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Howdy ya'll! Question... How can a person who has had a thyroidectomy, after surgery be at risk for a thyroid storm? I know any surgery, stresses, etc can bring this on, but if the thyroid is now gone at this point, where is the T3 & T4 comin...

Hi all! I just recently applied for Kaplan Universitys Rn to Bsn. I've heard pretty good things about them.

Got the official word today! I'm an OFFICIAL RN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Took NCLEX RN on 2/8. Got the Good Pop-UP just hours afterwards. Got the official word today - I'm an OFFICIAL RN!!!!!! PVT worked for me!

I took mine on the 8th as well, but in Mobile instead of Jackson. Friends who took it the same day in Jackson got theirs today.... If the PVT is a sign, I passed. I know they only refresh the system once a day so maybe tomorrow we'll get our resul...

Just something for you to ponder..... If they'll cheat on a test, think of what else they'll "cheat" on. I'm a student as well. I have worked very very very hard to get where I am. It isn't fair for you or me to graduate becoming a nurse when we ...

Is it just me, or has anyone else encountered people (non-nursing students) that make comments like :angryfire"Oh, ns can't be that hard" or "Why do you have to study so much" or "She doesn't need anything for test anxiety". Unless you are in ns, or ...

Wow! What a loaded question..... IMO study your patho. If you know that, everything seems to fall into place. Good luck to you!

Hey Tullosrn2010. I just sent you a pm with some info!

It couldn't hurt you to go ahead and start. You'll have to have a 2 step TB test performed. You go one day get stuck, wait 5 ? days (can't remember) get stuck again, then they'll "read" and see if you are negative 2 or 3 days later. You'll have to...

Hi there! Just wear regular street clothes. You'll probably be in an "interview" with about 8 or 9 other people. You sit around the table and she'll hand you different papers on what shots you have to have, when you'll be fitted for uniforms, etc....

Well, I had an A to begin with, now I'm happy with a C. Like someone else told me A, B, or C = RN. Be prepared, you're going to see them drop. But you have to remember, this will be like no other classes you've ever had. The tests are the same wa...

Sometimes class runs long. Also, they give tests back to review after class and that can take anywere from 10 - 30 minutes. You'll get use to getting out close to 12:00 most days. It just depends on what's going on that day.

Don't buy too much just yet. They have specific things they want you to get. You'll have to have ALL WHITE shoes. The only thing they'll except with any color is the NurseMate shoes with the little blue heart. Black pens are something you'll need. Th...

Congrats you 2!! I'm just finishing up my 1st semester in the ADN @ JCJC. Let me know if you have any questions!

Hi all! I start my first hospital clinical tomorrow. My pt is on Neutro-Phos 1pkt bid. I can't find this anywhere! I looked in my MedDeck, textbooks, can't find a standard definition of this or what it does. The closest thing when googling was t...

Thanks! That's what it has to be. My clinical instructor is somewhat notorious for bad hand writing and spelling. Thanks again!!

Hello all! I have a question. I am having the worst time finding brachial pulses. I'm a 1st semmester strudent with not a lot of "pulse finding" practice. We are being taught to find the brachial pulse when doing blood pressure. Find the brachia...

Thank you all sooooo much! :thankya: I really appreciate it! I just need to practice much much more! Have a wonderful weekend!

Hi! How many of your pre-req's do you have? I just got accepted in to the JC ADN program. 3rd time was a charm....(so don't give up!) My act score (from 19 years ago) was 20. The more pre-req's you have, the better the chance you have. They giv...

I have a wierd question.... I am not in a nursing program yet - currently taking pre-req's... When I get overly nervous or too hot, my hands sweat. If I put gloves on, they really sweat. :sniff:Does any one else suffer with sweaty hands and how d...

Thanks for the info and adivce. I'm going to look into. Never thought to use the talc or other powder since I'm just doing things around the house. Thanks again!