IowaCindy

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1. I passed!! I'm finally a Registered Nurse

   IowaCindy replied to mom and nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Those fireworks were just reflecting your own happiness over being done!

2. NCLEX Results In

   IowaCindy replied to kat983's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Congratulations!

3. Anyone here make the festival circuit?

   IowaCindy posted a topic in General Nursing

   Veering away from the professional topics for a moment: One of my personal favorite things to do is plan a trip around a music festival. I have a destination and wonderful music when I get there and...

4. Did someone say "nurse"?

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

   And did you know if you call the NCLEX response number at 1 AM on the second day, they won't have your results? But at 9 AM, they will. I passed. No, I PASSED!!!! Now I can enjoy the summer! Thanks...

5. Did someone say "nurse"?

   IowaCindy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   And did you know if you call the NCLEX response number at 1 AM on the second day, they won't have your results? But at 9 AM, they will. I passed. No, I PASSED!!!! Now I can enjoy the summer! Thanks...

6. sitting in the reailway station, got a ticket for my destination

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

   I honestly don't know how I did. My classmates were right - I think every third or fourth question was a priority question. One on external disasters, Only two that were specific med related, a couple...

7. LTC humor

   IowaCindy posted a topic in Nursing Humor

   In the last week at work I've had three funny, funny incidents with the residents. 1) Last Saturday there was a temper tantrum over the recliners in the dayroom. Of course, there's not enough if a a...

8. sitting in the reailway station, got a ticket for my destination

   IowaCindy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   and it says "test tomorrow at 9 AM!" However, I will be sitting with a smile masking my jitters. As a graduation gift, my youngest daughter took me to see Simon and Garfunkel last night. It was...

9. the pressure is building and my gut knows it!

   IowaCindy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I've kept at the practice questions now for three weeks. Today I got online and downloaded the review from ERI and took it - passed 10 points above the passing grade so I guess something somewhere...

10. my classmates' report of NCLEX

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

    I was working my way through today's selection of questions when I dozed off, woke up an hour later with a mark on my hand from leaning on it. :chuckle It was such a perfect day here in Iowa, it was...

11. my classmates' report of NCLEX

    IowaCindy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't test until the 29th. I'm studying, reviewing labs and some meds and doing about 150 questions a day (from my review books). My classmates are starting to get their results and I've heard that...

12. ERI review class?

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

    The facilitator yesterday was great. Everyone liked her style. She reviewed the OB content from the book but made it interesting and added stories to help it 'stick' in our heads. The facilitator who...

13. ERI review class?

    IowaCindy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    My college is hosting a class that starts tomorrow. Has anyone taken the ERI class? Hoping the class is the kick in the behind I need to get studying. I've taken this week since graduation as a...

14. my college is scaring me

    IowaCindy replied to Rhee's topic in General Nursing

    "All I hear is that everything is too hard, too hard, too hard, and irrelevant. I'm talking about comp I and a microbiology course. I'm wondering if any of you think that good English and writing...

15. from a student to the 'old' nurses

    IowaCindy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Can I just say a HUGE "Thank you" to all of you who are able to juggle your usual duties and include the students who invade your work world. You've taught me your routines and tricks, educated me in...