Bobylon

Bobylon

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  1. Ahhhhh, the stress is over !!!!! Just found out this morning that I passed the NCLEX-PN I took on Weds ...... was stressed that it cut off so soon, but we had taken mock boards at our school, and...
  2. Thanks, all y'all... I took it 19 days after we graduated, and all I did was relax, and reviewed a little .... very little - it seemed the more I reviewed, the more confused/lost I felt, as the...
  3. Breakfast b4 the test?

    I tested Wednesday, kept breakfast simple ... a whole wheat English muffin with peanut butter, my daily handful of vitamins/minerals/herbs, and washed it all down with about a quart of yerba mate. It...
  4. 85 questions

    Hmmmm... I just took the NCLEX-PN this a.m., and the final screen was blue ....dunno if I put any faith in that "prediction," but....I can always hope
  5. 85 questions

    Yes
  6. i think i failed my nclex pn.

    Stopped at 85 here as well, just this morning....I think everyone feels they failed it after taking it, no matter what number it cuts off at. Hang in there, you surely aren't alone in feeling this...
  7. 85 questions

    Another 85-er here:smokin: Just took the test this a.m........... I figure 85 is either a really great thing or a really bad thing - we had taken mock state boards at the end of school, and I did...
  8. Advanced Pharmacology
  9. How old were you when you began nursing school?

    lol .... ya got me beat:bow: - i'm the oldest in my class, 50 when i started, now graduating at
  10. who's getting ready to graduate????

    Graduation .... YEAH, MAN !!!!!! Our tests are done, final grades calculated, today is our last day of actually going to school, and graduate tomorrow night !!!!!!! :hpygrp: It's been a long,...
  11. Getting a little scared.....

    Great post, doesdad ..... I was 50 when I got in, am now 51 and will be graduating in about 6 weeks or so. It's been intense at times, but definitely
  12. Am I too old to just be starting?

    No, you're not too old ....... I just turned 51 and will be graduating in about 6 weeks. If you want it, GO FOR
  13. Re: My first patient. HELP!

    Yup, that's what we were taught as well .... works well, quite actually. I never even attempt to count rr if the pt is
  14. My school's grading policy SUCKS!!!!

    I'm sure your school accurately laid out their grading policy before y'all started testing. I say stop whining and buckle down...... it ain't gonna get any easier, and will be over eventually....
  15. For the LMU nursing students...questions

    Hey, Heather ..... I'm currently attending LPN school at the Blount site (Alcoa), but it's through Blount Memorial Hospital's PN program, not LMU, so....can't comment on LMU teachers, etc. Wishin'...
  16. Congrats !!!! 6 kids, wow ....that's awesome for all
  17. At the risk of being tarred and feathered, here.....I wish we had more math in my school .... numbers/math are cut and dried - there is only one right answer, compared to many extremely, exTREMEly...
  18. Med Pass

    Wishing you luck !!!!! :) Seriously, though, take your time and triple-check (at least...heh) your meds against the MAR scheduling ....... nobody ever wants to make med errors, but, unfortunately,...
  19. When to wear gloves!?

    Amen to that !!!!!!! I glove up way more than "necessary," but .... better safe than sorry, etc, yadda yadda
  20. Frustrated and Torn

    Ditto that
  21. Help Me! Final Exam On Wednesday!

    Ain't that the way it goes sometimes ???!!!??? I've second guessed myself a whole bunch o' times, and usually, the original answer was right. Great advice, Mommycakers
  22. Predominately White Shoes....

    'swhat I
  23. Burn Out!!

    I just try to make sure I have some "me" time and/or "we" time (wife and I) every day......when I let school consume all my waking time is when I feel overwhelmed and burning out ..... I decompress...
  24. Predominately White Shoes....

    I'm wearin' virtually all white Dr Scholl's something or others ...... not really cool, but they'll suffice for my time in clinicals, and the $30 price was right - they're actually quite comfortable...
  25. 6 Rights or 5 Rights?

    Hmmmmm .... our school stresses numbers 1 - 7 ...... although 8 - 10 make sense tacked on, as well