s8ntollie

I passed at 75 questions. I didn't have any math questions at all either. 75 questions is usually good news, you were able to prove yourself in only 75 questions.

I Passed!!!! 75 questions. Thought for sure I failed. Now the real learning begins!:bowingpur

Hi, Last year when I passed my NCLEX PN I went to Pearson Vue and got my results. I used my password to get to "my account". I live in WI and it took the WI Board of Nursing about 2.5 weeks before I showed up as an LPN. I just took the RN test yesterday, I went to my account again and it says that the results are not available at this time. I'll try again later tonight or tomorrow. If it took your credit card it should say what your test result was - pass or fail.

I had 75 questions too. No med calculations, lots of infection control and medication questions, maybe 5 different "who do you see first..." I feel like I didn't know anything. All I know is that I either failed miserably or I passed. It could go either way. Some of the medications that I was questioned about I'd never even heard of!!! Praying that I passed.....We'll see soon enough I guess. Good Luck to everyone.:heartbeat

Compartment Syndrome!!!!

I work in family practice and urgent care clinics. I know that the family practice physicians have us mix rocephin with lidocaine for both adults and children. When I work in urgent care, there is one provider who wants rocephin mixed with sterile water for all minors. Her reasoning is it hasn't been proven how fast lidocaine is absorbed by the under 18 year olds.:heartbeat

Wisconsin - 32 hrs of low census/on call out of 40 scheduled hours.

I will graduate in December of this year with an Associate's Degree in Nursing. I'm also a 46 yr old mother of four and grandmother of two. I can't say it's been easy - spent a lot of time doing homework at the table with my two youngest after school. But what a way to teach your children that studies come before play, you're never too "old" to learn new skills and to follow your dreams. In technical schools the average age of students is older. Out of 75 students, only two were right out of high school. The younger students may be able to remember facts more easily; but we have life skills. Rather than looking at age in a negative manner; think of all the life skills you have learned as a mother, wife, employee, employer, etc. Critical thinking is highly important for nursing students (as well as seasoned nurses). Think of how often you use critical thinking just raising a family. You most likely already have critical thinking skills - you just need to add the nursing knowledge and skills. That's my anyways.

I have worked as an LPN in a family practice physician's office for two years. There are three family practice Drs and six nurses. In the clinic I am affiliated with MA's, CMA's, LPN's and RN's are all paid the same wage and have the same duties. I am responsible for taking the patient to the exam room, vitals, history, and a brief "assessment". If I am working with one of the male physicians I go into the exam room when he does the breast exam and pap/pelvic exam. I administer vaccinations, therapeutic and prophylactic injections (allergy shots, B12, neupogen, neulasta.....). I regularly perform phlebotomy, ECG's, peak flows, nebulizer treatments, set up sterile fields, assist in office surgeries - colposcopies, vasectomies, lesion removals, flex sigs, etc. In between the "patient" work, I code for procedures, notify patients of labwork, test results, etc. I also answer patient calls for triage, prescription refills, complaints, etc. Then there is the phone calls for prior authorizations for testing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and medications to handle. I can sit on hold to medicare for an hour before getting a person; private insurances are a little speedier. I call prescription orders to the pharmacies and of course lots of charting! I also have 5 other nurses in a small work area. We are all female....need I say more? :argue: There is also the physician's themselves - you see them at their best and at their worst.... Hopefully this will give you an overall idea of the duties of the office nurse.

I was a Vet Tech for a couple of years 20+ years ago. I found nursing school to be much easier for me than for others. Drawing blood, giving injections and starting IVs is much easier on a human who is somewhat able to understand, hold still without restraint and MOST of them don't bite! LOL You already have understanding of A & P, many of the diseases are the same or similar. Dealing with patient's families can be trying at times - but I would say no worse that some of the most difficult pet owners I encountered. Go for it!!!! The pay is much better, the responsibilities are greater though!! S8ntollie

I decided to return to school for nursing at the age of 41. If I would have started nursing school at the age of 18 I know I would not have been successful. I was too immature, didn't have enough confidence in myself and would have probably dropped out of school at the first sign of difficulties. I am just starting my second semester of my ADN. I may be an older student, but I have years of life experience. I have found, at least so far, a lot of nursing is common sense and critical thinking skills. Just living and maturing has given me the opportunity to develop common sense and critical thinking. There may be the disadvantanges older students face, like children to raise, a house to keep up, a husband to cherish...etc, but we also have the advantage of life experience and life lessons we have learned. I don't regret my decision to return to school for one second. My children and I sit down after school and we all do our school work. My children proudly tell their teachers that "My mom's going to school to be a nurse!"

78% and 97% for dosing exam.:uhoh21:

Good luck to you in your studies. I graduated from a 1 year MA program and am now a certified medical assistant. I started my clinicals this year for my ADN. I work part-time as a medical assistant for a local clinic while attending school. I have not heard of any MA's working in hospitals as MA's - only patient care technicians or CNA's. You wouldn't be able to perform all the procedures you've actually been trained to do if you worked in one of those positions. You may find it different in your state though. Hope this will help some.

I'm starting August 21, 2006. ADN Program. Nursing Fundamentals, Nursing Skills, and Introduction to Clinical Nursing. I already took all my "pre-nursing" courses. Will graduate in May 2008.