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Thanks a lot. This information will help me tremendously with my decision to start my bachelor's next month. I am hoping it is not as draining as the ADN was.

Can you please give more details about the BSN online program at IWU? I am a full time RN and I want to go for my BSN, but I really need to be able to work full time. I was wondering if you can tell me more about the curriculum and how heavy it is. I want to have a pretty good idea before I sign up for the class that start next month. As I mentioned before, I want to have the oportunity to work full time and be able to do really good in the online course as well. I was so overwhelmed with the ADN and I hope the BSN is lighter. Please give me your opinion on the matter. I will greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

congratulations!!! i did took mine on the 23rd as well, which happens to be my birthday and for the grace of god i found out i passed on christmas eve. yay!. i did the pvt and it worked for me. passing my nclex rn was the best birthday and christmas present for 2009.

Yoy were right, I checked yesterday with the OH board of nursing and my license # was posted. I DID IT!.

I did the PVT the morning after I took my NCLEX RN, I got the "good pop up". That afternoon my RN license # was posted on the Ohio Board of Nursing. I believe the trick works.

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I just took the Nclex RN this AM. I got 75 questions and I feel like my chances are 50/50. I tried the PVT and got the same answer you got when I tried to register. So, did you pass?

I just took my Nclex RN this morning. I am so anxious to know how I did. I got 75 questions only. I am so hoping I pass. I tried the PVT and I got a message saying something like "our records indicate you already have an account with us" it was not the message I was expecting. Oh well, I just have to wait and have faith.

In our facility some inmates have KOP meds, such as albuterol and nitro, these are the most common. During med pass when an inmate does not want to come up to the cart for their meds, we simply mark "refused" on our eMAR. If the medication is a medication that cannot be refused, we have "force meds" orders from the MD if necessary. I usually try to find out the reason why they don't want their meds and I usually persuade them to take it. If they still refuse, they have to sign a "refusal" form.

WOW! do we work in the same place? It sounds as if you were describing my place of work. The hardest part of my job in not dealing with the inmate, the hardest part of my job is dealing with the staff. Most of the nurses are very unprofessional and the "F" words flies in medical like it is not a big thing. When an inmate has a complain, most often than not some of the nurses don't believe him/her saying that they are making stuff up. In my case, I treat every complain as if it legit until proven otherwise. I have decided to be different from most of the staff, I want to be caring and emphatetic, even if it comes to saving the live of a child molester or a serial killer.

Reading most of the above replies makes me want to quit my job RIGHT NOW. I work in the county jail in the town I live. RN start at 21 dollars and hour and LPN 16 dollars an hour. We are soooooo underpay. I like the job though, is a very different type of nursing.

I am a correctional nurse, when an inmate threatens to harm him/herself wether they are attention seekers or not I would take the threat SERIOUSLY. I have found out working in this field that a great number of our inmates have some type of metal disorder/problems. We deal with folks that suffer anywhere from depression all the way to schizphrenia. During med pass it seems like almost everyone takes some type of psych meds. That been said, I would suggest you treat every threat as if they were to truly carry it on.

Hi everyone, I am contemplating to join the US Army BSN STRAP prorgam. The more I learn about military nursing the more I like it. I have already schedule my medical examination/physical and I have a few questions for those of you who have gone through the process. I will list the questions that I should answer "yes" to and please let me know if I have a chance for a waiver or if I might be automatically disqualified. 1- Take meds regularly. (yes, for thyroid benign nodule, my thyroid levels are within normal limits, the endocrinologist have put me on a low dose of synthroid to see if the nodule decreases in size. I have not been diagnosed with hypo or hyperthyoidism) 2- Thyroid problems (yes, as explained above). 3-Ever had deppression/anxiety? Yes, I was hospitalized once for depression. Cognitive therapy and meds helped. Have not had any trouble with deppresion or taken any meds since then. (7 years ago). 4- Have you ever considered/ attempted suicide? yes, 7 years ago. Mentioned above with the depression and hospitalization. 5- Had a change in menstrual pattern? Yes, I had endometriosis in 2004 and had laparoscopy surgery for it. 6- Have been treated for female menstrual disorders such as painful periods or cramps? Yes, as I mentioned above. The endometriosis caused theses symptoms. I have not had any further issues since then. These are the questions that a yes answer apply to me. I will like to have an idea of what are my chances of qualifying for the pshysical exam and hopefully have a waiver. Some people have mentioned to me to leave certain things unsaid, but that kind of make me fell uneasy since there are medical records outhere of the conditions mentioned above. I don't want to join the military and been dishonorably discharge becuase I lie in my application or I held important information from them. Please give me your imput, thanks.

The history is 7 years old, not me. I apologize if I was missleading.

Thanks everyone for taking time to answer my question. Regarding withholding information at MEPS, I will not do it. I rather no qualify for the Army than later being dishonorably discharge. Thanks.