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Hi Strider, I took mine on monday at 8 am and my results were avail on wed about 9am.

I passed yesterday with 265 and felt worse than you. I cried when I got to question 170 and didnt stop. When I checked my status yesterday,my birthday, it said pass. Keep your faith because you made it through nursing school so you have the foundation needed to pass the test. Let us know and good luck:up:

Woohoo! You go girl!!! I found out I passed yesterday and am still celebrating.:yeah::yeah:

Its an awesome feeling. Now if I could only find a job lol. I know, I know, I hurdle at a time.

Took my boards on MOnday and I told all of you guys about my horrible day. Well after 2 days of crying, and 260+ questions later (pause for dramatic effect), I PASSED!!!!:w00t: I went on the pearsonvue site this morning. Its also my birthday so I am having one of the best birthdays ever.:balloons: *HB*Thank you to everyone for their prayers and the kind words. Its nice to have people to talk to that have gone through the exact same thing. And I know this has been said hundreds of times, but do not let the number of questions determine you perception on whether you have passed or failed. I was there for 3.5 hours and really thought I didnt make it but I did. Good luck to all the future Nclex takers and have faith in your knowledge. As long as you continue to answer questions you are still in the race. God Bless all of you....Kisha :prdnrs:

Hey congrats to you on passing!!!:yeah:. I took my Nclex this morning feeling confident and when I got to question 70 I thought, only 5 more to go. Well it went all the way to 256 before it cut off. I started crying during the test when i got to number 170 and have been crying ever since. I took the train home which broke down before I made it to the train station and had to take a taxi. than I had a ticket on my car because I forgot to pay for parking. I am still crying but after reading about your success, I feel as if there is a little hope. I will be on the couch with my head buried under covers til wednesday which is my bday Ugh!:sofahider

If I'm not mistaken, most states have laws that are based on acuity but the problem is that alot of times the acuity levels reported aren't always accurate so you may have 6 patients with a reported acuity of 5, when thats actually not the case. I used to work in Ca. I know first hand that yes, some of these nurses are from California but its definately not to make for a better picture. These nurses are there to educate other nurses about the same laws that you are speaking of and how to empower themselves so that they may enforce them and provide better care to their patients. Working in California, if I was given more than my specified number of patients, it was within my rights to refuse the assignment until provisions were made to either get another nurse in there, or appropriately split up the assignment. Theres no way in heck they are allowing that in Il. even though the "acuity" laws are there. I think its more of an enforcement issue than a knowledge based issue. JMHO

I myself have been following Obamas health care plan and like others have said, he is not trying to change our healthcare system into a universal healthcare system like Canadas. His plan will ensure that those persons who are uninsured can now get insured as well as stop insurance companies from refusing people based on previous conditions. As a nation, we pay the most for health care and spend the most on healthcare but have the most uninsured people. I think as nurses some of us forget what we got into this profession for, which is to ultimately tend to the sick. In doing that we of course want to financially take care of our families but nursing overall has it fair share of problems including pay. Lets try and fix one thing at a time and keep at the forefront of our minds that we are here to tend to and educate the sick. Nursing will always be a field that is hiring because people will always be sick, but you will never get rich (financially) from bedside nursing. God Bless everyone and thank you for allowing me to vent lol.

I didn't do the online course, I chose to go back to a classroom, but just today I was talking to a nurse who is doing an online program and just found out that she will not be able to work in illinois as an RN for 15 months after she completes the course. Also she has to find a hospital that will allow her to do clinicals. So I guess check your specific state to see if there are any rules that have to be met. Nursing school is hard enough without having to jump through hoops to actually do what it is you've worked so hard for. Good luck:wink2:

Just a thought, but have you looked in your states scholarship programs. I am in chicago and I know illinois will pay for your school expenses as long as you are willing to work for them for a specified amount of time, usually 2 years. This can be accomplished while you are in school as an LPN as well, then you don't have to stay there when you are done. Like I said this is just a thought. Also there are alot of different scholarships out there that dont require any work from you, check with your financial aid office.:nuke:

I honestly appreciate everyone's replies. I have been sick all day wondering if I did the right thing. I am not always sure as to when I can do something and call it a nursing measure which is why I asked the supervisor. Thank you again this was very helpful and the next time I will be sure to call the MD first.

I did, it went up to 201 which called for 21 units of insulin and I offered to call the doctor but the supervisor insisted that it was getting to late so to just give it. I am in my 3rd semester of nursing school and I know the real world is different than class but I was taught that if they don't eat to hold insulin which is why I did. Plus he received 29 units of Lantus insulin as well.

I had an issue at work the other night that I just can't get over so I decided to ask you very knowledgable nurses. I had a diabetic resident who at dinner time started to have an upset stomach and was complaining of nausea. He refused to eat because of that. His predinner B.S. was 155 in which I did not cover him with any insulin because his is rapid acting and all of his doses are high (for 155 coverage is 15 units.) Well since he did not eat I held his insulin and his pills. I informed the supervisor of my actions in which she said that was ok just make sure that I documented what was going on. Well now its 1110pm and I am about to go home when the the NOC supervisor calls the unit and questions my actions. She states that I am not a physician and that I can not make the choice to hold a residents insulin. I explained the situation to her stressing the fact that he has not eaten anything and that he would be receiving alot of insulin. She said that it was ok, we would just monitor him closely and if he bottomed out they would give him something to eat. Ummmm, I'm sorry but does the work nauseous not mean anything to you. In the end I gave the 15 units and documented my butt off as to why. Was that the right thing to do and was what the supervisor said right? TIA

I work agency in an LTC facility and have done so for the last 4 years. I think as the other nurse said you just have to breathe and try not to allow yourself to get frustrated with everything. It is definately a challenge to pass meds to 30+ unknown patients and still have time to do everything else. I have been fortunate enough to find a facility that has given me a 13 week contract that just continues to get renewed but every once in a while I will work at a new place. When this happens I just make sure that I get there early (15-30 min) so that I have time to ask the previous nurse all of my questions ie who are the diabetics, crushes, who takes their pills at specified times etc. I also try and find the most friendliest cna and introduce myself as the agency nurse that has never been there before and ask them if they wont mind me asking/verifying who my patients are. I flag my medbook as I am passing meds if they are on the next pass. I make sure that I do the meds for the people who my cna's tell me go to bed early. I sign as I go and can usually get done with all meds by 9 pm. I then do my charting and will do the major treatments then if time permits. Although its not allowed everywhere, I will give my cna's my peri creams to apply when they are toileting/changing residents. If you are unable to complete all treatments I always let the relief nurse know that it got late and that most people don't want to be woken up for me to change a bandage. They are usually good about doing them for me when the resident wakes up. Basically do what you can as best you can. The majority of the places that I have worked at are really understanding when it comes to a new agency nurse.

Also you may want to try and see if they would be willing to offer you a contract. I only work agency, LTC, and have a contract for 4 shifts/wk minimum. It works out great.