Cmbnurse BSN, RN

I disagree. Schools we're still closed in my area for everyone including young children all the way up to April 2021. And when they did "open" it was only for 3 hours and they were not allowed to use the playground, teachers couldn't even pass out pa...

Frequent migraine suffer here. And I've had to work many shifts with them. When I don't take the time to rest during my migraines I have a much worse post drome or migraine hangover as they call it. My brain will feel foggy for 1-2 days after. What h...

Fellow new grad who also spent most of my orientation in a Covid ICU. I had a similar experience. The deaths really got to me, we had few make it out with trach and peg but they ended up right back on the unit due to complications weeks later. You ha...

Totally normal and expected. It takes about a year to feel comfortable as a new nurse. Your gonna have good days bad days and horrible days. The learning curve is steep. Take it one day at a time. Ask for help when you need it and be kind to yourself...

Fellow new grad here. I am about 3 months into the ICU. It's been a roller coaster ride. I can definitely relate to taking things too personally. I think it really made my experience that much harder. Lately I have tried to take a step back and be ki...

Congrats !! So exciting !!

I studied for about a month with UWorld. I used ATI previously for a month as well because my school provided us with it but I quit the program because I didn't find it helpful. So technically I spent two months. But I felt the bulk of my productive ...

I had some pharm questions but there was a little bit of everything. As for UWorld I started doing subject by subject until I completed most of the test bank then as I got closer to my test day I did tests with all subjects.

Good luck to you !

I did not apply to the CA BON but many of my classmates did and it took them about 5 weeks to receive their ATT

I passed NCLEX in 75 questions ! My overall UWorld score before I tested was 61% and I finished about 1800 questions in the test bank. UWorld was worth every penny! And the Mark K videos were also very helpful. Good luck everyone !

I felt like the self assessment questions were easier than the ones in the practice qbank. But that is not surprising considering the practice Qbank is quite challenging. How are you studying for NCLEX? So far I am just doing UWorld and Mark Kilmek v...

I have done about 800 UWorld questions and I have a 59% qbank score. When I took the self assessment I scored a 65% which translated to a very high chance of passing. I test June 7th but friends of mine who have already tested and passed in 75 questi...

when they say "you get what you get" they mean the first term you start. They pick your schedule but every term after you pick your classes. However, as for clinicals you can select five preferences but you are not guaranteed any of those preferences...

I'll be graduating from my nursing program next year and we want to relocate to Texas. Can anyone tell me how the job market is there. I have not found too much for new grads. Is this a good move or is there any other cities that would be more likely...

Thank you for your reply! I will look into McAllen Texas. I am open to anything including nursing homes, jails etc. My goal is to get a residency but I imagined it would be difficult so I am keeping all options open. It is the same situation here in ...

I do not know what they are doing for GE's right now. As for nursing core every term is different because only some hospitals have allowed students back. If you cannot go to the hospital you will do telehealth to fill your clinical hours and that is ...

Here in california we are headed into phase 3 which is supposed to include schools. My school is beginning to allow students back on campus soon with modifications. It will be a limited amount of students at a time. All nursing core is still online. ...

It would be better to keep the job you have now as it has flexible hours. That will help you out a lot in nursing school when your schedule changes often. I understand your frustrated with your job but if it pays well and is flexible ots better to ju...

The scholarship offered in your first year is based on merit. It is a point system and the amount you get depends on your need, GPA, and TEAS or HESI score. I can't remember the exact amounts for each point category, as the scholarships I have gotten...

No problem! I am glad to help. I know their communication is well... not so great. Before all of this COVID 19 we did go in for classes. If it was a science class that required lab and lecture, you would go in two days a week for those. And the onlin...

I did not use any book during patho. The professor I had had posted recorded lectures with the slides and that was enough. You can also find a lot of the optional books online in pdf form for free or much cheaper. The bookstore while convenient is ve...

FYS is partially online and part in class. You would typically meet three times during the term. But due to the COVID 19 the school has been closed and all classes are currently online fully. They may conduct lectures on blackboard collaborate it dep...

So far my school has not canceled all clinicals. But they have canceled our ER rotation because there have been cases of COVID-19 at that particular hospital. I think we will also be following all other colleges and going online for classes.

I am not an ER nurse but I am doing my clinical rotation in the ER. As for disease process you get a lot of variety in the ER. But most commonly I see chest pain, abdominal pain, pneumonia, alcohol/drug withdrawal, and the patients that come in with ...