IowaCindy

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

   IowaCindy replied to mom and nurse's topic in New Nurse

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

2. NCLEX Results In

   IowaCindy replied to kat983's topic in New Nurse

   Congratulations! :balloons:

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 usually the trips are not exsessively pricey. I've ...

4. Did someone say "nurse"?

   IowaCindy posted a topic in New Nurse

   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 to everyone for good wishes and support. Cindy

5. Did someone say "nurse"?

   IowaCindy replied to IowaCindy's topic in New Nurse

   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 to everyone for good wishes and support. Cindy

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

   IowaCindy replied to IowaCindy's topic in New Nurse

   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 on assigning patients to other staff members, no ...

7. LTC humor

   IowaCindy posted a topic in 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 large group of residents want to watch tv and on a ...

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

   IowaCindy posted a topic in New Nurse

   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 fabulous! Two hours of musical heaven in Omaha last nigh...

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

   IowaCindy posted a topic in New Nurse

   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 along the line has sunk into this poor, poor brain o...

10. my classmates' report of NCLEX

    IowaCindy replied to IowaCindy's topic in New Nurse

    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 very hard to stay focused on doing anything too s...

11. my classmates' report of NCLEX

    IowaCindy posted a topic in New Nurse

    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 they've had many, many questions on prioritizing. ...

12. ERI review class?

    IowaCindy replied to IowaCindy's topic in New Nurse

    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 started today is nice enough but is zooming throug...

13. ERI review class?

    IowaCindy posted a topic in New Nurse

    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 nothing week. No studying at all. Now I'm ready to stu...

14. NCLEX review class starts in the AM

    IowaCindy posted a topic in NCLEX

    Has anyone taken the ERI class? My community college has arranged for a 4 day review class, the cost of which was absorbed through tuition. Of course, the supplemental materials available for purchase will be out of pocket. I'm hoping that it's livel...

15. 2004 graduates check in!!!

    IowaCindy replied to RNIAM's topic in General Students

    Graduation was yesterday morning with the pinning ceremony immediately following. I've been out with family and friends for a barbeque last night, I went out with other friends for pizza tonight. I have an NCLEX review class the last week in May. I h...