Bala Shark

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  1. Did you get a postition before getting a license?

    Bala Shark posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was wondering if some of you got a RN or PN position before taking NCLEX...I graduted in May, and I did not take the NCLEX yet..How did you go about finding a postion without a

  2. Scrubs for Short People!

    Bala Shark replied to Pinky2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You can cuff them by rolling them up or tell a tailor or dry cleaning place to shorten the

  3. ATI NCLEX Predictor?

    Bala Shark replied to MIA-RN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am going to take my NCLEX soon as soon as the board clears me to take the test..I was wondering, does the practice online exams help in taking the NCLEX? I am doing 100 questions a day and...

  4. No jobs for LPN graduates anymore?

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Oh, thanks all for the encouragement..I guess it must be regionally then..I noticed that a lot of LPN private schools are opening up in the great state of California and maybe that is the reason why...

  5. ATI: Do you take it at school and did it help?

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    anyone? I know ATI is used quite a lot in

  6. No jobs for LPN graduates anymore?

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    But in California, like some people told me that they cannot find a LPN job, any type...I know two people who passed the boards two months ago, and still no

  7. How do you get a job if you don't have any experience!

    Bala Shark replied to nurseredcalifornia's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi, I live in California also..I gradauated from LVN school in May 2006..Well, my instructor told me it took a student one year and she was a RN to find a job... The previous LVN class, which was 1.5...

  8. Graduated in May 2006 and still no authorization to take NCLEX

    Bala Shark posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduated in May 24, 2006..The school sent everything in since my check to the board cleared on June 13, 2006..In June 21, the board sent me back a form that I did not complete..I sent it back on...

  9. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    Bala Shark replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    The county hospital I work near, the RNs make $40 an hour and with overtime, i assume that is close to

  10. In Saunders, if you study all the questions and rationale is that enough to pass?

    Bala Shark posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have read through the Saunders book and did the many questions..I was wondering, I am focused more on the questions and the rationale..The Saunders book is a lot of information to retain..I was...

  11. In Saunders, if you study all the questions and rationale is that enough to pass?

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well, I meant, if I understand the whole concept of the question and the rationale..Basically, I am saying if I focus on the questions and the answers and the possbilities..Is that

  12. retaliation or just coincidence?

    Bala Shark replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    edit

  13. Help*please* co-worker lying blaming me for her possible mistake

    Bala Shark replied to MarsMe's topic in General Nursing

    Do people really stoop that low now these days? I mean, blaming another

  14. Help*please* co-worker lying blaming me for her possible mistake

    Bala Shark replied to MarsMe's topic in General Nursing

    I am just a nurse who graduated last month and I experienced some of my classmates to act out in such a cold way to people..Not like this but in a similiar

  15. Required to wear girly scrubs

    Bala Shark replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    MDs, just wear a white lab coat and they choose what shirt and pants to wear....They dont wear all white..A white lab coat does not mean

  16. Required to wear all white and carry a flower during pinning cermony

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yes, a flower pinned to a gown is different..But the thing is my ceremony was feminine..You can argue all you want saying this was probably a unisexed ceremony but as a man, I KNOW this was a female...

  17. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    Bala Shark replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That was written in a government agency..I believe it has truth to it thou..Unless you want to challenge the government on what they write..But in reality, dont you think a PA, I maean they cannot be...

  18. Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP & PA

    Bala Shark replied to jstuben's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Physician assistants (PAs) provide health care services with supervision by physicians. They should not be confused with medical assistants, who perform routine clinical and clerical tasks. PAs are...

  19. Required to wear all white and carry a flower during pinning cermony

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yes, you are a woman and I assume that you felt is was special..The flower we had to carry it and hold it for a long period of time and we did not give it to a special someone..Nightingale was in the...

  20. Career Change/Age Discrimination?

    Bala Shark replied to youngheart's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a degree already, there are many universities in my area that will accept your non nursing BA and then you will go to graduate school for a Master of Science in Nursing which is 2...

  21. Saunders or Kaplan???

    Bala Shark replied to thinkpink's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just to point out, I seen the Kaplan book...The Kaplan book is a lot thinner than Saunders..Saunders, it seems like you would need a lot of time to read through all of it..But if it is a thinner book,...

  22. People Who Passed Nclex: Please Post Study Book

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Make this page a sticky! It will help other people to have an idea, what is out there and what

  23. Required to wear girly scrubs

    Bala Shark replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yea, I agree, all white is girly!! As a matter of fact, in our graduation in cermony in May, we were required to wear all white..I felt girly..To top that off, in our pinning ceremony, every student...

  24. People Who Passed Nclex: Please Post Study Book

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    To the top..Kaplan? Which book is

  25. How can 1 LPN take on 60 patients in one shift?

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    So, I believe the concentration is just on giving meds...I see..I mean, I assume you delegate like the bed baths and other stuff to the assistants