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We had a similar practice at my hospital, called scripting. We had to thank our patient at the end of day for deciding to come to our hospital. As we were saying it, you could hear other patients and...

I am a firm believer that with nursing the best learning and training is on the job, you have to put your hands on it, see it, touch it, and sometimes even smell it, lol. You can learn all you can in...

Hi, Just wanted to know everyones take on taking a mental health day. I had to take one today. I work on an extremely busy med-surg-tele-oncology floor and i am also a new nurse, almost 9 months...

Well i work on a Medical/Oncology/Tele floor and we each have 5-6 patients each, whether its day or night shift dependig on the amount of staff we have. We have 35 beds, plus 3 hallway beds for...

I understand your pain. With this actually being my first real job, i am new to getting an actual paycheck and taxes. I try to take a tally of how many hours i work each week and try to figure out my...

I graduated in May 2007, took a one week review course the very next week. The earliest i could test was June 13, couple of people in my class got earlier test dates. Shannon:)

Someone was definitely looking out for me the day i took my NCLEX. For starters i took my exam in a town about an hour away, and decided to wake up early that morning and drive to the testing...

Hi, Wal-Mart has Dell laptops for 499.00, i just brought one last week, and it has wi-fi capabilities, i believe they are on sale online as well. Good luck. :)

I am 21, and i get the same responses. I am often mistaken for the nursing assistant. I mostly get positive comments, saying that its a accomplishment to have acquired so much so young.

Good Luck Tomorrow! I felt the same way about not wanting to disappoint people. But just remember you have made it this far and survived nursing school, so i am sure your family and friends are...

They are pretty strict when it comes to taking the NCLEX and you can not bring anything with you besides your ATT and your license. Anything else you bring with has to be put in a locker outside the...

Hi Des11283, During my last year of nursing school we had 5 pregnant women and 1 guy whose wife was pregnant too. All of them graduated this May, so it can be done. Some delivered during breaks...

Best advice i received was quickly eliminate answers that don't make any sense or dont apply to the patient in question. When all else fails remember the basics, your ABC's (airway,breathing,...

I know exactly how you feel i took mine on 6/13 and got 110 questions. I had a few questions on education too. My very last question was something i have never heard of before, and i had to do...

Hey, 1. I had 110 questions 2.I used an ERI Review book that i received from a course i took for a week. The Saunders review book, pharm books, and lab books. 3.My community college offered us...

My test stopped at 110 questions too, and it kinda freaked me out. I was a nervous wreck the two days i had to wait for the results to be released (Thank God that i passed:yelclap:.) I had a lot of...

Well i am a new grad and new to allnurses.com. I just found out friday that i passed my boards so i can officially call myself a nurse. I am looking forward to the many new adventures nursing may...