xantha31669

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1. Passing the boards in Mass

   xantha31669 replied to social_bunny's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   The test is computer adaptive. There can be anywhere from 75 questions up to 200+.(can't remember the exact amount) There is no set # of right or wrong questions. You start with with mid level...

2. Passing the boards in Mass

   xantha31669 replied to social_bunny's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   The test is the same for everyone everywhere and is run by a national testing company. Just curious, did your cousin go to Holyoke Community College?

3. Morphine PCA Shortage

   xantha31669 replied to rntg's topic in General Nursing

   There was a big note on the pyxis the other day that there is a shortage of the prefilled PCA syringes of Dilaudid. We are in

4. Tests during Orientation???

   xantha31669 replied to rosemadder's topic in First Year After Licensure

   We had to take the worst test I ever had as part of orientation. It was called PBDS. They showed us videos with patients having various problems. They give you some basic data (labs,vitals,etc)...

5. what to wear on the first day of work....ie orientation no where near the floor

   xantha31669 replied to nadia562002's topic in First Year After Licensure

   We were told basically the same things as you were, with the addition of "NO NIPPLES" I almost choked!! I found out after they have had problems with tight shirts and no bras in the past. Add that...

6. NCLEX "easy" question??

   xantha31669 replied to glow_worm's topic in General Nursing

   Soon2bnp, They must like the dying ritual thing because I got one about Jewish Orthodox dying issues and the one thing I could remember was not one of the answers!!

7. NCLEX "easy" question??

   xantha31669 replied to glow_worm's topic in General Nursing

   Glow worm, I just took mine on Monday and I felt the same way. The questions were so "different" than all the test prep stuff out there that I was floored!! I shut off at 75 as well and I feel like...

8. "The View" insults nursing

   xantha31669 replied to SandySummers's topic in General Nursing

   I too e-mailed them. I suggested they try coming and working with a nurse on a busy medical-surgical floor and see who does the work of caring for and curing pts. I also mentioned that the majority...

9. are you a grade conscious conscious student?

   xantha31669 replied to reign's topic in General Students

   I too have always been crazy about my grades. I have cried and beaten myself up quite a bit about actually getting, god forbid, a "B" in my nursing class last semester. I hope to go on to some form...

10. Q about Nursing School credit hours

    xantha31669 replied to marilynmom's topic in General Students

    I agree with you Vsummer, the thing is not everyone goes to school on financial aid. You would be penalizing the people who pay out of pocket doing it that way. Why should they have to pay more for...

11. Q about Nursing School credit hours

    xantha31669 replied to marilynmom's topic in General Students

    I can see everyone's point about the deceiving nature of the credit hours, but if we got credit for all those hours the school's would CHARGE us for all those credit hours. Can you imagine that bill!!...

12. Q about Nursing School credit hours

    xantha31669 replied to marilynmom's topic in General Students

    In my school each credit is equal to 2-3 hours of class time. Our regular nursing classes are 8 credits, but meet for 16 hours. Our labs are 1 or 2 credits but meet for either 3 or 6 hours. They...

13. Expected salary for new dialysis RN-with no experience

    xantha31669 replied to Hum'nbird's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I just talked to a place here in western mass that starts a new grad at 20.84. I guess that is

14. new grad icu orientations 6-8 wks- safe?

    xantha31669 replied to scrubs12's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't graduated yet, but the ICU that I plan on going to has a 6 month orientation which includes classes on ECG reading, cardiac meds etc. plus working with a preceptor and having a patient...

15. Question about these sue-happy times?

    xantha31669 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have always wanted to be a L & D nurse but I am scared of the highly litigious environment in L & D these days. I hear of MD's just quitting because insurance is soo high and one of my...