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    Feeling Very Discouraged. ICU New Grad Nurse.

    nursing_potato posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    SORRY! LONG POST! I graduated back in 2021 December of last year and didn't get to practice my license after passing the NCLEX until July 2022 because of family travel. I applied for the level 2...
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    Feeling Very Discouraged. ICU New Grad Nurse.

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi! It's me again. I should've done this sooner, but I finally spoke up to my clinical supervisor. I thought they would take my preceptor's word against mine, but they actually listened to me. It took...
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    Feeling Very Discouraged. ICU New Grad Nurse.

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think.. my preceptor is really setting me up for failure. I just had my meeting and I literally broke down to cry because I felt so betrayed by my own preceptor. They told them some issues I’ve...
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    Feeling Very Discouraged. ICU New Grad Nurse.

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you so much for sharing your experience with me! I have about a week left of orientation and my clinical supervisor will talk to us on Monday about my progress. I have been doing better than I...
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    Feeling Very Discouraged. ICU New Grad Nurse.

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It was actually mainly time management and prioritization in the ICU from what my preceptor has told me. Not so much on meds and other stuff, ofc it’s important to know, but I can always check in...
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    Feeling Very Discouraged. ICU New Grad Nurse.

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They have extended my orientation for another 3 weeks so I'm working to prove myself to show that I can do it! My preceptor has told me I was showing improvement with them the last 2 days so it's just...
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    Feeling Very Discouraged. ICU New Grad Nurse.

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I will do my best! They have already extended my orientation for another 3 weeks so I'm going to try to learn what I can before then and prove that I can do it! Thank you so much for your words of...
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    Bad Pop Up + Charged My Card

    nursing_potato replied to elephantfeelings's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is super late but I took my test today and I walked out of there feeling like I failed. Low in behold, I did the PVT trick when I got to my car and after getting the email, I got the "bad popup."...
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    Dosage Calculation Help

    nursing_potato posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello! I would like some help regarding these dosage calculations if you all don't mind showing me how to do it? 1. A patient with cirrhosis is admitted for variceal bleeding. The...
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    Dosage Calculation Help

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ah that's very helpful thank you! Also, I do show my work but I'm more of a visual learner than explaining how I did it all in text if that makes sense? Thank you for confirming that my answers...
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    Dosage Calculation Help

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thank you for responding! I don't know how to explain how I did it.. however, I did dimensional analysis for those 3 questions and got: 1. 10 mL/hr 2. 30 mL/hr 3. 7.5
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    Dosage Calculation Help

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I thought I could edit but I guess I couldn't... anyway, I think I figured it out! My brother who's also in the program with me said to exclude the bolus information because it throws you off so I got...
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    Just passed at 130 (max due to covid) Pearson Vue Trick didn’t work.

    nursing_potato replied to Just_a_name's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree with Mjohnson27 above! Don't give up now! There are people out there in your shoes who have failed the NCLEX many times and passed in the end. My advice to you is find out what you need to...
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    Pearson Vue Trick

    nursing_potato posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello! I want to know how you know if you actually failed it using the Pearson vue trick? What would it say if you put the wrong credit card info? I took the NCLEX today and I hit over 100+ questions...
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    Question!

    nursing_potato posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I don't know what topic to put this under so I might as well put it here. If it's not in the right place, then I apologize in advance. Anyway, my question is if anyone knows whether you have to...
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    Question!

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in General Nursing

    But according to what you’re saying, I’ll just go with passing the NCLEX before applying to the bridge
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    Question!

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, I’m not sure if it also applies to other states, but here in Texas, we get a grad permit indicating that we can already start working once we have received the permit license to do so from the...
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    Question!

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, sorry about the confusion. I thought an active license meant having a permit as well. I just pulled out the application to check and it just says, "Current LVN licensure" so I'm assuming having a...
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    Just passed at 130 (max due to covid) Pearson Vue Trick didn’t work.

    nursing_potato replied to Just_a_name's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you! and if you don't mind me asking, what does your status say? Will it say delinquent or active? Because I've seen others from my cohort that says "delinquent" under their status even though...
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    Just passed at 130 (max due to covid) Pearson Vue Trick didn’t work.

    nursing_potato replied to Just_a_name's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I found out that I passed! ? ngl it was a hard exam for me, but I tried staying calm throughout and prayed to god that I was going to make it. Also, I didn't know the temp license doesn't get...
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    Does the Pearson Vue trick work?

    nursing_potato replied to vrey86's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Got it! I found out BON updated their website with my permanent license so I tried the Pearson Vue trick the right way just to see if I really did pass and it showed me the "records indicate you have...
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    Pearson Vue Trick Didn't Work?

    nursing_potato posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just took my NCLEX today with 130+ questions finished and after about half an hour or so, I got the NCLEX email saying that I took it. My friend told me all about the Pearson Vue trick and sent me...
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    Pearson Vue Trick Didn't Work?

    nursing_potato replied to nursing_potato's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I CRIED BUT FOR A GOOD REASON. I CRIED BECAUSE I FOUND OUT I PASSED. I FOUND OUT A FEW HOURS AGO THAT BON UPDATED MY LICENSE AT THE WEBSITE AND IT WAS THE PERMANENT ONE! I WAS SO HAPPY BUT AT THE SAME...
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    Just passed at 130 (max due to covid) Pearson Vue Trick didn’t work.

    nursing_potato replied to Just_a_name's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How do you know if it lets you register? What does the “bad popup” say? It’s been almost half a day since I took my NCLEX so I’m freaking out because the max isn’t 130 anymore and I did like...
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    Does the Pearson Vue trick work?

    nursing_potato replied to vrey86's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello! I’m wondering how do you know if you failed using the pearsonvue trick? I took my exam today and I panicked when I hit more than a 100 questions and I tried so hard throughout the whole exam...