Bel-USA

Bel-USA has 3 years experience and specializes in Psychiatry.

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1. Taking patients outside to smoke?

   Bel-USA replied to herring_RN's topic in Addictions

   Where I work, patients are not allowed to leave the unit for the length of their stay. Thus smoking is out of question (+ we are located on a teaching campus, so smoking is not allowed around the hospital).

2. Saunders Question

   Bel-USA replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in NCLEX

   Wow you have a lot of books... In my opinion, it's better to have 1 book for review (Saunders) and plenty of other books to practice questions. The Kaplan book I'm talking about is "NCLEX-RN Strategies for the registered nursing licensing exam" 2008-...

3. 5 years after attending school yet NO LICENSE

   Bel-USA replied to candy13's topic in NCLEX

   Candy13 you can do this!!! I graduated from nursing school 9 years ago in Europe and just found out today that I passed the NCLEX-RN. It will take you a lot of studying but you can do it! Passing the NCLEX is a real challenge but it's so rewarding a...

4. Help!

   Bel-USA replied to leyou's topic in International

   :wink2: You are welcome! I just have a hard time believing your friend has to go through this... Isn't going through nursing school good enough? I wish you both the best...

5. Saunders Question

   Bel-USA replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in NCLEX

   I would try to do as many Kaplan questions as possible. For me they are the closest in difficulty and wording to the NCLEX. I found out today that I passed with 75 questions. I used Saunders for the content and several other books for the questions. ...

6. Help!

   Bel-USA replied to leyou's topic in International

   I don't have an answer for you, for what I know here in the US you have unlimited number of time you can sit for the NCLEX. Try to post your question in the Foreign/International nurse forum, hopefully they will be able to answer your question there....

7. Renal Failure

   Bel-USA replied to kind-hearted08's topic in NCLEX

   Hi kind-hearted08, here is what I remember about acute/chronic renal failure. In acute R.F.: it starts with the oliguric phase (so a decrease in urine ouput). This means that the body is not excreting enough fluid, thus hypervolemia (too much fluid ...

8. OK-this is ODD-and SCARY

   Bel-USA replied to KCR411's topic in NCLEX

   Silverdragon102 is right, you can get your unofficial result on the Pearson Vue site. If your results are available, you'll have to pay a small fee to see if you passed or not. (something like $7.00). It will be very stressful to check your result on...

9. OK-this is ODD-and SCARY

   Bel-USA replied to KCR411's topic in NCLEX

   Have you look on the NYBON site if you had a nursing license number issued under your name? http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm If you do it means you passed!!! :yeah:Good luck! Let us know...

10. 265 Questions and felt lost and bewildered

    Bel-USA replied to truejewel82's topic in NCLEX

    Nope sorry, it was in Rochester, NY... I'm still waiting too lol.

11. 265 Questions and felt lost and bewildered

    Bel-USA replied to truejewel82's topic in NCLEX

    i so understand how you feel! i sat for the test yesterday too (ny) and got 265 questions. i think i got hit by the same semi-truck because i felt so knock out when i left the test center. i still can't believe i had to go through the entire test! i ...

12. CGFNS credentials review for NY Nclex rejection?

    Bel-USA replied to dettedette19's topic in International

    Hi dettedette! I'm very sorry to hear about your issues with the CGFNS. I know how you feel... I have a BSN from a foreign country (Belgium) and I am trying to get my license here like you. I applied to the CGFNS on April 2006 and I had the same prob...

13. Need advice on ENGLISH LANGUAGE

    Bel-USA replied to bluelady79's topic in International

    Hi BlueLady79, I'm not sure this will help you but I'm a foreign trained nurse with French as a first language. I am applying to work in the U.S. and for this I, too, have to pass a test of English. This test shows a candidate proficiency in English ...

14. I don't meet the requierement!!!???

    Bel-USA replied to Bel-USA's topic in International

    So maybe that's the problem. I have an ADN from Belgium, not from a U.S. college. :angryfire Then do you think I have a chance to get a lvn license? Anyways, thank you very very much for your help.

15. I don't meet the requierement!!!???

    Bel-USA replied to Bel-USA's topic in International

    Hi and thank you for your suggestions. To give you more info, I have a ssn#, permanent green card, visa, background checked, TOEFL. I've been living in California for 3 years now. I have an ADN with 2 years working experience in my country. I don't ...