Acosmo27

I have an hour commute.. up to 1.5 hours with bad traffic. I dont really recommend it, but the opportunity of working at this particular hospital was worth it to me. It can be tough sometimes.. do what you gotta do.. I go to nights soon and I know the commute will be a lot harder than it currently is.. driving that far extremely sleep deprived scares me...

I did! I took and passed nclex at the end of january. I didnt think it was too difficult at all, and I felt really good afterwards. That was so weird to me because all you ever hear is people feeling like they failed. When I told people I felt good about it, I would get a puzzled look and the response, "youre the only person I know thats said that". haha but whatever. Congrats on being done, feeling good about it, and probably passing! edit------- read the rest of the thread. Congrats on passing!!!

Your rationale for the reason the OP shouldnt carry her drug book is absurd. And I think you're being WAY to literal. Do you actually think she carries her giant drug book in her back pocket? Obviously she probably sets it down in between references. Just because you've never seen a nurse bring her drug book with her to the floor doesnt mean that is the end all way of practice. If I didnt have easy access to a drug guide on my unit you better believe I would bring my own with me. You cant knock the girl for trying to better her practice and trying to be accountable for the drugs she is administering.

OP-- It seems as if we found your preceptor. :) Just kidding. But anyways.. is there any way you can talk to your manager and explain that you and your preceptor are not clicking?

im thinking the op must have meant she inflates until the radial pulse is obliterated and then inflates 30mm more?

the sharpie pens are the absolute BEST!

Im sorry I do not have much advice for you. Just wanted to extend my warm wishes and good luck down whatever path you choose.

It frustrates me when I hear people bash kaplan because they think that all they have to do is go to class to be able to pass the test. Uh no. First of all, nursing school is supposed to prep you for nclex. Before the test everything should be review. Kaplan was great for me in learning how to answer questions, I swear by Kaplan! Your instructor sounds a little naive. Mine told me that knowing your content is a MUST in order to pass the exam. I think that's pretty obvious. Kaplan was a great tool in regards to supplying practice questions, and realizing what content areas you are especially weak in. Or.. where you should focus your review. Just knowing "how" to answer questions isnt going to do you much good if you do not have the knowledge to back it up. I loved Kaplan (although pricey!).. and passed nclex-rn my first time with 75 questions. It was my only source of review really.. besides my nursing school notes which really helped me as well.

I also have VERY high ballerina arches, and I hate my danskos! They are just NOT comfortable for me! Ive heard so many nurses swear by them, but nope, not me. [ quote=allthingsbright;2901691]Yes, my arches are high and no luck here! Sorry!

oh my gosh. I randomly came across a company called EuroStep. I bought the Delorean shoe, and it is the most comfortable shoe I have EVER put on my feet. I have a very high arch and this provides so much cushion and support they are amazing. Im one of those people that has trouble loving the danskos.. love the look of them, but they are so flat, hard and heavy! ugh! I highly recommend the eurosteps!

the kaplan q bank and question trainer questions are much harder than the actual nclex. I felt that kaplan was much more in depth. I did all the q bank questions and averaged 61% for the entire q bank and I passed nclex my first time with 75 questions.

Something that helped me.. this may sound silly but my boyfriend told me to think of it like this..... Its just a STUPID test! When I sat down in that chair thats the first thing I told myself :) "this is just a stupid test". Of course in the back of my mind I was thinking.."Ya just a stupid test that determines the rest of my life!!!" but still, it did seem to calm my nerves a little. Good luck. Like somebody said, nobody is 100% prepared going in.. but go in with confidence in what you know. Dont second guess your answers, and go knock that test out of the park!

hey! I graduated Dec 17th and took the exam Jan 27th... and passed with 75. :) I started studying some time around January 2nd or 3rd. I did Kaplan... I thought it was very helpful. I read the entire Kaplan course review book, and did ALL the question trainers and Q bank questions. I also reviewed pretty much all my notes from nursing school. Honestly, I was not too impressed with the NCLEX exam. The questions were not that hard.. kaplans questions were far more in depth. The NCLEX tested very basic content that I really didnt think would be on there. I knew my infection control, and was glad I did because there seemed to be a lot on that. As far as meds go, I didnt really focus to much on it. Of course I knew the basics.. but come on, I knew that even if all i did was study meds, I would still get a bunch of questions about meds Ive never heard before (and I did). GOOD LUCK!!!

Im a new grad and was lucky enough to land a great position in my area of interest. The ONE downside? Its about 60 miles away. ugh. This thread has made me feel better that I'm not the only one who has an hour+ commute.

This is exactly the scenario I think about when I hear about new grad RNs working below their scope of practice. I just dont think that "but I was working as a CNA, not the RN".. will hold up as a valid excuse in a court of law. Because No, you may have been working as a CNA but you ARE an RN. I just think the whole idea is a little messy. And quite frankly, I could be SO wrong, but I thought it was illegal to work below your scope of practice. Am I wrong? *** I do know that people do do it though, I just thought it wasnt allowed by the brn