Luckylefty87

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1. Took my Nclex-RN today

   Luckylefty87 replied to Luckylefty87's topic in NCLEX

   Hey :) I would average around 60% on my Qbanks, sometimes upper 60%. I would not get too tied up with Kaplan predicting your outcome with the NCLEX but I will tell you that Kaplan is way harder then the NCLEX: at least for me it was. Best of luck!...

2. July Washington Hospital Center RN Residency

   Luckylefty87 replied to GuatericanNurse's topic in Washington DC

   Hi Charmed. Are you planning on living in the D.C. area? I live in Maryland and I know that the cost of living in D.C. is higher then it is in Maryland. Have you done any apartment searches? I rent a place with my Husband and we pay about 1,300 a mo...

3. New Graduate RN in Maryland

   Luckylefty87 replied to Luckylefty87's topic in Maryland

   I am so Happy I found a job :) I can't wait to start! I am in the middle of packing up my old place and moving into a new home with my hubby. Between finding a job, preparing for the job, packing, and getting ready for an intense new grad RN residen...

4. New Graduate RN in Maryland

   Luckylefty87 replied to Luckylefty87's topic in Maryland

   Hi Mekka, Thank you for your reply. I'm really happy to say I have found a job at a really great hospital in Washington D.C. I start my orientation on July 19th. I just kept on applying and the right place at the right time contacted me. Now to sta...

5. July Washington Hospital Center RN Residency

   Luckylefty87 replied to GuatericanNurse's topic in Washington DC

   Hi Everyone! I am also starting in the RN residency program at WHC July 2010. I wanted to know how is everyone preparing for the math exam on the first day? What materials are you all studying? I'm going over IV drip calculations, PO med administra...

6. New Graduate RN in Maryland

   Luckylefty87 replied to Luckylefty87's topic in Maryland

   That's exactly the type of place I've been looking for! I really would not mind working in an out of hospital setting as long as I am able to use my nursing skills. I really want to find a skilled nursing facility that provides trach/vent/more compl...

7. New Graduate RN in Maryland

   Luckylefty87 replied to Luckylefty87's topic in Maryland

   Thank you for the reply. I've been getting the same from recruiters as well. I'm planning on visiting a skilled nursing facility on Monday and applying for a position with all my important papers in hand. I just want to get my foot in the door, an...

8. New Graduate RN in Maryland

   Luckylefty87 posted a topic in Maryland

   Hi Everyone! I recently passed my NCLEX-RN, and am now an RN in the state of MD. I have been tirelessly searching for employment as an RN in all the major hospitals and it seems I'm getting rejected left and right due to the fact I am new graduate. ...

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

   Luckylefty87 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX

   PVT worked for me I took my boards on Friday, sure enough 48 hours later results indicated a PASS, I got the good pop-up. It works people, the end. :w00t:

10. Took my Nclex-RN today

    Luckylefty87 replied to Luckylefty87's topic in NCLEX

    Hi Noski, What I would do was set a time limit (example: I divided my time between material review & answering questions), I spent maybe 2-3 hours a day with just material review and I would review as much as time allotted me ( ex: I reviewed car...

11. I took the NCLEX today!

    Luckylefty87 replied to guest610's topic in NCLEX

    :dncgbby::dncgbby::flwrhrts::ancong!: WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations RN

12. Took my Nclex-RN today

    Luckylefty87 replied to Luckylefty87's topic in NCLEX

    Just got my results today! It's a PASS, I am officially an RN!!! Thank you God :) :dncgbby::dncgcpd::dancgrp::nmbrn:

13. Infection Control Mnemonics

    Luckylefty87 replied to december2905's topic in NCLEX

    Hi Chris, From what I've studied: when you are going into a patient's room with airborne precautions you wear a gown, mask, respirator, gloves. For droplet: gown, mask, gloves all the time, and for contact: gown, gloves Good luck on your exam!

14. I took the NCLEX today!

    Luckylefty87 replied to guest610's topic in NCLEX

    I totally 100% agree with you on this one. My average for all 1000+ questions on the QBANK was about 65% and the more exposure to higher analysis questions you have, the better. :igtsyt: I think we both took our boards yesterday at 8am, does your s...

15. Took my Nclex-RN today

    Luckylefty87 replied to Luckylefty87's topic in NCLEX

    Crazitree- Best of luck! You can do this, and you don't need Kaplan to pass the boards..you need you :thankya: Noski- What I did was review my drugs by classes (ex: my penicillins, aminoglycosides, cephalosporins, atypical antipsychotics, etc) and I...