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1. order to strain urine?

   NursingIs4CoolPeople replied to NursingIs4CoolPeople's topic in First Year After Licensure

   well, if anything passes we're supposed to send it to the laboratory. . i guess i was wrong,

2. order to strain urine?

   NursingIs4CoolPeople posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I had a pt who's diagnosis was kidney stone, and there was an order to strain all urine, I then had a pt who had the same diagnosis the following week but there was no order to strain all urine, and...

3. How'd you get your job?

   NursingIs4CoolPeople replied to dixiebelleRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   You could have all the education in the world, but if you don't know the right people to open the right doors, you won't get very far . . . so basically you got to know

4. Do you give meds without seeing the MDs order if he MAR has been checked?

   NursingIs4CoolPeople replied to canadianRNeducator's topic in Patient Medications

   I check every med, and it's time consuming but I think it's worth it when you catch errors. . . but now since ya'll are saying you don't i don't know if i should be.. it would save

5. struggling

   NursingIs4CoolPeople replied to NursingIs4CoolPeople's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I feel like my floor is a nursing home floor. When I first started out 2 years ago as a nurse assistant it was all cp/r/o MI, which i liked, and all heart problems, but now that i have my rn...

6. struggling

   NursingIs4CoolPeople replied to NursingIs4CoolPeople's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I do work night shift, and I'll say this. If day shift has a bad day (for some reason seems like most days), than night shift has a bad night too.. I will say it is a LITTLE less stressful than days...

7. struggling

   NursingIs4CoolPeople replied to NursingIs4CoolPeople's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I appreciate the support. There's still too much to learn and I'm going to be on my own soon. (I started night shift and have 6 days of orientation... 4 more left) and I'm...

8. struggling

   NursingIs4CoolPeople posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   It's been a while since I've posted on here... I've been working at a reputable hospital since May 22, 2010. 3 1/2 months later, I feel so unprepared and i feel like I'm struggling. I wish i could...

9. Memorial Healthcare Graduate Nurse Internship Program?

   NursingIs4CoolPeople posted a topic in Florida Nursing

   Does anyone have any experience with MHS Graduate nurse internship program? How does it work? It's the program they put new grads with scholarships in. Also, how does the orientation and such go?...

10. Where to start looking for a job as a new grad in Broward?

    NursingIs4CoolPeople posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hello there Florida Nurses, I just very recently passed my NCLEX-RN and started applying to hospitals the day after, however, MANY MANY jobs and hospitals require 1 year of nursing...

11. Anyone else feels like they failed @ 75?

    NursingIs4CoolPeople replied to NursingIs4CoolPeople's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So.. how reliable is the "unofficial results" from Pearson? I paid the 8 bucks and My status says PASS!!, that means I passed right? I'm just asking because I'm still in such disbelief, and my name...

12. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    NursingIs4CoolPeople replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey I took that test on the same day and time! and same state! i got cut off at 75 and had most of those questions too. I feel like I failed though cuz I felt like I was guessing on almost every...

13. Anyone else feels like they failed @ 75?

    NursingIs4CoolPeople replied to NursingIs4CoolPeople's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That thread is huge. I've read a majority of people for it to be true, except maybe 2 cases. I'm a bit hesitant because I've done it and it won't let me pay. I think waiting is the worst part....

14. Anyone else feels like they failed @ 75?

    NursingIs4CoolPeople replied to NursingIs4CoolPeople's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Haha, That is much easier said than done. When I walked out of the Testing center my proctor thought I was going to pass out. But thanks. Did anyone here about this new format they're working...

15. Anyone else feels like they failed @ 75?

    NursingIs4CoolPeople posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just took the NcLex today. I had 75 questions and it shut off. I'm 95% sure I failed because I feel like the questions they were giving me were easy ones and I still didn't know the answer to...