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darrarizer

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  1. Considering an MSN-ED

    darrarizer replied to darrarizer's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thank you! That makes me feel better! I would consider doing acute care again if I needed it on my resume, but I would rather go straight into

  2. Considering an MSN-ED

    darrarizer posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello! I am finishing my RN to BSN and am considering an MSN-ED, but when I look for jobs in that area, I only find jobs for DNP's. Is it possible to teach with only an MSN-ED? If so how do you...

  3. Considering an MSN-ED

    darrarizer replied to darrarizer's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    So, to be clear, my background is as a nurse circulator in the OR, in outpatient chemotherapy infusion, and as of now I do telehealth. Do you think that working telehealth will hurt my chances of...

  4. TEAS Scores

    darrarizer posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My adjusted individual total score is 72.9% Math adj. ind. score 51.1% Science adj. ind. score 86.7% How bad is this? Someone just told me they'd never seen someone get into a nursing program with a...

  5. Taking NCLEX on Monday!!!

    darrarizer replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Graduate 12/15/11 and took my NCLEX RN on Thursday (1/19/12). Got my results 3 hours ago, and felt like I failed the entire 2 days because my questions were SO hard... but today I am an R.N. in...

  6. Feeling very discouraged & confused! Please help!

    darrarizer replied to amooltie's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I suck at and hate math, I took every remedial math course to get into my program, I also scored like a 58% in math on my nursing school entrance test (but a 98% in science), and got into my school of...

  7. Do you think that a "high school dropout" mentality exists in the field of nursing?

    darrarizer replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, that was biased. I am a high-school dropout who got my GED because I was sick of getting beaten at home & honestly, i've found that very few people at my work act like this, but the 2/50 who...

  8. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    darrarizer replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Swore I failed, but the Pearsonvue trick worked for me!! Passed with 77 questions on a Thursday and found out 48 hours later on a Saturday in the state of Texas that - TODAY I AM A R.N.!!!!!...

  9. TEAS Scores

    darrarizer replied to darrarizer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Got into school on first application even with the crappy math score. Graduated in Dec. 2011 with no math problems throughout school. R.N. as of

  10. Tarrant County Acceptance Letter

    darrarizer replied to darrarizer's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just so y'all know... today I am a R.N. in the state of

  11. Tarrant County Acceptance Letter

    darrarizer posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I know you get your acceptance letter for the upcoming semester (Spring 2010) before Thanksgiving but can anyone get more specific? Also, I wonder how I match up w/ 2 A's and 2 B's in the sciences, a...

  12. Im / sq fail due to teacher misleading

    darrarizer posted a topic in General Students

    I had been told by my professor: "WE WILL NOT TRICK YOU: THE MAR AND THE PHYSICIAN'S ORDER DRUG DOSAGE WILL MATCH UP", we were also given handouts to practice by where the MAR and Dr.'s orders drug...

  13. Im / sq fail due to teacher misleading

    darrarizer replied to darrarizer's topic in General Students

    SOOOOo glad nursing school is over with!! Today I am a

  14. Easy way to remember Pharm. or common drug endings

    darrarizer replied to SDA3694's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    [TABLE] [TR] [TD]caine[/TD] [TD]local anesthetics[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]cillin[/TD] [TD]antibiotics[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]dine[/TD] [TD]anti-ulcer agents[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]done[/TD] [TD]opiod...

  15. New Grad RN, 17 weeks pregnant with upcoming interview

    darrarizer replied to skschultzRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Amazing to me how so many people can afford not to work. If I don't have a job the baby and I will starve to

  16. New Grad RN, 17 weeks pregnant with upcoming interview

    darrarizer replied to skschultzRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was also told I could not get pregnant and here I am, 11 weeks along, and about to graduate from nursing school. Luckily, I've been working as a Nurse Extern at my hospital for over a year now, so...

  17. working while doing full time nursing classes

    darrarizer replied to golosa82's topic in General Students

    I changed my job from an inflexible 5-6 day/wk vet tech job to a 3 night/wk PCT/Nurse Extern job at a hospital = less stress & more $!!! Can't loose, but it took 6 months of applying to get the...

  18. why need to collect FBC, EUC, LFT, BSL in MI patient?

    darrarizer replied to kcvo's topic in General Students

    So i'm only just starting adult, but what? For infection check your (CBC) WBC count, for electrolytes check your (Chemistry) sodium, potassium, chloride. Blood Sugar lvl for glucose, but i'm not...

  19. Is 50+ pages of reading a week "normal?"

    darrarizer replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Students

    Some ppl just don't retain written information as well as others, check your book for a CD. Also look online for harder concepts (Youtube), but make sure the source looks knowledgeable. The best...

  20. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    darrarizer replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here it

  21. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    darrarizer replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm so sorry he slapped you. I think/hope maybe he was just so far gone he didn't know what he was doing. god bless ya. ... oops, should have quoted, replying to a post on pg.

  22. CHICAGO VS. TEXAS

    darrarizer replied to LJUN71's topic in Texas Nursing

    Won't know for sure until I graduate, but from what I've heard starting out pays around $22/hr. I guess it depends on your personality, but if you like Chicago, go to downtown Dallas. If you like it...

  23. CHICAGO VS. TEXAS

    darrarizer replied to LJUN71's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't want to upset you or anyone else, but to me Irving seemed dirty and crowded. I am aware that there are different parts of Irving and maybe I just didn't live on a good side? I lived right...

  24. Taking A&P while in nursing school... how crazy hard is it?

    darrarizer replied to nocheapones's topic in General Students

    Good luck. Tried to take it while also working on a full-schedule of pre-req's. If you want an "A" take it alone. Otherwise do like I did and take it until the drop date and drop it, unless you're...

  25. just looking for a little encouragement :(

    darrarizer replied to naenae1979's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, my GPA was just a little above 3.5 and I made a 60 something percent on my TEAS (which by the way is no indicator of what your science skills are I failed the math 'cause I ran out of time)....