redhead09

I'm a new nurse of 8 months. I currently work on an orthopedic med/surg telemetry floor. Last night I had 9 patients to myself and two other nurses who are newer nurses than I am had 8 and 9 patients each. This isn't a frequent occurence (twice in 8 ...

My husband and I went to nursing school together and we just took the NCLEX today. Both of us got 75 questions and not a single math question! That terrifies me. Aren't they going to give a nurse math questions to make sure they're competant??! We st...

WE PASSED!!! WAHOO!!!!

Hi, I was told that we had to pay 7.95 on a website to see if we passed our boards. Does anyone know of a free website we can look at to see if we passed? I've seen a few postings talking about checking the BON website but I dont know where that is....

I'm from VA

Jimmy- SATA = select all that apply (I wondered the same thing myself) To study for Nclex I think the best thing to do is answer a TON of questions. I left nursing school thinking Nclex would be a breeze. I was WRONG. It was like no test I had ever t...

I'll bet that was a "test" test question. They have up to 15 on each test, questions that they are trying out for future tests. I got several on things I wasn't taught in school so I'm hoping thats what those were too... PS Your user name should have...

OH and I got that RSV question and I was like WTH???!! I didn't have a single thing about RSV in EITHER of my NCLEX prep books, in fact, not even in my notes from school. I felt like most of the topics on the test today were not covered in school. W...

Hey, I think you and I had basically the same test! I took mine today. (see my post, you'll find some reassuring answers) The more I think about it the more I feel ok. All of my friends (4 who are RN's) had their test cut off at 75 q's and they all p...

Thanks to all! My biggest fear was the lack of math but its reassuring to hear that others had no math and still passed. My hope is that I got most of the hard ones right and so the computer didn't see the need to give me basic questions. I was SO su...

I'm just curious, if a nurse loses their license for some reason, can she/he ever get it back? If so what does she have to do in order to obtain it? I'm watching ER and watching the nurse make some pretty out there presumptious decisions and it got m...

That is so scary to me! That seems like a simple mistake! I feel like I just have information shoved in me at school and I can barely remember any of it yet. I hope that I can recall it to mind when I need it...

I'm sorry if I sound like a complainer but I'm so fed up! Why is it that so many nursing instructors treat their students as if they are children? I will be graduating in spring 09 and I'm almost done with school but I am just so fed up. Here's why:...

I appreciate the advice. I will probably have to wait until I graduate to approach the instructor. We have the same instructors until the end of school in May 09.

Thats how its been with every other class except for one other one. Is it the forgetfulness of the teacher or do they not require it if the teacher has been teaching there many years?

when do we get to evaluate them? We never got the chance to evaluate our 1st year instructors...

I suppose the best justice is being determined to never be like them. I appreciate how you turned a bad situation into a learning experience. Whether your teacher knew she was helping you or not, who knows. But at least you didn't let it make you bit...

oohhh that burns me up! I just have a really strong sense of justice...I can't stand it when people get away with things like that just because they have a degree that says they are allowed to teach (doesnt mean they are good teachers). I just hate n...

thats kind of what I figured what I would have to do... I'd rather stand up and rock the boat...heck, flip the boat over! but how can she flunk me? Especially if i keep my grades up?

I am in my third semester of nursing school. I was wondering what other people's teachers are like. Our teachers at our school are so frustrating. We spend only 30 minutes learning how to start an IV but they require us to spend 7+ hours on a compute...

well at least I'm not alone! My friends ask me questions that begin with "you're in nursing school, you should know this....." and I dont! I'm like UM I have NO real experience yet! Thats crazy that you don't get to do IV's. I'd like to get a job as...