tboone246

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1. My report....really is bad!

   tboone246 replied to mom35's topic in New Nurse

   I work on on a med/surg unit that specializes in neurosurgery patients. We have "cheat sheets" that we report from, update them in pencil, and pass on to the next shift. It is a preprinted sheet with areas to fill in when the patient arrives. It f...

2. How Do I tell my current job that I need time off for 1 month to work as a camp nurse

   tboone246 replied to careo180's topic in Career Support

   You've been there less than a year, your unit is understaffed, and you want 4 weeks off to work somewhere else that you're passionate about and during vacation months--what would you do if you were in the NM position? Very risky. I'd have red flags...

3. Age you will/were graduated?

   tboone246 replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

   I just graduated (age 46) from a 2 year program and took the NCLEX Wed. June 11th and found out on Friday June 13th that I passed. I will be working a day shift in a neuro. unit. So hang in there! I thought if I made it through the pre-requisite o...

4. June 2008 NCLEX support group

   tboone246 replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX

   I took NCLEX on Wed. morning and found out today I passed. I had 75 questions and I did study right up until I went to bed. That made me feel better. But you do come out of there wondering if you passed or failed. It seemed to me it could go eith...

5. June 2008 NCLEX support group

   tboone246 replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX

   I take it in the morning. It is so anxiety-producing that I will be glad to get it over with. I have used the Hurst & Kaplan books and took the ERI review that my school offered. We are their first graduating class (a new nursing program) and ...

6. Just took NCLEX-RN

   tboone246 replied to vballmanrn's topic in NCLEX

   I take it in the morning. I have reviewed the past 3 weeks using the Hurst review and the ERI review. I am nervous but ready to get it over. It just hangs over your head and consumes your life until you pass it.