pengoo2008

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1. Hopeless New Grad

   pengoo2008 replied to Rojo2030's topic in General Nursing

   also, it is worth checking out new hospitals or hospitals that are expanding. My unit just expanded last year and we hired like crazy. Based on some of our hires - you'd think they just hired anyone that walked through the door! I think the new Palom...

2. Hopeless New Grad

   pengoo2008 replied to Rojo2030's topic in General Nursing

   I moved to San Diego from another state but I had secured a job prior to moving. That was in April 2008. The job market was tough then, but it has only gotten worse. The best advice I can give you is keep on trucking! You need to find out when hospit...

3. ICU nurse to pt ratio "norm" on your unit?

   pengoo2008 replied to Natef26's topic in MICU

   I work on an ICU step down that the hospital has not "coded" as an ICU step down so they do not have to follow ICU step down ratios. We are technically labelled as a telemetry floor but that is sooo not what we are. We have stable vent patients and g...

4. MICU vs SICU

   pengoo2008 posted a topic in MICU

   I currently work on an ICU step down unit but it has always been my dream to work in the SICU. At my hospital I originally interviewed for the SICU position as a new grad but did not get the position. Lack of experience was cited, as I had never work...

5. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

   pengoo2008 replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX

   1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75 questions 2. What materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Hurst 4 day review, Saunders comprehensive book and CD (the CD questions were kind of easy but good for learning content), D...

6. Any hope for us non-Kaplanites?!?!

   pengoo2008 replied to LittleWing21's topic in NCLEX

   (xposted..) I had 75 questions...about 18 SATCs, two math questions (that took me entirely too long, I was so nervous!), maybe 10 meds? (didn't count those) Lot's of priortizing and lots of infection control. I think it is very important to get infec...

7. I Passed....after 8 Days Of Waiting In Cali

   pengoo2008 replied to mommymartinRN2b's topic in NCLEX

   :yeah:I passed too as you can see from the other thread. Way to go!!! This website is wonderful but sometimes it instills a bit of paranoia! I was not going to even look online for four or five days and then after visiting here I was checking twice ...

8. Waiting on NCLEX results in Cali

   pengoo2008 replied to EDnurse2009's topic in NCLEX

   I PASSED!!! I stayed up until three AM last night checking every hour or so and basically convincing myself I did not pass since the website had been updated without my name. I took my test out of state though so that may be the reason. I took my tes...

9. Waiting on NCLEX results in Cali

   pengoo2008 replied to EDnurse2009's topic in NCLEX

   I was wondering the same thing as the above poster. I tested on the 8th. I saw that the website has updated on the 9th but my name is not up. If you fail, does your name just not show up at all? In some states I know it says "pending" once they proce...

10. July NCLEX Takers come on in!

    pengoo2008 replied to orchids8's topic in NCLEX

    I took mine on the 8th and I do not feel confident at all about it I had 75 questions and took almost 2.5 hours taking it ! I took some very long breaks and even sat and had some fruit and juice during one. I had EIGHTEEN SATCs. I was really losing...

11. July NCLEX Takers come on in!

    pengoo2008 replied to orchids8's topic in NCLEX

    I take mine a week from today, July 8th. I am having a minor (major) heart attack.

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

    pengoo2008 replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    Most of my instructors/profs have been great...however to some of them... 1) Please, please do not lecture me on professionalism when you are the least professional person I have ever met. Mocking the doctors with accents in front of our clinical gro...

13. May/June 2008 Grads!!

    pengoo2008 replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Students

    I graduate in April...yay!!!!!! When do you plan to take the NCLEX? A month or two after graduation...not sure yet. Will you work before you take the boards? Not too sure, I will be moving somewhere so I'm not positive I can handle the stress of movi...

14. Was I being mean-by not handing over all my notes??????

    pengoo2008 replied to missgigius's topic in General Students

    I personally would not just give my notes away to someone who I don't talk to in class. The way she asked for your number and called you up at the last minute with a sorry excuse just SCREAMS to me that she is trying to take advantage of you. I would...

15. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    pengoo2008 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    I was a well fed and well rested prior to being a student nurse permalink