Nili927

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1. 75 questions! Anxiety is getting bad...

   Nili927 posted a topic in New Nurse

   I just got home from taking NCLEX, it shut off at 75 questions! I have no idea if I did well or if I did bad! I keep replaying certain questions over and over and I think I got them wrong!! This is torture! I feel like crying!!! Please tell me this...

2. Graduate Nurse Interview

   Nili927 posted a topic in Pediatric

   Hi all, I'm a Graduate Nurse with an interview in a PEDS PCU unit this Monday. I've been having anxiety about it and was hoping for some tips. What kind of questions might I face specifically with peds and what kind of scenerios might I be asked ab...

3. why do you want to be a nurse???

   Nili927 posted a topic in General Students

   would all of you think i'm crazy if i said that i find this to be the most difficult question during an interview? think about it, "why do you want to be a nurse?" it's a given that this question will be included in the interview process and i'm posi...

4. Digoxin Question

   Nili927 replied to SA2BDOCTOR's topic in Medications

   I found this in my Pharmacology book. It's not much but I hope it helps out! Digoxin can slow the depolarization of the SA node and other areas of the atria that may be acting as pacemakers. Thus the glycosides such as digoxin directly slow conductio...

5. OK lets get down and dirty...

   Nili927 replied to mafiamom's topic in General Students

   I can definately relate! I'm on my 4th out of 5 semester and I have anxiety all the time about graduation getting near.... I'm glad I'm not the only one!

6. Just a quick question.....

   Nili927 replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

   Thanks neneRN! That makes since now. That didn't cross my mind because I was focusing on her admitting dx which is GI Bleed, but as I read through the H & P I noticed that she has lower left lobe infiltrates and lung sounds are diminished at the ...

7. Just a quick question.....

   Nili927 posted a topic in General Students

   I just have a quick question, hopefully someone here can help me... I had a patient for clinical and she was on CAP protocol. I truly don't remember what CAP protocol is.... can someone help me with this? Thanks in advance!

8. Nursing Classes Online

   Nili927 replied to Laniev's topic in General Students

   My school recently started a web program, our classes are 1/2 online and 1/2 in class. We listen to lectures online and submit assignments on line and then we do case studies in class and take our exams in class. I've done well so far but I have to...

9. Exam question troubleling me.....

   Nili927 replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

   Hey everyone! I have news on the exam! The question was disputed by most of the class, it seemed that a large majority of the class was between DM and cholesterol... according to the teacher the correct answer was high cholesterol because of the refe...

10. Ati

    Nili927 replied to Thedreamer's topic in General Students

    Having a brain fart here... what's ATI? Personally I would have chosen B too.

11. Exam question troubleling me.....

    Nili927 replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

    Hi everyone I want to thank everyone for responding. I have to say that I've learned alot just be reading everyone's post! We didn't have an exam review for the last exam due to the teacher having a family emergency and having to travel last minute...

12. Exam question troubleling me.....

    Nili927 replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

    I forgot to mention that I chose the patient w/ high cholesterol.... I hope I made the best choice!

13. Exam question troubleling me.....

    Nili927 posted a topic in General Students

    I just took my 4th exam for Medsurg 2 and there's a question that keeps lingering on my mind. The question is something about which patient has a higher risk for CAD? These were the choices: A patient w/ high cholesterol A patient w/ DM A patient w...

14. First Clinical research night.

    Nili927 replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Students

    You sound like me on the night before clinical! I get my patient info between 4-5pm and then I have to go home feed my family and stay up late finishing my patient database... and my clinical is the next day at 0600. Good to know others are sufferi...

15. Nursing School Blues??

    Nili927 replied to Nili927's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone for reassuring me! :flowersfo I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who feels like crying through nursing school! I have to go to work this Friday, my second day as a Nurse Tech and I'm nervous about taking Blood Pressure and b...