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  1. Ever gotten hurt....

    :imbar i have to ask. has anyone else ever gotten injured in nursing school?? i was doing a nite in the ed/ quick care for clinical. i had worked all day, went straight to clinical and hadn't yet...
  2. Well.....

    well, i am usually a very patient person. u have to be to be a nurse, right?! but my name hadn't shown up at 6 am today on the bon site, so i paid for the quick results. i took my boards on friday...
  3. Well.....

    Thanx to everyone for their congrats! I really appreciate them! Now to get my license number and get to work!!!! But that'll take time I
  4. Well.....

    Thanx! Now we worry for you! Which Im, sure we don't beed
  5. Well.....

    (btw-- how are you meeting for an RN-BSN program if you are now an LPN (not an RN)?) Thanc for the congrats! I saw some links on here for distance learing and inquired. Indianan University does all...
  6. Well.....

    Thank you. I needed
  7. i just got home from taking my nclexpn. i feel awful! sick, ballllh.... it may as well have been written in martian! i felt like i didn't understand what they wanted from me! i had a 93% chance...
  8. Just got home from NCLEX!

    thanx butterfly! i need hugs! (we just moved to nc and all our family is in ny, tx and va.) so nobody to hug but my kids & hubby...lol:heartbeat i am still going to keep moving forward with my...
  9. So tomorrow's the day! I take my NCLEX-PN!!!! Anyone have any last minute things that helped them? I am going about my normal rotine today, but also reading through the random fact thread. Helpful...
  10. i keep seeing dic in threads and posts. alot in the fact throwing. i feel stupid asking, but what the heck r they talking about? if i try to reply to that thread in particular, it ends up at the very...
  11. Maybe it's just a brain fart...

    Thank you! Now I need to go look that up! With my luck, it'll show up on my
  12. Everyones Wants To Know When!!! NCLEX

    Well, I was moving to another state and my NY license wouldn't transfer, so I could say "After I move." But for you, you're right! Nosey is no way to be! If they want to SUPPORT u, that's 1 thing! But...
  13. SATA questions on the NCLEX PN

    Gigi--- SATA are the single most nerve wracking ??'s for me. I always get 2/3 or 4/5. I always have 1 extra though??!! I guess my rationale is different. I need to make it the same!! LOL U...
  14. Tomorrow's the BIG DAY!!

    i'm trying to avoid "studying" and just do the random fact idea. there's some great acronyms in there. i did find in school that my weakest area was test day. doing the "homework" part of the book was...
  15. A long journey......

    CONGRATS to you! What an inspiring story you tell! I think it's great that you followed your
  16. Nurse becomes patient

    What a great story that was to share. Thank you for that. I'm sorry you went thru so much pain before that. And the emotinal pain that pilot went thru. How awful to feel that way. Sad truth though,...
  17. The Nursing Math Thread

    Thanx for asking that! I had asked as general ?? for some pointers! But WOW!!! What a plethera of info that came!! I bookmarked this one for future use!! Thanx
  18. Drip rates!! Dosages!

    So math has NEVER been my strong suit! I am struggling with the drip rates and dosages when you have to manually figure it out! I am sure that we don't have to anymore, but I still need this info!...
  19. Drip rates!! Dosages!

    well, it was taken straight out of my text book. i was having trouble setting these up. thought i knew where everything went, but wasn't sure. you did get the correct answer. (the answers are at the...
  20. Drip rates!! Dosages!

    I probably have? I have so much in my head! I am not sure if this is the same thing I'm thinking of? R U talking about like rationale? Visualizing? Or just knowing like 1000 mL = 1L kind of things? I...
  21. Drip rates!! Dosages!

    Thank you. Ok... so these are the smaples in my book. I have the answer at the end of the book, but I haven't looked them up yet. We also didn't do these in class. (they're like little quizzes @ the...
  22. Drip rates!! Dosages!

    Yes! That's exactly it. I don't WANT to rely on machines to do it. That's why I want a CLEAR understanding of the formulas. Math, especially algebra, was hard for me. I like to have things laid out...
  23. Night shift at a SNF

    I can't say as an LPN, but as a CNA, I was less busy. I know my LPN or charge nurse was ALOT less busy on nites. There are alot less treatments to do. The SNF I worked at had 3 different buildings....
  24. I might gag

    I just have to agree with the Vicks idea. I do watch alot of crime shows (CSI, Criminal Minds...etc). They seem to always say Vicks. While it may not be the best thing to have, it will help you....
  25. 3 day orientation for new LPN

    Good luck to you today! I think the reason they want orient on days is the simple fact of there are more staff members during the day. HR, staff development, DON, etc... At least that's how it was on...