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hafsa44

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  1. What do Indians Want?

    Thank you! This form is excellent and full of insight into the lives of the Natives and their needs. Thank you for this information.
  2. Saudi Arabia - Good Idea or Not

    I think the article was a little bit over the top. I am Muslim, born in America a African-American and a Nurse and yes I've been Muslim all my life. I will tell you first hand that this is not Islam this is more culture. I know personally people who ...
  3. Looking For Other Pa Nurses!!!!

    Hi I live and work in Philadelphia. I work on a Med-Surg Floor. I've been a nurse since January of 2004 and I'm now attending Immaculata University in thier accel RN-BSN program. Since I've been out of school I work many jobs per-diem and I work agen...
  4. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    If anyone feels that this post is rude then you shouldn't reply. That is your right as a human being. Med-Surg 36 hours per week 2 years Weekend program day shift Sat and Sun and Mon night all 12hours a day Philadelphia, Pa I bring home after taxes $...
  5. Hi I'm a muslim and a nurse. When it comes to things that will save your life it really doesn't matter what the product is made of. In the religion of Al-Islam we know that life preservation is important. Most muslim would not make a big deal out of ...
  6. Insulin

    The hospital where I work don't require a signature for insulin and for heparin a signature is only required if it's a drip to verify if the dosage is correct and you only need to signatures for the first set up there after you don't need two signatu...
  7. I got fired. Now what?!?!?!

    Don't feel bad I was fired before and it devastated me I was fresh out of school I made a mistake I forget to do this patient sliding scale and I panic because I was new I told the supervisor and she told me that it was okay but that week the DON cal...
  8. African American Care

    Hi I've read most of the post and I'm here to say that I am black woman, I'm also muslim and have been all my life. I have never heard none of these stero-types in my cultral as a black person. But as a muslim in the religion of Al-Islam we do not lo...
  9. Med error,I'm suspended,I need advice,please!

    I've been a nurse for over a year and my last year I worked for a LTC and I forgot to take this woman accu-check and when I caught it I told the supervisor. She said that everything was okay but when I came back to work the DON ask me to come into th...
  10. I failed my boards the first time and it wasn't because I of my competency as a nurse I suffer from bad test anxiety to the point where I thought that I would pass out. I took the Kaplan course for test taking skills and confidence. I had to wait 45 ...
  11. Pay Rates?

    I work in philadelphia pennsylvania and our base rate is $26 and 2.33 for shift diff from 3-11 and 4.66 shift diff from 11-7 I work part-time 7pm-7am. The pay is good compared to most places.
  12. Med Error

    starcandy don't feel bad I have made med errors so your not alone. It do feel bad I know when it happened to me all I could do is cry and I thought I was the worse nurse ever but now I can laugh about and know that you learn from every mistake that y...
  13. Yelled at by NA for shaving pt.

    We have a NA on our floor that likes to intimidate the us new nurses. She was out on leave for a long time and when she came back all the nurses at night were new. She felt the need to have a meeting with us an lay down the so called laws. I being th...
  14. Too Many Crabby Nurses!!

    That is so sad that you have to experience nurse bad behavior. I understand what you are talking me and my classmates were treated the same way when we were at clinical. I've been a nurse for a little over a year and when I graduated that was one of ...
  15. How many graduates utilized the Kaplan review???

    I did kaplan the second time I took nclex I felt that it helped me with test taking strategy also you need to already know nursing content. It really is helpful.
  16. Failed NCLEX; any suggestions?

    I understand how you feel I failed on my first time and I cried for one day . I got up the second day and said to myself that I will pass the second time and I look at what I may have done wrong the first time and I started a new strategy. I took and...
  17. Is Walmart hiring?

    I failed the nclex and on my first try I studied all kinds of nclex review books, every night. My attitude was the one that made me fail it was negative I use to tell myself that I wasn't not going to past so I didn't pass I had 96 question and the w...
  18. scared of retaking the nclex

    hello everyone I failed the nclex once and now it's time for me to retake it next week. I'm scared of repeating what happen before. I took a kaplan course and felt that it's very helpful but my anxiety runs high just like the first time I took it. I ...
  19. scared of retaking the nclex

    thank you for giving me the encouraging words. I feel better already. I do believe that I will do better this time.
  20. i did not pass

    hi, I know how you feel I fail the nclex. I notice one of my reasons was my anxiety level. do you have really bad anxiety? My anxiety is so bad that I lose my train of thought. But I perform well on the question when I'm at home. They also say howeve...
  21. Making it through Nursing School with Children

    I understand how you feel about juggling school and family it's very hard but you will learn to come with a routine that works best for you and your household. I have 4 children and a husband so that counts as 5 children and they are all under 11 I j...
  22. don't know if I can go on

    Hi I know exactly how you feel I took my test on march 29, 2004 I had 96 question and failed I cried the first day then I got myself together and remembered that the hardest part is over and that was finishing nursing school. I know how feel having c...
  23. "NEW" 25 to 35 yr. old students

    hello everyone I'm 28yr old and I have 4 children ages 10,6,4,and 3 I'm a senior in nursing school this I'm going into my last semester in september. I'm married and my husband has been my backbone for school and everything else or as we call them th...
  24. How are you supporting yourself through school?

    It's very hard but you have to sacrifice for what you want I have four children My husband works fulltime I had to stop working to go to school. It has been a challenge ever since I did pick up a position as a nurse extern but I only work when I get ...
  25. Introductions:"New" and "Old" Students.

    Hi my name is Khadijah I'm 27yr old I have 4 children 2 girls and 2 boys. I'm in my 3rd semester of nursing school I hope to graduate in January 2004 with a diploma in nursing. Good luck to everyone