Kina21

Kina21 has 2 years experience.

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1. Encouraging signs! Is job situation improving?

   Kina21 replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Maryland

   I've seen openings myself as a new grad but I don't think enough have opened to make a difference. Last year the BON shows almost 2,000 people passing boards here. Now I know not everyone stays and such but there aren't that many jobs for students to...

2. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   Kina21 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

   I took mine same day :) thats what the Maryland BON showed for me, and I wasnt sure enough so I paid for quick results and sure enough, passed! The BON still shows my license as pending due to them checking backgrounds and such but the test is over!

3. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

   Kina21 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

   Took the NCLEX RN 2/24, tried the trick and got the good pop up. This afternoon (2/26) I checked my quick results and sure enough I passed! I left the test in tears and was sure I'd be the one exception to this trick. Best of luck to those waiting f...

4. Got AACC acceptance today!

   Kina21 replied to ga2md2brn's topic in Maryland

   Congrats to all :) I'm only a little over two weeks away from pinning at AACC so I've been in your shoes .I wish everyone the best of luck. It'll be a tough 4 semesters but you've made it this far. If you have any questions just contact me

5. ATI KIt

   Kina21 replied to a_n_atbc73's topic in General Students

   The ATI test is similar to the tests you take in the classes, it's just more standardized. I think the reason they're so caught up in them is because the ATI's are said to be good indicators of how you'll do on the NCLEX. I reviewed my ATI books and...

6. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

   Kina21 replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

   To a few of my professors: 1. The fact that you get so excited over a bowel elimination lecture is slightly disturbing. Was it really necessary to have three slides on different poop scales? 2. I don't mean to laugh during lectures. The drag on for o...

7. Care Plan Help!

   Kina21 replied to lhopeful's topic in Student Assist

   Do you have a nursing diagnosis manual? Mine lists 12 diagnoses for colostomy in the back... Complicated grieving deficient fluid volume disturbed body image imbalanced nutrition : less than body requirements impaired skin integrity ineffective sexua...

8. Help with nursing diagnosis for urosepsis!! please

   Kina21 replied to wackyj2000's topic in General Students

   It really sucks that you don't have your diagnosis ref manual because all you have to do is look up the UTI and it has a list of nursing diagnoses for it. I don't know of any websites but I can suggest a few ideas... -Acute pain -Impaired Urinary eli...

9. "Too smart" to be a nurse

   Kina21 replied to may8755's topic in General Students

   I feel the same way...mine is a little different of a scenario..one of my family members is constantly on me about wanting to be a nurse and making rude comments like " All nurses are good for is cleaning up pee...etc" and then when her puppy pees on...

10. We're told to buy cheap stethoscopes

    Kina21 posted a topic in Uniform/Gear

    I'm a first semester nursing student we've been told by some random uniform lady to buy cheap stethoscopes. Then yesterday our lab instructor told us to spend around $80. I know there are hundreds of stethoscope threads out there, but is it worth buy...

11. Anyone applying AACC?

    Kina21 replied to clhRN2b2010's topic in Maryland

    I'm starting the RN program at AACC next week. I'm excited and really nervous. I took all of my prerequisites here, most online so I could work full time and save every little penny...It's said to be a little tough to get it and you do have to bust y...

12. 1st semester textbooks...

    Kina21 posted a topic in General Students

    I start nursing school in 15 days ( eek...sooner than I realized) and I started buying my textbooks slowly to lessen the blow... We have 17 required textbooks...and I have pretty much spent every penny to my name buying them. I searched for them used...

13. Had orientation today...having second thoughts

    Kina21 replied to Kina21's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Thanks, I just feel overwhelmed. I guess I'm realizing that it's not going to be what I had expected, I knew it would be difficult but I felt like they just threw a lot on us today. I really did plan but sometimes stuff just doesn't work out. I do ha...

14. Had orientation today...having second thoughts

    Kina21 replied to Kina21's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I had a plan, they gave us schedule that was far different from what it is now. I try to plan ahead but sometimes life just throws you a curve ball. Sorry that the change threw me for a loop. I have a job now that I was going to switch my hours to wo...

15. Had orientation today...having second thoughts

    Kina21 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    I had a very intense orientation today. We walked in, signed in and immediately got handed course registration sheets already filled out with classes, all you had to do was fill in your name. They randomly gave out the sheets, half were for the firs...