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  1. Patients who are bed bound-Need Nursing Diagnosis

    waitingforthedream replied to deemarys's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    What objective/subjective data do you have to back up a nursing dx?? Does he tell you he has pain, is he on meds for pain? Does he have

  2. Does anyone know anything about this?

    waitingforthedream replied to RNDreams's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The NET, not the NCLEX. They are probably going over to a different test thats all. I think I remember something about adding in some

  3. failed NCLEX-RN

    waitingforthedream replied to charge_31's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :heartbeatPlease do not call yourself dumb, you graduated nursing school. That was the hard part. Now you have to take yourself out of the school thinking and put yourself into the NCLEX world. NCLEX...

  4. RN's: If you can't get a hospital job then where do you envision your future?

    waitingforthedream replied to NEWGRADNURSE75's topic in General Nursing

    Are you near Barnabas Hospital in Jersey, their up North. I know they had posted recentely an externship for students who are graduating soon. A great opportunity for not only a future job, but...

  5. An update on my stepson

    waitingforthedream replied to sissiesmama's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I had a daughter at the age of 19 start sniffing cocaine, made her go through withdrawals w/o methadone because I did not want her to take the easy way out. She is now working on her PhD and has come...

  6. RN's: If you can't get a hospital job then where do you envision your future?

    waitingforthedream replied to NEWGRADNURSE75's topic in General Nursing

    What part of Jersey are you

  7. Using words like honey, sweety a no-no?

    waitingforthedream replied to bee212's topic in General Nursing

    As on older Nurse, I resent it when people address me as honey, sweetie, etc. this was done while I was a patient in a hospital. These Nurses were 1/2 my age, and I think it was demeaning and...

  8. When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    waitingforthedream replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    We were not allowed to pass meds unless our instructor was with us. Gosh, in my last semester I was pretty comfortable doing almost everything for my assigned pt., and of course would give report when...

  9. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    waitingforthedream replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Suzannes plan is no longer available. Although first tip is posted, you will not be able to receive the rest of the

  10. Are there enough "New-grad" positions in your area?

    waitingforthedream replied to stephenfnielsen's topic in General Students

    Breathing, what's that????

  11. Burlington County College Evening Program

    waitingforthedream replied to Dara PreRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    The only cutoff is with the pre-rep classes, none with chem and bio. If you took it in highschool, that is good enough. But to make sure, I would ask them NOW, you don't want to wait until you are...

  12. Burlington County College

    waitingforthedream replied to shailasmom's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    By the time you are done it will be better. Don't let this stop you, the jobs are there, they are just able to be picky with who they hire. This won't

  13. Need help re: tb skin test

    waitingforthedream replied to tammy07's topic in General Nursing

    We were required to get a 2 step PPD done before starting nursing school, now that I am working in health field they require a single PPD every year. So yes, the 2 step in nursing school was the only...

  14. Discharging a patient in disaster triage

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

    Yeah, the questions are killer! I hope I never need to triage in a disaster setting, I just don't think I could do

  15. Read the thread before you post!!!!!

    waitingforthedream replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I try to remember (when reading these NCLEX posts) what it was like for me when I was there. They come here for support, and as played out as it gets, I remember what they are

  16. Need help re: tb skin test

    waitingforthedream replied to tammy07's topic in General Nursing

    You have a ppd done just under your skin, come back in 48-72 to get it read. Then you need to wait another 7 days to have another one done and get that read in 48-72 hours. No pain, just a sting! It...

  17. Read the thread before you post!!!!!

    waitingforthedream replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, hahaha, just saw the beating the dead horse cartoon!!

  18. Read the thread before you post!!!!!

    waitingforthedream replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh, don't know what to say. Not mad, but gosh, don't know what to say. Oh I'm sorry am I repeating myself? Only kidding

  19. I got the needle stick blues!!!

    waitingforthedream replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Students

    Im sorry you are going through this. I have been stuck twice, and even though both clients agreed to blood work, it still weighs on your mind. I refused medicine for first stick, they were very low...

  20. Discharging a patient in disaster triage

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

    Disaster triage is completely different from what we are taught as a nurse. Yes pt. is stable, but may still need monitoring. Pt. that has no chance of making it, with so many more patients expected...

  21. Burlington County College

    waitingforthedream replied to shailasmom's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    She had more credits than you did. They start with the people who have the most and work backwards. Hundreds apply and they only accept, I think, 75. As I said earlier, I did not get in until all...

  22. Burlington County College

    waitingforthedream replied to shailasmom's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    You can go on the BCC website where you register for classes. Go to registration and type in nur119 and it should come up saying how many spots are still open for the 119 units. It shows how many...

  23. Burlington County College

    waitingforthedream replied to shailasmom's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I just graduated in December. It took me four tries to get in because my pre-reqs were not completed. When they were I was excepted that semester. It is a very busy program, but you can be sure that...

  24. Burlington County College

    waitingforthedream replied to shailasmom's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    When I was accepted into the program, all of the pre-reqs had to be completed. There are people that are applying that have finished all of them and they are the ones that are accepted first. When...

  25. Fed Up With People Saying There Is a Shortage

    waitingforthedream replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the tip, been there, tried that. I was actually offered a position in med surg but only part time, which I will take if nothing else comes up. A foot in the door so to speak. I will take...