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  1. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    lough6 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, that is a good story. Its not the chest hair I am worried about for me or anyone outside of the hospital, that is up to him, hes a guy afterall. But inside of the hospital, i feel that it...

  2. Why Dogs Make the Best Friends

    lough6 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ive had my two jack russell's for about a year now and love love love them to death. One is a girl, with a lot of attitude, and the other is a boy who is the perfect lap dog (total opposite of the...

  3. RN finally!!! i passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    lough6 replied to cuse28's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    yay

  4. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    lough6 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    My boyfriend is an RN as well as I and with or without chest hair, a tshirt underneath a scrub top looks better from a professional standpoint. Most hospitals require a health care provider to cover...

  5. share your experience with SAUNDERS

    lough6 replied to sweetmya's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats!!

  6. share your experience with SAUNDERS

    lough6 replied to sweetmya's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good idea.. just use Saunders and try not to use any other resources as that can get really

  7. Where to buy stethoscopes near Los Angeles/Orange County?

    lough6 replied to simplyVy's topic in California Nursing

    Got mine on ebay, that was the best price I found around here. You can try Allheart scrubs on sepulveda and olympic, they have good discount prices and can even order what you want if they don't have...

  8. Where is the "nursing shortage" still going strong?

    lough6 replied to Kingfish72's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just graduated in LA and I already had a job lined up since Feb. Most of my classmates who waited to apply after graduation in May now have jobs already and there was no wait for them either. Try UCLA...

  9. Recent NCLEX-RN test takers

    lough6 replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just took mine last sat and passed with 75. I had groups of about 4-5 SATAs in a row and then a medsurg or priority question. I had very few medication questions, but the ones I did get I was able to...

  10. I cannot believe it!

    lough6 replied to BrklynNYgal's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! You must feel so

  11. failed nclex

    lough6 replied to lflyew's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Check with your BON, but I had to pay $75 to the BON along with the paperwork that will come in the mail. Also, I had to pay the $200 again to pearson vue to retake the test. About Saunders, you...

  12. When to start applying for jobs....?

    lough6 replied to Sherylbarl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You might also want to check if your school holds career fairs where all the hospitals in the area come, offer you an application and might take your resume... usually this is january or february. I...

  13. Anyone passed the 2nd time?

    lough6 replied to lailai67's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took about a month from when I found out I failed to when I took the test again. Like you said, I read for 5 hours a day, which included doing 150 questions from the Saunder's cd. I read all the...

  14. Anyone passed the 2nd time?

    lough6 replied to lailai67's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Failed the first time at 265... Passed the second time at 75. I highly recommend Saunders and Suzanne's

  15. failed nclex

    lough6 replied to lflyew's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Exactly.. don't give up. I also failed the first time, took a week to feel bad for myself, then realized that I didn't go through all the hard years of school to just give up now. I bought the...

  16. Critical Care Handbook.. where do I get it?

    lough6 replied to lough6's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the site, ill check it out. Ive heard from other new grads that it is a good idea just to have it to take notes on and

  17. Critical Care Handbook.. where do I get it?

    lough6 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wondering if anyone knows where I can buy the critical care handbook. I remember in clinicals seeing it having a brown cover, but Im not sure if there is a newer version of it.

  18. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    lough6 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just wanted to say thanks to this post and everyone who posted on it!! Just found out I

  19. failed first time...did kaplan only

    lough6 replied to Nothing Comes EasyRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I also did not pass the first time (got all 265). I took about a week off and then used only Saunders 4th edition. Read it from cover to cover and took notes on what i scored the lowest in. Just make...

  20. share your experience with SAUNDERS

    lough6 replied to sweetmya's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just wanted to let everyone know I found out I passed! As I said here before, I only used Saunders 4th edition and got 75Q. Just knowing all of the background content really makes it much easier to...

  21. share your experience with SAUNDERS

    lough6 replied to sweetmya's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just took the nclex on saturday and used Saunders only. I also read here that the questions on the cd are easy compared to nclex. I found that even though this was true, the rationales were what made...

  22. Study scores too low to pass NCLEX-PN?

    lough6 replied to chevyv's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Im in cali and also scheduled to take the exam in two weeks. Right now I am scoring from 75 to 80% on the saunders cd. Im using the exam mode and doing mostly the analysis, application and...

  23. Tired Of Waiting!!!...did I Pass?

    lough6 replied to mommymartinRN2b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats!!! Im also still waiting for results, hopefully they come

  24. Just waiting for my fail letter

    lough6 replied to Jazzy_nurse_SF's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the RN exam, just getting very frustrated that most of my classmates who took it on the same day or after me have already found out on the BON. Hard to take in the fact that everyone finds out...

  25. Just waiting for my fail letter

    lough6 replied to Jazzy_nurse_SF's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Is it really true that if your IP will be expired once you fail? So, does checking the online verification of IPs enough or should I