Oops, forgot about this thread. Well, I took the NCLEX and passed with the minimal questions. Lots of questions in my weak areas - maternity, growth and development, and meds I'd never heard of - but...
There will be 8 nursing exams instead of 7. Along with the CPNE there will be 3 more required clinical "tests" - managing multiple patients, interacting with a disciplinary team, A head to toe...
Look up stuff that you've heard of but aren't sure about - Dx tests, Labs, Disorders, etc - anything that you know that you don't know. I did this, just looking up random things, and I had several...
I've actually met a few people who own houses in upstate new yory but work for agencies in CT, work for a few days, then take their money back home with them. Something to
The Limey replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor
I have to confess *raises hand* I'm a new grad, I removed a Pt's staples from his head, then charted on it. Instead of writing dehiscence I wrote: "7 Staples removed from left side of scalp. No signs...
BigKenny pretty much covered it. The prices you listed are for the exams only. You don't have to purchase the study guides from Excelsior, but if you do then that's extra. For example, English...
The Limey replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Men in Nursing
I don't think it's entirely appropiate for men to work in OB in nursing. Not because they aren't competent, but because of the comfort level for the patient (and the family). If I were a gambling man...
I don't know about any others but Apple HealthCare doesn't pay good. I worked as a nurse's aide there whilst going through LPN school. They start aides at somewhere around $10 an hour (I think I...
I literally just graduated, passed NCLEX-PN and landed a job at a sub-acute center where I've been for a little over 2 weeks and loving it. Just enough time to come up for some air before diving back...
The NCLEX Exam Cram books are terrible!!! For the review book there are countless spelling and grammatical errors. Numerous FACTUAL errors.. one I recall is the book tried to convince me that the...
NCLEX-PN Made Incredibly Easy. It goes through each of the systems, and begins each one with a little A&P reminder. Then there's a 'cheat sheet' which is basically a list of the disorders with...