Carrig RN

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  1. Post-NCLEX Stress

    Carrig RN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Took the NCLEX-RN yesterday, 75 questions, "good" Pearson pop-up. I'm going for Massachusetts licensure. Does anyone have a way to find out if you passed other than checking the online license...

  2. New Grad- Stay in Memphis or move?

    Carrig RN replied to MemphisTiger's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    If you have connections, it may be worth it. I came here knowing no one in the health care field and it's been a

  3. Post-NCLEX Stress

    Carrig RN replied to Carrig RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    MA does participate in Quick Result - thank goodness! I think my anxiety comes from the fact that I have been offered a position that I can only accept after I pass

  4. The closer I get to NCLEX, the worse Im doing on review

    Carrig RN replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The last two days for me were the worst. I think I was so burnt out with reading, and practice test-taking that my brain was ready to shut down, hence the lower test scores. The night before give...

  5. NCLEX comparable to what you studied?

    Carrig RN replied to beachgirl2011's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I thought the questions were pretty comparable - maybe even a little more straight forward than the questions I studied. I used NCSBN Learning Ext, Saunders, and a little

  6. Welcome NCLEX February 2011 Test Takers

    Carrig RN replied to jabwemet's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Took the test at 2:30, finished in about 40 minutes, got the good pop-up. Here's

  7. Welcome NCLEX February 2011 Test Takers

    Carrig RN replied to jabwemet's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm taking it tomorrow as well. Been studying for three weeks every day about 8 hours a day. Let's hope this pays

  8. NCLEX results

    Carrig RN replied to dorkane's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I'm taking mine tomorrow and I'm very bad at waiting. I'm hoping that there will be a faster way to know than waiting for the license to be

  9. NCLEX results

    Carrig RN replied to dorkane's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Does anyone know how quickly this is

  10. Accepted to VCU!

    Carrig RN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My roommate and I both applied for the VCU Accelerated BSN and tonight she showed up at my Wallyball game with our acceptance letters!!!!

  11. Accepted to VCU!

    Carrig RN replied to Carrig RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The schedule in the summer is intense. It is 5 days/week even though on paper it only looks like 4. This semester is a little bit easier. It's still 5 days/week, but the days are shorter and it...

  12. Accepted to VCU!

    Carrig RN replied to Carrig RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My GPA was a 3.5 and my degree was in business. I had completed A&P 1 when I applied. My ACT score was 31 and my SAT was 1330. I'm not sure what the averages were for the class. If you can get...

  13. Accepted to VCU!

    Carrig RN replied to Carrig RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's going great! I'm really loving the program. I had not completed all of the pre-reqs and I reported both my SAT and ACT scores because they were both on my high school transcript. Good luck...

  14. Age you will/were graduated?

    Carrig RN replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I graduate Dec. 2010 with my BSN and will have just turned

  15. FL/GA/SC/NC NICU Nurses

    Carrig RN replied to katiep14's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I grew up in Cape Coral (right across the river from Ft. Myers) and there were a bunch of homes for sale when I was home at Christmas that were in wonderful shape and really well priced. HealthPark...

  16. Do you already know your end goal?

    Carrig RN replied to msdeannah's topic in General Students

    I hope to go for my DNP as they are looking at making that the standard for NPs. Also, I want to specialize in neonatology. I have to work for two years in a NICU before I can apply for one of those...

  17. what is bio=psycho-social model

    Carrig RN replied to student_nurse1986's topic in General Students

    The bio-psycho-social framework takes into account the person's biology, their mind, and the influence of their social networks, and how they interact with each other. So you'll have to look at it...

  18. Complete list of NNP graduate programs

    Carrig RN replied to babyNP.'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Northeastern University in Mass -

  19. Gift for Clinical Instructor

    Carrig RN replied to ajgspn's topic in General Students

    We bought our A&P teacher a mug because he's constantly drinking water or coffee during lecture. And then as a joke we blew up a Frank Netter picture of the male genitalia and put it in a frame...

  20. Question about licensure

    Carrig RN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am going to be graduating in Virginia but I am looking into moving to Massachusetts after graduation and practicing there. Does anyone know how I would go about that? Would I take the test in...

  21. Any help with ABG interpretation

    Carrig RN replied to 3pdad's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ROME - Respiratory Opposite, Metabolic Equal Line pH, PCO2, and H2CO3 values and determine if each is normal, high, or low. Compare pH to the other two values. If your arrows go in the same...

  22. Inverted QRS

    Carrig RN replied to Carrig RN's topic in Cardiac

    From the other information given, I have come up with the idea of CHF post MI. Does this make

  23. Inverted QRS

    Carrig RN replied to Carrig RN's topic in Cardiac

    That's the problem. We weren't told in the information. The only thing that they told us was that it was abnormal for this particular

  24. Any One Starting NS This Summer? Shout Out!

    Carrig RN replied to soon2bns's topic in General Students

    I start nursing school on May 19th. Five days a week - four days of class and one day of clinical. I'm so excited!

  25. Getting into Nursing School: Please Reply

    Carrig RN replied to DMB_Love's topic in General Students

    Huge DMB fan here too! I'll be going to the shows in Charlottesville in a couple of weeks! As to getting into nursing school, I got into the first school I applied to. I feel really lucky to have...