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  1. I finished my NCLEX-RN exam at 2:30 pm yesterday, and my license was posted by 2:00 pm today on http://www.licensepa.state.pa.us/ 75 questions in 90 minutes. ~40% select-all. Mostly hard to very hard, I thought.
  2. Drunk and high students at clinical

    Unfortunately for you, that won't be at your discretion, unless you plan to tie a note to a rock. Read your student handbook or facility policies manual; you will likely discover that failure to disclose hard knowledge of malfeasance makes you as cul...
  3. Drunk and high students at clinical

    I'm curious as to why you only mentioned this at the end, but sometimes that's where people get down to the point. Is this your motivation? If so, and if you have no harder evidence, my Rx is to study harder, and you will eventually get the grades wh...
  4. The Future of Nursing Question

    Yes! OP: you may want to reconsider your thesis. The long-term impact of the ACA (and follow-on reforms it may spark) remains to be seen. For my money, the diffusion of care into a broader context is still the big story in nursing trends in recent y...
  5. Failed my 1st Fundamentals Exam

    My own situation is different of course, but I had a similarly shocking experience, in a relative sense. After acing my pre-reqs, and a first semester (Fundamentals, Assessment) with all A's on my exams, I began my second semester. I felt (and truly ...
  6. Pay Cut "Because of ObamaCare and Jerry Brown"

    If your next-door neighbor is 23 and doesn't need cardiac coverage, why the heck should he have to pay for your MI? If you can answer one of these questions, you can answer the other. Think!
  7. Prioritizing nursing Dx

    fyi, "regime," in one of its several meanings, is synonymous with "regimen," e.g. "antibiotic regime." In fact, this usage is the first one listed in Merriam-Webster's online dictionary. In this case, either word will do fine.
  8. I was in your "shoes" a few months ago. Since I'm only in clinical one day per week, I figured I'd go cheap at first and upgrade later when I found something better. But you know what? I like my making-do shoes a lot. They were from Payle$$, called "...
  9. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    So much for "The early bird gets the worm...." Hopefully not; I resubmitted only page 2 (page 1 is unchanged) to my PCP, with names/addresses pre-filled. Should take him 30 seconds to check boxes/sign/date it. Fair point. I take issue only with t...
  10. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    Subtopic: "Nursing Student Health Examination Form" revision, late and unannounced. Subtext: HR types doing what they do best -- running amok. Ever had this experience: just as you were on the threshold of your compliance goal, the goalpost is moved ...
  11. Random drug tests in nursing school?!

    This is not something that I personally witnessed, or found cause to suspect, in my own fun-filled high school days, though I can't rule out the possibility for others from more disadvantaged demographics. I'm curious how you came to this conclusion ...
  12. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    Anyone who wasn't immunized as a child is in the same boat: there's just not time to complete them before class starts. You'll be fine as long as you document where you are in the series, and follow through with all 3. I don't know what they do abou...
  13. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    Yes! ACHD has been accepting only medical referrals for the PPD since March. I checked several urgent care clinics, and they had it for $28-$45. Finally, I called my PCP and they had it for $29, so I went there.
  14. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    Allegheny/evening - living in the city, it works for me.
  15. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    Let's blame the school's ambiguous and incomplete language in the mailed documentation. Maybe they should look into hiring a technical writer/documentation professional, instead of delegating it to a secretary.... The CP site calls the background ch...