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1. I'm graduating

   jjbaby replied to newgrad04's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I took the NCLEX on April 3rd. I passed. My advice is to know your prioritizing care....... This was hit hard on everyone in my class who has taken it so far. (We have all passed). An example...

2. Senior seminar - what is it at your school?

   jjbaby replied to NurseWeasel's topic in General Students

   At my school, seminar was the final class, it was mostly case studies and group work. There was a reflection paper that we had to write that was about how we felt about our experience with nursing...

3. Lupus

   jjbaby replied to GEO's topic in General Nursing

   This thread hits home for me. I was Dx in 1994 with SLE, but I believe I have had it since 1985. Very difficult disease to diagnose.... I graduated High school in 1980. Worked full-time in a facility...

4. HESI exam

   jjbaby replied to MaggieJo's topic in General Students

   In my program we take the HESI twice, at the end of first year and again at the end I took first year HESI and got a 99.99%. I will be taking the final one next week. We graduate March 12th. While I...

5. precepting in ER....

   jjbaby replied to jjbaby's topic in Emergency

   Thanks Everyone for the responses!!!! This is exactly what I was looking for. I am very excited to get a chance to experience so many different things, and a little nervous too. The nurse I will be...

6. precepting in ER....

   jjbaby posted a topic in Emergency

   I just found out I will be doing my 3 week preceptorship in the ER of my local hospital. I was there for just 3 nights during my clinical rotations, but I was wondering if you have any advice about...

7. LPN to RN online with no clinicals

   jjbaby replied to pettyfoot's topic in General Nursing

   Have never heard of a program for RN's that has no clinicals. Our program accepts LPN's who are transitioning to RN, but they must do all of the second year clinicals just like the rest of us. They...

8. Online lecture classes

   jjbaby replied to linfull's topic in Online Distance Learning

   I have taken my entire second year in the online format. I LOVE it and it works well for me. Some people do not adapt well to this type of class, but it is a wonderful option for me. I will be...

9. Nurses with autoimmune diseases

   jjbaby replied to nurse2be in ny's topic in General Nursing

   Nurse2be, I also have SLE, and I am in my last quarter of nursing school. I was diagnosed in 1994, but, believe it started in 1985. I have had many ups and downs with this disease over the years,...

10. Gastric bypass & leukemia

    jjbaby replied to iliel's topic in General Nursing

    Sure it has risks but, it may also decrease some of the effects of the other conditions. Are his platelet counts stable now? I had my spleen removed in 97 for ITP and every now and then my counts will...

11. heart palpitations

    jjbaby replied to tomorrows RN's topic in General Students

    I get them sometimes too. They are scary to say the least. My EKG is "perfectly normal" acording to my Dr. Not really reassuring though. One thing I did notice was I have lots fewer of them when I...

12. Head to Toe Assessment question.

    jjbaby replied to jjbaby's topic in General Students

    Exactly, we didn't argue with her just told her we were not taught that way in first year. She is a very good instructor and she is easy to get along with, so it was not a problem, she just said we...

13. Head to Toe Assessment question.

    jjbaby posted a topic in General Students

    Were you taught to wear gloves for a head to toe assessment? We were not taught that in first year, now in second year we have new instructors and they say we are supposed to wear gloves for a head...

14. No, no, no, I am getting a bad cold!!!

    jjbaby replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in General Students

    Lots of Vitamin C helps, our instructors allow 1 missed clinical. They encourage us to show up even when sick and to wear a mask during close patient contact, especially the really compromised ones....

15. National Honors Society???

    jjbaby replied to 2005 Nurse's topic in General Students

    Phi Theta here too. We have to maintain3.5 and $55 to join. I have been back in school for almost 4 years, I will graduate with my RN in March. I work full-time, have 3 kids, and a granddaughter and...