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  1. RN @ Level 1 Trauma Center considering ANP

    Please help. I have debated over this battle for the last year. I am 21 years old and graduated from ADN school in May. I now work in a Level 1 Trauma center which I *LOVE*. I think every day is interesting and I never dread going to work. I am consi...
  2. New Grad thinking to start career in the ER

    Hey... Well for me...I had worked as a tech on a med/surg unit for 3 years...okay well I just started on June 12 in a Level I Trauma Center...and I FREAKIN' LOVE IT!!! We have a "back" side with ER patients and the front with Trauma/Code patients. I...
  3. Funny Sign In Slips

    Today someone actually wrote their complaint as "Hot Thighs" haha
  4. I'm an ADRENALINE junkie...and I'M SCARED!

    Hey, I just started my new job Monday into the ED at a Level 1 trauma center. I am SCARED to death! I just graduated/got my RN liscense...and now onto the bigger plans. I will be in "internship" for the next 5-6 months, but it's still SCARY. Any word...
  5. failed the nclex three times as of today

    What do you feel is your weakest point? Also...have you tried the KAPLAN review...?
  6. Funny Sign In Slips

    "pressed and pukin" she meant... depressed and have been puke "ing"
  7. Moved NCLEX DAY UP! Please tell me I am not crazy

    Listen...the sooner you get the test over with aftern nursing school, the better off you are! You all sound like you are very prepared for the NCLEX and the questions aren't as bad as you prepare yourself for them to be :-) Just pray for the strength...
  8. took NCLEX this AM GOT 75...

    Don't fret you all. NCLEX is wanting you to get around 50% right of your questions. I too had 5 med questions and missed 3 of them. I had cancer, bleeding disorders, TURP's, everything...but I passed! They all told me if you come out of there feeling...
  9. scores on cds for those who passed nclex

    I thought the NCLEX was a little easier than the KAPLAN questios, however you are more than nervous when waiting for your results!:
  10. TIPS/Info for passing NCLEX

    Wonderful KAPLAN scores. I made between 60-75% on KAPLAN and just passed with 75 questions on my NCLEX :) You sound like youa re doing great. Good luck!
  11. TIPS/Info for passing NCLEX

    I am strictly for KAPLAN questions. It doesn't matter how much you study your power points, notes...etc. Just do questions, it will help you more than anything :-) good luck, :balloons: Kari, RN :-)
  12. Didn't study enough!!!!

    I did NCLEX questions like 250-300/day for the last week!!! haha--I study SOOOO much..probably too much but I passed with 75 questions. KAPLAN paid off.
  13. Saunders Or Kaplan???????????????

    Alright...in all honesty I didn't think the NCLEX was anything like Saunders... I thought the questions were EXACTLY like KAPLAN! I am glad that I took the course...just found out today I passed. I am glad I had the online question trainer through KA...
  14. Am I Ever Going To Find Out?!?!?

    I am WAITING to find out my test results from Friday morning's test. Does anyone know if I will find my test results out today? My state participates in the Quick Results program? I CAN'T TAKE it another day!!!! Also, if I have looked up my answers w...
  15. Uh...NCLEX Today!!

    Hey all. I am quite discouraged...my computer shut off at 75 questions! I am not sure how I did!!! I had a BUNCH of priority questions...nothing else really "bunched" together, I had a variety of topics. No Mental Health really at all, and only a few...
  16. Please Help!!! *nclex* June 9, 2006! Friday!!!!

    Hey all. I am anxiously awaiting to take NCLEX in 2 days. I want to ask everyones opinion about myself...I have been doing 200-400 questions/day for the past week and a half. I have been studying and catching up on what I feel I am most learly in and...
  17. help me...help me...o crap the NCLEX!

    Alright, I got my ATT ! *YAY!* I am scheduled to take the NCLEX June the 9th. Is this too soon?!?!? I hope not...also what do I need to do to study for this thing? I took the KAPLAN course, and I am doing as many questions as I can get my hands on, b...
  18. ATI NCLEX Predictor?

    Help me someone!!! I just took the KAPLAN course and it predicted I would pass with a 69% range...I take the NCLEX june the 9th...i don't know what to study! I know I need to brush up on OB though? What should I do? !?!
  19. Last clinical in ER

    You know what..I'm like you. I finished my last preceptorship in early March this year. Alright...I live in a small town with not alot of shootings, etc. and it's a Level 3 ER. We had a bunch of chest pains, abd pains, pneumonia, hip fractures...stuf...
  20. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    We were in the triage and someone came in c/o vomiting, which is alright. I said when did it start and they said "I vomited 1 week ago" and I was like..."What is different today" they were like..."nothing, I just vomited one time a week ago and want ...
  21. What field of Nursing will you work in??? & best/worst place to work?

    I graduate in 2 weeks! I start in one month in an ED department at a Level I ED :-) I'm movin to Lexington, KY. I am so freakin' excited...in our city the ED is a level 3, so it will be a HUGE change!
  22. What to wear to pinning?

    We all are wearing white, however we just had to wear soemthing with a collar. I am wearing the traditional white dress :-) It's cute, alot of our class is wearing dresses, but others are wearing cute scrubs. We are also waering nursing hats..I know ...
  23. Countdown to Finals- Check in

    Check in big time...next week is our finals!! then I can be in the running for my boards and finally be an RN!!!!!!!!!!!! What I have spent the last 2 years slaving over!! haha--! I can't wait.
  24. Have you lost anyone this semester?

    We lost 9 our 3rd semester!!! and we lost one last week due to clinicals..and we graduate in like 2 weeks!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WAS THAT CLOSE!!! I feel so sorry for her! :-(
  25. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    Well get you a Lippincott Book...it really really helps! I also have the Saunders Review 3500 question CD. Litmann Steth. is actually the best, and Rockers are great shoes. Get plenty of paper, black pens, and a clip board. You will need a pen light,...