dragon_fly

CONGRATULATIONS! I get a knot in my stomach every time I think about the NCLEX. I graduate in May of '09 so it is getting close enough to make me nervous. :uhoh21: I think about having to answer 265 questions and my heart about stops. You must have been nervewracked! Well, awesome job and good luck to you in the future. You made it!!

Boy do know about living with my books! They are by me most of the time. My family has gotten used to me disappearing with my books during family functions. Either that or I am typing out a care plan on my laptop. Some of my friends have told me that they feel like I have left them. It is hard and I feel bad but it is true that your real friends will understand and support you. Yeah, we all miss having a social life but that is where you have decide what is more important to you right now. Hang tough! It doesn't last forever.

Hey there. Minnesota nursing student here. I was checking out this section because I am looking at moving back home after graduation. (Henderson area) Anyway, just wanted to comment that at my school we have math exams also but we have to pass with 100%. We get 3 tries. We also have 3 math exams this semester (I am in my 3rd semester). It is tough and people are let go from the program but our instructors' thoughts are that it only takes one mistake to kill someone. Now, I know that in the field there are times when a second RN must double-check your calculations and so there is less chance of an error but you cannot always count on that. The thing that these math exams has taught me is to be very careful, recheck my calculations and pay attention to the details of the order. Imagine spending 4 semesters in nursing school and two weeks before graduation you fail everything based on an exam with 1 wrong. Tough.

I drive an hour one way, four days a week. Winter weather can make the drive longer. I know others in my class that drive a hour and a half. I think to figure out if it is worth it you need to decide how bad you want it. I wouldn't give it up no matter how far away the school was.

I was told by an RN friend of mine (maybe incorrectly?) that the computer will randomly choose a "testee" to be the "control". This unlucky person will have to take all 265 questions no matter what due to the need to make sure that the testing program is working as planned. I know that one of the girls that graduated from my program last year ended up with 265 questions and passed. I wish you the best, stay positive!

Hi! Not sure what the exact situation is or why this pt is at risk for hemorrhage at any time. Hemorrhage being a collaborative problem, here are some inteventions you may like. They are aimed at bleeding precautions. 1. Monitor for signs and symptoms of persistant bleeding (eg check all secretions for frank or occult blood) to detect internal bleeding. 2. Monitor coagulation studies to determine bleeding risk. 3. Protect pt from trauma that may cause bleeding to reduce tissue trauma and subsequent bleeding into tissue. 4. Frequently monitor surgical site and dressings to detect any signs of bleeding. 5. Monitor vital signs regularly to detect any signs of hypovolemia. 6. Report abnormalities such as decreasing blood pressure; rapid pulse and resp.; cool, clammy skin; pallor and bright red blood on dressings. 7. Monitor for changes in mental status, such as restlessness and sense of impending doom as indicators of inadequate cerebral perfusion. Maybe not much help but hopefully some!