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  1. Predictor test for NCLEX; need advise

    moongirl replied to tericson's topic in General Nursing

    If it is policy that you have to pass the HESI to graduate, no amount of political involvement will help you. It is a requirement at my college as well. There is another thread a poster started about...

  2. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    moongirl replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    I had all the proper equipment, knew how to measure, told the pt step by step what would be done, was confident, relaxed as I had practiced soooo much in lab then it was a scene from a Stephen King...

  3. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    moongirl replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    for sure! cept that dummy arm felt nothing like a real arm and a real IV start.. an I am proud to say I got my first IV start on the first try.. however, the NG tube is a gruesome story.. techinque...

  4. HESI is Wrong ! Let's File Suit

    moongirl replied to gasguy1960's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yes.. i was wondering the same thing. Who are you going to sue when you dont pass the NCLEX? I have been told that the HESI and NCLEX are very very very similar... If it is stated in policy that you...

  5. Dismissed from nursing program

    moongirl replied to VRNH's topic in General Nursing

    is Excelsior accredited? many many employers will not hire you unless you are a graduate of a program that

  6. Nursing student seeking advice from the pros!

    moongirl replied to nwfc2005's topic in General Nursing

    I keep wintergreen lifesavers in my pocket and pop one of those in my mouth and crunch it up, it really seems to

  7. Someone please calm me down. (I took the NCLEX today)

    moongirl replied to LilPeanut's topic in General Nursing

    48 hours after you take the test, the results are available at Pearson Vue. You can also see it at your State BON website, but I think that can sometimes take up to 10 days for it to

  8. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    moongirl replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    i meant " people like you " in ref to the op saying she would not allow a student to do certain things... and i did not want posters to go the route of "go to your learning lab and practice, practice"...

  9. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    moongirl replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    no-"attitude"- more like -"disbelief"- that just because a person has rn behind their name makes them automatically better at an ng tube insert than a student. i am not allowed to do any invasive...

  10. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    moongirl replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    so.. you wouldnt let a me do an NG tube insert...? so I go my whole student time never doing one because people like you say no. I walk into your room with the RN behind my name, say I have been an...

  11. Are You Being Bullied in the Classroom

    moongirl replied to Jayfa's topic in General Students

    :).. no.. I was telling YOU to always say you got a 98! that will stop them from

  12. Are You Being Bullied in the Classroom

    moongirl replied to Jayfa's topic in General Students

    " the test? Oh I did really well again, 98%. How about you?" good luck, stand up for yourself and dont let them see you

  13. Admits after 6:00 pm? Does your hospital do this?

    moongirl replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Nursing

    then stay away from L&D and M/S.. maybe look into home health. Its usually an 8-5

  14. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    moongirl replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    you call it a chester drawers

  15. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    moongirl replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    oh and i forgot his other one " scream door" seriously. I am not jokin' folks!

  16. This has been really getting on my nerves lately...

    moongirl replied to GregRN's topic in General Nursing

    my gramma called her dresser a "Chester Drawers" I think she was referring to chest of drawers- c,mon she is 94, cut her some slack my ex bil calles gnats " naggits"- dunno guess they are a cross...

  17. itching after cesarean section

    moongirl replied to mani3433's topic in Ob/Gyn

    morphine makes me wanna scrape all my skin off with a steak knife!!! very

  18. HESI vs NCLEX

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

    i had to take hesi at the very end of 3rd semester. i have to take it again the first week of april. the standards at my college is that if you dont make an 850- you dont

  19. HESI vs NCLEX

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

    thanks! i cant imagine not studying for NCLEX..! but was wondering if one was harder than the other. The Hesi was manageable with proper studying, it just wasnt as terrible as I thought it was...

  20. HESI vs NCLEX

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

    thanks for the replies! It gets scary thinking that even tho I got a good HESI, passed semesters with A's and one B, that it is possible to tank the NCLEX

  21. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    moongirl replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    depends on the area. Small hospital, no place else to go will start a new grad at 18-20 ( close to my home) areas with more opportunites for employment (2 hours away) start new grads at

  22. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    moongirl replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    nope.. because a HUC at my hospital makes

  23. So Embarrassed! Forgot to remove the saline lock!

    moongirl replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    Better than sending them home with a foley

  24. Is it customary to give clinical instructor's gifts at the end of a rotation?

    moongirl replied to lizmatt's topic in General Students

    we always have, as a group. One semester it was a spa day and a

  25. Two students caught cheating......

    moongirl replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Students

    well, at my school they wouldnt have a choice. they would get the boot, with no option to reapply. From what I understand,there would also be a slim chance of ever being accepted into another program...