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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 hired when they do a Externship in one of these hospitals...Good luck! :))))

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 experience, lifelong memory, positive resume builder, and potential to make a huge difference makes it allll sooo very appealing!

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.:sstrs:

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 to just stay in the car and go over some last minute note cards etc..y? because most of your classmates are already in school chit chatting about the test and content..this probably releases the most anxiety/confusion ever!! and of course I did not realize it until I waited 5 minutes before the test time to walk in one day and landed a high grade. :)

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 wt because of the stress involved; ended up with htn; and even became broke with the recession; But I will never call it regret...I can call it the essence of blood and sweat that lead me to my dream come true and now my last semester...thank goodnesss!

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 that this method worked the most when helping out with med math.

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 instructor thinks i need more "confidence" or else i wont make it..but how am i supposed to have confidence as a student?I had 3 new meds i needed to look up this morning and i needed to wait for my professor to do the 1st and second check..she says that i should of dont "other" stuff while waiting for her.im doing fine in class.. i just dont get it....i wasnt born with a high self esteem...im so bummed..i have 2 kids and husband..ive put them thru so much just to get where i am now. thx for letting me rant (

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!

Hi...i know what ur feeling i have 2 small kids as well..my husband works 2 jobs just to get by...He will quit his day job to watch the kids while im in school..thats the plan, although we know it will be pretty rough...it will be worth it in the long run...good luck! :)

oh thx guys..its good to know im not alone :)...im pretty much trying to manage my time...but i find myself forking off a bit..for instance my 4 year old os sound asleep BUT my 13 month old is in my arms right now playing with my hair..lol...i guess in my case its trying to mange my time one day at a time.

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 sciencey as A&P and chem....anyone else doing this with small kids?