fiveofpeep

fiveofpeep

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  1. I already made a list with lab values from the test plan for my friends and I you can download it here: http://roadtonursing.com/labvals.doc The lab values to know are on the detailed test plan, page...
  2. 4.00 gpa in nursing school

    I just wanted to let everyone know that it can totally be done! I just graduated a couple weeks ago with a 4.00 gpa for my entiiiiiiiiire loooooong terrrrriiiiiblllllle neverrrreending college career...
  3. isnt it okay to just memorize what is specifically stated in the test plan? or do we still have to memorize other things above and
  4. 4.00 gpa in nursing school

    I had a normal grading scale I am pretty ADD when it comes to listening to lectures and know I dont learn well from them so I found I learned best by seriously reading everything in the textbook and...
  5. "How Did You Prepare For Nclex?" Questions...

    bump it would be so awesome to get more responses like these. thanks in
  6. Giving Digoxin with an Amiodarone drip and HR of 48

    what was hospital policy for the hr parameters for
  7. I know this may sound rediculous but....

    I think I had the worst cohort everrr! everyone had very strong (read: egotistical) personalities and there were too many cooks in the kitchen, we had major cliques and gossip, we were mostly young...
  8. 4.00 gpa in nursing school

    thanks everyone! sorry for the delayed replies. I didnt get email notification about them I graduated from Cal State Long Beach Yeah I did have a social life and thought I had good balance. It also...
  9. Please Help! Which job would you choose?!

    it worries me that close to half of the nurses at hospital A are new. that could mean for a poor staffing mix leaving you with insufficient
  10. HeartsOpenWide, well, the fact that you were let go d/t financial reasons rather than inadequacies is in your favor you have also appeared to be very driven to me as well. you will get through this....
  11. idk about a download but Im loving this website where they have the nclex 3500 for free :) its awesome http://nursing.goivytech.net/nclexrn3500/ if this is an illegal source please let me know. I...
  12. Going rate for New grad in S. Cali (OC)?

    27-29 before night shift differential its pretty crappy considering the hiiiiigh cost of
  13. Taking NCLEX Jan 19th!

    I heard that you can take it as late as 2 days before you start your new grad program and still get the results in time. I dont know how that varies according to your state though, so your best bet...
  14. The continuing saga of nurses vs. EMTs...

    recently my mom (who is also a nurse) had to call an ambulance because her stage IV esophageal cancer husband with hepatic dysfunction became acutely confused and tried to leave the room in the middle...
  15. Do I apologize to the doctor??

    maybe it was
  16. preceptor's question(s)

    I think in the long run she will be grateful that you back off now and let her see that she can handle the full load on her own before she really is on her
  17. Samuel Merritt University

    too expensive in this economy because if you want to live in the bay area you will find yourself jobless there is a new grad hiring crisis
  18. Sutter Health New Grad program unpaid.

    sutter nor cal sucks my mom was a new grad in an ED and they didnt let the nurses sit in chairs they had to stand to chart and all tables were at high heights to discourage use of chairs sutter...
  19. Should I tell my employer why I'm really leaving?

    It worries me that she is so careless with infection control and
  20. Hey Fellow NCLEXers! I was looking for advice on how I should study because I am having difficulty with planning it. I will take the NCLEX January 11, 2010. (about 2 weeks away) I already took the...
  21. Looking for fellow black nurses!

    I actually, genuinely, was confused by the wording of your response, but thank you for your undue hostility. I didnt say the world is fair. Not so sure how you judged my views of the world by the one...
  22. No nursing station with COWS?

    Ive worked in a brand new PACU that had bedside COWs for every patient but they still used the nursing station ALOT for giving report away from the bedside, doctors writing orders, charge nurse, and...
  23. Looking for fellow black nurses!

    I dont get this anecdote. Was he jailed because he dated a white girl or because of statutory
  24. Ever burned a bridge?

    in nursing school, I contested a discriminatory practice of assigning preceptorship in a manner that favored those who signed a contract to work with the school's sister hospital. I followed the chain...
  25. allnurses or allSTUDENTnurses?

    why dont the mods create different accounts for actual RN's vs students and make it so that students may reply to any thread, but can only start threads in the student sections? perhaps by making them...