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  1. Survival Tips for First Year Nurses

    rosemadder replied to rosemadder's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everybody, these were some great tips!!! I agree with each

  2. Best Survival Tips for New Nurses

    rosemadder posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey everybody, i am giving a speech to an upcoming nursing class on the transition from student to new nurse. what are some of the best survival tips you can think of for the first year of nursing?...

  3. Questions about working weekends...

    rosemadder replied to jetta1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have a weekender position....I can only miss two weekends a year so from 7a-3p I get an additional $9 per hour, and from 3p-7p I get an additional $11 per hour. For nonweekenders who picked up...

  4. I'm finished!!

    rosemadder replied to nekhismom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Which test did you take???? I wanted that

  5. question about the NCLEX

    rosemadder replied to whinnymay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You may get some of the new format questions but not enough to goof you up. I got 1 on my test...and out of 35 in my class the most was 4--so don't sweat (not enough to make or break you either

  6. How much studying should I do for NCLEX?

    rosemadder replied to KimRN03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Statistics from the board of nursing show that the longer you wait to take Boards the higher the chance of failure--study a few weeks and get in there--know your lab values for sure and most...

  7. what are u doing with your degree?

    rosemadder replied to icudavis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How much experience have you had working as a nurse and where do your interests lie? Is money a factor in your decision or time? For example, Nurse Practitioner interests me but it is a very time...

  8. Tests during Orientation???

    rosemadder posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    a few of my fellow nursing students have had to take tests during their initial hospital orientation. one person took a pharmacology test and others took nursing tests regarding ivs and fluids. has...

  9. Tests during Orientation???

    rosemadder replied to rosemadder's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks for the info everyone! on the pharmacology tests were they questions about medications in general or were they more specific. also were the medical tests about procedures or specific diseases?...

  10. Any advice for newRNstudent

    rosemadder replied to newRNstudent's topic in General Students

    I felt this way too after my first semester--so when second semester rolled around I was knocked for a loop. That is when it got really really hard and nightmarish! Schools are all different but...

  11. less than greater than question

    rosemadder replied to RNIAM's topic in General Students

    If your instructor had you put >than 3 secs than your patient had ineffective cap. refill as it should have

  12. Malpractice Insurance: Having your own policy is a NECESSITY

    rosemadder replied to -jt's topic in General Students

    Hey, Well the second attorney came and talked to our school and he said he didn't know what the other attorney had told us (he was from a different state) but he said he highly recommended having...

  13. Malpractice Insurance: Having your own policy is a NECESSITY

    rosemadder replied to -jt's topic in General Students

  14. How hard is college level Chemistry?

    rosemadder replied to marilynmom's topic in General Students

    I didn't take Chemistry in High School and had been out of school for 20+ years when I did take college Chemistry. I was amazed at how well I did-made an A. The instructor was wonderful, explained...

  15. Malpractice Insurance: Having your own policy is a NECESSITY

    rosemadder replied to -jt's topic in General Students

    When a lawyer came and talked to our school about Malpractice Insurance she said that it was definitely not in our best interest (unless we had a lot of assets) when we become nurses to have...

  16. I am doing my first care plan and I have a question

    rosemadder replied to Jenn_RN's topic in General Students

    I find that the best way to write a care plan is to keep it as simple as possible. For example: after assessing my patient and determining their problems-I ask myself what is the most critical...

  17. Time you can miss in your program (absence)

    rosemadder replied to LPNtoBSNstudent's topic in General Students

    Our absence policy changes each semester. It depends on the course hours required within that section. For example, last Fall half the semester was Psych. and the other half was Peds. and we...

  18. Last Semester Stress Anyone???

    rosemadder posted a topic in General Students

    I have only until May to graduate and I am having the worst stress I have had so far. I keep having visions of totally screwing up in clinicals and being kicked out of school and having to pay back...

  19. Last Semester Stress Anyone???

    rosemadder replied to rosemadder's topic in General Students

    Oh my, a graduation test? How horrible. I am sure you will do fine. We just have a lot of stuff to get done this semester. Six papers to write, one presentation, these long 8 1/2 - 9 hour...

  20. Last Semester Stress Anyone???

    rosemadder replied to rosemadder's topic in General Students

    Thanks everybody, I feel better. Sometimes I forget that I am not the only one going through this and feel like nobody could be feeling the same way. So now that I'm not stressing (as much)...

  21. getting started in hospice

    rosemadder replied to dee72054's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    In my county you have to work in a hospital for a year. Preferably Oncology or with Geriatrics. Let me know if you find out any other way. There's where I want to work when I get out of

  22. Pallitive care-can anyone help??

    rosemadder replied to sam10's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Just finished up unit on death and dying in nursing school and the only person we studied was