alem992

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1. How to take care of a pt with TIA

   alem992 replied to beachbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

   First thing that happens is the NIHSS and then the CT SCAN. They would not receive any aspirin prior to getting the CT because they could have a hemorrhagic stroke. If they meet the critrea meaning a high enough number on the NIHSS and there is no ev...

2. Looking to Relocate -- What is the Virginia nursing market like right now

   alem992 replied to beat2beat's topic in Virginia

   INOVA does accept Associate Degree nurses, the only positions that they want BSN nurses is in pediatrics (NICU, PICU ) I think IMC and Med-Surg ICU (INOVA-Fairfax) are the only ones hiring new graduates at this time.

3. Impossible to find a job in this area

   alem992 replied to AnnaC's topic in Virginia

   I don't know if GW has changed it's policy about only hiring BSN graduates, because when I applied in December I was offered an interview and I only have an ADN. The big thing with GW is that they want you to have graduated with a 3.0 gpa, they go th...

4. Taking NCLEX this Thursday (2/12)

   alem992 replied to Chantilly's topic in NCLEX

   I took the Exam on 2/12 too, I even posted on this thread that day. I live in Virginia and found out by 9am the next day that I had an active license. I can't imagine waiting as long as you guys have, that is horrible. My prayers are with you guys. I...

5. Taking NCLEX this Thursday (2/12)

   alem992 replied to Chantilly's topic in NCLEX

   I took my exam this morning and my exam ended at 75. I was pretty okay walking out, But now I don't know how I feel. One minute I think I passed the next minute I am horrified by the idea of failing and doing this all over again. There were some ques...

6. Interested in NVCC program

   alem992 replied to justthinking08's topic in Virginia

   Nova's nursing program has really expanded over the past couple of years. I think that they put the 2.5 gpa to screen out people who usually fail the first semester, not because the enrollment space is limited. If you have a 2.5 gpa, I think you wi...

7. Unsure about changing from ECPI to NVCC for Fall 2009

   alem992 replied to bebitachulapr's topic in Virginia

   I wouldn't do a LPN program if I were you. It's just not worth all the money that you are paying to get the degree. Most hospitals don't accept LPNs and out on the Units LPNs don't get the same respect or money as RNs. I would just do what ever I hav...

8. NOVA Courses/Teacher question

   alem992 replied to NParker's topic in Virginia

   I took NAS 161 and 162 at the Alexandria Nova w/ Ms. Nguyen. That lady was one of the best teachers I have ever had in my life. She broke everything down to the simplest form. Her accent is really thick and a lot of people don't like her for that, b...

9. i passed! 75 questions..Thank God!

   alem992 replied to klara1908's topic in NCLEX

   Congratulations! I can't wait to say I passed~must be an amazing feeling!

10. NVCC First yr students, How goes the battle?

    alem992 replied to Flames9_RN's topic in Virginia

    There are papers that you are required to write for NUR150, NUR254 &NUR 255 but they really aren't that big of a deal. You also have to turn in careplans during each clinical rotation and the psych rotation requires you to do little reports/jour...

11. Want to just quit

    alem992 replied to joyfulone's topic in Virginia

    You should always give two weeks notice before you leave a job. You don't know where life is going to lead you and you might need a reference or something from that job later on in life. So just suck it up and give that two weeks notice, it might be ...

12. NVCC First yr students, How goes the battle?

    alem992 replied to Flames9_RN's topic in Virginia

    My advice for studying for the finals would be to just know the big things about every topic learned during the semester. You are not going to be able to go back and study everything. So just know the big things about each one, like the main symptoms...

13. Fear of Blood?

    alem992 replied to Tim92's topic in New Nurse

    well, you can try and desensitize yourself to it by exposing yourself to a little bit of blood at a time. You can start off by looking at pictures of blood and moving up to actually looking at real blood. It's going to be difficult getting through nu...

14. Friday December 12th

    alem992 replied to PEBBLES1's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! I will be graduating on December 15 :). I can remember being on the prenursing student forum trying to soak up as much information. It was only three and a half years ago but it seems like forever. Good luck with your degree!

15. I hate nursing

    alem992 replied to prettylittlenurse2b's topic in General Students

    I switched to nursing because I hated my previous job as a manager. I hated going into to work, I hated my staff and I hated what I was promoting. It was no way to live. I think you should stop worrying about everyone else and figure out what it is t...