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  1. Ughhhh!! NCLEXRN tomorrow

    eccentricRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    okay so tomorrow is my day on the chopping block. i'm worried about the test, but i'm now also worried about the weather. we're having a major snow storm & it should be over by later tonight, but...

  2. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    eccentricRN replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    good luck to you all... try to

  3. Took the exam today!!!!

    eccentricRN replied to OUSN0812's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    keep your chin up guys!! Everyone who has taken the test from my class so far has passed, everyone has gotten 75 questions except 1, she got 86 & she passed too! Hang in there I know the wait is...

  4. Where should the BUBBLE Be

    eccentricRN replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught the bubble goes in last to prevent brusing/bleeding... you can always tell where someone before you hasn't admin the bubble last...they have a blood spot where the injection was given....

  5. Frustration is getting the best of me

    eccentricRN replied to Ninja Nurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

  6. Lowest Passage Rate in all 50 States for Nurses

    eccentricRN replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    You'd be amazed how many junior and senior level BSN students I meet who don't know how to use their own school libraries! ... or ... How to write a decent paragraph! ... It's appalling. And of...

  7. Should I join Phi Theta Kappa Inernational Honor Society

    eccentricRN replied to mom4jesus's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A couple of girls at my school joined & they did get to graduate with a nifty orange stole, but they couldn't name anything else they gained other than the right to put it on their resume. I was...

  8. Lowest Passage Rate in all 50 States for Nurses

    eccentricRN replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    okay so I don't live in WV, but I just finished school in Dec. We had to develop extensive care plans, we were up to all hours of the night preparing for our clinicals, we were tested using the NCLEX...

  9. Anyone else a little "lost?"

    eccentricRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay so I graduated in Dec & passed NCLEX last week... I'm orientating on my new job for about a month & it feels weird. You know I was so used to having 50 things to do... child, home,...

  10. THE WORST Experience/night of my life!

    eccentricRN replied to emmie08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new nurse who has not yet been let loose on my own. I started with a group of 6 new grads & I've found that the more experienced nurses are most concerned with those of us who do not ask...

  11. I'm sad :( Nursing is Hard!!

    eccentricRN replied to cyncopia's topic in General Students

    Oh yes those wonderful days of what we referred to as check-offs... I was so nervous all the time... then you go to clinical & you're nervous all the time & now you're doing those things to a...

  12. Sent home from clinicals :(

    eccentricRN replied to Phillippians4:13's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, we had to be present for report before we started clinicals. It's a shame that we have to live in fear of our instructors & everyone is an individual, so every clinical at least at my...

  13. OB Rotation is Hell

    eccentricRN replied to Cartman1532's topic in Male Nursing Students

    AMEN... by the time I was ready to push I didn't care who was in the room I just wanted that baby outta

  14. OB Rotation is Hell

    eccentricRN replied to Cartman1532's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well I'm not a guy, but I absolutely hated OB, not my cup of tea...which surprised most everyone I knew being that I have a child of my own. Well so what I still hated it... and I opened my big mouth...

  15. transition to an RN

    eccentricRN replied to hil78's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think my transition went a little smoother because I worked as an extern during my last year. I also went to a different facility & was then hired back to the hospital where I had originally...

  16. OMG.Do Nursing students really practice on eachother??

    eccentricRN replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    Yet once you start clinicals you are counting on patients to allow you to practice on them.... is that really

  17. OMG.Do Nursing students really practice on eachother??

    eccentricRN replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    We did all our assessments & bed baths on each other. Most invasive procedures we did on dummies. We had an optional IV start night in which we could sign up, sign waivers & practice on each...

  18. Does anyone know how Medication calculation problems are graded on NCLEX?

    eccentricRN replied to Inland18mempiree's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I beleive you get answers either right or wrong...there are no partial points awarded... same as SATA questions... you either got them all or if you added an extra or forgot one it's

  19. Curious About Those Sata Questions In Nclex-rn

    eccentricRN replied to qtmarvel's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would suggest getting a review book with a CD... you could then take the practice uestions on the cd, I used Saunders and I found the format to be very similar to the of the NCLEX. However, I did...

  20. Help

    eccentricRN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    ouch, that hurt a little:cry:... i'll however get over it. i'm a new grad & i'm not sure what some are taught in school, but it was stressed... that we should not expect to just walk into a new...

  21. Where are all the happy nurses?

    eccentricRN replied to NPs4health's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I'm a new grad but right now I'm loving my job. I am lucky to have found a hospital that has great staff, for the most part. Of, course, there is the salt in my drink, but you know I've worked...

  22. orientating nurse doing med pass

    eccentricRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked as a nurse extern @ a LTC this summer before I graduated. My facility had me watch one med pass on either side & then I was watched one time on either side, we only had 2 halls. After...

  23. I don't want to be a CNA anymore.

    eccentricRN replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    being a cna is a tough job, & i want to say thank you to all those out there who are wonderful helpful, i couldn't do my job without you cnas! i worked as a cna while i went to school to become a...

  24. February NCLEX takers.....

    eccentricRN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i passed!!!! i passed i'm a nurse!

  25. Ughhhh!! NCLEXRN tomorrow

    eccentricRN replied to eccentricRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I PASSED!!!!! Yea, I'm a