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Ok, I will try to make this short and sweet... I graduated in May 07 with my Associates and May O8 with my Bachelor's degree. Since getting my license, I have worked in a Medical Intensive Care unit. I loved the excitement and challenge of icu nurs...

Check with your local universities. I attended Northern Kentucky University and did my last two years of my Bachelor's primarily online. You may have to attend once or twice a semester. I think Indiana Weslyan offers the same. I didn't check wher...

Thank you all for your words of encouragement! I guess I just needed a little confirmation to do what I wanted to! Ya'll are awesome! I am now Lead (as in the metal) Case Manager for the Health Department! Thank you so much again!

I was a journalism major and couldn't find a job with pay that even compared to McDonald's. I always cared about other people and their well being. Nursing is a very respected job and there are many positions available in my area so here I am! Last ...

Uncontrolled severe pain, I only have to deal with the pt (guessing no family involvement??!!) GI bleed poo or C diff poo

Thanks for the immediate reply. I need to make my decision today asap so I truly appreciate your advice. My thoughts are: I realize that every nursing job carries stress but stress in the MICU is completely different than that of community nursing....

hey all, my classes are starting from this august lec + labs both on st. vincent. i have no idea about what's gonna happen. could you please drop some advise for me regarding some of my questions. about the dress on lectures and labs about the assign...

I passed with 75, although the number really does not matter.

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Okay, here is how i was taught to do priority questions: An acute problem always beats a chronic problem. Look at the s/s given in the question. If it is an EXPECTED problem with their dx, then they are not priority. AGE does not matter. Exampl...

sounds like you had the same test I did and I passes. I have heard on this site that priority and check all that apply ?s are higher level so I bet you passed

This works for some med questions: If the med if something that you never heard of and the side effects or teaching whatever are similar, pick the one that isn't like the others. For example, Your pt is on fliporflop (made up drug:)). You know the...

congratulations!!! It is the best feeling in the world to see or hear that simple word: Pass!!! Woo Hoo to you!

check back on this site tomorrow. I will post the "rules" I was taught in my nclex review. They help alot and are easy to remember.

I JUST FOUND OUT I PASSED!!!! I rolled over my 85 pound lab with my chair then jumped on my husband and about knocked him over! I am so happy!!!! This is the best feeling EVER!!!!

Congrats to you rubyslippers! I am so happy for you!!! I took my test Friday at 8 am. I didn't do the quick results, I am too afraid to look. I only had 75 questions tho, I couldn't imagine 265!! I keep checking on the BON website to see if my ...

I took it today and feel the same way. I had a ton of teaching/delegation/meds that I have never heard of or that are rarely used/ check all that apply and a few on peritoneal dialysis. The suspense is god awful!! My test stopped at 75. Could have...

i am reading all of these posts because i too just took my test this morning. i was done in an hour and it shut off at 75. just about every question seemed like a med that i had never heard of in nursing and the teaching that went with it. i am compl...

I am taking my nclex friday at 8 am. I am a nervous wreck one min and completely confident the next! We can do it!!! I will pray for all of you guys!! As of this Friday we will all be RNs!!

I took the Hesi a couple of weeks ago and passed!! I went to a study session that the school offered ($300) and I bought NCLEX made incredibly easy. There is a RN Hesi book with a CD that I heard was awesome. Good Luck...remember to bring earplug...

yeah I thought that's what i wanted to do too. I took a position there then I had the opportunity to do my role transition there. I am a confident person and consider myself fairly good at this nursing thing...til i got to the ICU. It is an eye op...

I am a very new newbie, considering I am still a student (12 weeks left!) Anyway...I think that this unprofessional behavior comes from lack of experience working in healthcare. There are many nursing students in my class that I cannot fathom in my ...

the cramming thing must be common in nursing, i think because we don't have time to fully prepare. if you are like me, you work, go to school, have a family, have a smidgen of a life So, the only thing we can do is cram. I seem to do better when i ...

I attached a form we use to study called a PO. It is a very helpful tool to study with and use as a reference. Let me know if it helps! Topic: NAME: DATE: BACKGROUND: (Etiology, Pathophysiology, At risk persons or groups) MEDICAL MANAGEMENT (Surger...

i am in my 3rd year of a 4 year program. i am just finishing up my intermediate med/surg clinical. what i have learned is that confidence and knowledge will come from experience. everyone told me this when i felt the way you do. i felt comfortabl...