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@vintage What if the baby isn't ready to come off of oxygen? I find that interesting. In my NICU, if the baby's lungs aren't mature enough to breathe on just RA, they'll go home on like 0.01-0.02L @ 100% NC and able to bottle feed with a slow flow ni...

Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia has a 101 bed level IV NICU that just opened last year in January.

I don't think you should assume. I work in the NICU right now (about 10 months in on my own) and it can be super intimidating to ask for more complex patients. I think charge/clinical educators or whomever deems the appropriate assignments to whom, s...

Congratulations RN!!!!!!! I bet it felt awesome seeing "pass". :)

I just graduated Nursing school in May and I just passed boards last week Tuesday. I've been putting in applications everywhere, then last night I finally put in one for Children's Hospital in D.C. (the place that I really really want to work). I fou...

I just took my test last Friday and I was afraid as well. I went into my car and got the good pop-up. I was still uneasy, so I did the trick over 10+ times that day and over the weekend and I still got the good pop-up. It was either Monday or Tuesday...

I was one of those who were absolutely TERRIFIED of this exam. The month leading up to it, it was a bit surreal, so I basically just paced myself. I tried to do at least 60-120 questions a day. I based my studying off of those questions I answered. ...

Thank you!!! :) That's actually a good point! It's VERY important to look for the keyword. I forgot to add that in my entry. Lol. When I first started out in nursing school, I use to do horrible in answering nursing questions and that was one of the ...

You're welcome! & thank you!! Best of the best of luck to you!

Thank you so much!!!

I don't have much experience with Kaplan, but the day before my exam, I stopped studying at 5 or 6ish and just relaxed and watched movies on Netflix. Later that night, I did some light exercise on the treadmill to alleviate my anxiety/headache, took ...

You'll be fine! Just go in there and do your very very best!

I think you're doing great with prepping so far. Make sure you know how to prioritize (i.e. what patient should you see first?), delegation, and of course labs. With select all that apply, go through each answer one by one and ask yourself "Is this t...

Does this apply to the time you started the test or the appointment time? Although I'm getting the "good pop-up", I'm still sort of anxious to find out whether I passed or not.

That's what makes me iffy about paying the $8. That exam was super expensive! I might as well just wait until later today (Monday).

Thank you everyone for replying!

Thank you! I need it!

The BON doesn't update on weekends does it? I took my exam friday afternoon.

Oh gee! I'm sitting here waiting for the 48 hours to be up! That's a long time from now. Lol. Thank you for replying.

I'm hoping and praying that the trick works for me too. Thanks!

That's awesome! I graduated from Bowie State University. Congrats btw!!

I live in MD too! What day did you take yours??

I must've checked the PVT trick 20+ times since this afternoon when I took it. I'm getting the "good pop up" every time, but I'm still scared. I can't wait for the 48 hours, so I can pay that $8 to find out what's the verdict.

Foxymom: are the ATI questions any similar to the NCLEX? Congrats for passing!:) I hope to have that feeling soon.

Well that sure makes me rethink bringing my phone into the testing building. I hope they grant you permission to validate your test.