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As for PMH i believe he might have had some HTN but that was all. However he was recently on a trip outside the us. i believe Italy. started having flu like symptoms on the flight home. Strangely his wife who took the trip with him was fine. he was i...

just wanted to let everyone know.....we had a 50something otherwise healthy male come to the unit +for H1N1. REAL sick eventually developed some ARDS. Actually had to be on a nimbex gtt for a couple weeks. For awhile there it wasnt looking to well. e...

You sound exactly like i did last year.....and i passed. GOOD LUCK!

i drive down to pittsburgh not to agh or from the same way as you i come parkway west. but i have found i have to leave my house at exactly 6:00 on the weekdays otherwise i will be sitting in traffic. the weekends are beautiful driving. i would just ...

i love micu...its fast paced and you get all different kinds of pts. its a good choice if you are into the icu kinda thing

i work in the micu and when pts are brought up they usually monitored and on the vent so a resp therapist and an rn will bring them up. We have Voicecare system that we record report for all pts.

i graduated in june got a job that started in july and took the nclex in august

i took a PBDS for icu nursing and it was just a video with a pt senario and you had to figure out what they were ill with and what would you do with priotizing involved. afterwords they give you your results and you how to learn what needs work durin...

wow i work in Pittsburgh and were always full.

there are alot of smaller towns around pittsburgh pa with tons of lakes and areas of outside rec. plus tons of hospitals in the city

I think SOME people just dont like "strangers". it sucks that you can see this even through out the hospital i work at. some of the floors are notorious for being rude to people who arnt "one of them" im happy to say that for the most part on my floo...

i love the alaris pumps its so much safer for you and the pt. they take a while to get used to but the benefits are amazing. calculating the right rate for the prescribed meds= awesome:up:

wow i can not imagine what i would do with 20 mins of eating lunch not in the hallway outside my pts room...or getting paid that extra money...thats awesome i wish my hospital did that

today has got to be the best day of my life.... i worked a nice and easy 12 hr shift on the MICU my first and last day as a graduate nurse 1/2 way thru the shift my bff calls me and tells me im a registered nurse :D oh and now im going to the bar cu...

if your liscense is showing on your state board of nursing that means you passed CONGRATS

Thank you! I had between 75 and 80 questions. Can't remember, after 75 I started stressing. I found out 28 hours after I finished the exam, that I passed!

umm sit around all day and relax for the first time in 2-4 years Sleep ( cant really be checking to see if your results are up in your sleep) Work a 12 hour shift the next day and not use the computer to check your results get a hair cut go to the m...

So i took the nclex-rn today only took me about an hour to complete got somewhere btw 75-85 questions....and let me tell you i have no idea what to think when the test shut down i was just numb.....now for waiting . its gonna drive me crazy. just nee...

i pretty sure time does not matter if you pass or fail some people are naturally fast test takers even the amount of questions cant determine if you pass or fail some people can take 75 questions in an hour others it takes 4 it just depends on how yo...

Does Ne Body Know About Any Pa Quick Results Being Earlier??

I take my nclex on monday august 18th and im starting to get nervous.....:no:really nervous. i know tons of people say you have to keep clam and going in with a positive attitude:D will increase your chances of passing....so my question for yins is h...

I am so over doing nclex questions as well... i test on monday so hopefully this weekend will be the last time i have to look in those dreaded books..... AHH i actually should be studing right now but ive decieded to look around on here for awhile......

Thanks!! i guess im ready ive done so many questions ive lost track a while back i havnt used kaplan or anything like that i have been to 2 STAT nursing consultants courses....but on monday we shall see if i am ready whoo...

ive heard many different claims....such as if you are doing nclex ?s and reguarly getting 60%+ 70%+ 80%+ you are ready to take the nclex...any body know of anything for sure??? thanks in advance:nurse:

hope everything works out in your favor as im sure it will keep us posted!!