DelanaRN MSN, APRN, NP

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  1. Nope! We all had jobs before we graduated from Park! :) Good
  2. Well Nik, Once you are out there in the "real world" you want to know you are able to take care of patients and feel confidant in your abilities. When I was at Cass, I didn't truly appreciate the vast...
  3. Wait it out and get into a RN program. It will be worth it. If you can get your ADN, then Frontier College offers a RN-ADN to FNP program online with some brief clinicals...I am looking into the...
  4. Why don't you call CCC and talk with the Director of the program. Tell her that you are supposed to graduate from your LPN program in December but that you are extremely uncomfortable in the clinical...
  5. Cass Career Center is a wonderful LPN school. I learned SO much and the teachers are extremely smart and know what they are talking about. After I finished LPN school I bridged to an RN program and if...
  6. Just found this post and wanted to check on you and see if everything is looking up for you now...how is the job
  7. DelanaRN

    pt. load for case managers

    I am so glad you have found something else. I can't wait to hear if you like your new role
  8. DelanaRN

    VA nursing vs Hospice

    Interesting. I am a Hospice Nurse as an RN Case Manager. I do like my job for the most part. However, I am looking into going into VA nursing as my husband is active duty and we are PCS'ing this...
  9. What year was that? lol. I know that someone who started nursing in the 70's probably won't make what someone starting out in the 90's makes. Were you in long term care, hospital, clinic, home...
  10. DelanaRN

    frequency on RN visits

    PS- I'm also on call at least 2 full nights each week plus every other
  11. DelanaRN

    Worried about new job

    I am an RN case manager during the day, but am on call at least 2 nights each week from 1630 through 0830 the next morning plus back up call every other week. I work about 40-45 hours on average each...
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    frequency on RN visits

    I have 12 patients and see each of them at least 2x each week. It is required that I complete a minimum of 2 skilled nursing visits each week. Additionally, I attend all care plan meetings at the...
  13. It was horrible. I don't feel like I knew any of the answers, the questions were terribly hard, and I feel so sad, frustrated, disappointed... The machine cut off at 75. I didn't feel like I had...
  14. DelanaRN

    Army nurse corps and civilian wife(nurse)

    Okay, this post is coming from an Army wife, (I was an LPN and am now an RN) married to a 22 year Army veteran (who was a tanker in Armor division for 12 years) and has been in the Army nurse corp...
  15. DelanaRN

    OBC-RC Pay

    PS - I am an Army wife (and now an RN! Woo hoo!) married to an Active Duty Army Nurse!!
  16. DelanaRN

    OBC-RC Pay

    That is ridiculous! You will most definitely be paid while in
  17. DelanaRN

    how should I study for this?

    I just did question after question. I read the rationale for all the questions, whether I got it right or wrong. I attended Kaplan live which was eh, alright I guess. Going through practice questions...
  18. I studied about 3 hours a day, every day for two weeks. I also did Kaplan Live. Before that, I studied maybe an hour or so a day. Make sure you make time to breathe and enjoy life. You need to give...
  19. I PASSED!! WOO HOO!! I am so relieved!! Thank God it's over!! Thank you Jesus!
  20. DelanaRN

    June 2009 NCLEX Support Group

    I found out just a minute ago I passed!! WOO HOO!!! THANK YOU JESUS!! Good luck
  21. DelanaRN

    Passed!! 75 questions and done!

    WTG!! I just found out I passed with 75 too!! WOO
  22. I passed I passed I passed!! I'm an RN!! I PASSED!! The trick worked for me!! Good luck and God bless
  23. DelanaRN

    Tired I have not pass my PN-NCLEX.

    Don't give up!! Have you taken any nclex review courses in person? Do you think they would help
  24. Shoot, I don't know that I'd take any pointers from me. I don't even know if I passed yet. Know infection control and precautions, know delegation, know the basic pathophys for every illness out...
  25. i had 75 questions yesterday and the test took me about an hour. i am hoping and praying that i passed but i left feeling like a complete failure. this "trick" is the only thing keeping me sane right...