grouchybuthappy

I took a job that had a 1.5hour each way commute. I loved the solitude of the drive for a short while. But did not care for the small town/hospital politics that went on. Working with less resources than I was used was a challenge. LESSON LEARNT: ...

Oh my! that sucks big time! Do you want to see pediatrics in the future? I hate the idea of having to go back to school just to renew a certification you are not likely to use in the near future. Good luck!

Trauma, why do you need to recertify via AACN. It is my understanding that for the retired certiication, all we need to make sure is that our licences do not lapse. I just passed my adult AACN CCNS exam and have a very promising offer of employment...

That would be a great move. As a new CNS I am dismayed with how little exposure the CNS role has. Currently negotiating for a hospitalist position. The hospital wants me to go back to school SO i can see pediatrics too. I am tired and can not aff...

Another CNS student signing in..

have you thought or considered moving to another state?

:nurse::nurse:This is one of the many reasons i moved on to critical care. I am completely in charge of my glucs, adl's, meds, ice water etc. Good luck!:clown:

Notes on ICU nursing (Hammerrschimdt)and Fast Facts(Kathy White). These 2 I swear by!!!

I am currently working on my CNS and would love to specialize in HIV/AIDS and infections in general. The reason: Would love to work for WHO or UNESCO.

My fave is I was getting report on a Hispanic pt. First words were,"Non English speaking pt with no health insurance...' It was my 3rd week as RN. And didn;t have the guts yet. So for the next 4 pts I made it a point to ask if they all had health ins...

Had a few classmates with RN lifestyle on a SN salary. Does not work!! with $280,000+ mortgage and $24,000 SUV car note, even as an RN its too much. Why go to xul and not be able to make both ends meet, unless you got 2 jobs. ...

Anyone thinking of MSN in Education?

Hie, A very dear friend of mine tried College Network for her LPN to RN. She lives in Maryland. She also has boxes and boxes of unopened books and stuff minus a couple of thousands from her checking account. School is apparent...

MELINURSE!!!! Congratulations. Haven't been n website for some time. Just noticed you took your NCLEX. CONGRATULATIONS RN

Hie I had 20-25 SATAs and felt really horrible after my test last week.All i could see was " SATAs are just a format", because i did not want to raise my expectation too high.(MAY BE THEY ARE JUST A FORMAT) . But...

An example of a low level comprehension or knowledge based question? What does the nurse need to do before suctioning a patient? answer: hyperoxygenate them. But if that same question gives you some lab values like Ph, Pco2, PaO2 levels and you have...

I agree with Jack ICU. SATAs are high level questions. I had 20 plus of my own and i passed. Evey single person in my class had 12+ SATA and they all passed at 75. THe only person so far who had 5-8 SATAs ended up with 125 questions but eventually sh...

CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: I meant to say hysterectomy not masectomy, my bad. Filling in the blanks, i mean, if you have come across an infectious disease in you RN studies, find what precautions are needed, actually look up the yale website and write...

I thought i would help a little with what my final strategy was with NCLEX. First of all this thread helped me 65% to pass the test, may be evn more. Here are the reasons. INFECTION: I had no idea what NCLEX would be ...

i had 75 questions. 20-25 sata, some difficult some ok. at one point 4 in a row:banghead: 1 drug calculation. real easy 4-5 meds. nothing strange actually stuff you see on tv except for what they want me to taech som...

CONGRATULATIONS:yeah::yeah::yeah::bow::bow: 33 SATA is WOWWWWWWWWW:yeah::yeah::yeah::yeah: No words other than a job well done:bow:

I had three Exam Crams. I borrowed them from the library, all three editons they had. One was black and yellow cover with the notes, i used that one for quick reviews eg waiting at the Doctors, and the other 2 were ...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!:yeah::yeah: OKay i though t mine were bad, but 33, ooh my God! At one point i looked at my screen to see if i was in the right test area and if that really was my name, but darn it was my nam...

Congratulations.:bow: You know these 48 hours are a killer. Its the most difficult ever.That makes me a little less worried, but i wouldnt be called Grouchy if thoughts starting with "what if.........." werent running thro...

To answer your question: Keep doing what you are doing. I really liked your posts and one of your posts was really helpful.Nclex is not specific.They get stuff from all over. You have to bring your knowledge about dis...