ilovenursing2009

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  1. NCLEX test takers in CA

    That is such a long time! I am just going to have to be patient! I need a job and I hate to do all the applying when it may be for
  2. SURVEY for 75 questions on NCLEX RN

    How do you know how many pilot questions there were?
  3. Hello! I am a new grad applying to UCSD Medical center for their new grad program. They are having me fill out a questionnaire and want to know what specialty certifications I have. What exactly are...
  4. New grad being asked for Specialty Certifications

    Good idea! I am going to look into that!
  5. to be honest...it was very disheartening. new grads are at a serious disadvantage. i have been so depressed since i went. all but one hospital said that they either will not hire new grads (no money...
  6. kaplan can be depressing

    Just got a phone call from a friend who took the NCLEX this week and said the Kaplan book was the most like NCLEX. UUUURRRGGHHH!!!! I hate that Kaplan book. I am going to now expect the NCLEX to ask...
  7. kaplan can be depressing

    Kaplan is depressing!!! It is very hard! Others that I have talked to from my class agree Kaplan is the hardest. Kaplan asks some odd questions. I am getting so tired of how different all the results...
  8. hey zach! how is your job search going? if you are still looking there is a career fair on july 17th in sd with many of the major hospitals! should be a good way to network and hopefully get the job...
  9. Sick day insulin?

    Is the pt diabetic that is going for
  10. Sick day insulin?

    i had this question on one of my tests in school and i believe it is because when a person is sick their sugar levels increase due to the stress so the insulin is needed. it is held before surgery...
  11. July 2009 NCLEX Support Group

    I just scheduled mine for July 30th! I can't wait to get it over with so I can get some sleep at night!!!! Good luck to everyone taking the NCLEX in
  12. Inaccurate Vital Signs- no one cares

    hello everyone, i work at a hospital on the medical floor that has vital sign machines that do not work. they consistently give inaccurate readings. i would do the bp manually but finding a cuff and...
  13. First Accident Scene

    I know exactly how you feel. I am a student nurse that will graduate this May and I didn't know where I belonged in nursing. Then I had a four day rotation in trauma/ER. Something clicked after my...
  14. Dumb question - drawing up iv meds

    There is never a dumb question!! I draw the med up (and then if it doesnt need to be diluted in alot of fluid such as an IV bag) then I open a saline flush up and shoot the med into
  15. Confidence Level Down the Crapper!

    Hi!! I am graduating in two months also and I feel the same way. In fact my entire class (all 24 of us) feel the same way. We are scared to take the next step and work on our own, but every nurse has...
  16. Licensing Dilemma ~Help~!!!

    hello everyone! i have a dilemma that i hope you can help me with. i will be a new grad this may. i will get my degree from a hawaii school and i will be moving to california in june. i called the...
  17. Licensing Dilemma ~Help~!!!

    Thank you, I had already done that! I ended up with more questions then
  18. Licensing Dilemma

    hello everyone! i have a dilemma that i hope you can help me with. i will be a new grad this may. i will get my degree from a hawaii school and i will be moving to california in june. i called the...
  19. Licensing Dilemma

    I wont be taking the NCLEX before I move. I am moving a couple weeks after I graduate (no choice). I have heard that I can take the NCLEX in California to be a Hawaii nurse. But that would do me no...
  20. Licensing Dilemma

    Yeah you would think so, but they still want your transcripts even if you already have a
  21. Licensing Dilemma

    What is the BON
  22. Licensing Dilemma

    Lpn2icu...Did you apply from another
  23. Any Military Spouses Out There!?

    Hello, Being a military spouse we move about every three years (if we are lucky, it is usually less then that). I have not graduated nursing school yet and was wondering what type of problems (if any)...
  24. Any Military Spouses Out There!?

    My husband extended so that we could stay here for three years. Thank goodness!!! I could not handle another transfer. I have had to start over too many times. Going to school here has been a...
  25. Any Military Spouses Out There!?

    Well, I guess I am concerned that I wont be able to specialize because I wont have enough time to do it. Or, that I will have to start at the bottom of the totem pole with every new job I get. I would...