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  1. Stressed student needs guidance

    dani_girl replied to SNstressed's topic in General Students

    Another idea.. especially when you start getting into diseases/illness.. do not memorize.. try to picture the pt as a whole.. not categories.. Example if a pt has COPD what would the pt look like?...

  2. Taking NCLEX Friday....have a couple of questions

    dani_girl replied to LostinVegas's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :ancong!: Way to go

  3. Stressed student needs guidance

    dani_girl replied to SNstressed's topic in General Students

    Try to break up what you need to do in to smaller tasks.. if you leave it as one big one you will never get it done and you will study "shot gun" style (a little of this.. ok this is boring.. lets do...

  4. Questions NECLEX remembers

    dani_girl replied to sever's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It does remember you.. according to the NCLEX website and the paperwork I saw.. you will NOT be given the same questions again.. it has a major pool of questions and so you will not see the exact same...

  5. How long between graduation and taking NCLEX?

    dani_girl replied to roadrunner14's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :ancong!:

  6. How long between graduation and taking NCLEX?

    dani_girl replied to roadrunner14's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi!! I graduated on the 10th of May and sat for the boards on the 28 of July 28th.. I also moved accross the country at the time too.. but my school said that statistically people do better in July...

  7. how did you handle it?

    dani_girl replied to greysanatomyfan's topic in General Students

    It is so tough, especially with a young child I don't have kids so I can only imagine.. as a recent grad here is some tips I used, and saw... Study away from your house!!! Everyone thinks this is...

  8. Ripped Off

    dani_girl replied to Price 2002's topic in General Nursing

    I would boycott too.. and find out what happened to the money that was to go to the nursing event?? Are they using it for both, keeping it, or using it for something else entirely?? It will make more...

  9. Not sure if I'm cut out for nursing!!

    dani_girl replied to Dizneynurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not a seasoned nurse, but I feel for you!!! Also, my absolute favorite instructor talked to my class and told us her "nobody told me this" lecture.. she explained that you will feel like you know...

  10. $ pay scale range

    dani_girl replied to parrot07's topic in General Nursing

    Washington new grad ADN 23.96 an hour 12% night diff... hope this

  11. I need help and advice

    dani_girl replied to Hellokitty_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to HR you might qualify for the new Grad program if you haven't worked as a nurse.... I know someone in that position.... good

  12. I Got an Interview!

    dani_girl replied to sd_iwant2banurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are some great threads on here to search.. but some things that I would write out would be the answers to these questions so you can have some stuff figured out.. and congratz and good...

  13. Devastated beyond belief....and I don't even know what to change.

    dani_girl replied to justme1972's topic in General Students

    :icon_hug: It will get better... promise.. I hated psych just felt like the biggest fraud doing it... and my instructor gave me this advice.. "If you think "this sounds so stupid.. I would never say...

  14. Thank you notes to patients?

    dani_girl replied to darkblue's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to know how much money and time hospitals are wasting for this.. I mean postage alone but add to it they probably hired someone to set up an account for these cards, the paper and time......

  15. Besides Caffeine, what keeps you energized to study?

    dani_girl replied to Hanna0225's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just got out of school but I would take my dog for a walk around the block.. took about 15 minutes, got me away from my house and cleared my head, and helped my dog from going

  16. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    dani_girl replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    When no matter what is wrong with your family or friend you ask "Have you had a bowel movement???" When a "C" means "See you at graduation" When your discussion at the dinner table consists...

  17. To go union or not...??

    dani_girl posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Well I got my first job, yeah me!! Durring the interview when it was my turn to ask questions (and thanks to allnurses I had some good ones!:wink2:) I asked about Unions. They told me the hospital...

  18. husbands that won't help

    dani_girl replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree w/ Bossy... study AWAY FROM HOME.... I graduated in May and went thru a big break up (not married but engaged & together) and even though according to most it ended peacefully.. it still...

  19. Question for those who have taken the NCLEX

    dani_girl replied to Browneyes98's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Every persons test is different so I can't say.. I think I had saunders and it was in the first few chapters.. like #5.. good

  20. Taking NCLEX Friday....have a couple of questions

    dani_girl replied to LostinVegas's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good LUCK I took mine on a Saturday and still got the results early Monday morning by paying the 8 bucks and checking online.. so I really don't think you will have to worry about "business day" or...

  21. Nicotine Test

    dani_girl replied to NurseDianne's topic in General Nursing

    Ok I am going to risk the flames on this one... Just because people smoke does not mean they take more, or even longer breaks than non smokers. The hospital group where my clinicals were at were in...

  22. hesitations about nursing

    dani_girl replied to Nurse wanna-be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would reccommend volunteering at the hospital or asking to shadow a nurse.. this might give you some insight about if it is really for you. As for giving back, which is super, there are other ways...

  23. Uniform, where to get it from online, Legit.

    dani_girl replied to 2bELNurse1's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like Lydiasuniforms.com... they send you a bag to mail back things that don't fit already labeled.. which for me is great because I never make it to the post

  24. Pediatric Teaching Project - Need Suggestions

    dani_girl replied to SimplyMeL3's topic in General Students

    CASI-- another group you could hit up for the Mr. Yuk stuff is your fire department.. they always have

  25. Pediatric Teaching Project - Need Suggestions

    dani_girl replied to SimplyMeL3's topic in General Students

    For my peds assignment we did Fire Safety.. we took a big poster board and made it look like the dial pad of a phone and had each kid come up and press 911.. also made fake flames, which we stuck on...