Sandy46

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1. not used to feeling dumb

   Sandy46 posted a topic in New Nurse

   Graduated at the top (second career and I have a masters in another field) 75 neclex, job on the med surg speciality floor I wanted and down hill from there. I am really good with the patients and that is it. Although I have not made and errors, I do...

2. Letter of Resignation or just Two Weeks Notice

   Sandy46 replied to grinnurse's topic in New Nurse

   I am an HR director of many years turned nurse--yes letter--no to the reason (found an opportunity/ another opportunity/ good opportunity makes it sound like their's was not an opportunity and definitely a thanks.

3. How long between interview & job offer???

   Sandy46 replied to USA987's topic in Career Support

   Friday pm and physical

4. How long between interview & job offer???

   Sandy46 replied to USA987's topic in Career Support

   Took NCLEX wednesday, interviewed Thurs, offer on Friday, start tomorrow. Rushed because the new nurse orientation starts tomorrow. I would have perferred a few weeks to recover.

5. I got another ATT-took exam already

   Sandy46 replied to Sandy46's topic in NCLEX

   It is exactly the same except for the date it was sent. There really was no corrected information. They allowed me to use my college photo ID instead of my driver's license since the names do not match. (I added my husband's last name with a hyphen ...

6. I got another ATT-took exam already

   Sandy46 posted a topic in NCLEX

   I took the exam on Wednesday and don't have resuults yet. The blue screen of death struck at 75. Today I got another email from Pearson and attached ATT dated yesterday. There was a problem with my ID but that was resolved before I took the test. Cou...

7. just sat the nclex exam!!

   Sandy46 replied to dylan101's topic in NCLEX

   Priority questions are judgment rather than knowledge--The difference between picking out the side effect of a drug and choosing which of several patients must be assessed first. The latter makes you guess from the symptoms what is wrong with them a...

8. just sat the nclex exam!!

   Sandy46 replied to dylan101's topic in NCLEX

   I completed the exam 49 hours ago and am still on edge. I could have written your post. Patients were coming from ED, OR, home, with a need to decide who to assess etc. I am told that is a good sign that so many of my questions were like that. Howeve...

9. What does 75 questions mean mean

   Sandy46 replied to Sandy46's topic in NCLEX

   "stupid people" have passed the nclex, but I am not the person to measure stupidity. Although, hopefully the "best" students( clinical and knowledge) are more likely to pass

10. What does 75 questions mean mean

    Sandy46 replied to Sandy46's topic in NCLEX

    I would say that more than half my questions were which person would you assess first--sometimes as home health care nurse, some times arriving on unit, sometimes patients coming from surgery, sometimes coming from the ER--sometimes just there. No co...

11. What does 75 questions mean mean

    Sandy46 posted a topic in NCLEX

    This cut off at 75 thing is making me crazy. Has any one ever heard of anyone being cut off at 75 who did not pass. I took the exam today and expected to have more questions. Despite excellent grades in school and diagnostic test I found it very hard