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Hi, I am looking to find a published standard (either through AORN or some other professional organization) regarding the time period for pregnancy tests prior to surgery. Both for outpatients and inpatients in the hospital setting. For example, outpatients should be tested upon admit on the day of their procedure and inpatients should be tested within 24 hours of their procedure. Our facility does not have a documented policy in place and we are looking to find an established guideline to use as a basis for writing ours. Thank you in advance!

@Rose_Queen Thank you, I will take a a look at the ORNurseLink boards.

Has anyone been sent to float to your med-surg floors due to the current COVID crisis? Our OR has cancelled most elective surgeries, and as a result a lot of us are being sent to other units to assist them. Initially we were taking vitals and answering phones (ie tech/CNA duties). Now they are telling us to buddy up with a nurse to essentially get a crash-course orientation to floor nursing in case they fall ill or have to self-quarantine. As a new grad who went straight to the OR, this is terrifying. Is this happening in a lot of your ORs as well?

Hey everyone! I am debating whether to sign up for the 10 day Rachell Allen NCLEX Review Course being offered in my area. Have any of you taken the course? And if so, is it worth the high price? Someone told me that it is mainly geared toward international students - is this true? And how so? Any insight you could provide would be appreciated!

Thank you for sharing your story! I also failed my first attempt with 265 questions, and am planning to retake my exam sometime in the next month or so. Hearing about the success stories of others keeps me motivated. Congrats on passing!

Hi Claudia, Thanks so much for detailing your study plan and habits. If possible, I would really appreciate it if you could share your Mark Klemick audio and handouts. I was hoping to attend one of his sessions in person, but don't think I'll be able to. My email is [email protected]. Thanks in advance!

Yes! UWorld is definitely helpful! I'm really looking for an NCLEX review site that has videos explaining content and such to supplement the practice questions (similar to Khan Academy videos). And I had no idea that Simple Nursing had mistakes in their videos! Thanks so much for letting me know! I definitely would be unhappy if I took the time to memorize incorrect information, and it affected my exam negatively. Thank you both for your input! :)

Any tips you can provide would be much appreciated!

Hey all, For those that have used either (or both) of these sites in their NCLEX preparation, do you feel like it was worth it? I am definitely signing up for one of them, just trying to decide between the two. I have a little more than a month before my exam and want the best content review in video form. Any guidance would be appreciated!

Hi all, I found out today that I failed my first NCLEX attempt after all 265 questions. I'm pretty bummed but I know I would like to retake it asap. I also know that I need some serious content review before I do. I feel like I learn well when I watch videos to supplement my reading (ie. Khan Academy) and am thinking about joining a prep site. The major ones I have heard of are NRSNG Academy, Simple Nursing, and the NCSBN review. I have also heard about Kaplan and Hurst, but those are a little bit more expensive. I also would like to find a good app that I can use for practice questions on the go. At the moment I am debating between UWorld and NCLEX Mastery. Which of these websites and/or apps would you all say helped you the most during your studying in reference to content review and practice questions? Any advice would be much appreciated!