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

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 if

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 off, I chose the answer with the worst outcome for ...

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 the time I get home I am wired and find it hard t...

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 like I get alot of experience clinically. But it is a...

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 does not include any of the things that you mentione...

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 seemed to me like most of their jobs were going intern...

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 program.

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 sometimes every answer seems right. I did all of my st...

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 grads!

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 his own accord, which only gives me the choice of c...

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 that we have for these poor victims! It sickens me, ...

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 Brazil, God bless him. I worked 11p-7a last night and a...

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 themselves. God do I hate the system. My only alternati...

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 have nothing to do with him. I made a promise to my...

Started last week as a new grad. And they were looking for RN's with 2 years experience. I am heading in now. Always follow your weakness with a statment of how you worked to turn it into a positive. Good Luck!!!!

OMG, sounds like what happened to me. I was offered a job at local hospital (I knew VP) and he got me an interview. They said they would hire me, but they were "moving" positions around and would call me in about a month. Well time went by, so I cont...

The only advice that I can give you is to answer with a weakness and make a remark on how you turned it into a positive. I used one that went sort of like this: I was a very detail oriented person who wanted things done right away to keep organized. ...

I just started working this shift and since the job market is so bad I did not want to refuse it. But I cannot seem to get used to these hours. Does anyone have any tips that can help me adjust to this time change. I have a little one that gets off t...

There is another great website called Indeed.com, great resource for Nursing Jobs!!!!! I only used this one, loved it.

Thanks for all the tips everyone, great ideas! Never thought of the tin foil, what a great idea!!!! Then again all of her posts are great! I am glad to see that most of you are getting the same amount of sleep as me, I thought I was missing out on so...

I could not agree with you more! One of our finest!

Good for you, great news! It was a rehab center acute care hospital that hired me too. They were looking for 2 years experience d/t the fact that it was acute care rehab, but HR loved my interview and made an offer to me the next day. Good Luck to yo...

I went to class, and clinical and did what I needed to do. No the instructors have no right treated other students any better than the others, but you never, ever, ever confront a teacher in front of anyone. I say you go eat some humble pie, my schoo...

That is what I have been reading. Great question!