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  1. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    DA314 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yay Sumerlin! I haven't known anyone to get the good pop up and

  2. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    DA314 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was worried too. I took the test at 2 today. I had 75 questions, felt like I chose the wrong answer about half the time, had tons of SATA, and wasn't familiar with many of the meds. I wanted to cry...

  3. Lots of SATA questions for June NCLEX testers???

    DA314 replied to jaznia15's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did mine today. I didn't count the # of SATAs but it was a lot . I did the Pearsonvue trick and got the good pop up, so I'm crossing my

  4. Is this a bad idea? (loan debt) Need advice!

    DA314 replied to myty23's topic in General Students

    I guess I am in the majority here but I think it's a great idea, as long as you don't go into it blindly. I am working while in school and still had to take additional loans to live on. However, you...

  5. Block 1 ns needing to practice injectables

    DA314 replied to Jeri22's topic in General Nursing

    oranges are great for IM practice. I used a hot dog to practice TB injections (the lining will bubble up like a layer of skill will). I think the tomatoes mentioned earlier would feel pretty close to...

  6. Best Hospital in Lexington??

    DA314 replied to kittle81's topic in General Nursing

    I work for UK as a Tech and LOVE it. I'm in school, so I'm always asking the RN's if they like to work for UK, and most of them say yes. The Residents are usually pretty nice, and I love most of the...

  7. what area of nursing do you never see yourself working in?

    DA314 replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't work Burn Unit as a nurse. I get pulled there as a tech sometimes now, and it is mentally hard to deal with the burn pts. Those nurses have my

  8. Never seen anything quite like it (the things visitors do...)

    DA314 replied to NurseKatie08's topic in General Nursing

    I was working teh pm shift on a monitored epilepsy unit when a code was called on an adjacent hall at about 2 am. When the code is called, an alarm goes off and continues to go off over the...

  9. fallen into the trap

    DA314 replied to annyoklie's topic in General Nursing

    OK, I guess I'm going to be the devil's advocate on this one. The OP's employer noticed she was acting strangely. The OP admits she was on prescribed narcotic medications. We all know that narcotic...

  10. 10 day express CNA training

    DA314 replied to vinceharrisky's topic in General Nursing

    Well, you shouldn't have any trouble finding a job. I was hired at a hospital for a PRN tech position right away, no previous exp. I do think the fact that I am in nursing school helped though....

  11. 10 day express CNA training

    DA314 replied to vinceharrisky's topic in General Nursing

    The state requirement for CNA classes is that they be 75 hours. 10 days at 7.5 hours/day = 75 hours. Also, 16 of those hours have to be clinical hours. I am not sure where you are located. I took my...

  12. CNA state exam

    DA314 replied to jsadler827's topic in General Nursing

    Finding out hte skills beforehand is cheating. Not a good way to start you career. Anyway, the test si super-easy. Just practice your skills and you'll be fine. The people who fail are the ones who...

  13. Is it woth adding phlebotomy or emt to cna

    DA314 replied to nasaodds's topic in General Nursing

    I got a job at UK hospital straight out of CNA class. I passed the exam and got hired at UK a month later. The only reason I mention where I work is that they are paying me and paying for me to attend...

  14. How did this happen! Help I don't want to be this kind of nurse!!

    DA314 replied to female12233's topic in General Nursing

    It is easy to become cynical and judge people in this line of work. I'm still just a tech and nursing student, but I've seen pts. from every walk of life, with every condition imaginable. We see the...

  15. Fake Nails

    DA314 replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

    ick ick ick! Think of all the germs that get stuck underneath the acrylic! eeew. Those nurses are taking home things like MRSA, acetinobacteria (don't think i spelled that correctly), and VRE. Yuck....

  16. Not to be provacative but why not Physician's assistant....

    DA314 replied to howardrgreenberg's topic in General Nursing

    Because Physician's Assistant is and entirely different career path. It requires a master's degree, the nursing educational equivalent being a Nurse Practitioner. i would rather go for NP than PA,...

  17. Night Shift?

    DA314 replied to gsxtreme1987's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You won't have "saturdays for yourself". You'll be too tired to function. I work PRN and flip-flop between days and nights. I have worked straight nights before, but I won't again, because it is too...

  18. Are recommended books necessary?

    DA314 replied to busby's mom's topic in General Nursing

    I buy all the recommended study guides. I'm kind of OCD and I like to do all the practice tests in the study guides, it helps me to prepare for the exams. The only exam I failed was the one I didn't...

  19. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    DA314 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Please do not untie your restrained mentally altered husband, fail to tell anyone, fall asleep, then threaten to sue us when he gets out of bed, falls, and injures

  20. Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    DA314 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Please do not control the call light and/or PCA for the patient. I understand you can't hear the TV when mom has the call bell, or you don't want her to get addicted to pain meds, but hold if you hold...

  21. When a patient is dying, am I expecting too much?

    DA314 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes people think they can delay the inevitable by avoiding it. I know someone who's mother was in a nursing home and the nurse called her and said "come now, your mother is dying." She was at...

  22. Things to do on night shift

    DA314 replied to epg_pei's topic in General Nursing

    I usually find free time between 1 and 5 AM (with the exception of the 2:00 vitals, which takes about 30 minutes). During that time, I try to empty linen carts, clena up, and I study if everything...

  23. Any tips for Pharmacology out there?

    DA314 replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Students

    I just finished Pharm I and it was the easiest class i took this semester. Basically, we learned the rights of medication administration, how to give inections, and various medication related skills...

  24. The Lord Is So Good!

    DA314 replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Does this relate to something that happened in nursing? If so, it would be great to hear the

  25. Should I wear my white nurse's uniform??

    DA314 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    On the flip side of this, There is a girl who sits next to me who wears no makeup, wears the same ratty shirt to every lecture, never brushes her hair, and is failing. She had to ace the finals to...