do what calms and relaxes you be it aerobic exercise or yoga or screaming at the top of your lungs. stress is best let out and not kept in. it helps most to have friends in nursing school to talk to...
Kaplan Q-trainer questions are very similar to those on the nclex. some of kaplan is confusing, actually most of it is and i found the course useless and a waste of time, QBank was the only...
1: 75 questions and passed 2: i took a useless kaplan course which i believe was a wast of $350 3: yes, I had to do ATI and NCLEX 3500 in order to graduate 4: unofficial results were available 48...
I just began a new OR job in a teaching hospital and was an extern in the OR for a year before taking an RN position. I know that all the patients that have surgery in this hospital are worked on by...
Hi Crawlyberry I'm only 5'1" and yes some parts of the OR can be challenging, but growing up being short, I've learned to adapt to my height. Just make sure there are steps available for you if you...
Congrats on your accomplishment, I know what a relief it must be, I just graduated in Dec of 06 myself. I like you heard from many people to get floor experience first before going into the OR, and I...
Congrats on graduating, I just graduated this past december as well and have begun my orientation as an OR nurse and where I am at the nurses are terrific and helpful. I think in any facility there is...
Hi I am a new grad that just entered the OR and was told by one of my instructors that OR nurses are being phased out and much to my suprirse they are not anywhere close. Yes it's true that there are...