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It is sometimes the same in mother/baby, believe it or not. If a mom has a restraining order against the FOB for abuse (or worse), no information can be divulged. We ask callers to "contact a family member for information, please". [i am often tempted to add, this is not the information desk, this is the nurse's station] but I know that would cause trouble.

OP, You don't say how long you have been in the program. Are you less or more than half way through the curriculum? Someone earlier posted that you should look up your school's NCLEX rate and that is good advice, but there is something you should know. Two years ago there were major changes in the NCLEX exam and grades tanked for many schools (even the "good" ones). A review of NCLEX pass rates back to 1983 indicated there had never been that large a decrease in successful NCLEX candidates. All that in mind, you do need to be a bit more proactive. . .call the BoN in your state and ask to talk to an educational consultant. Ask the educational consultant if the BoN has any action planned that might affect your ability to complete your education. If the BoN plans action, then carefully explore your options of transferring. As another poster said, there a few "empty" chairs in nursing cohorts and you may have difficulty finding a program that will accept you. Further, you may find curricular differences result in having to take additional courses or even retake courses. You will need to have copies of all the syllabi for courses you have taken so that the school where you hope to transfer can evaluate your educational preparation up to this point. If you want clarification of anything I said, contact me through my userid. Good luck!

Thanks. . .appreciate the response. . .

What does this have to do with our discussion about C/S???

Oh, my, such neanderthals. The risk of severe respiratory complications after C/S are 5 times higher for the newborn, and elective primary C/S is known to increase the risk of placenta acreta necessitating a C/S-hysterectomy (rate is 1:1000). These two men should limit their comments to something they know something about (sports) not choices. Their values are upside down putting job over family.

Keylimesqeez. . .the circumstances for your birth were totally different. Malposition. . .you couldn't have foreseen or controlled. I am so sorry that you didn't have the birth you anticipated. This information is directed at caregivers who electively induce for social reasons (mother-in-law in town, so the baby can share his dad's birthday, tired of being pregnant, and on and on). The cost is too high for a baby who ends up with respiratory difficulty because his lungs aren't ready for breathing. The March of Dimes "Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait" program is like AWHONN's program.

Finally. . .no more support for admissions and induction for "Tired of Being Pregnant" with a dubious due date because there was no menstrual history upon which to base the EDD and the ultrasound was performed after 24 weeks.

It has been removed. There is another site now at: http://nursinglink.monster.com/content/nclex-study-center that can be used for NCLEX Prep. Good luck.

Prayers are coming your way because "seek and you shall find, ask and you shall receive, knock and it shall be opened to you" (Matthew 7:7) "in his time"

OK, some of you who are so blase' about uniforms need to read this from the Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123137245971962641.html It doesn't matter if they are on their way to work. I wouldn't want someone caring for me who had just worked out in their scrubs. Yes, they are comfortable. So are pajamas, but I don't see people working out in PJs. Child care givers can also carry vicious germs that can be hazardous to older people and there are some 70 and 80 year old members at my Curves.

The NCLEX is not a test of knowledge. It IS test to find if the test taker can make a safe decision for care based upon the information presented in the question. It is not a test of memorized content, but IS a test of how the content learned in nursing classes is applied in nursing situations. I suggest that you visit the NCSBN website and look at some of the questions there. There is a study program that the council recommends, but I cannot attest to its value. Many of my students have said that Kaplan was helpful because the course stresses test-taking skills. It is important that the test-taker be able to read and understand the stem of the question before proceeding to the four solutions to the problem.

You will get your first nursing "job" based upon your nursing education, not your MBA, although it might be useful after you have some experience because the MBA skills would be helpful as a manager, supervisor or CNO (chief nursing officer).

i did not say it was aprn preparation, what i said was it was an advanced practice level of education. copied from the aacn website: the cnl is an advanced generalist clinician with education at the master's degree level. graduate education is necessary because the cnl must bring a high level of clinical competence and knowledge to the point of care and to serve as a resource for the nursing team. the master's degree with a major in nursing will prepare graduates for an advanced generalist role. for a list of cnl programs currently accepting students, please visit www.aacn.nche.edu/cnl/cnlweblinks.htm.

No, the CNL actually is an advanced practice area of specialization similar to the clinical nurse specialist. The nurse is prepared to provide direct patient care and promote evidence based practice. For more information on what a CNL is and does, go to: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/CNL/FAQ.htm

Back in my day, there weren't a lot of choices of color for underwear. Besides dress codes often required cotton underwear in OB and OR because anesthetic gases were explosive and the anesthesia machines exhausted into room air. She wore her watch turned that way because she when was holding a clipboard in her hand (most are right handed) while making rounds and she could easily hold a clip board and watch her watch while checking pulse or timing IV rates (yes, we did that ourselves the majority of the time, IV pumps hadn't been invented).