jayjaykay

Thanks for all the input! I live in Northwest New Jersey and the postion I applied for is in a large magnet hospital in PA. They require 2-3 years clinical experience, oncology preferred - they don't feel that 1 year is enough to handle the responsiblity. I tried to sell my "adaptation" skills - but the person I spoke with was rather discouraging and unsupportive. I was offered an opportunity in a physician's office to train with two highly qualified and experienced chemo nurses. I think I may go that route - even though mixing your own meds is a daunting proposition - Thanks for the replies ...

Hi! I graduated May 2007 and have been working on a med/surg floor (some oncology patient experience here and there) since August 2007. My goal has been to do outpatient chemo, and a position is open at another facility that I am going to apply for. I just completed the ONS Chemotherapy and Biotherapy course. I also rec'd my ACLS provider cert. I have okay IV skills - I am taking a full day course at my hospital this week re: IV's, central lines, ports. I need help as far as how to best present the experience I have. I have basic med/surg experiences, and from reading other posts on resumes, do not want to bog down the resume with mundane details. Thanks for any helpful suggestions!

Hey mrod - Join the group! I think everybody has felt the same way - at least I did as well as all of my classmates that have taken it - and so far we all passed with 75. It sounds like you got the exact same questions I did. I had quite a few pharm questions too. Hang in there and stay confident - Make sure and post how you did!

just found out .... after a l-o-n-g cruel 48 hrs .... i passed!!! :smiley_aa :cheers: keep the faith ..... i know what you are going through. have confidence!we must know more than we think we do! jamie k. r.n.

Okay ..... took mine today - 75 questions, out of which I think I guessed on 50 of them... Narrowed it down to 2 answers and took my best guess. One calc question, lots of pharm - do they make these drugs up??, and tons of who to see first. I also had lots of peds and Endocrine. I felt sick to my stomach when I left! What does everyone do to get through these next 48 hours???? I am a nervous wreck - reading through all of these posts, and seeing how everyone has been passing is a little comforting, but I do hear of people failing in 75! Need more reassuring! THANKS!!!

I just took my HESI yesterday .... and passed with a 1075! We need 850 to pass to graduate, but you have three tries. I used the HESI book and did all of the questions on the CD, including the 150 pharmacology ones! I think that helped me. I also used Saunders - both the book and the CD (I did all of the questions on the CD too!) It was alot of questions but I think it helped. It was hard - GOOD LUCK! jamiejay

Thanks for all of your responses.... This was a hypothetical patient that my instructor came up with. Jayjaykay

Hi seasoned nurses! I have a triple lumen CVC. Already running are the followin meds Diprivan D51/2NS wide open Levophed Heparin Rocephin q6 hours Xyvox q 12 hours What, if any, can you run the Neosynephrine with or do you need another IV site? Thanks for any help. Jamie

SO, would it be oxygen or morphine FIRST? jamie student nurse

Jolie, Would the priority be the same if the patient had no aneurysm? Just presents with severe chest pain? Jamie

Thanks Jolie, You really put it in perspective for me ---- Jamie

I'm studying for an exam, and I can't find a definitive answer for: What is the Priority Nursing action for a patient with aortic aneurysm who presents with sudden severe chest pain? administer pain meds start 2 large bore IV's draw serum cardiac biomarkers obtain an electrocardiogram One of my nclex books says pain meds, but my nursing2006 magazine article infers that it's the IV's. Thanks.