NorthernNurse BSN,RN

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  1. COPD 96% on RA hypoxic?

    Hello everyone! I am a new grad just off orientation and had a question about a situation I had at work a week ago. My COPD patient told me they were feeling short of breath, so I sat them up and did...
  2. COPD 96% on RA hypoxic?

    Thanks KatieMI for this thoughtful reply. I read through that article and learned a lot from it. I remember my professor saying to treat the patient not the number and this was certainly a great...
  3. I used to think that nursing students were a bunch of whiners... then I went through nursing school. Every program is different so it's hard to make a sweeping general statement about nursing school....
  4. NCLEX incident

    Yikes, yes that is a big problem, you broke their rules. I've never heard of this happening to anyone because they make it very clear you cannot have ANYTHING in the testing room with you. Your...
  5. Nclex 2017

    Congratulations RN!!!! Time to celebrate after all that hard work
  6. Nclex 2017

    Wow I can't even imagine still waiting for my results right now... I'm already working! Yes PVT showed good pop up for me too, I've heard it's pretty accurate. I hope you find out soon, it's so weird...
  7. Nclex 2017

    Huh that's a long time to wait but I know each state is different. I took mine 2/7, quick results and license posted two days later and I received my license in the mail exactly two weeks later. Did...
  8. NCLEX result

    I'm so sorry you're feeling this way. I don't think you're doing the pearson vue trick correctly, it can take several weeks to get the results back from the board of nursing... It just depends on your...
  9. Work as a BSN RN

    Are you in nursing school right now? In my state, RNs do not ride in ambulances unless they also have an EMT certification or something similar, and I'm sure this is true for most states. Are you...
  10. What are my options outside of a hospital setting?

    OK... Your professor is not going to fail you because you want to work in a hospital. I know of quite a few RNs who work in clinics where I'm from. I also find it strange that the clinics are mainly...
  11. Research nurse class

    I'm assuming this is for your BSN. Yes, all of us have to do it and none of us really know how. It is very technical, but totally doable. My professor would give us minimal direction, let us struggle...
  12. How long for RN to BSN?

    Yes, that should be doable. The average length depends, it's taking my Aunt 18 months and a friend of mine 20 months. Both work full time and have kids. They're both going through Grand Canyon...
  13. Taking my nclex in two days please help! Need advice!!!!

    I took NCLEX two weeks ago and passed in 75 with using kaplan. (My program was kaplan integrated so I'm very used to answering their questions) My scores were... Diagnostic 56.1% Q Trainer 1 56% Q...
  14. Can you work while in nursing school?

    You're going to get all kinds of responses on this topic. I personally could only handle working one 8-10 hour shift per week but I also commuted to school about an hour each way. For my toughest...
  15. Advice for repeat test taker

    If it's just L&D and newborn questions then read over that section in your prep book and practice those types of questions. I'm not sure what review you're using now, but for kaplan you can select...
  16. How do i approach Priortization questions on Nclex?

    Prioritization can be tricky. Are you using any resources right now, like kaplan? Kaplan has a 30 question test on priorities that helped me prepare for NCLEX. ABCs (Airway 1st, breathing 2nd,...
  17. New Grad as Charge Nurse??

    Well, I've never been charge and I'm a new grad too but at my facility you have to have a minimum of one year of experience to be considered for charge and the charge never takes more than one or two...
  18. Med-surge Studying Help

    Yes I agree with CalArmy, all I did was lots of questions and read the rationales and that is what helped me study and remember the information. One of my friends from my cohort and I always would get...
  19. I hate to say this because returning to nursing school is one of my recurring nightmares, but I would have to suggest that you attend another program. It sounds like the reputation is not great from...
  20. Need some honest advice

    I don't think that your instructors or fellow nursing students' opinions and attitudes should influence your decision to stick it out and get your ASN. I'm sorry that you don't feel very respected as...
  21. It may or may not. The benefit to attending the university is that they would know you and different professors who are well known there could potentially recommend you for a position in their masters...
  22. Non-bedside Nursing for BSN

    I'm sure you've considered community/public health nursing. A good friend of mine did acute care for almost two years and didn't hate it but definitely didn't love it. She ended up becoming a PHN and...
  23. Advice for repeat test taker

    Is there a specific section that you score low on that you know of from your previous attempts? Before I took NCLEX, I noticed that I was scoring low in safety and infection control so I read that...
  24. NCLEX IN ONE WEEK!!!

    I took NCLEX two weeks ago and passed in 75 with using kaplan. My scores were... Diagnostic 56.1% Q Trainer 1 56% Q Trainer 2 62.7% Q Trainer 3 70% Q Trainer 4 60.7% Q Trainer 5 66.7% Q Trainer 6...
  25. Kaplan Readiness test

    I just took NCLEX a couple weeks ago and passed in 75. My Kaplan readiness test score was 71.7% which was the highest score I got on all the q trainers and q bank questions. A 65% is really good, it's...