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Keep in mind that almost all critical care material seems "too technical" until you experience it in practice. With experience, the relevant materials reinforce what you know, help give you a better understanding and help you put all the pieces toge...

If the patient is unresponsive, who is giving "informed" consent?

Kati2005 It's great that you are concerned and speaking with your preceptor is a good idea. Ask for specific examples and advice. Preceptors do regularly give "organize and prioritize" as areas for improvement. And, it may be because there is nothi...

>$10,000 pay back Life is too unpredictable. This is coming from a complete control freak... As a new grad I signed a contract feeling that I made all the needed arrangements, adjustments and compromises in my personal life to see the contract thr...

I have not considered military service. But, I wanted to add something to this particular thread. The Parkland program requires a 24 month commitment that includes the 28 weeks spent in the internship. The Army and Parkland have excellent reputati...

note to any new grads reading and researching the topic "new grads in critical care": once you decide that critical care is where you want to be... make sure to be responsible in chosing your first unit. ask how long the unit has been hiring new gra...

LabCat01, thanks for sharing the article. I no longer had an electronic copy. I discovered the article during my first year in nursing school. It was also listed on the program's recruitment poster.

I got 99% consistantly and passed NCLEX. I feel that it was a good review and helped me get used to NOT being certain. So, the program gave me a chance to "practice" using test taking strategies. But, the questions are not exceptionally similar to...

Congratulations... :)

A class mate found out yesterday that she passed, she said she had at least one math calculation. Luckily, she had not been reading about the latest trends on NCLEX. She only mentioned it because she was wishing she had more (this is before she kne...

For me, the answer to your specific topic question would be "No". It's not that kind of exam. NCLEX is about analysis and application on an incredibly broad level. It's not what you know, it's what would you do based on what you know. Hope that m...

I remember having the same concerns. I even looked into getting my LVN after my first year of nursing school. As it turned out I did not work in healthcare during school. But, I was a pharmacy technician going into nursing school. (can't express ...

In my current home, we have a dog door for our pets. We're about to move to the "city" and will not have a yard. I have researched area "doggie day-cares", there are several. I was actually surprised by the options available. Some will even pick ...

good job, I am so happy for you! :)

Let's not forget that 15 questions do not count. Does anyone know for sure if the "test" exam questions are set up to pop up at the appropriate level of difficulty? They may or may not? My point is- there are too many variables associated with this t...

Took my exam this AM too. I honestly didn't remember a question or answer choices well enough to "look up" until the drive home... I had about a half hr of perfect memory of my exam... and yes, I did miss what I looked up. (kinda freaked me out) ...

I live in WF, MSU Grad May '06. We will be moving to DFW next month... It's over... I was SO relieved when the screen shut off at 75, but the feeling only lasted about 30 seconds... and the drive home was torture because I started remembering thing...

Avery- I just noticed your in DFW... wouldn't it be funny if I was able to move my date up to the 21st, because you moved your date up to the 15th! I live in N. TX and will be getting ready to drive down in a couple of hours... send me good vibes....

I moved my exam day up by one week- now I'm taking it tomorrow morning! I was starting to have some serious anxiety! And, I am not prone to anxiety- so it was kinda freakin me out! Moving my date up has actually calmed me down- mostly because I k...

Has anyone else noticed that the fill in the blank type review questions are not scored properly on their review CD's? here's hopin I don't get many fill-in-the-blank questions on the exam... I have almost no confidence in the computers ability to ...

That's good to know, thanks for the link it helped calm my concerns :-)

The following is an excellent article on the Parkland programs, applicant qualifications, and the application process. Check your school databases, I think I had to use interlibrary-loan. However, you get it will be worth it. Jones TL, Mims BC, Luec...

The following is an excellent article on the program, applicant qualifications, and the application process. Check your school databases, I think I had to use interlibrary-loan. However, you get it will be worth it. Jones TL, Mims BC, Luecke LE. Two...

The following is an excellent article on the program, applicant qualifications, and the application process. Check your school databases, I think I had to use interlibrary-loan. However, you get it will be worth it. Jones TL, Mims BC, Luecke LE...

Thank you for taking the time to share this information with everyone. It will help me keep things in perspective as I prepare for my exam. (funny side note in reference to this thread: I believe that I may be worried if I do NOT feel like I fail...