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  1. Air Force FY 2015

    darthsunshine replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    I recently took a teaching position in a nursing college (after 7.5 years clinical experience in a mix of pedi, L&D, NICU & post surgical). I teach 4 days a week, with18 hours/week in clinical...

  2. Air Force Nursing selection boards

    darthsunshine replied to darthsunshine's topic in Government, Military

    So there is a January board? Or my application needs to be complete by January for the March

  3. Air force COT March 30 2015

    darthsunshine replied to jmj27's topic in Government, Military

    Congrats!!

  4. Air Force FY 2015

    darthsunshine replied to morgan_porgan's topic in Government, Military

    I'm curious....for those of you accepted (and CONGRATS!!!) how long are you signing for? I wonder if it's more common to be accepted if you commit to a longer

  5. Wanting back into L&D or MB or nursery...ADVICE?

    darthsunshine posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been an RN for 18 months (I'm 38)--started in my first love: L&D, working nights. While I LOVED L&D, the 12 hour nights proved to be difficult on me and my family at the time--and I...

  6. Wanting back into L&D or MB or nursery...ADVICE?

    darthsunshine replied to darthsunshine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks, I'll keep this in

  7. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    darthsunshine replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes, sorry. I guess that's the price I pay for NOT READING ALL 68 PAGES OF QUOTES!

  8. Advice for job change???

    darthsunshine posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for 18 months (I'm 38)--started in my first love: L&D, working nights. While I LOVED L&D, the 12 hour nights proved to be difficult on me and my family at the time--and I...

  9. Advice for job change???

    darthsunshine replied to darthsunshine's topic in General Nursing

    OH and YES I've applied for the ONE mother/baby postion I've seen so far. I think I could get more experience there and transition back to L&D or the

  10. Advice for job change???

    darthsunshine replied to darthsunshine's topic in General Nursing

    When I say "hostile" I mean my nurse manager was hostile. I oriented on day shift and LOVED LOVED LOVED it...then transitioned to night shift and I seriously wondered if the manager was bipolar. My...

  11. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    darthsunshine replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I crack up everytime I hear "I'm being orientated"...that's ORIENTED. I've heard that's a military saying--orientated. ??? Or..."narco" for "norco"

  12. Any Antepartum nurses?

    darthsunshine replied to NikRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a new grad (May 07) and have been working L&D in a Level 1 Trauma Ctr Hospital and have had the awesome experience of working with MD residents and seeing A LOT of high risk pts. I've been...

  13. Advice for new grad starting in L&D???

    darthsunshine replied to darthsunshine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No worries KellNY, and thanks for the advice! :) (I was already thinking since my orientation was so short I'd try and get to see everything I could...) Thanks

  14. Advice for new grad starting in L&D???

    darthsunshine posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all, I'm new to this forum--just graduated with my BSN and passed my NCLEX and now beginning my REAL job on Tuesday on the L&D floor in a Level 1 Trauma Center Hospital. My question is what...

  15. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    darthsunshine replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree that 6 weeks is too short, but when I got to talk with the nurses during my interview they assured me it is more of a team effort. It is a teaching (University) hospital, with interns always...

  16. Curious--anyone absolutely confident they passed when walking out of NCLEX?

    darthsunshine posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi all, I'm new here. I took my NCLEX-RN today--it shut off around 95-100 questions (honestly don't know, looked at the #84, kept plugging along and about 10 minutes later it shut off). One thing RNs...

  17. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    darthsunshine replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all, I'm new to this forum--just graduated with my BSN and passed my NCLEX and now beginning my REAL job on Tuesday on the L&D floor in a Level 1 Trauma Center Hospital. My question is (and...

  18. 48 hrs for results...?? or Sooner?

    darthsunshine posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've heard that QuickResults sometimes posts NCLEX results 36 hours after testing... Anyone else heard if that's true? I tested Tuesday @ 8 am...wondering if my result might be there if I check after...

  19. Holy Cow!!! Just back from NCLEX testing

    darthsunshine replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Whoo hooo I found out I

  20. Curious--anyone absolutely confident they passed when walking out of NCLEX?

    darthsunshine replied to darthsunshine's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    whoohooo!!! I

  21. How many got only 75 questions?

    darthsunshine replied to cindib's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes, the NCLEX-RN, and my classmate who was also taking it the same time as me noticed it as well...so I didn't misread

  22. How many got only 75 questions?

    darthsunshine replied to cindib's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my NCLEX on 6/12 and when reading the info sheet before entering the test room, had a minor panic attack when I read that the TIME YOU TAKE to answer the question is considered in how you...

  23. Holy Cow!!! Just back from NCLEX testing

    darthsunshine replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My Kaplan instructor said that there would be 15 alternate-type questions and they would NOT

  24. Holy Cow!!! Just back from NCLEX testing

    darthsunshine replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Prioritizing both which patient you'd see or which action you'd do first. If you got a question that asked you to put them in order it was an "alternate" question and wouldn't count toward your final...