grandmabutterfly

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1. Trick questions?

   grandmabutterfly replied to grandmabutterfly's topic in NCLEX

   Nursing school did not broaden my knowledge as much as MY studying did. I don't want to memorize questions in case I have to retake the exam because I already know that I won't have the same questions again. I want to LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES. If I was...

2. Trick questions?

   grandmabutterfly posted a topic in NCLEX

   If there are no "trick questions" on NCLEX why are we not allowed to see our score or review the questions we got wrong? Is the NCLEX all knowing, all seeing, smoke blowing wizard behind the curtain not interested in us bettering our knowledge and sk...

3. Assumptions

   grandmabutterfly posted a topic in NCLEX

   We were told in class that NCLEX makes changes every few years so I would like to address the following: I saw an old thread about whether you can assume that you have doctor's orders to choose an answer on NCLEX. In the '14-'15 edition of a Kaplan R...

4. Critique of Nursing School

   grandmabutterfly replied to NormaSaline's topic in General Students

   I think APA format is for those instructors wishing to publish letting the student perform the research. Then, if they like your work, they use your source instead of performing their own research. I have more humility that I don't need to see my nam...

5. Critique of Nursing School

   grandmabutterfly replied to NormaSaline's topic in General Students

   Wow so many emotions, experiences and disappointments have been shared amongst the original post and replies. I too felt a lot of these issues during my PN program. Since I am not a "spring chicken" I feel I might be a bit more discerning than some o...

6. Use of Nursing Diagnosis

   grandmabutterfly replied to grandmabutterfly's topic in General Students

   Thanks for the citation from Wikipedia especially for learning the term "academic elitism." This is what I complained about while my husband was working on his Master's degree while I was working for a professor in the science field at a MAJOR univer...

7. Use of Nursing Diagnosis

   grandmabutterfly replied to grandmabutterfly's topic in General Students

   I might actually appreciate nursing diagnoses if we were writing care plans related to human beings (or not as the case may be for hospital work). And I'm in my last semester of LPN. Writing a care plan might be a great challenge. My instructors won'...

8. Use of Nursing Diagnosis

   grandmabutterfly replied to grandmabutterfly's topic in General Students

   Still waiting for more responses before I decide if nursing diagnoses are just Nursing School jargon for nurses want to be important

9. About to start nursing school, which pre reqs should I start with?

   grandmabutterfly replied to medical123's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I recommend checking and double checking between the counselor/advisor and the nursing program. My school apparently doesn't communicate which have to be done before nursing classes and which can be completed during nursing classes. Also confirm whic...

10. How old were you when you started nursing school?

    grandmabutterfly replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I'm 55 now and graduating this spring. Hope to pass the NCLEX before I turn 56. I don't plan on continuing to RN.

11. Use of Nursing Diagnosis

    grandmabutterfly posted a topic in General Students

    Does anyone besides the nursing staff ever look at or use the defined Nursing Diagnosis for a patient? If so who and what is done with it?