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  1. planning to take the RN course but have no exp in the med field, any advice???

    mrscoozy replied to chocolategirl's topic in General Nursing

    i graduated in may '08 with my adn and had zero experience in the medical field. the program i took required we get our cna before entering the nursing program, but i never worked as a cna. actually...

  2. blackout curtains advice

    mrscoozy replied to ymm123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I bought blackout curtains at walmart.com for $20. They work great and they ship to a store for free if there is one on your area. I was a lot easier than paper and foil and duct

  3. Male Foley...Wife Watching!!

    mrscoozy posted a topic in General Nursing

    so i was working last night when i got a new post-op surgical patient. a male in his thirties who was in a lot of pain and could not urinate. he needed to be straight cathed as soon as he got to the...

  4. Wife Just Completed 2nd NCLEX - question

    mrscoozy replied to amorgan's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i know exactly how your wife feels! i also failed my first test with 265 question!! pure torture....then i passed my second time with 75!:chuckle i would bet money that she

  5. FIRST TRAUMA

    mrscoozy posted a topic in General Nursing

    i had my first trauma today, it was terrible. i've only been a nurse for 4 months and i work at a small hospital so we don't get trauma's very often. well today was the first time i was on the code...

  6. What did you do differently to pass the 2nd time around?

    mrscoozy replied to PA_CoffeeFreak's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i also had all 265 questions my first time. so then i did the ncsbn online review and used saunders 4th edition. i was so nervous the first time i truly believe that i psyched myself out of it. the...

  7. Med Error

    mrscoozy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new grad and have been working at my first nursing job in a smaller hospital on the med-surg floor. I have been there for about 8 weeks and I really like it. Everyone is nice and helpful....

  8. Trouble finding a job!

    mrscoozy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    so i graduated ns in june and i passed the boards at the end of september (2nd try) and i guess i really thought i would have a job by now. it's almost november! the hospital where i live is...

  9. Anxiety is building up for NCLEX RN this Saturday

    mrscoozy replied to Boricua67's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i know this is easier said than done...but you need to go into that testing center confident that you are going to pass!! tell yourself a hundred times a day that you will pass!! then on friday...

  10. Trouble finding a job!

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

    i finally got a job today!! i'm so excited and also a little nervous. it's at a hospital not too far from where i live on a med/surg floor, it's a smaller hospital so they will train me in ob and er...

  11. ~~~~failed 2nd Time At 75~~~~

    mrscoozy replied to momofthree's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i thought it was worth it. i felt the questions were more similar to nclex questions than most other review questions. the course is broken up into catagories so i would go thru and take notes like...

  12. ~~~~failed 2nd Time At 75~~~~

    mrscoozy replied to momofthree's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    you have a great attitude!! that's right you will slay the beast! i used the 5 week ncbsn course myself plus saunders 4th edition. i did the questions at the end of each section and if i felt i did...

  13. ~~~~failed 2nd Time At 75~~~~

    mrscoozy replied to momofthree's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i'm sorry to hear you didn't pass....i know how your feel and it sucks!! i also had 265 questions the first time and didn't pass. i was soooooo nervous taking it the first time, my biggest fear was...

  14. I'm So Excited

    mrscoozy posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i just found out that i passed!!! i had 75 questions....12 sata, 5 math, 1 drag and drop, quite a few meds, priority and infection control. this was my second try and the first time i had all 265...

  15. Just took the NCLEX Exam, 204 questions.

    mrscoozy replied to lizzlebizzle's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congratulations!!!!!!!!

  16. cannot find website to check for nclex results

    mrscoozy replied to texasbsn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    on their homepage there should be a link that says my account....click on that...and if you haven't created an account on the site yet you will need to do that. when you scheduled your test did you...

  17. nclex review

    mrscoozy replied to izzie54's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    your school transcript and your fingerprint card is good for one year...but once you recieve your att you must test within the time allotted. even if you schedule it on jan 3rd that still gives you...

  18. Just took the NCLEX Exam, 204 questions.

    mrscoozy replied to lizzlebizzle's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i took mine a few weeks ago on a friday, and my results were available on sunday. so just try to relax, i know its hard, but think positive. there's nothing you can do about the results now anyway....

  19. Studying Meds for NCLEX

    mrscoozy replied to JaxiaKiley's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i bought these nclex pharmocology review cards from kaplan at my local book store. there are 300 meds so its not so overwhelming. i got them only 10 days before my test so i didn't get thru them all...

  20. Just took nclex

    mrscoozy replied to melhunny46's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    the time you take doesn't matter....i took mine a couple of weeks ago for the second time and finished in a little over an hour with 75 questions. i felt good about it too and just knew i had...

  21. Any one who just passed the NCLEX? Please share your experience and study tips.

    mrscoozy replied to rn4ever?'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i passed mine about a week and a half ago with 75 questions. it was my second attempt and the first time i had all 265. so the second time i used saunders 4th edition and i also did the ncsbn...

  22. Please help me, I have tried to figure out this math question all weekend.....

    mrscoozy replied to tiffany311's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ok.....here's how i remember how to do it: take the amt of ml which is 3000 times the drop factor, which is 10 that gives you 30000....now divide that by the # of minutes you need to infuse it....so...

  23. Has Anyone Here Tried The Ncsbn Learning Extension And Passed?

    mrscoozy replied to rose143's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i did the ncsbn learning extension and i passed last week. i did the 5 week course, but i also used the saunders book as well. i liked it and the study questions are set up more like the nclex than...

  24. Needing math help please calculating flow rates? how do I do this?

    mrscoozy replied to tiffany311's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    well here's my 2 cents.... i just finished nursing school and i've learned it every was possible. i think the easiest is: take amt of ml's times the drop factor and divide that by the number of...

  25. Risk for Infect ND

    mrscoozy replied to araujojr's topic in General Students

    in your rt you can't use any actual medical diagnoses....such as