waitingforthedream

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1. How much math on the NCLEX?

   waitingforthedream replied to the sparrow's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   No math, passed at 75. You really don't want to see math on the NCLEX, they are considered lower lever

2. Things you'd LOVE to tell the doc and get away with it....

   waitingforthedream replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in General Nursing

   You do not have to be so fricken ignorant to me at 6:00 in the morning when I get a fingerstick saying "78" and your paremeters say call Doctor

3. Does anyone know how to answer Pharm ?'s, when u have no clue????

   waitingforthedream replied to NSchoolAgain's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I had at least 8 med ?'s, some I knew right away because they were familiar. A couple were WTH is that?? When I could not pick the answer because I knew nothing about the drug, and I studied my butt...

4. what is the 11-7 shift like(new grad wondering)

   waitingforthedream replied to texasbsn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I do the 2400, which is not bad. It is the 6am and 6:39am meds that are killer! That is when you are the busiest, yet the most tired. My problem is that I get so worked up from running around, that by...

5. what is the 11-7 shift like(new grad wondering)

   waitingforthedream replied to texasbsn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I started the 11-7 as a new grad, and it has it's pros and cons. I feel more like a paper pusher, except in the am when we pass the meds and do a quick assessment on patients. I really do not feel...

6. Everyone has a 4.0 GPA!!

   waitingforthedream replied to NursingStudent5548's topic in General Nursing

   I have learned when going through school (finished now) that you worry about yourself, not the others. First semester students do not learn much other then the fundamentals of nursing, which really...

7. Questions for New Grads..

   waitingforthedream replied to javaline's topic in Arizona Nursing

   It took me 3 months of applying to hundreds of positions. Probably went on 7 interviews out of those 100. I was actually hired at an open house. I did not apply to hospitals in my area because it...

8. Can I become a CNA after completing Nursing Fundamentals?

   waitingforthedream replied to Felicia327's topic in General Students

   NJ allows you to become a CNA once you pass first module of Nursing school. I do not even think they make you take exam, they just need a letter from school and nursing

9. Not sure how to study for pysch

   waitingforthedream replied to wess's topic in General Nursing

   Ah, the gray area! What I consider the hardest class in nursing school. This is all about your communication skills and presenting reality. You go from black and white of med surg to psych, where...

10. New Grads- What floor where you hired for?

    waitingforthedream replied to ibme's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hired at an acute rehabilitation hospital 11p-730a, I wanted something with geriatrics and I guess this is close enough. We can't be picky in Jersey, they are just not hiring new

11. Need input on how to get help for Manic family member

    waitingforthedream replied to waitingforthedream's topic in General Nursing

    I know he can't help what he is doing, but his family has no clue. I will be calling crisis center tomorrow to get him put in. It is not him I get upset with, it is the stinken mental health system...

12. Need input on how to get help for Manic family member

    waitingforthedream replied to waitingforthedream's topic in General Nursing

    That is why I love this site! Everyone understands, what my family members do not. I do not understand why they will not allow my to call crisis when I grabbed my arm. Today he told me he was in...

13. Need input on how to get help for Manic family member

    waitingforthedream replied to waitingforthedream's topic in General Nursing

    Your right, not eating and not sleeping is not endangering your life. I remember learning in school that these are in Maslows right on the top of the list, right???? So yes, they are a danger to...

14. Need input on how to get help for Manic family member

    waitingforthedream replied to waitingforthedream's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, that is why I became a nurse. I thought I could make a differance in the mental health field, I was wrong. I am the only family member he has left, everyone else took the easy way out and...

15. Need input on how to get help for Manic family member

    waitingforthedream posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was hoping to get some feedback on how to deal with a family member that is in the manic phase. I have been taking care of him for 3 years, I know when he is going downhill. He refuses to go in on...