vivibae

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1. Port o cath help

   vivibae replied to NurseStacey143's topic in Oncology

   I am a new grad working at a outpatient cancer center. I have been working there for 2 months. I have accessed several ports and there has been times where I didnt access it properly. Those times are the ones that I constantly go over my head what...

2. Port- a-cath not drawing blood!

   vivibae replied to Tolos's topic in Infusion

   I work as an chemo infusion nurse and I encounter more power ports. I am not sure what kind you have. But usually when we do not draw blood when we access the port we ask the patient to deep breath. If that doesnt work we ask them to raise their a...

3. New grad and scared to work

   vivibae replied to Kringe38's topic in New Nurse

   I passed NCLEX in Sept and started working in October. An old boss that I had in a Cancer center hired me as a registry nurse. It is nerve wrecking. All of my clinicals were based on a unit position in the hospital. My job is at a clinic and main...

4. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

   vivibae replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

   So it is 48 hours from when you start the exam. I PASSED!!!!

5. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

   vivibae replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

   I also took my exam on 9/6 @ 1230 and did the PVT and got the pop-up, although it calmed my nerves I dont completely believe it. Today is when I should get my quick results and I am still waiting. I am freaking out that the PVT doesnt work and that...

6. THINK you FAILED NCLEX ~ READ!

   vivibae replied to luvfornursing's topic in NCLEX

   OMG!! I couldnt take it anymore so this morning with my husband I tried it and I got the "good pop up". When I saw it I quickly closed it and started to cry uncontrollably, I turned around and hugged my husband. When I was able to speak, I had to ...

7. THINK you FAILED NCLEX ~ READ!

   vivibae replied to luvfornursing's topic in NCLEX

   Wow, this was posted back in 2005!! Well today is 9/6/11 and I just finished taking my exam. I got 75 questions and like pretty much everyone else here I had 6 or 7 SATA, several medications that I had no idea what they were and 1 math question tha...

8. Nursing School Blues??

   vivibae replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

   Hello, I thought that I was the only one that felt this way. I am actually crying right now replying to this post. I wish that I saw this earlier cuz I can see that the last post was in 2008!! I have only 1 more year of a BSN program. I have been...

9. How many people who start NS finish?

   vivibae replied to BillyMan's topic in General Students

   I originially didnt know how to reply to the first post. I signed up on Saturday and after reading my first reply I thought that I made a mistake. Thanks for backing me up berns10. :)

10. How many people who start NS finish?

    vivibae replied to BillyMan's topic in General Students

    I have one more year of nursing school to go. Expected graduation is June 2011. I am having doubts now that I am so close to my goal. The first year of classes went by fast, I did very well getting straight A's on all of my subjects. I really didnt s...