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I will make this as short as possible and would appreciate feedback! I work @ a children's hospital in the emergency dept. I am a RN/BSN. I also have a BS in Public Health. I enrolled last spring in an FNP program and have taken one class. School is...

One more thing....you have to have a good holder to assist you!!! That's half the battle!!!! And if it's a child that has had multiple IVs in the past, always ask the parents where the best/worst place is! Parents know best!

I work in a PEDS ED @ a level One trauma center so I am all about starts! But our policy is you stick twice and if you don't get it, find someone else. I agree with that if you see it, you should try it. That's the only way you'll feel more confiden...

In infants, I do brachial. But the most important thing is to remember to compare all four extremities to assess for an undetected heart condition in infants.

I will make this as short as possible and would appreciate feedback! I work @ a children's hospital in the emergency dept. I am a RN/BSN. I also have a BS in Public Health. I enrolled last spring in an FNP program and have taken one class. School is...

Cu does clinicals at SEVERAL sites...depends on the class. Health Dept, Vanderbilt, UMC, Summit, Sumner Regional, Cookeville, Metro, etc. Any other questions, let me know!

I took my NCLEX yesterday as well. 75 wuestions, A LOT of pahrm. It was awful...drugs I had NEVER heard of! No math...thank GOD! I will be suprised if I passed. I would have posted yesterday that I tested, but I was on my way to a friend's house in L...

congrats to all of you who have passed!!! good luck to all of us who will be taking it soon! i take mine tuesday june 19th...yeah...this tuesday. i won't ever be more ready than i am now. i don't feel stressed out, but my headaches are telling me oth...

Taking my NCLEX June 19. Don't usually stress, but I feel it coming on! I took two KAPLAN quizzes (25 ?'s) yesterday and failed! Never good! Does NOTHING for my confidence!

Julia Rocks, Good luck to you! I hope you do/did well. I take the NCLEX June 19. I am not one to panic/stress, but I feel a little tense! Greta

CONGRATS to all of you! I graduated May 5th and will be taking the NCLEX June 19th. When is everyone else scheduled??? G

I am scheduled to take the NCLEX RN June 19...what is the ATI predictor? how can I do it??? We had exams we had to take at the end of our core nursing classes, they were the ERI. But they did not give us a percentage score. Is the ATI something you a...

CONGRATS!! I will graduate in 40 days and I am NERVOUS!!! I did sign up for Kaplan this week though...

That is VERY exciting!!! I will graduate with my BSN in 40 days!!!!

The starting pay at Vanderbilt Children's Hosp is $17.50, but you get an extra $6 on weekends plus night diff.

Does anyone on here know the starting salaries for new nurses in Nashville, TN??? I graduate in May and the hospital I am looking at starts @ $17.25...is that normal???

Which Saunders book are you referring to? I take the NCLEX in May and would love to start ont his book? G

sitesonrn: i would place the recorder on the desk where the teacher is lecturing. that is what they do in my class. that will reduce the background noise!!! g

i didn't have one myself, but a lot of people do use them. what they do is download them to cd and listen while they drive. i did a copy of one for a few lectures (shock/burns) and that helped me out. but, like the last person said, they are not nec...

hey everyone! new to this site as of yesterday...love it! i will be starting my last semester of a bsn program in january. we will really be focusing on ekg monitoring. any helpful tips out there floating around? i know it is a difficult area, but is...

thank you so much for all that responded! what a great resource this is! over this christmas break, i will review all of this information and be ready for my last semester!!

thanks eric! i really appreicate the advice! i am sure you remember just starting that stuff....it is confusing. ironically, i just bought that book! hope you have a great new year! any other tid bits you remember, feel free to let me know!!!! g

happy holidays everyone!!!! my name is greta and i will graduate with my bsn in may!! time flies. i attend cumberland university outside of nashville tn. i also have a bs in public health (western kentucky university). i am a newbie to this site as i...

i know this is off subject, but i am a new member as of yesterday. i am a gettign ready to start my last semester for my bsn. i am wondering if anyone has any tips or helpful web sites for ecg/telemetry? any help would be great!!! merry christmas and...

we have to get a 90% first semester, 95% the next few semesters and then 100%. i hate math!!!!