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I just graduated in May from the regular track program at NSC. My class is definitely under the 80% pass rate. That is probably why they are getting tough. If they continue on with poor NCLEX pass rates they will lose there accredidation. The class before me was also under 80%.

Thank you for all of the feed back. I have noticed that many nurses believe patients are drug seeking when they ask for pain meds around the clock. I do live in Las Vegas so it is a common problem, but if someone tells me there in pain I am going to believe them. There are definitely easier ways to obtain narcotics without going to the hospital. It will be interesting to find out what is wrong with my pt. I hope they discovered the problem on my days off. He went for a HIDA scan yesterday and a small bowel series. We will see what the docs come up with. I love allnurses.com. There is a lot of wonderful advice and info. on this site.

I am a new grad and was curious on other nurses opinions about psychological pain. I had a patient yesterday that had abdominal pain. He appeared to truely have pain, and was unable to hold down food. According to him and the family it had been going on for about a year. The patient was around 21. Every test imaginable had been done, but everything had come out negative. I started talking to him and he revealed some outside stressers in his life and began to cry. I could tell that he was having some emotional issues. I just listened and let him talk and cry. He said thank you for talking to him, and seemed to feel better then he had all day. I really believe he was experiencing pain, but I don't think there was anything physiologically wrong with him (I know I am not a doctor). What are your opinions on this issue? I have seen it a couple times before, usually with younger patients. Do you think there is a point when you can suggest to the pt or family for psychological counseling if all of the tests continue to come back negative?

Congratulations!!!! It is such a huge relief. What are your plans now?

That is the same way I felt after my test. I wasn't sure if I got any of the questions right. I was scoring in the 60's on quizzes before I took the exam. I thought I failed, but to my surprise I passed.

Thank you for the responses.

Hello, I am a nursing student wondering if someone could help me. My preceptor asked me if I should use the white or brown port for a PICC line blood draw. I think it's a trick question, but I couldn't find any information on the different color ports. I think you can use either, but I'm not sure why she asked. Thanks Amanda