learninglessons12

learninglessons12 BSN, RN

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  1. Just took random drug test

    learninglessons12 replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    rngaltx, When I read a post like yours, I feel truly inspired. I am so grateful that a community like this exists. Thank you so much for your kind words. I feel like a lot of us are blessed. A lot...

  2. Smelling Cancer?

    learninglessons12 replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I noticed certain smells. Working in Neuro there is a distinct smell that comes from the neuro patients who have any opening in their head. It's the brain smell. And people with liver tumors or...

  3. Have any of you ever lost a patient?

    learninglessons12 replied to Nurse Mami's topic in General Nursing

    One time I was caring for a patient with MS. And you know MS patients always try to maintain their independence at all costs. It was shift change and I was just coming on for the evening shift. The...

  4. Just took random drug test

    learninglessons12 replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Coleen, you say chillaxe, but I took offense to your question. I won't dignify it with an answer. Yes, smoking weed was a bad decision. So your are stating the obvious...Thanks for that. In...

  5. For what can you lose your license?

    learninglessons12 replied to psu_213's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Don't tick off a patient or their family

  6. Need some advice about charting (RN)

    learninglessons12 replied to SJE RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you have concerns about your charting, speak to someone like an educator or supervisor at your facility. Every facility has different policies regarding charting. In the facility where I work, I...

  7. New Grad-Hate my Job

    learninglessons12 replied to ajb96278's topic in General Nursing

    Are there any hospitals in your area that have an internship? Internships can make it a little bit easier to transition into nursing. You have worked so hard for your license. It sounds like you...

  8. Just took random drug test

    learninglessons12 replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sober life is

  9. Just took random drug test

    learninglessons12 replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yep, you are right, not a good idea to smoke pot if you want to be a

  10. Just took random drug test

    learninglessons12 replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi all, I am the "poor soul" who started this thread. While reading other posts on this site, I have often wondered what happened to the original poster . All I can say is, what a difference a year...

  11. Just took random drug test

    learninglessons12 replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have had three evals. I wrote about the first, the secound LCDC recommended only monitoring and since I had two conflicting eval, I had to see a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist said I needed tpapn...

  12. Just took random drug test

    learninglessons12 replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    First off I would like to thank everyone for all the support and encouragement. This has been a very difficult time in my life. I don't feel I have a problem because I really just smoked...

  13. Just took random drug test

    learninglessons12 replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    So i never heard anything from the board directly, they just referred me to tpapn. I went for my eval and was diagnosed with cannibus abuse disorder. so i was accepted into tpapn and have to do the...

  14. Just took random drug test

    learninglessons12 replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Havent hear anything and my nerves are bad though because I still havent heard anything from the board. Thats the worst part is waiting. I have a lawyer on standby waiting for the bad news to come...

  15. Just took random drug test

    learninglessons12 replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sooooooo. Supervisor called and asked me to meet her. They told me that the drug test came back positive which is board reportable. Also stated that they had to terminate their relationship with me...

  16. Just took random drug test

    learninglessons12 replied to learninglessons12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Thanks for all the feedback. It has been a week and I still haven't heard anything. I have stopped smoking and I don't miss it. It's funny how something like this has to happen for me to stop and...

  17. Told to go home..

    learninglessons12 replied to Grayeagle's topic in General Nursing

    I totally feel you but you are angry right now. It's never really a good idea to make snap decisions when you are angry. Plus you don't want to burn any bridges cause you never know which one you...

  18. with 75 questions - Thank you Kaplan

    learninglessons12 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the Kaplan Complete which includes the classroom, Q-bank and Q-trainers as well as the review of content. I began taking the Q-bank questions and got horrible scores. I started watching the...

  19. kaplan products are helpful or not

    learninglessons12 replied to Legacy202020's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took Kaplan complete and I feel that it really helped me but I put in a lot of work. I did all the q-bank questions and all but 1 q-trainer and reviewed all the content. With that being said, I...

  20. Kaplan scores/Reschedule the NCLEX?

    learninglessons12 replied to glamgalRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Have you been doing a comprehensive review of content? My q-bank scores were horrible until i started reviewing content. I watched all the videos online but if you have the Kaplan course book, it's...

  21. is the kaplan review course worth it?

    learninglessons12 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I will start by saying that everything isn't for everybody. But prior to taking the NCLEX, every piece of literature that I read about the subject stated that you cannot cram for the NCLEX . I took...

  22. Is it a waste of time to do kaplan 2003-2004 too?

    learninglessons12 replied to CrystalClear75's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    2003-2004 is kind of a long time ago especially since the test changed last year. Some of the info in the rationales may be outdated. Why take the chance of confusing yourself. I would just use the...

  23. Kaplan: $299 or $418

    learninglessons12 replied to mi_mi_mi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    With the complete, you can stream the test taking strategy video and the content review which briefly reviews topics that you may see on the NCLEX. When I was studying for NCLEX, I began by just...

  24. March 2008 NCLEX support group

    learninglessons12 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sorry to hear that you did not pass. Don't give up. You will pass the 2nd time

  25. Kaplan, Hurst. or kaplan qbank

    learninglessons12 replied to nyema11 RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i took kaplan complete and it was the best investment that i could have made. i did all the q-bank questions, the question trainers and watched all the content review videos. i also went to the...