Nurse SMS MSN, RN

Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development

You did what you knew how to do; when you knew better, you did better. - Maya Angelou

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Five more weeks left in last semester....

Nurse SMS replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

Last final exam is this morning. I need a 33% on it to pass the class. I am feelin' pretty good about my odds Pinning is on
How many months did you study to pass the NCLEX?

Nurse SMS replied to nursetobe1a86's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

I'll be taking Kaplan the week after graduation (today is my last final! Woot! Graduation on Friday!) and scheduling for NCLEX ASAP. I have heard if you do 2000+ practice questions you will do well....
Clinicals, and Job Offers

Nurse SMS replied to sj73201's topic in General Nursing

Not so much true around here. One girl is getting hired at the place we had clinicals at. The rest of the class getting hired (about half of us have at this point) either got interviews based on...
Out of State GN Application?

Nurse SMS replied to klynette's topic in Texas Nursing

As far as Austin is concerned, yes, it will hurt you not being local. Austin is the tightest nursing economy in Texas with tons of people wanting to live and work there. My strong suggestion would be...
New Grad RN: Should I stay in California?

Nurse SMS replied to aliciaT2190's topic in First Year After Licensure

I have heard rumor on this board only that North Dakota needs nurses badly due to economic growth there. Pretty much everywhere else is saturated except in the very rural areas from the sounds of it....
What does Accepted Auto mean?

Nurse SMS replied to Prenurse in training's topic in General Students

There is no way for us to know since this is not a system used by every school. Call the school on Monday and ask. Or try posting the name of the school in the state forum for your state and see if...
Adult Med/Surg ATI test -- advice? Did you pass?

Nurse SMS replied to melissa0's topic in General Students

It is a difficult test for many people. Review Maslow's, prioritization, med-math calculations, conversions and normal lab values. Many questions can be answered correctly using Maslow's,...
I have to take the ATI fundamentals proctored test

Nurse SMS replied to Megalonebula's topic in General Students

My school requires this at the end of every semester and then the ATI exit exam prior to graduation. Quite honestly it is not the easiest thing in the world. I recommend you review what you did over...
New and not so new nurses..

Nurse SMS replied to UpinawayRN's topic in General Nursing

Agreed. There is no need at all to know what the mistake was. Whatever it was, it would not have justified being confronted in front of family
Do you think there would be less RN students if the economy was better?

Nurse SMS replied to kalevra's topic in General Nursing

I guess I am in the minority. The economy had nothing to do with my changing careers. My original career was going just fine. I just want to be a nurse and am not getting any
Another one, or two, bite the dust!!!

Nurse SMS replied to clandestine-approach's topic in General Students

So what's your point? Did someone come up to you arguing it is unfair that they failed and thus you feel the need to enlighten this community as a whole or something? What a sad, strange little post...
Collin County Community College

Nurse SMS replied to txranchgirl's topic in Texas Nursing

Actually they do take where you took pre-requisites into consideration, in that preference is given to those who take their courses at Collin. That you took classes at A&M is not going to mean...
How to mention pending offers while interviewing for nurse positions

Nurse SMS replied to JKM88's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

You don't mention the pending
Is every nursing program the same way?

Nurse SMS replied to daystarmike's topic in General Students

No, that is not the norm. There are schools who do their "weeding out" in the acceptance process rather than during the education process. Those schools only accept the highest achieving students and...
has anyone ever missed/skipped clinical?

Nurse SMS replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

There are no excused absences in clinicals in my school. Therefore a missed clinical, whether due to illness, injury or otherwise, is a zero for that day. This can obviously, given how short the...
Advice for nursing school

Nurse SMS replied to nmrRN2015's topic in General Students

1. Some specialties require certification in certain things, such as ACSL, PALS, chemo, critical care, etc etc etc. Those are done as additional education outside of school, some of which you can't...
graduated 2 yrs ago and just now entering nursing. HELP!!!

Nurse SMS replied to moriahjoy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

Yep. Better start looking into refresher courses. Two years is a long time in this market to be outside of clinical
Want a student job, how to get it

Nurse SMS replied to UPSBossman's topic in General Students

View the hospital websites and read the job requirements for the tech positions. Apply to ANY and ALL that are there and available to nursing students, not just ones in your areas of interest....
failed my clinical rotation? very worried..

Nurse SMS replied to mursetudent25's topic in General Students

Frankly from all you have said here it sounds like they are going to work with you on it, give you a warning or some kind of punishment. I think at worst you will have to repeat the semester, but...
HIPAA.... violation or not....

Nurse SMS replied to brendasue's topic in HIPAA Challenges

I too am wondering the rest of the story. It seems there has to be something else going on here - either there are other errors/warnings/instances that the OP has earned or the method in which the...
How many months did you study to pass the NCLEX?

Nurse SMS replied to nursetobe1a86's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

Statistically speaking, taking NCLEX more than 45 days after graduation leads to far higher failure rates. Those who take it close to graduation strongly tend to do better than those who wait. So jump...
Different prerequisites needed for different schools

Nurse SMS replied to meownur's topic in Texas Nursing

Not really a waste of time. A lot of the other schools' prerequisites are still applicable to more advanced degrees. And because it is so difficult to get in to ANY nursing school right now, keeping...
Have you ever been paralyzed by fear?

Nurse SMS replied to LegalQuiltMom's topic in General Students

No, none of you will remember everything. But if you study hard you will remember enough and learn a whole, whole lot. Yes, nursing is hard on the body. I recommend starting to get your core in shape...
just don't understand!

Nurse SMS replied to Daisy02's topic in General Students

This. In fact they are considered two separate
Five more weeks left in last semester....

Nurse SMS replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

I wanna dance. Y'all wanna dance?

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