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wear the most comfortable clothes you have. you could be sitting there up to 6 hours. something that you like to cuddle on the couch and watch tv in, like running pants or yoga pants or anyhting. the NCLEX is not a fashion show. also wear layers, ...

as a new grad recently hired into a CVICU at a major academic hospital, i am less worried about my personal ability to perform the work than i am about the "old" nurses ability to accept new grads as peers. Of COURSE i have tons to learn, but a 3 mon...

kelli, RELAX. just like in any tense situation, having a clear mind will help you more than anything else you can do at this point. remember that you know the content. read the questions twice, look for anything that has to do with the ABCs, and ...

Hi all, my first post on all nurses, although i have often read the advice. i have searched the forums but was wondering if someone who has recently traveled to hawaii can tell me a few things. 1) do you know the cost to upgrade to private housing ...

Relax. They have to standardize the test with some people, a certain percentage of people get the full 265 even if they were at passing level. don't let Kaplan scare you, no one really knows the algorithim used, that is pearson vue's secret, but jsu...

oh this makes me SO glad I am not a psych nurse. half the time I think psych is so easy, but i don't understand half of it. one time a nurse ( on a locked inpatient unit) said to me. open patient, insert med...that's what we do. the mental health...

AH! i love that show.... makes me want to work with nice guys like Dr. ALter who don't judge peole and try to improve tehir quality of life no matter what their sexual orientation...and stay away from the scary docs if i ever want something "enhanced...

Chicago New Grad... Offered between 21.65-22.75 for new positions. a condo in my neighborhood goes for about 250,000 for a smallllll studio and up to the millions for a larger place. we rent a 1br with den for 1800, but we have a great view of chic...

Here's the thing... if you know you try to attend to the little things with your patients, only ask these scripted, impersonal questions when the "powers taht be" are around. ask your own way, take care of whatever you can, and focusing on ONE thing...

Dansko... are not meant to be walked in. danskos are often the best for an ICU RN but a floor RN mayhave a hard time running all over. they are supposed to be a platform for your foot, rather than a walking shoe. That being said, they will fit mo...

I see you are in Chicago. I know there are lots of dog walking services, I am sure some of them provide evening care, could let the dogs out at 10 or so for a half hour and would probably cost you about 15 bucks a day. If you can't find one that do...

First off, are you completely unable to be a nurse, or was it just the failure that is keeping you from becoming one? do you still want to? I am sure that if you apply at some places, given your extenuating circumstances you would be accepted in time...

soooo many! the girl who would literally rather miss questions than be the second to finish. i always test quickly, so it became my goal, that if I was close to finishing and she was not, to finish at least one second before her. I loved to hear he...