For NCLEX-RN, do you have to pass each of the categories in the test plan in order to pass entire exam? I know that you must get more than 50% of the more "difficult" level questions correct, but is...
Sorry, I didn't give all the information. I believe the pt. was late to care, had a drug history, and didn't provide sample after nurse asked several times. Pt. finally left sample and it was + but...
If a patient comes in to the hospital for an OB check with heart rate in 115-120's consistently, do you need the patient's consent to send urine sample for tox screen? Pt was scared and complaining...
Congrats!! Wow. How can anyone get a 93% on this? Do you have multiple attempts? IMO, the ATIs have many difficult questions. The comprehensive was 180 questions. I just did the practice exam that...
Does anyone work in this unit at one of these hospitals? How is it? Do nurses do scalp electrodes, IUPC, sterile speculum, etc. or do physicians/midwives do them? Some hospitals allow nurses to do...
I began nursing school in January of 2006. I applied to 1 ADN program for Fall 2005 b/c I completed all their requirements. I was waitlisted at #165 and they only accepted 40-50!! I'm not very lucky...
On the RN license verification, it states the county. Is this the county where the RN lives or the county where they work? I'm getting ready to apply to take the Nclex examination and put down my...
Many of my friends that took it found out from the permanent license verification on the website at least 2wks after they took it in early February. I don't know how long it takes for them to send...
I need help coming up with a simple topic or idea for a quality improvement project for a labor and delivery unit. What are some problems on the unit that may affect quality of care? Any suggestions...
I need help coming up with a simple topic or idea for a quality improvement project for a labor and delivery unit. What are some problems on the unit that may affect quality of care? Any suggestions...
I have to decide what area I want to do my preceptorship in and I can't decide whether I want to do ER or Med-Surg. This is my opportunity to gain a lot of experience and I want to go to an area that...
Thanks you, everyone, for your input. I have decided to go with med-surg first, but at certain hospitals there are many specialties within the med-surg unit such as Neuro, GI, ENT, Cardiac,...
Hello everyone. I will be starting my 5th semester as a nursing student and have to decide on a hospital where I want to spend my one-on-one preceptorship at in the Sacramento area. Which hospitals...