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Pearson Vue states you have to reschedule 24 hours ahead of time in order to receive a refund. I am scheduled to take my NCLEX RN exam in the morning, but had an emergency come up today, and the option to reschedule or cancel was no longer available on my Pearson account. I called Pearson to talk to them about it, but the man on the other end was noticeably frustrated and would not give me a straight answer. Instead he kept saying, “ma’am I can’t refund you your money” even though I made it very clear I just wanted to cancel the exam. Since I didn’t get to cancel it on time, if I don’t show up, will it show as an NCLEX failure on my end? I ask this because if you fail the NCLEX, you have to wait 45 days to take it again, at least in my state. I really don’t want to have to wait 45 days before I can take it, just because an emergency came up. TIA

I’m broke and need to study for NCLEX RN badly. I see everyone talking about Hurst and UWorld as great options but I simply cannot afford any of that. What are some things I can do to adequately prepare myself?

Compared to AIDS Patients, how immuncompromised are transplant recipients?

So it can be treated with antivirals? I know that seems like common sense since it is a virus but I read Somewhere there is no known antiviral to treat it

It is my understanding that this is a very rare condition. Have you ever seen HPS in your career? If so, how does it manifest? What do labs usually look like, how do we treat it and what is the typical outcome?

God, a lot of you don't know how to post comments without being so condescending. I can ask a question without being "so invested" in it. I was Just curious.

Not asking for medical advice. Just heard of this today and was curious. I'm still a student

I have never EVER used it in a clinical setting, so no worries. I do Take it because I'm overweight. It just happens to make me feel euphoric at the same time. I for sure would not call myself addicted

The reason I ask Is because I always thought the board would take some type of action against nurses who are arrested for things like assault and battery outside of the workplace. A girl a know who is an RN recently got arrested for that and she still has a job.

I don't think they mean meds like that. Just the ones That significantly change your personality. For me, phentermine gives me a euphoric feeling. I know how I feel while on phentermine, but let's just say I was ever named in a lawsuit. I just wonder if that would change anything

Gotcha. Maybe Adderall wasn't on the list. My bad.

I have been prescribed phentermine for weight loss. I am still in school and they do not let us take any mind-altering substances during clinical such Adderall, phentermine, etc because it may affect our critical thinking throughout the day. My question is, once I become an RN will I be Allowed to take phentermine before a shift? It doesn't alter my mind that much, just gives me energy that I'm sure I'll need and it makes me much more confident. But I definitely do not want to do anything to put my job or my patients' lives in jeopardy.

In school, we're taught to ALWAYS look up the push rate of an IVP and always go by that. But in clinicals, I've had people tell me they really don't do that unless they're serious meds (pain meds, digoxin, etc) and even then, they don't go at a certain rate.. they just go very slow. What is the general rule of thumb??

I saw a post on fb earlier by a pt who's in the hospital for DKA. Says they are being pushed potassium. Granted I'm still a student, but I thought this was totally a no no.

I saw a forum the other day where a bunch of men were talking about how easy it was to be a nurse. They referred to us as "glorified maids" and we get "paid a lot to wipe asses." When I first started nursing school (I will graduate in a few months), a family member asked me, "So do you know how to use an actual sphygmomanometer now?" That was pretty offensive because that seemed to me like she was insinuating that was the highest extent of nursing knowledge. A lot of pharmacy students in my area refer to Nursing as their Plan B if pharm doesn't work out. They say that Nursing is so easy to pass, and the pay is decent for the relatively little education we receive. If only they really knew how much hard work and brain goes into nursing school, and how much more we do in practice than "wipe asses." Sometimes it really discourages me to hear what little some people think of nurses. Sometimes it makes me wonder if people think I was just too lazy/dumb to go to med school or whatever. But then I remember what nursing school is really like. How much time and brain I've put into it, how much I've sacrificed, and what I'm REALLY in this field for- making a difference in patients' lives. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what others think, it only matters that i made a difference. This is what I try to remind myself of daily. But I would be lying if I said that some people's negative perception of Nursing doesn't get to me sometimes. If it's so "easy," then why is everyone not doing it? Sorry for the negative post, just needed to vent. I'm sure some of you have experienced this as well.