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Or to anyone who is vegan for ethical reasons!

I am a diploma RN, and while I don't live in CT, I got offered every job I interviewed for and got interviews for almost every application I submitted. And I applied in various states since I was interested in relocating. Many places do not care. ...

I am also a CCU nurse (albeit a new one) and am not sure why there are all these mentions to CVP. Our orders are written to parameters - typically to MAP >60 using an art line. We have a lot of autonomy as well. UO may or may not be an effect y...

I am not trying to be flip, but my dog had a myelogram a couple of years ago for a cervical injury. She now has a disc problem lower down. This vet (at a vet teaching hospital) said we should get an MRI - that a myelogram isn't used as much because...

We were taught by our manufacturer to only do so in an extreme emergency - and that is waht we practice.

I like uniformcity.com. I've bought in person in Richmond, VA and online. Been happy every time. Stephanie

Side note: I was on the honor council at my school. One student review I was juror on we found the student guilty - blatantly so - of her offense. The policy was then that the council would make recommendation for punishment based on prewritten gui...

Thank you. I am so glad to read someone say this. I took anatomy online with no lab dissections. Guess what - I passed it with an A, passed nursing school with a high GPA, passed NCLEX the first time in 75, and now I am on my way to being a great nur...

I never thought about this until I got my license about a month ago, but when is it appropriate to sign RN after your name? This never came up in school and I couldn't find anything online. Is there protocol? Obviously I would use it at work and w...

Yes, that's what I was thinking also. I am very into promoting the professionalism of nursing. I am just not sure what I think about using RN outside of the healthcare facility. But it seems like something that could positively impact our image.

Thank you! I said in my original post "until I got my license about a month ago".

Thanks for your input everyone. So far we have one person who put it on her checks and everyone else only uses it by accident. : ) I kind of wonder why more people wouldn't use it - don't doctors use their title when signing in the 'real world'?

I never felt ready to take it. Yet I did and I passed in 75 questions. You are on the right track getting a good % on the tests. To me it was a lot more about learning the way to answer the test questions than it was about specific knowledge. Good...

Clemm - I am just getting started in my nursing career, but you have mirrored a lot of my reasons. It is truly a dynamic profession with so many options. I had a career before nursing and know that most jobs have their share of negatives. It was u...

...from taking NCLEX-RN! Whew! Glad that is over. And now the waiting begins. I move on Friday so I have packing to distract me. And I've a massage scheduled for tomorrow. I am glad I knew what to expect. Test shut off at 75 and I have NO idea ...

i passed! i passed!!!!

You can actually do mail forwarding through usps online. It costs $1 and you can set it up for just your name. Then your parents mail can go where they want it. Also, I took my exam this week and am moving Friday. I emailed my BON and did an ad...

Thanks for all your continued support! I am sweating it out here, but hey, I survived nursing school - I can handle this! Pagandeva - Thank sharing your detailed thoughts. It really does help to hear someone feels/felt similarly. A friend of mine ...

I can see why that would all be very confusing. Sorry I can't help you, but I wanted to suggest you post this in the 'International' forum. I think you'll get more advice there. Good luck!

Thanks for all the positive vibes! Anyone think there are 'stages of NCLEX', sort of like the phases of grieving? This morning I was in shock and stunned at how incompetent the test made me feel, but had no impressions on passing or not. Then I moved...

That is awesome! The fact that they have such a great sign on program to try and retain their own graduates makes me want to work for them even more!

At my school we have to take the RN Comprehensive ATI to graduate. Supposedly it said I had a 98% chance of passing. I am getting into the home stretch now (less than a week to go!) and took the Mosby CAT today. It shut off at 87 questions and sai...

Would you care to offer some more detailed, constructive feedback? To me Mosby has the Alt format questions and simulates the stress of the test by changing according to your answers. That alone is worth something to me. And others have said Mosby ...

You are awesome, but now I am even more confused. My difficulty level says Consistent Difficulty Level Achieved: 0.512But my pass percent says 94% prediction. Oh, well. I know I am spending way too much time worrying about this! Why do we do this...

Thanks for your input. I hadn't thought about looking at improving the difficulty level. Does the scale go up to 1 being highest? I know I'll never feel 'ready', I just want to get to 'ready enough'. :wink2: