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Yea I feel the same way..Ive put my kids and husband thru hell for the past 2 yrs in order to succeed and fullfill my dream...here I am putting them thru hell again because im crabby all day applying for jobs. :smackingf

I graduated this past May w/ an associates..passed the NCLEX in July and actively searching all day every day. You might be luckier than I am because Valley, and Hackensack amongst others i presume prefer BSN. Ive seen allot more graduates get hire...

i always just figured that w/ metab acidosis the pt has diarrhea and w/ diarrhea we lose electrolytes and CA is one of them..this was the way i used to understand it when applying the material.

i dont know if i passed yet but i use yes/no lol

It also depends on your culture as well..Some cultures view nurses as a maid and doctors the high all mighty..i know because sadly i come from a culture like this.

I think thats an excellent idea!..Where im from (NJ)... New grads are having a tough time with potential jobs..i would say 6-12 months after elgibility. I do have 2 kids and a hubby so that would most likely be difficult..but at the same time the exp...

so if we already know the child is unconscious because of a foreign object obstructing the airway why would we still waste crucial 10 seconds to check the airway? i choose chest compressions.

wow..I take the Hesi in April and now im even more petrified!! We have a predictor exam a week beforehand..if we pass that with an 80, we are excused from taking the Hesi..but if we do not pass the predictor exam, we definately have to pass the Hesi....

I had the same problem in med surg..I happend to say it in front of my psych professor (we take psych and med surg together)..her advice worked big time..she told me to never ever go to school the day of the test early, and if i have to go in early t...

i got the same answer as you did as well

at my school we have to get a 100..and u have 3 chances...I dont believe this is harsh at all...it is a huge potential for a lethal med error.

Get ready; Be confident; Know your stuff!!! you can do it!

lol was it? hehe..got carried away there

I cried when my 1st semester clinical instructor yelled in my face; screamed at my hubby when the kids wouldnt sleep and I needed to study; had many mini melt downs because of paper work deadlines on top of lecture exams..lost an enormous amount of...

noo not at all..the library is huge and quiet.

oddly enough..I am really good in Math (wish i was the same with lecture exams loool) but I do notice w/ others at my school is that if they can see first hand "WHY" the formula is set up a certain way..broken up first..explained..then solve..I find ...

Since I have 2 little ones its impossible to study at home..So i find a nice little cubicle at the college where I hibernate for about 7-8 hrs on saturday..again on sunday..and every morning before class and clinicals...phewww.

Get an Nclex book and start doing questions galore after you finish all of your readings. It will help you gain and apply the critical thinking needed in order to answer the questions correctly...Try Mosbys, Lipincott, and Saunders....good luck!

hey..i go to pccc..last semester..how do guys like it there in bergen??

hi everyone im usually a lurker here..im in my 1st semester, have 3 wks left of clinicals and i just got my first warning (but not a clinical deficiency quite yet) it took me too long to give out meds and my am care was late as well, plus my instruct...

Hey...im getting ready to apply to nursing school soon. What is the actual nursing course load like? Is it sciencey like the A&P I have been taking? or not? Ive been trying to find out whats the majority of the learning material but cant! (im hav...

ohhh i feel so much better!!!! last night i made some flash cards / memory cards..hopefully that helps..i will definately pick up a recorder!

Hey guys, does anyone else seem intimidated? Im taking A&P 1 right now and am soooooo ready to give up my life long dream(i have 2 small kids and a husband)...I wonder how the actual nursing classes are? im trying to find out if they are as scien...

i think in my case its worse becuase my A&P is online!!! i know i know real stupid move...im starting to regret it...ide much rather have a teacher in front of me...i took it online because i have 2 kids and thought that the flexibility will be g...

I do need help in A&P...I will go today and buy some flashcards...thx ofr the info :)