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  1. new grad in Chicago area

    shygoofyone replied to msjellybean's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Princessa- I was in the same boat in May. My hope had always been to graduate from Parkland and move up to Chicago. The job market is horrible everywhere. Although, I have friends that graduated...

  2. How long did you wait to find out your NCLEX results?

    shygoofyone replied to ValpoNewGrad's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I found out 28 hours after my test appointment time by checking my application status and grade at Continental Testing's site...and the best part was, it was

  3. Planned Parenthood wages

    shygoofyone replied to ranna&nessas mom's topic in Nursing Career

    If I were you, I would send in a resume to the administrative office or clinic you're most interested in working for. Each clinic could be looked at as part of a larger franchise, as most affiliates...

  4. New Graduates

    shygoofyone replied to NEWRNDE's topic in Illinois Nursing

    There are only 13 out of 54 students in my graduating class with job lined up. It's not a good

  5. can't work as a "nursing student" after graduation

    shygoofyone replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Students

    I have been working as a "tech," but my official position is Nurse Assistant. They're planning to let me continue post-grad until my boards. I'm in

  6. ATI Comprehensive Predictor

    shygoofyone replied to COLPN's topic in General Students

    I took the Comprehensive Predictor on Tuesday and got an 80th percentile rank for the program type I'm in (ADN), and a 97% likelihood of passing the NCLEX on the first try. I hope to God that that's...

  7. Grading Scales

    shygoofyone replied to Pack RN's topic in General Students

    Our nusing program scale is different from the rest of the college. 90-100 A 83-89 B 75-82

  8. Age you will/were graduated?

    shygoofyone replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I turned 30 in January and will graduate in 48

  9. ACCEPTANCE LETTER!!!!

    shygoofyone replied to student005's topic in General Students

    Check the local hospital auxillary boards and the college itself. Our community college has tons of health professions

  10. Working Full-Time

    shygoofyone replied to Fedwork10's topic in General Students

    I worked over 35 hours a week (often 40+) for most of my nursing school career (until administrative changes made it impossible, thanks to a change in my position). It was NOT easy, to say the least,...

  11. Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

    shygoofyone replied to krb09's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I don't know too much, but they supposedly have a wonderful new grad residency program and starting pay is $50k/year for new grads (ADN or

  12. Last semester blues...

    shygoofyone replied to SnarfGirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Did anyone begin to second-guess themselves and their knowledge during their last semester? I've been told that this feeling I'm having is probably more related to the grieving process (a family...

  13. Favorite Mnemonics / Memory Tricks

    shygoofyone replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    *bump*

  14. Help with fluids and electrolytes!

    shygoofyone replied to dine saw's topic in General Students

    Check out the mneumonics thread that is up...I posted some helpful things there...at least what helped me.

  15. Advocate hospital starting salary for new grads

    shygoofyone replied to NoeIssa's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Yes, it was for Advocate Illinois

  16. Advocate hospital starting salary for new grads

    shygoofyone replied to NoeIssa's topic in Illinois Nursing

    At an open house this week, we were told that new grads start at

  17. Calling all RN's for Help: Do I or Don't I ???

    shygoofyone replied to JaneAustenRocks's topic in Illinois Nursing

    That's what I'm doing! I graduate from my ADN at a community college (read: cheaper!) in 65 days and will continue on to get my BSN once I'm employed. It can be

  18. Favorite Mnemonics / Memory Tricks

    shygoofyone replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    Electrolyte Mnemonics I got these from Mosby's flashcards, and some of them are elsewhere on this site, too: Hyperkalemia: The MURDERous MACHINE S/S: Murder M-Muscle Weakness (muscle cramps first,...

  19. ultrascopes in school

    shygoofyone replied to p_hawk's topic in General Students

    I have a cheaper version of an ultrascope and haven't had anyone say anything to me about them in my Cardiac rotation (and that's where I was expecting to hear about it!). Good

  20. ATI Testing!!!!

    shygoofyone replied to clvjackson's topic in General Students

    Our program requires various ATI assessments at a pass rate of at least 60% program rank (sometimes higher, depending on the class) for each class, each semester. And, they give us points for...

  21. ?Should students give IV push drugs?

    shygoofyone replied to Zans's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We're not allowed to push anything, including flushes....Kinda makes it difficult to check IV patency, doesn't

  22. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    shygoofyone replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have clinicals at a site that requires the use of Subdermal Lidocaine prior to IV insertion. The people in my study group each had an IV started by each other with the lidocaine and it was...

  23. Metabolic/ respiratory acidosis and alkalosis

    shygoofyone replied to jennielynn's topic in General Students

    I use a tic-tac-toe method with my friends to help them. 1. Make a grid with three columns labeled "ACID, NORMAL, ALKALINE" and three rows labeled "PH, CO2, HCO3" 2. Write our your normal ranges:...

  24. Need help understanding lab values

    shygoofyone replied to 9A8K6F's topic in General Students

    We were required to get the Mosby's Manual of Laboratory And Diagnostic by Pagana. it's very helpful, but it is still difficult to pull together information without getting several day's

  25. Fluids and Electrolytes

    shygoofyone replied to thatsforreal's topic in General Students

    I'm going to try to make this make sense on here, but it may be hard. We learned by a "tic-tac-toe" method....you draw a box with three columns, labeled "Acid-Normal-Alkaline"...and three rows labeled...