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  1. NCLEX tomorrow.

    Thank
  2. NCLEX tomorrow.

    I passed! Surprisingly Peason Vue had the results posted on Sunday. I am so happy to have finished
  3. NCLEX tomorrow.

    Thanks everyone. And yes, SilverDragon...I don't expect the results sooner...that's just what the lady said at the testing center said. Either way...time will pass. But I feel pretty good about
  4. NCLEX tomorrow.

    Thanks everyone. I am just glad it's over. I did the PV trick and could not register again. The lady at the testing center told me to check for quick results tonight...that often they are ready...
  5. 8 months pregant starting new job

    I read your post and all the replies...and what I keep thinking is that you did not hide the fact that you are pregnant. Who knows...maybe they did notice. Either way you were offered a position....
  6. Reforming nursing education...

    Hmmmm...so what happens at shift change? And what if the NOC NP does not agree with the care plan that the day NP has
  7. Insight about the math and RN skills

    I had a huge math phobia...and I did fine in my math during school. I see one posted said ratio and proportion was what was best for them...but dimensional analysis is what I do and I cannot imagine...
  8. I can hardly believe that it is time to do this. But I have a date now. I will test on January 29th. I am doing an online review course that I started yesterday. NCBSN I think it is with. I...
  9. Perhaps you need to decide if pursuing a career in nursing would be worth the work it might take to overcome this. You WILL be required to care for men, and yes there is the issue of intimacy. No...
  10. What type of drug tests do nursing schools do?

    I had a urine test where I
  11. January NCLEX support thread

    Good luck dt. Keep me
  12. Tattoo's....quick ?

    What's
  13. How do you like your job as a nurse?

    So far...I absolutely LOVE it! It is the best job in the world! Best possible place to work, best people! I start in
  14. ATI Dianostic Score 66%; NCLEX on Dec 12th

    According to the scale, an ATI predictor score of 66% puts you at about a 79-80% chance of passing NCLEX the first time. Not horrible. I would continue to take the practice tests, go on the ATI...
  15. No,new grads dont make big bucks !

    What is the difference here? I don't
  16. No,new grads dont make big bucks !

    New grad starting rate for much of North Texas is about 21-22 an hour. I know of 1 hospital starting at 24, and have heard of another startign at 24. Texas is hiring new grads, but the jobs are not...
  17. Are you a new grad? I am confused about when you tooK NCLEX and 3 years experience. If you are a new grad 24-26 is excellent starting pay for Dallas-Fort Worth area...not sure about other parts of...
  18. PHARM ATI EXAM!!

    Did you take the pharm practice test? I took the exam and was quite surprised to do quite well. Level 2 I think it was. Anyway...the focus was on side effects and general drug knowledge. Refresh...
  19. I had it. I was really tired later that evening...and my arm was sore the next day...but nothing
  20. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

    You should have responded when you received the 1st notice. There is a process for requesting to b e excused. I was called twice in October and just requested to be excused due to being in nursing...
  21. Who is hiring in DFW TX?

    It is tough out there right now. I was actually hired at John Peter Smith today. I hear they will have more openings posted over the course of the next several weeks. Keep looking a the...
  22. I love Nursing Made Incredibly
  23. Math Help Once More

    Once again, I thank you for your explanation. It helps so
  24. The physician orders 1000 cc normal saline and two liters of D5W to run consecutively over 24 hours. If the drop factor is 20 gtts/minute, how fast should the normal saline run? (Ml/HR) Once again...
  25. Math Help Once More

    Ok...I have figured out that 300 mL divided by 24 hours is 125 mL per hour. What I am wondering is why the drop factor is irrelevant in this problem. I am using dimensional analysis...and set up...