation of the test ...

9. CCRN test: how bad is it really?

   farmerrl replied to farmerrl's topic in MICU

   i am taking the test on Nov 1 9AM!!!!!! A little anxiety here! My employer sent me to a review class, they guarantee that I will pass. I hope they are right. The people I work with are telling me I'll pass. I can't help but think that they must...

10. CCRN test: how bad is it really?

    farmerrl replied to farmerrl's topic in MICU

    Congratulations!!! How was the test?

11. CCRN test: how bad is it really?

    farmerrl posted a topic in MICU

    I have to take the CCRN exam in the next few months. I've been preparing for this off and on for a few years but am still only getting in the 60% range in the AACN core review book. I am now in a charge nurse position and my manager wants all of us...