racing-mom4

racing-mom4 BSN, RN

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  1. April Fools- Admission slips

    racing-mom4 replied to mediatix8's topic in General Nursing

    Pt: Peter Fuller Dx: Distended bladder

  2. patient nurse boundaries

    racing-mom4 replied to hil78's topic in General Nursing

    I would think a general rule of thumb is not to exchange phone numbers. Hugs are fine if the situation is appropiate ex: being scared, sad or good news and if the patient is a "huggy" type of person...

  3. Need a joke!

    racing-mom4 replied to Nurse K8's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated in December of 07 and one of my mentor nurses printed this off today for last week, and I had to laugh out loud, as you see I really do find psych patients interesting. I have only...

  4. Gossip from the Manager?

    racing-mom4 replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in Nurse Management

    I dont know why but it seems as this profession is surounded by gossip. I dont get it, I for one know how busy I am at work, who has time for gossip, yet every day I hear it. My last clinical...

  5. i'm nervous

    racing-mom4 replied to babe35's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Being nervous actually is a good thing, I learned in Mental Health you are actually at your sharpest during states of mild anxiety. So let that work in your favor. I took my test and passed on Jan...

  6. Same day service in Indiana

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    A friend of mine took her boards today, and less than 4 hours later had a license number posted on the states web site. That to me is amazing. How can it take some people 7 days, and others hours?...

  7. The field of Nursing is wicked to CENAs..the ugly side no one talks about

    racing-mom4 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    I became a CNA 5 years ago the same year I began my pre-nursing school. I wanted to make sure before I jumped feet 1st into nursing school I did in fact want to be a nurse and I figured becoming a CNA...

  8. me the new nurse!

    racing-mom4 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    On of my mentor nurses printed this off today for me, and I had to laugh out loud, as you see I really do find psych patients interesting. I have only been an RN for a week now, but I love it. I hope...

  9. Exam in 4 weeks. I AM LOST! I need support...

    racing-mom4 replied to worrier's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Worrier--I had to giggle when I read the one line in your post that you ddnt tell your friends. I too did not tell my friends at 1st. Only one person knew because I had called her in a panic because I...

  10. February NCLEX takers.....

    racing-mom4 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Best of luck---taking the test on Friday?? Your going to have a long weekend. Turn off your computer and rent some good movies..like 10 of them to take your mind off of it. I was lucky, I walked away...

  11. Hesi exit exams

    racing-mom4 replied to iwilldothis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Excuse my ignorance. But I have no idea what HESI even is, I have never heard of such a thing till I joined this site and read posts of people stressing out about it. I graduated from University of...

  12. Do New Grads get hired in CCU, ER, ICU, etc?

    racing-mom4 replied to Vanillanut's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got my licence Jan 24th and started my new ICU job Jan 25th. I have been told that the critical care units like new grads cause "They can raise them up right". FYI same hospital just hired two new...

  13. Friends mad at me because I passed and they didn't?

    racing-mom4 replied to rmfrier's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OK that is crazy--- A real friend would not be mad at you because you did well. I am sure you have plenty of other friends and will make even more when you start working. Reminds me of a "friend" of...

  14. No Motivation To Study For NCLEX

    racing-mom4 replied to land64shark's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Heartjulz--you sound alot like I did before I took my boards. I gave up alot to go to nursing school and my family had to give up even more. I didnt have the money to take a review course nor did I...

  15. The panic is setting in.

    racing-mom4 replied to Thedreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I dont want people to think the test is easy by any means---but the fact is, it does test for minimum competancy. If you made it through nursing school and understand basic concepts of body systems...

  16. The panic is setting in.

    racing-mom4 replied to Thedreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That is exactly how I was, taking test all day long. I would get up and take a 20 question test before my shower, and then another 20 question while I was waiting for my hair to dry. ( I liked doing...

  17. University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne

    racing-mom4 replied to IndianaRN2011's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Goal to achieve: You will be very happy with USF. I think they have a wonderful program. As far as I know everyone from my class that has taken thier boards has passed, most with the minimum...

  18. NCLEX worries.....

    racing-mom4 replied to angelwingsamy's topic in General Nursing

    HI, I just took my state boards jan23rd and am still on a high from passing....I graduated in December and had said I was going to take them ASAP. I paid the 200.00 to Pearson Vue day after my finals...

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

    racing-mom4 replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I did not take a review course--I couldnt afford it. I used my Saunders disk, a...

  20. The panic is setting in.

    racing-mom4 replied to Thedreamer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just took my boards last week, let me tell you, it is really not that bad. If you do NCLEX questions at home on the computer it is just like that. I did ATI focused questions 1st to see where I was...

  21. University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne

    racing-mom4 replied to IndianaRN2011's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I just graduated from USF last December and passed my boards on Jan 23rd. I LOVED Saint Francis. I transfered over from Ivy Tech and even though you may pay more, I belive you get what you pay for....

  22. February NCLEX takers.....

    racing-mom4 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    HI I took my boards on Jan 23rd, 75 Questions and was lucky enough to get my results on Jan24th at 0830!!! I was thrilled, but I was lucky enough to leave the test site feeling like I had passed the...