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  1. Fall 2009 Graduate school roll call!!!

    1. Name your school 2. Degree you will be working on (including specialty) 3. whether you will be working full time or part time or quit 4. Will you be attending part time or full time 5. And ... 1. Tennessee Regents Online via Tennessee State Univer...
  2. RNs- Mostly first born? Alcoholic fathers?

    I answered other. I am a 1st born of a schitzophrenic/bipolar father and a severely depressed mother. My mother was and is loving..but my dad and depression took up a lot of her time.
  3. Inexpensive scrubs

    Hey all! I just found a wonderful site! It has really cheap scrubs! http://www.lydiasuniforms.com/ I do not really know what they will be like when I get them, but 87% of the site reviews were very positive. I can't buy my clinical scrubs here (The s...
  4. Take my survey, its for class!!!

    1.) what is your highest level of education? BSN 2.) What type of facility do you work in? (Hospital, homehealth, office, etc) doctor office 3.) Is your current facility hiring? Does it offer hire-on bonuses? not sure; NO 4.) Do you feel as though yo...
  5. I recieved no alternative format questions (not even a math one) and passed with 80 questions. However, I have more than one friend that got 2-3 of them and did not pass...and they did not have a high number of questions either. I have some friends ...
  6. Effective Communication

    for third graders why not have a puppet show...sometimes it is a nice way to communicate with friends/family other times is not...they have to tell you which it is, and if it is bad what the puppet should have done differently.
  7. hi! i am looking for a pediatrics nurse

    I would answer questions, but I just became an RN last week, so I am not sure how helpful I could be other than telling why I chose pediatrics and what I think so far.
  8. New RN in outpatient clinic

    Hello. I just started my first job...I graduated in August. It is in a clinic and I love it! They let me work as a tech until I passed the NCLEX...which I passed and got my paper license last week. Good Luck to you!
  9. practicing in nursing school

    we did everythign short of caths and NGs on each other...but as people said every school is different. I would suggest meeting and talking to someone who has recently graduated from the program, a senior in the program, or an instructor and asking t...
  10. People can do it...I did it twice! I had my 2 year old right after my freshman year (I was 27 and a half - DH was turning 30 in less than a month). I was 17 weeks pregnant when I graduated Summa Cum Laude back in August of this year! At 22 weeks ...
  11. Everyone says I should not be worried because I am a straight A student (I do not think this is true at all!) I had 80 questions and it took me exactly an hour to take the test. I was surprised that I did not get even one dose/calc question - I am g...
  12. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 80 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? DREXEL review course, NSNA study book and CDROM, any free question sites I could find on the internet, Mosby's NCLEX cards, and I ...
  13. What does a lot of priority questions mean!!!

    CONGRATS! I found out I passed today as well! I had a lot of priority ?s as well.
  14. I just took the NCLEX this morning...

    Thanks everyone! Prayers worked! I found out via early results today that I passed!!!!!! I am so excited! Now, I just have to get my license number to practice in my state!
  15. where I live it has been taking 1-2 days for the number to appear on the BON website for the people in my class. I take my NCLEX tomorrow, so I'll see how long it takes for me!
  16. question

    Why do job postings say no experience necessary, but one year preferred and then when you apply you get an automated message saying "We are currently looking at more qualified/experienced applicants". Does anyone hire new grads? I know they have t...
  17. question

    Just wanted to let everyone know I did get a job - one I really wanted in fact! Thanks for the advice though!
  18. Getting started

    I just graduated. Some of my classmates and I are getting interviews, but they are wanting us to pass boards first it seems. Others have a job, but they seem to be in an oreintation type agreement like mentioned before. Places do seem to be getti...
  19. August 2006 Graduates

    I graduate on August 4th. We have until graduation time to finish our 192 preceptorship hours, but I hope to be done a few days before then. I can start on the hours 6/26/06 when the grades from the Advanced Gero class we have to take first are in. ...
  20. No flowers in the room...

    i think they also ban fresh fruit. it is something to do with infection. I think like someone said before there are organisms on plants (including flowers and fruit) that can lead to infection. These people tend to be at least temporarily immunocompr...
  21. Opinions appreciated....

    on a side note - we too had tried for a long time to get pg and it just did not happen...there is something about nsg school that seems to make it happen I guess...or as someone else said - God sure does have a sense of humor sometimes!
  22. Opinions appreciated....

    i became pregnant about 1 month into nursing school. I am not going to lie to you, it isn't easy (espscially if you have pg complications - mine was hyperemesis in the first trimester) but it is doable. I also had to move twice during nsg school, du...
  23. OT: music for funeral

    I also second all the above also maybe End of the Road..Boys 2 men to where you are - Josh groban there you'll be - faith hill
  24. With FINALS coming up....

    I usually mostly just study the powerpoints from class and try to construct questions I think they may ask (or even in some cases tell us we should know for the test). Most of our test ?s come straight from lecture.
  25. Advice on switching to an BSN program

    you may be able to find an accelerated BSN program in which you will be done in the same time it would take you to get your ADN. However, it will be stressful. Nursing school always is. I do not think it matters which program you are in....all RNs ...