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I was pregnant when I graduated. I was about 24 weeks and we were moving a significant distance the day after graduation. One of my instructors gave me invaluable advice - she told me no matter what take the NCLEX before the baby came. I did that ...

Yes. I graduated last May.

Yes, I agree. My current role is very much out of patient care. I haven't touched a patient in at least three years. However, there is no way I would be in the position I am without my direct care experiences.

I'm really unsure if this poster is real or not. If you look back to October they say they've taken the exam 10 times, then in Nov they say 9 and 12 times. But then in Dec and Jan, they stay more consistent with 13 times. At any rate, OP you are li...

DNP from the University of Minnesota. It's an excellent program that has most of the learning online. They do require some commitment to be onsite each semester, but it is now during a 4 day per semester timeframe to accommodate people coming in fro...

I pushed meds through a central line in a similar position long before any nursing school training. They had a nurse come and teach me and that was it! Night shift on my own - though I did make more than $8/hr. Seriously scary after I learned lat...

This was my experience as well. Took it on Friday, paid for quick results on Sunday, and license posted on Monday.

Not even a teeny tiny bit! I graduated when I was 24 weeks pregnant, took my boards before the baby came and didn't start looking for work until DD was almost 2. DH had decided to go to nursing school and I needed to go back to work. Since I was a...

This is absolutely correct. I just got my DNP in Nursing Informatics and am currently working as a independent healthcare informatics consultant. The only reason I can do this job is my previous experience working as a clinic manager & systems ...

I moved the day after graduation from RI to IN. I had no issue applying in Indiana for my license and I did everything through the IN board of nursing. We had paperwork we could fill out to expedite the process in RI before we left, but I just didn...

I used to manage an ENT clinic. Our canisters were labeled single use, therefore we had to treat them as single use. We had a very similar dilemma about the waste (time and resources) but ultimately, we replaced them after each use. We explored tr...

I don't think its the men who are making a big deal about it. We're a dual nurse household - my husband decided to go back to nursing school as a second career path after I became a nurse. It was for many reasons. He is CONSTANTLY asked why he didn...

You should check out how your grades will transfer if you choose the Walden route. I don't know much about their program, but I think it is competency based which usually means transferring at a 3.0. You'll need a higher GPA than that to get into C...

You absolutely did the right thing and through the right channels. You are being an ethical nurse and your handling of your Father's other issues shows that you value ethics in all your relationships. It's a tough road and you're doing it well. Ku...

I got pregnant over the holiday break between Fall and Spring semester of my senior year of nursing school. It was fine. I took my boards right away but stayed home with my DD until she was almost 2.

When I was in nursing school, one of our instructors gave us some very good advice. She told us that we WOULD get offered charge nurse positions at nursing homes after graduation and that we SHOULD NOT take them. That we deserved a better entry int...

It's got what plants crave! As for the NCLEX, there are some specific things that people need to know to be able to answer the questions. That's true for any standardized test. When I took the GRE there were tons of review guides that explained how...

I agree that you should ask the MDs, but here's an article for you, too. It says they found 40% of patients admitted for RSV also had a bacterial co-infection. High incidence of pulmonary bacterial co‐infection in children with severe respiratory sy...

You're not screwed. You have clinical experience and that does matter. I'm just under two months away from my DNP in Nursing Informatics and I'd say clinical experience is one of the top criteria for success in Informatics. Can you get involved in...

Me: BS in Nursing - 23 DNP - 35 (less than 2 months to go!) DH: BS (non nursing) - 25 ADN - 29 BSN - 36

My husband took the NCLEX-RN on June 10th and later that day we tried this 'trick'. He could not re-register and we got his license in the mail today! It worked for him :)

Yep. I mix with lido as well!

I know that my daughter was seen in an ER and the 'suture nurse' sutured her wound and the MD came in at the end to check everything out. Im not 100% sure if she was an RN or an NP. This is in MN. Also, on the subject of billing. I'm an RN in an E...

I was a pregnant new grad. I waited to start working until my dd was almost 2 to start working. It was difficult to find a job. I'm not sure if it was the area (there is NO nursing shortage here) or if it was the 'weirdness' surrounding my situati...

1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 77 (august 2004) 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used a Kaplan book and another book I cannot recall. I did not take a review course 3. Did your SON offer a...