RN-Diane

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1. New Nurse needing support, or I'll quit!!

   RN-Diane replied to Diva Nurse Dani's topic in New Nurse

   I am also a new nurse. At the facility I am at, I have been the relief charge nurse too times. Each of these times, I have had major staffing problems. There were nurses on the schedule who did not show or who had been taken off the schedule without ...

2. Shoes

   RN-Diane replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

   I have heard about these Z-coil shoes. Kindo hard to find and very expensive. I mean like $170. But they supposedly have a lifetime warranty. They have a spring in the heal that aligns your back. I know three people who swear that they have been a cu...

3. nurses at clinicals, how to deal?

   RN-Diane replied to Purple Princess's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe you could start by telling them that you know they are busy. then just say, "I would love to help you if there is anything I can do for you so you can have a chance to look at the IV for XYZ. I think this is what is happening with it." I am an ...

4. Unit Clerks are Useless!

   RN-Diane replied to HUCtoRNBScN's topic in General Nursing

   I have not read all of the responses, but I do have some input. As a student and a new nurse, you would be a great source of info for me. I can't see how nurses think they could manage without you. I consider myself good at patient care (but still ha...

5. Cheating on nursing exams

   RN-Diane replied to MiaNJ's topic in General Nursing

   Good for you schooldays. Seems like you found a solution that worked well for you. My grandpa always quoted that song that says "You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything." He was so wise!!

6. Cheating on nursing exams

   RN-Diane replied to MiaNJ's topic in General Nursing

   I knew people in nursing school who never did one thing by themselves. Every quiz, worksheet, careplan, ect. was a group effort. They cheated themselves through all of nursing school. They all passed NCLEX, so as for the whole sorting out thing....no...

7. Does anyone work FT and go to school PT

   RN-Diane replied to lma82's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I worked and went to school both full time. My work was really awsome about letting me work the days I could fit into my school schedule. I worked a couple doubles because it was better for me. I do think that my grades were affected though, but I ma...

8. I Hate Scrub Pants!!!

   RN-Diane replied to todell80's topic in General Students

   I like urbane scrubs, but am not sure if I am tall or short or if they have petites. I do know that they do not have the excessively large crotch. I think the website might be www.urbanewarehouse.com. Hope it helps. I also shop from Jasco uniform com...

9. 75 ?'s today. how many pass? & priority ?'s=difficult?

   RN-Diane replied to ncriverrat's topic in NCLEX

   Echota, my friend took hers in Cali and said it took longer to find out. I am not sure how long though. Good luck

10. Cheating on nursing exams

    RN-Diane replied to MiaNJ's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say that if it bothers you, you should do something. I was in a similar situation. At the top of each of our test, we had to sign the honor code. I felt like if it somehow came out and the teachers knew that some students could have taken s...

11. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    RN-Diane replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

    As a student, I had a patient who was arguing with her hubby. She called and asked me for water (or something-- this is not the part of the story that I remember). I told her that if she needed anything else to use the call light. A minute later, I w...

12. 75 ?'s today. how many pass? & priority ?'s=difficult?

    RN-Diane replied to ncriverrat's topic in NCLEX

    I can make no promises, but I know of 6 friends of mine who all had 75 and passed. I also did. Most of mine were priorities and pharm. We all went to the same school and used similar study materials, so that might mean something too. Remember that if...

13. post NCLEX anxiety

    RN-Diane replied to Hope1978's topic in NCLEX

    Before I took mine, I used two really helpful tools to get ready. I had the Saunder's NCLEX review. You can find it at hasting's or Books a Million. It has a CD that breaks down into sections. When you anser a question, it gives you a detailed ration...

14. All 205 NCLEX questions

    RN-Diane replied to Dabuggy's topic in NCLEX

    I know two nurses who are both very smart and great nurses now who took all the questions. Both began ICU internships shortly thereafter. Good luck!!! Keep us updated.

15. post NCLEX anxiety

    RN-Diane replied to Hope1978's topic in NCLEX

    I felt the same after mine. I had told my soon to be husband that if I had the minimum # of questions that I probably failed. I thought I would have to spend my wedding week and honeymoon pouting and worrying. (I took the test 6 days before I got mar...