SummerGarden

SummerGarden BSN, MSN, RN

ED, ICU, MS/MT, PCU, CM, House Sup, Frontline mgr

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  1. My NCLEX Story

    SummerGarden replied to JaxiaKiley's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    yeahhhhhhhh!!! jexiakiley!!!!!! i am sooooooooooo happy for you!!!! and thank you for sharing your story; it is very motivating... just what i need to help calm my nerves!!! it also really helps to...

  2. February 09 NCLEX Test Taker Support

    SummerGarden replied to SummerGarden's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ok, we are now in week 3! as i did last week i want to congratulate those of you who passed this past week and those of you who just found out you passed the first week! those of you still waiting to...

  3. I passed!! I am an RN!!

    SummerGarden replied to Suri08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you for your tips and

  4. out of school for over 3 years and i dont feel like i remember anything

    SummerGarden replied to darlak07's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    suzanne's plan..... if you only have one chance to take the boards, that is probably your best option... you will eat, sleep, and breath studying for the nclex to the point that you will have nothing...

  5. Why did she offer me THAT position?

    SummerGarden replied to missgigius's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i read your story and i have to agree with the others. i too am a woman of color, have life experiences as well as experience in health care to include being a nurse extern. i was offered a position...

  6. Why do nursing stuents hate eachother??

    SummerGarden replied to midnight*sky's topic in General Students

    if it makes you feel better, just know that when it is all over... people tend to stop caring about the petty stuff that went on in nursing school. at least from my perspective students that were...

  7. Taking NCLEX RN this week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    SummerGarden replied to d1206's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good

  8. Job woes in the SF Bay Area... why is it like this?

    SummerGarden replied to NTPinky's topic in California Nursing

    op: what you are doing is real nursing. it just is not as skilled as what acute care new grads are doing.... to answer your question i think what is going on in sf is that there are too many nursing...

  9. February 09 NCLEX Test Taker Support

    SummerGarden replied to SummerGarden's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    is it just me or was january a long and excruciating month??! this month is going by so fast it feels like march is just around the coner. maybe it is because this is the month i take the nclex?? 1...

  10. Help with delegation

    SummerGarden replied to forreal's topic in General Nursing

    i think the two of you above are making the assumption that the op is trying to delegate everything to her cna, so she has nothing to do. if the op could do all of the nursing tasks, then there would...

  11. Randomly picked to complete 265Q? Does this happen?

    SummerGarden replied to Shannaikook's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    thank you very much!!! i figured the same thing, although i too heard the rumors. the only person i know who got 265 and passed is a student who was not a great test talker in my class. i figured...

  12. Will the nursing field become saturated with new graduate nurses in a few years?

    SummerGarden replied to mariposabella's topic in General Nursing

    no industry is recession proof. four years ago i looked at my state bon's website and saw that many of the licensed nurses in my state were not working. this week i looked at my state bon's website...

  13. ADN then MSN, or just go straight for MSN?

    SummerGarden replied to kaya767's topic in First Year After Licensure

    my facility has two programs... one that pays for all of your tuition and fees with a time commitment and another that pays for some of it (a set amount per year) with no time commitment. since i do...

  14. Another nite shift issue

    SummerGarden replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in General Nursing

    op: what you are describing is the reason i did not take another position at my hospital. they wanted day shift 5-8s a week (6 every other weekend). one of the reasons i went into nursing was to get...

  15. Yikes-I believe I'm an RN

    SummerGarden replied to it's hot in phoenix's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    yeah!!!! congrats! fyi, i think i know what you mean though i have not taken my exam yet. i am working as a new grad and am thinking of the transition where i need to be responsible for the patients...

  16. hospital vs LTC

    SummerGarden replied to neeni1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    one is not better then the other. it depends on what you wish to do with your nursing career at this time. if you wish to be in acute care areas now and in the future, you will need to start in...

  17. ADN then MSN, or just go straight for MSN?

    SummerGarden replied to kaya767's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you won't have time for family no matter what program you choose... your husband will need to make a commitment to your studies too and take primary care of the kids... if he is not up to that you...

  18. RN licensure tax write-off?

    SummerGarden replied to Wondergirl0905's topic in General Nursing

    ask your accountant.... my hospital reimburses us for the expense so i definitely cannot take a tax write

  19. February 09 NCLEX Test Taker Support

    SummerGarden replied to SummerGarden's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i think in general we should be ok. it looks like just about everyone has been studying since the beginning of the year if not like me since before christmas because i graduated and did not want to...

  20. Meds For NCLEX

    SummerGarden replied to VERYNEW's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    here is my confusion. there are some drugs i know that are not given because of disease process. they are given to counteract the side effects or adverse reactions or are meant as prophylactics to...

  21. "Cracking the NCLEX-RN" or other helpful material...HELP

    SummerGarden replied to BubbysMa's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i agree with the above poster. i had an original date in january and was studying on my own (every day and hard) and felt the way you have described.... i changed my test date and am doing suzanne's...

  22. nclex day countdown time!

    SummerGarden replied to l.a.m.b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hey, i will be taking mine in february too. i am excited (for now) but i am sure i will be scared once my date approaches. i have been studying since graduating but i am still a little apprehensive....

  23. Failed the NCLEX

    SummerGarden replied to butterfly80's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, get some sleep!!! And CONGRATS ON PASSING!!! Also, thank you for sharing your agony with us because you and those that responded to you, helps those of us who have yet to take the exam. Again,...

  24. Just found out.....

    SummerGarden replied to CocoChanel's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    YEAH!! CONGRATS!! And thank you for telling us how you

  25. Why can't my wife find a job?

    SummerGarden replied to EE112358's topic in General Nursing

    it sounds like the job market is bas in indiana, especially in hospitals. has she thought about working outside of hospitals in ltc? is the market bad in ltcs