NewYorkGirl

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  1. Took NCLEX and had 27 SATA out of 75!!

    NewYorkGirl replied to pedirn1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLEX-RN two days ago and passed (!) with 75 questions, 30 of which were SATA (and I've always sucked at those). I went home and celebrated b/c I felt confident I had passed. Not b/c the...

  2. NCLEX-RN shut off at 75, had 30 SATA!?!

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

    I

  3. NCLEX-RN shut off at 75, had 30 SATA!?!

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

    Congrats Teresa,

  4. NCLEX-RN shut off at 75, had 30 SATA!?!

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

    I bet you passed, Sixxer! We'll find out in 2 days!! I only know one girl (from my NCLEX review class) who had previously failed with 75 questions, but she spoke English as a 2nd language and had a...

  5. NCLEX-RN shut off at 75, had 30 SATA!?!

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

    Thanks guys, you're easing my mind!!! I'm going to go out and celebrate tonight - b/c even if I don't pass I still want to celebrate taking the darn thing!! But now I'm feeling good! I had tons of...

  6. NCLEX-RN tomorrow!!! Questions, please help!

    NewYorkGirl posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi guys, I'm taking the NCLEX-RN tomorrow morning and I'm wondering if they will tell me in the math questions which number to round to? Or will they accept several answers in regards to rounding,...

  7. NCLEX-RN tomorrow!!! Questions, please help!

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

    Thanks guys :loveya: I've been doing pretty well on my practice tests, but it seems like I get most of the alternate format questions wrong, and that makes me very nervous. On those diagrams I'm...

  8. NCLEX-RN tomorrow!!! Questions, please help!

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

    Your right, I searched AFTER I posted like a ninny. I'm so fried I'm acting like a moron. Hopefully I'll have a clearer head tomorrow!!! I'm happy to have learned that they will tell us which number...

  9. Yessss!!!!

    NewYorkGirl replied to NathanDH's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That's awesome!! I'm taking the NCLEX on Tuesday (in 2 days!) and I'm really nervous.

  10. Pregnant during orientation as new grad RN?

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

    Just wanted to update anyone who may be interested: DH and I got pregnant on the first try of "not preventing pregnancy but not actively TTC" :heartbeat So I'm 7 weeks prego now and will be into my...

  11. I graduated from Nursing School today!

    NewYorkGirl replied to jncRN's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on your graduation! I just graduated with my BS in nursing on May 19th. I start work on a cardiac telemetry floor July 7th, and I'm hoping to take the NCLEX

  12. Survey: New Grad Pay

    NewYorkGirl replied to palee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I live in Putnam County NY and I am starting work next month on a telemetry floor. I will be making $29.74/hr for days. Most hospitals are really open about their starting salaries. So you can either...

  13. I know a CNA who's name badge says nurse!

    NewYorkGirl replied to RNFROMTHEHILL's topic in General Nursing

    When I used to work as a "direct care worker" in a psychiatric hospital, we were supervised and reported to the RNs, and on our ID badge it said our name, then "Nursing Staff". And the weird thing is,...

  14. Pregnant! Do I tell them at new job?

    NewYorkGirl posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I graduate NS in a couple weeks - a local hospital already hired me with a start date in July. After getting the job I got pregnant... DH and I are so excited to be having a baby - but I'm nervous...

  15. Pregnant! Do I tell them at new job?

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

    Right now I'm covered under DH's insurance... I think in NY state where I live pregnancy can't be considered a pre-existing

  16. Pregnant! Do I tell them at new job?

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

    By the time I start orientation, I will be in my 4th month and I may even have a bit of a baby bump :redpinkhe I have my physical in a few days though... should I not say anything? I shouldn't need a...

  17. First Rn position, orientation and Pregnancy!?

    NewYorkGirl replied to lovendove's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow. I've got a similar thing going on. I wasn't pregnant when I was hired for a July start date, but now I am! DH and I are very excited, but I'm unsure if I should say anything or not to...

  18. Can you be kicked out of nursing school for...

    NewYorkGirl replied to greyghost12345's topic in General Nursing

    One of my instructors used to be a chairperson at our school and she told me that if the faculty feels very "unsafe" about a certain person - maybe the student has a quick temper or mental illness or...

  19. Hi, I'm Twinmommy+1 and I am on day one no smokes

    NewYorkGirl replied to twinmommy+2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    OMG I got such a horrible cough and resp infection after I quit too! All those poor little tarred down cilia in our lungs trying to break

  20. How much is your pay?

    NewYorkGirl replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Melinurse, if you're really interested in moving, any house will sell if you price it low enough! The house across the street from you could sell tomorrow it they were willing to to get less than...

  21. How much is your pay?

    NewYorkGirl replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

    I graduate next month (!) with my BSN, and I was hired to work on a telemetry/med-surg floor at a community hospital in Putnam County, NY (1 hr north of NYC). Pay is $29.63/hr plus $2 eve...

  22. Pregnant during orientation as new grad RN?

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

    Wow, that's something! In the US you have to have been working for a year to even be guaranteed that they'll hold your job for 12 weeks, and the American's with Disabilities Act will pay you up to...

  23. Pregnant during orientation as new grad RN?

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

    Thanks for sharing the first hand experiences! I appreciate the input so much :) I'm really hoping to be able to work up to the end of the pregnancy, take a month or 2 off, then go back full time......

  24. Pregnant during orientation as new grad RN?

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

    I think what it boils down to for me is that although I recognize that waiting to get pregnant would be a smart career move, I can't help but to be super emotional about the whole baby thing... I've...

  25. Expectations of reentry RN after 8 years

    NewYorkGirl replied to rninbloom's topic in General Nursing

    If you take a refresher course you can add that to your resume and you'll feel more confident about returning to the bedside... good