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This whole thread is soooo laughable. STUDENTS (btw, NOT "fellow nurses"...pass NCLEX, then call yourself fellow nurse) taking each other to task over grades and totally dismissing those that ARE nurses and know how important nursing knowledge is! I...

I remember my first day of psych clinical....I sat in my car with the door open because I was afraid I would puke in my car. Finally I started home and called hubby on my cell to tell him I just *had* to quit NS because I couldn't do psych and they ...

When I was in NS our male students were respected, liked and treated as well as anybody else. I'm sorry you're not experiencing the same. Btw, it is misleading to state that you have four years of nursing experience when you're still in school. If ...

NC here....and CNAs do the fingersticks. Of course I follow up any highs or lows and so far haven't had any problems with it.

I found NCLEX to be a style unto itself....but if I had to choose, I'd say most like Kaplan. Btw, it doesn't matter which state you test in...the questions all come from the same bank.

I had six surgeries at my hospital last year...and never once considered going anywhere else. So my answer, obviously, is "Yes."

I was never asked my sex for NCLEX. NCLEX is designed to test your knowledge level in all areas of nursing...certainly nothing based on your sex, height, weight, and sexual orientation

During any downtime I straighten patient rooms, restock the nurses station pyxis area, wipe things down with antiseptic wipes...you know: mindless tasks that are productive, but give me a break at the same time

I'm sure there was something important contained in this post, but honestly my eyes crossed just trying to read it. Paragraphs, please. And welcome to allnurses!

I'm also diabetic...I just watch what I eat at work (snacking is soooo contagious!!), monitor my BGs, and take my insulin as needed. You can do it!!

I'd say recheck my calculation if the first attempt came up with some outlandish amount. Shouldn't you double check calculations anyway?

I just had a TB test at work and it was absolutely painless! I noticed that she went very slow and with a lot of traction when inserting the needle, then injected very slowly as well.

And?? A nursing degree is worthless unless one passes NCLEX. Unfortunately for you, you have to pass HESI before you can take the NCLEX...something you knew going into nursing school.

They can't be that different. NCLEX will have a value that's obviously out of range regardless of what source you memorize....for example, the patient may have a potassium level of 6.8. Obviously that's high by any standard. And another thing, NCLE...

So basically you have zero NURSING experience. The information given when you post (and no, I don't feel the need to go read your actual profile when what you have publicly posted should be accurate) says you have 20 years in a NURSING specialty. ...

I can't imagine working three 12s just two weeks after a c-s!! Heck, I ended up with a huge hematoma after my abdominal hysterectomy just from COUGHING!! No way could I have lifted something 80 pounds

In her defense (which she probably doesn't need) your profile states you have "20 years of experience in LTC, MED-SURG,ER,ICU" which is misleading. Anybody with 20 years of experience would know it was D50...heck, anybody far enough in nursing schoo...

She asked...I gave my opinion. And imho, if a person doesn't accept responsibility then they're bound to repeat their mistakes. Two instructors found fault with her performance and she was indeed dropped from her program. IN THE FUTURE IF SHE GETS...

From my experienced point of view the instructors had every right to not pass her because of her failing performance. While there may indeed be "shady" programs and professors, they are not the norm. I think for the most part we can believe that st...

wow! i would plead temporary insanity and beg for their forgiveness!! maybe you should take your own advice and mind your business!!!!

There's a fine line you have to walk...asking "numerous" questions about providing care shows a lack of preparation. I would look up any procedures I wasn't familiar with so that I at least appeared prepared. On the other hand, you can't be expecte...

In the last semester of an ADN program you should pretty much have your time management skills, but that's neither here nor there. What I see is a lack of accountability....you've said several times that you were failed, never that you failed. Ther...

Since when does passion=compassion?? It's totally possible to be "compassionate" towards your patients without being "passionate" about nursing. I think it's telling that the loudest protesters are newbies.

I was "fired" once for laughing (just a little..hehe) when a patient told me he'd be sedated for some enemas for a colonoscopy because his MD assured him he'd be under for the procedure. Um, ok. So I did giggle. HE was the one that refused the go-...

I *love* to go into CiCis and get that canned "Welcome to Cicis!! shouted at me by 4 various employees....I do a double-take and say, "Danged, I thought this was Pizza Hut!" or some such nonsense. And at the grocery store when they ask did I find ev...