cappuccinespresso

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1. When do I start applying?

   cappuccinespresso replied to newnurse1234567's topic in Job Hunt

   Hi, newnurse! I agree with LadyLeopard on this--it's best to look at new grad positions now, look at their timelines and then prepare yourself for it. I graduated November last year and didn't start looking until October, and I thought that was alrea...

2. Passed NCLEX-RN in 75 questions - tips and reviews

   cappuccinespresso replied to cappuccinespresso's topic in NCLEX

   2mint, I'm also from SoCal haha! Congratulations to you too and a very happy new year! 2016 will be great for the both of us!

3. Passed NCLEX-RN in 75 questions - tips and reviews

   cappuccinespresso posted a topic in NCLEX

   Hi, everyone! I'm a new BSN graduate (got my degree last month), took the NCLEX on the 29th. Computer shut off at 75 questions, the entire exam took 1 hour and 5 minutes. I've been constantly checking the Breeze website for any chance that my name wo...

4. Thank you letters for panel interview

   cappuccinespresso posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I just had a panel interview yesterday for an RN position. I was thinking of writing thank you notes and figured it would be best to do it via a handwritten note. My aunt (who's also a nurse in the same hospital) says it's much better to do it via em...

5. Kayexalate for constipation?

   cappuccinespresso posted a topic in Student Assist

   I was reading my patient's drug orders, one of her PRN meds is Kayexalate, and the doctor states on the orders that it is to be given for her constipation. Now this confuses me, because I read in my book that one of Kayexalate's common side effects I...

6. Care plan questions

   cappuccinespresso replied to cappuccinespresso's topic in Student Assist

   Pt is female (oops, did I not mention that? haha), and according to Pt, she hasn't drunk alcohol in about 30 years. I read in her history that she had a lady partsl bleed around 2004 (Pt is currently in her 60s); as for melena and bright red blood on...

7. Care plan questions

   cappuccinespresso posted a topic in Student Assist

   Hi, everyone! I really need help with this for my care plan. I need to put in rationales for abnormal lab values and I'm not sure if what I have in mind is correct or not. Here are the details: Obese (BMI:44) diagnosed with CP, hypoxemia, and pancrea...

8. National University Cohort 33 Applicants and/or members

   cappuccinespresso replied to CaptCrzy's topic in California

   @nissy_nc Condolences to you, and I hope we still get to see each other once you start in April! :) @MarineWfe09 88% is really high! :) Good luck and I hope you get in to Cohort 34!

9. National University Cohort 33 Applicants and/or members

   cappuccinespresso replied to CaptCrzy's topic in California

   @ksantos92 Mine was 87.3%, and I have around 3.5~3.7 on the Math and Sciences GPA (forgot my calculations to be honest). @nissy_nc Yay, we got in! So we'll see each other on the 30th then.

10. National University Cohort 33 Applicants and/or members

    cappuccinespresso replied to CaptCrzy's topic in California

    Hi, guys! I just got an acceptance e-mail from NU! Did anyone else get an e-mail?

11. National University SD Accelerated BSN January 2013

    cappuccinespresso replied to ABSN2be's topic in California

    Hi, everyone. Still no news? I'm trying not to freak out, but I'm going crazy with all this waiting! I really thought we'd know by now, but I guess my expectations of their efficiency and the ease of sorting out the applicants are a little high.

12. National University SD Accelerated BSN January 2013

    cappuccinespresso replied to ABSN2be's topic in California

    Hmm. The example for the 3.84 GPA doesn't make sense to me mathematically since only 30 points maximum are given for the Math and Science based questions--it would be wrong to have 41.143 points in that case as it exceeds the points given for that pa...

13. National University SD Accelerated BSN January 2013

    cappuccinespresso replied to ABSN2be's topic in California

    Yes, your new explanation was the one I initially did before asking here at Allnurses and it's the same as calculating the GPA regularly, but the one you said where I have to multiply it by 10 and divide by 28 is not the same as that one, so I got co...

14. National University SD Accelerated BSN January 2013

    cappuccinespresso replied to ABSN2be's topic in California

    SammiN, in calculating the Math and Science Based GPA, where did you get all those numbers (ie. 10, 28...although I'm assuming the 30 is from 30%)? Because if I plug in any random GPA, if it's greater than 2.8, the result will be greater than 30, whi...

15. National University SD Accelerated BSN January 2013

    cappuccinespresso replied to ABSN2be's topic in California

    Hi, everyone! I also applied for the same cohort--now it's the crazy waiting game, but I guess the days will pass by quickly as it's already October. They did say we'll hear from them around the last week of this month, yes? Does anyone have a clue o...