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I'm not 100% on where I sit with all this health care reform stuff just yet there so much to take in. I can see your point as to why we should legalize it but in the same token I think that if we do legalize it then perhaps those immigrants that currently fear deportation would no longer fear it. Meaning that we might see an even bigger rise in illegal immigrants in hospitals as well as a even bigger debt to the health care facilties because we are then saying it's okay to come get medical attention even though your here illegally. Of course if we do allow it and those individuals that are seriously sick may end up getting the medical attention they need inside of spreading an infectious disease around. It's hard to say really. I dont feel like I'm educated enough on the subject, but I do know that my first gut reaction like a lot of Americans who were born here is going to be that they whom ever they are, where ever there from are here illegally and that it's not right to allow them the benefits of OUR citizenship. BUT... Then I think that nearly everyone who is an american has a family member that was once an immigrant and that everyone should have access to places and supplies to better their health. I guess it then comes down to doing the "right" thing and applying for citizenship rather then jumping the border somehow and leaving here illegally. I dunno like i said i still have an internal conflict with the whole lot of it.

ok call me the bubble popper here... First of all congrats to all that have graduated and further congrats to those that have already passed the Nclex beast. but.. I have to correct ya'll Taking the Kaplan review course is great for a lot of people but does not seal the deal with the Nclex. I've taken the kaplan course and not passed my boards. The strategies that kaplan teaches do work, they cause you to break the questions and answers down. However, even if u can break the answer down to two answers you still have to have the knowledge base and critical thinking skills to know the why behind each of those two answers to determine which one to go with. The nclex doesn't want to know what you will do on the floor, it doesn't want to know if you know how to position a pt. for example. It wants to know if u know the why behind your positioning them. Wheather you know that by having the client in that position is promoting or preventing something from happening. The exam doesn't expect you to KNOW everything by any means. It DOES expect you to be able to do more than just rattle off the information you have learned. It isn't enough to say hey i know the normal level of Na or K+, you have HAVE to know why that level matters. It wants to know if you know how to interpret that level and critically think what or why that lab level is even important. Which is why I think Kaplan isn't enough. If your school like mine didn't adequately teach you how to critically think it won't matter if you can look at all four answers and throw out two of them. What good is getting down to the two remaining answers if you still don't know which of the two to choose. Just a thought like I said I know I'm a bubble popper, the good news is that the majority of you have gone through a program that did facilitate those critical thinking skills and nursing judgement. I just didn't want everyone to think that by taking the Kaplan course that, that ment the would surely pass or that by not taking it they were screwing themselves or missing out. Their are definetly plenty of other ways to learn the material and the stratagies for boards. :typing

i don't have a political view at this time one way or another. i thought this info to be interesting and hope that all of you find it interesting as well and can continue to respect one another even if u disagree on the matter. thanks for reading, sorry it's long the links are posted at the very end (portion from link 2)the federal emergency medical treatment and active labor act (emtala) mandates that u.s. hospitals with emergency-room services must treat anyone who requires care, including illegal aliens. medical service for americans in affected communities is being severely damaged as hospitals absorb more than $200 million in unreimbursed costs. some emergency rooms have shut down because they cannot afford to stay open. local tax-paying americans are either denied medical care or have to wait in long lines for service as the illegals flood the facilities. (from link 1) debate over health care to illegal aliens continues tuesday, july 28, 2009, 10:34 am the house energy and commerce committee will continue to debate the health care reform proposal with coverage under the bill to illegal aliens hotly under debate. although the bill contains a section that excludes illegal aliens from coverage, there are no provisions within the bill requiring beneficiaries to show their citizenship status.numbersusa takes no stance on the bill itself, but does oppose the extension of health care benefits to illegal aliens."the proposed health care scheme could force the american people to pay forthe health care of illegal immigrants," said house judiciary ranking member lamar smith (r-texas) in a congress daily update. house speaker nancy pelosi (d-calif.) said on cnn's "state of the union" over the weekend that the bill excludes illegal aliens, but opponents plan to offer amendments during mark-up of the bill that explicitly excludes illegal aliens. an amendment offered by rep. dean heller (r-nev.) was defeated during mark-ups in the house ways and means committee. obama: no health care for illegal immigrants (link 3) katie couric in an exclusive interview whether illegal immigrants should be covered under a new health care plan, president obama responded simply, "no." but he said there may need to be an exception to that policy for children. "first of all, i'd like to create a situation where we're dealing with illegal immigration, so that we don't have illegal immigrants," he said. "and we've got legal residents or citizens who are eligible for the plan. and i want a comprehensive immigration plan that creates a pathway to achieve that." "the one exception that i think has to be discussed is how are we treating children," he continued. "partly because if you've got children who may be here illegally but are still in playgrounds or at schools, and potentially are passing on illnesses and communicable diseases, that aren't getting vaccinated, that i think is a situation where you may have to make an exception." facts coupled with a story of a illegal immigrant seeking medical care: (link 4)*state legislatures across the country are seeking to limit the costs to taxpayers of illegal immigration, including health care benefits. in may, oklahoma lawmakers restricted illegal immigrants from receiving most public benefits; other states, such as nebraska, are seeking to follow suit. a bill introduced in indiana this month would make hospitals report how much they spend on illegal immigrants. on a national level, an effort to add legal immigrant children to the state children's health insurance program was blocked in the senate last year. instead, lawmakers added language to ensure that illegal immigrants were excluded. "the phrase 'illegal immigrant' is just radioactive at the moment," says leighton ku, a health analyst at the liberal center on budget and policy priorities. "efforts to provide additional benefits for the undocumented would be essentially perceived as adding fuel to the fire." illegal immigrants can get emergency care through medicaid, the federal-state program for the poor and people with disabilities. but they can't get non-emergency care unless they pay. they are ineligible for most other public benefits. data on health care costs for illegal immigrants are sketchy because hospitals and community health centers don't ask about patients' legal status. in california, a 2004 study by the federation for american immigration reform put the state's annual cost at $1.4 billion. similar studies in colorado and minnesota in 2005 came up with much smaller estimates: $31 million and $17 million, respectively. one thing is clear: undocumented immigrants are driving up the number of people without health insurance. the pew hispanic center estimates that 59% of the nation's illegal immigrants are uninsured, compared with 25% of legal immigrants and 14% of u.s. citizens. illegal immigrants represent about 15% of the nation's 47 million uninsured people-and about 30% of the increase since 1980. "if you want to do something that will have a meaningful impact on the problem of the uninsured, then you must talk about undocumented immigrants," says james smith, a senior economist at the rand corp. because most illegal immigrants are relatively young and healthy, they generally don't need as much health care treatment as u.s. citizens, studies show. but while they account for less than 2% of national medical spending, their growing presence is a problem in places such as eastern north carolina, one of the nation's poorest areas. statewide, illegal immigrants accounted for one in four new residents from 1990 to 2004, according to a university of north carolina study. the state ranks ninth in the nation for illegal immigrants with more than 300,000, according to the pew hispanic center. for hospitals, "the burden of the uninsured immigrant is huge," says jeff spade, vice president of the north carolina hospital association. "it's exploded the amount of work that they have to do." a potent political issue opponents of illegal immigration see health care as a benefit that illegal immigrants don't deserve-and that taxpayers can't afford. in a special election to fill the seat of the late rep. paul gillmor, r-ohio, last month, the national republican congressional committee attacked democrat robin weirauch for backing universal health insurance because it could extend taxpayer-funded health care to illegal immigrants. she lost the race. steven camarota of the conservative center for immigration studies says offering non-emergency medicaid to illegal immigrants would be more expensive than leaving them uninsured and in need of occasional hospital care. in those cases, hospitals lose money, and taxpayers pick up the tab. "either you enforce the law and don't have so many illegals, or you shut up about the cost," he says. while state governments, congress, the bush administration and presidential candidates wrestle with how to provide health coverage to uninsured americans, illegal immigrants rely on a patchwork of federally funded community health centers, which charge little for basic services and don't seek proof of citizenship. for medicine, they often rely on free prescription samples or over-the-counter drugs. from 2001 to 2004, spending for emergency medicaid for illegal immigrants rose by 28% in north carolina, said a march 2007 article in the journal of the american medical association. researchers cited increases in childbirth and prenatal care, as well as injuries and chronic disease complications. at the state and local level, illegal immigrants already cost more in public services such as education and health care than they pay in taxes, the congressional budget office reported recently. illegal immigrants make up less than 5% of the cost in most states, but closer to 10% in some california counties. in 2000, counties along the mexican border lost more than $800 million in health care services for which they were not paid; about 25% of that went to care for illegal immigrants, according to a report by the united states/mexico border counties coalition. some states, including new york, illinois and washington, as well as several california counties, cover illegal immigrant children with state tax dollars. "kids are the more sympathetic group, and they're less costly," says sonal ambegaokar of the national immigration law center, an advocacy group for low-income immigrants. since 2003, california's san mateo county has used local tax dollars as well as money from hospitals and non-profit groups to provide health insurance to all low-income children, regardless of immigration status. "these children are in our schools. they're part of our community," says beverly thames, spokeswoman for the county health department. "it's just important that they have access to health care." san francisco goes further, adding adults at local expense. some cities, including new york, encourage illegal immigrants to use public services such as health clinics without risking deportation. direct federal aid has been minimal, but in 2003, congress appropriated $1 billion over four years for hospitals and other health care providers that serve illegal immigrants. more than 15,000 providers have registered for payments, according to the centers for medicare and medicaid services. the sweeping overhauls of the nation's health care system proposed by democrats hillary rodham clinton, barack obama and john edwards would not provide coverage for illegal immigrants. "because the issue is so politically hot, people are staying away from it," says cecilia munoz, senior vice president at the national council of la raza, the nation's largest hispanic advocacy group. only dennis kucinich of ohio, a democratic long shot, proposes covering them. that's likely to mean little change in undocumented immigrants' health care status, already the worst in the nation. even among children, 53% are uninsured, according to jeffrey passel of the pew hispanic center. that compares with 9% of u.s. citizens' children.in north carolina's rural duplin county, more than one in four people are uninsured. the area's job growth is in low-wage agribusiness-"plucking chickens and gutting hogs," says greg bounds, chief executive officer of goshen medical center, the area's largest group of community health centers. businesses need the influx of illegal immigrants to take hard-to-fill jobs, but hospitals lose money when the workers need emergency care.until recently, most illegal immigrants here had one health care strategy. "they just weren't getting care before," bounds says. "they were just suffering and dying." 'scared to see the doctors' for many illegal immigrants, the fear of deportation outweighs the pain of illness or injury, so they live with their afflictions rather than seeking help until their health problems become critical. that makes things worse-for them, for hospitals that eventually treat them, and for taxpayers who ultimately foot the bill."they're scared to see the doctors," says genaro diaz,a legal resident who, at 59, is a father figure to many of the mostly male farmworkers here. "they think they'll send them back to mexico." now, at least some are coming to community health centers, part of a national matrix of more than 4,000 federally funded health centers that have sprung up throughout the country during the past 40 years. in 2006, those centers served 6 million uninsured patients, a 50% increase since 2001. at goshen medical center, nursing assistant jessica roberts recalls a woman who arrived more than eight months pregnant with her eighth child-for her first prenatal visit. "a lot of hispanic patients are scared of coming to the doctor's office because of who they're going to meet," she says, referring to their fear of deportation. at duplin general hospital, the challenge is staying afloat. because so many patients are seniors on medicare, low-income residents on medicaid or uninsured people who can't pay their bills, it's difficult to turn a profit. "we're living off reserves," ceo harvey case says. the university of north carolina's four hospitals are seeing an increase in the number of undocumented immigrants who need care for major illnesses or injuries. because they only qualify for medicaid on an emergency basis, their funding often runs out before they're able to leave. hospital officials sometimes work with the mexican consulate to arrange transportation back to their native countries. if that can't be arranged, the patients remain in the hospital for weeks or months. "it's a real catch-22," says sharon coulter james, senior vice president at the university of north carolina hospitals. "we would never put that patient out on the street in an unsafe environment. but there are patients who need those beds." in an effort to help local health officials better understand the immigrants who are inundating their area, the university of north carolina's center for international understanding sponsors week-long immersion programs in mexico. janet hadar, director of clinical care management for unc hospitals, recently returned from a trip that exposed her to residents' unsanitary living conditions. "it made me much more sympathetic to this population," she says. revels went on the same trip. now, she's back treating ailments large and small: skin rashes and hypertension, infections and nosebleeds. most patients pay $6 per visit and $6 per prescription. slowly, she's building a steady clientele. ignacio hernandez complained recently of recurrent eye pain after being struck by a sweet potato in the fields. guadalupe cortez came for his monthly diabetes check and emerged with a bag of insulin samples. without the clinic, "i don't know what i'd do," he says. on some nights in 2006, "we would only see eight patients," revels says between treating farmworkers' ailments. more recently, "i have not had one slow night." http://www.numbersusa.com/content/news/july-28-2009/debate-over-health-care-illegal-aliens-continues.html http://www.theamericanresistance.com/issues/health_care.html http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/07/21/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5178652.shtml http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-01-21-immigrant-healthcare_n.htm

I have taken the Nclex for my RN twice now and apparently even though i met in areas and was above in areas that wasn't good enough! So needless to say I will be taking my boards for a thrid time. All I could think about this time though was that if I don't pass this time I don't know if I'll be able to keep trying. I mean the amount of grief that you have over not passing is insane. I have never cried and had a meltdown over a test like i have this one. It doesn't make sense to me why I havn't passed. Whats worse is that I felt pretty good about this past one and thought I was going to pass. Everyone told me that I had passed that there was no reason I shouldn't have. I had started to believe them, I WANTED TO BELIEVE THEM. Afterall I'm smart and I'm a good nurse already (i work as a LPN now) so then why couldn't I pass this thing? If when I finally get back to studying for my boards(I'm on break for a week, i think i deserve at least that) and then finally schedule to schedule for my boards for the thrid time if i dont make it this time... I dont know if i can go through telling everyone AGAIN that i didnt pass! I dont understand why some pass and others don't. I am seriously starting to think that its just luck of the draw. Cause there is a new nurse that i work with who fell asleep during her boards and still passed on top of the fact that she's scary to work with. She had to give someone an enema and had never done it before and thought apparently that she knew how to do it. Only she never took the cap off before administering it two days later and big laughs from the radiology department they finally found it. The pt got scheduled for the apporpraite procedure and it got removed. The sad part is she has done other things as well that just make you say "Are you kidding me?" So how can someone like her pass and not me? I just dont get it I'm trying to overcome this feeling of being defeated. It's just soo hard though. I know my potential I know that I'm a good nurse. So then why cant I pass this thing?? I've taken the appropraite steps even gone through the kaplan coorifice when I was in school. I studied like I have NEVER studied for anything before! I don't know. How did all of you cope with the beast known as the nclex and further more if you had to retake it what did you do differently with studying the next go around??? How did you keep the motivation to keep trying?? :typing: :crash_com: :behindpc:

yes i was talking about the nclex rn I appreciate your kind words and in reality I know what you say is true. It's just everytime i think i can take a minute to be happy to finally be done with the nclex it doesn't happen for me. Whats worse is that i was "near" that passing standard and over it even in some areas. which i know should be a good thing but i just feel like i get so close only to have it ripped clear out of my hands at the last second. if god is testing me i dont know why....... i have never really been ultra religious but i just feel like this HAS to be out of my hands cause i am trying soo hard and getting no where

I received my unofficial results today and I just don't understand. They say that once again I did not pass. How can this be? I studied my bum off. I have new Rn's that work on my floor that ask me questions and yet I havn't passed. This is my second time not passing according to the unofficial ruling. I can't help but feel so down and out. I have amajor emotional break down today at work I don't want anyone to know. I feel as if I can barely breathe. I know it's "JUST A TEST" but it doesn't feel like "JUST A TEST" so much for hoping wishing and praying on top of studying my bum clear off!.. I dunno I just feel aweful though. Why me??

I don't know what to think. Last time I took the Nclex-RN I got the max amount of questions. Then I took it again today for the second time almost a year later and I got the minimum amount of questions. I wish I could say that I studied the entire time from the first time I took the Nclex to the second time but that's not the case. My life and schedule just didn't allow that much free time for studying. But I did make an effort to try and make time to study and can honestly say that I blew off a lot of responsibilities within the past 3 months or so to study. I just don't know if it was enough. How am I supposed to tell how I did when I got the max amount one time and the minimum the very next time? I've thought about doing the "trick" to see what it says but I'm even afraid to do that. What if it does say I didn't pass, I'll be devestated and if it hints at that I may have passed well then I may be filling myself up with false hope. I mean is the "trick" just coincidence or can it be trusted. Further more what if I do the "trick" and I end up messing up my information in their computer system. I wish I could just shut my brain off from the whole experience but to make matters worse my boss called me "from her own private cell phone on her day off" only to ask me if I took the dang thing yet, and how many questions I got so that she could decide for herself if I passed or not. But of course this whole time they've been "supporting me any way they can" what a crock! It's been more like oh "THE LPN" like working with an LPN is like having a virus. I have more experience as an LPN then a lot of the RN out on the floor. Well I don't want to start that rant and rave again so let me quickly back away from that thought lol I don't what do you guys think? Do you think I passed or do you think I bombed it so horrible it shut off right away??? Cause I have no idea

I don't know what to think. Last time I took the Nclex-RN I got the max amount of questions. Then I took it again today for the second time almost a year later and I got the minimum amount of questions. I wish I could say that I studied the entire time from the first time I took the Nclex to the second time but that's not the case. My life and schedule just didn't allow that much free time for studying. But I did make an effort to try and make time to study and can honestly say that I blew off a lot of responsibilities within the past 3 months or so to study. I just don't know if it was enough. How am I supposed to tell how I did when I got the max amount one time and the minimum the very next time? I've thought about doing the "trick" to see what it says but I'm even afraid to do that. What if it does say I didn't pass, I'll be devestated and if it hints at that I may have passed well then I may be filling myself up with false hope. I mean is the "trick" just coincidence or can it be trusted. Further more what if I do the "trick" and I end up messing up my information in their computer system. I wish I could just shut my brain off from the whole experience but to make matters worse my boss called me "from her own private cell phone on her day off" only to ask me if I took the dang thing yet, and how many questions I got so that she could decide for herself if I passed or not. But of course this whole time they've been "supporting me any way they can" what a crock! It's been more like oh "THE LPN" like working with an LPN is like having a virus. I have more experience as an LPN then a lot of the RN out on the floor. Well I don't want to start that rant and rave again so let me quickly back away from that thought lol I don't what do you guys think? Do you think I passed or do you think I bombed it so horrible it shut off right away??? Cause I have no idea

you guys are welcome it's kind of funny to see how popular my med list became. It's blown up in several spots on online now lol. Glad you all like though!!!

I recently started at a hospital in St. Louis as well and from the hot gossip of the incoming students as we are a teaching hospital there are definelty some better to work at then others. I personally wouldn't know I've only worked at the one I'm currently at. However, because before working a the hospital I did home health and worked at a LTC facility. You wouldn't believe the amount of things that I have gotten to see or experience as a nurse in only a short amount of time. The majority of the nurses I work alongside have been nurses for only about two years, are all in the 20s and further more don't know what life outside the hospital is like for nurses. God love them but they dont have a clue. I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you don't like the hospital maybe you should consider dropping down to prn or part-time and going to work at a LTC or home health. LTC is busy BUT its a different type of busy. Home health is a more laid back atmosphere as u dont have managerial person standing over u every five seconds. You have to rely on your own judgement skills and you get those relationships that u so desire in nursing but seldom get. In the hospital I know what I should be doing and what's best for my patients and then I know what actually gets done for the pts. there is a difference lol I didnt have those problems with home health or LTC. with H.H. you get one on one care u can either travel or just do in home and take care of one patient. When I worked home health I went to disney world with my pt through make a wish with another pt i went to school with him and had a blast. i learned so much about how kids are really taken care of in our schools by teachers as special need children. i loved going to work with H.H. i actually got to be that pt advocate when i went to dr. appts with them or got to spend that quality time with them being active. for one pt ROM exercises we always went bowling to ahem "encourage him to move on his own". In reality he had several physical and mental limitations and i just like finding new ways to get him to giggle and interact so we went anywhere and everywhere. Anything from going to the movies to staying in and doing therapy work. IDK like i said it was a great experience for me and as a new nurse you might just find it's what would suit you right now too. :nuke:

Please remain respectful to one anothers view points wheather they are politically based or not. I didn't post this information so that those on allnurses could down play each other and start a heated political argument. It's one thing to be passionate about a subject and it's another thing to just get mad and say something mean or hurtful. I mean seriously can't you guys come up with something productive to say about the topic instead of bashing on each other political parties as you did below? Because the trial lawyers are in the back pockets of the Democrats. Only those who are Republican/Conservative faithfuls actually think in this illogical manner. So much for being mature adults. let me guess since one person bashed on the others political party or views than the other one of you had to return fire. Right??

the president along with the american nurses association speak about out "health care reform." http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/nurses-join-the-call-for-health-care-reform/ more is followed from the white house's home page: http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health_care/ i suffer no illusions that this will be an easy process. it will be hard. but i also know that nearly a century after teddy roosevelt first called for reform, the cost of our health care has weighed down our economy and the conscience of our nation long enough. so let there be no doubt: health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year." - president barack obama, february 24, 2009 progress the president signed the children's health insurance reauthorization act on february 4, 2009, which provides quality health care to 11 million kids - 4 million who were previously uninsured. the president's american recovery and reinvestment act protects health coverage for 7 million americans who lose their jobs through a 65 percent cobra subsidy to make coverage affordable. the recovery act also invests $19 billion in computerized medical records that will help to reduce costs and improve quality while ensuring patients' privacy. the recovery act also provides: $1 billion for prevention and wellness to improve america's health and help to reduce health care costs; $1.1 billion for research to give doctors tools to make the best treatment decisions for their patients by providing objective information on the relative benefits of treatments; and $500 million for health workforce to help train the next generation of doctors and nurses. guiding principles president obama is committed to working with congress to pass comprehensive health reform in his first year in order to control rising health care costs, guarantee choice of doctor, and assure high-quality, affordable health care for all americans. comprehensive health care reform can no longer wait. rapidly escalating health care costs are crushing family, business, and government budgets. employer-sponsored health insurance premiums have doubled in the last 9 years, a rate 3 times faster than cumulative wage increases. this forces families to sit around the kitchen table to make impossible choices between paying rent or paying health premiums. given all that we spend on health care, american families should not be presented with that choice. the united states spent approximately $2.2 trillion on health care in 2007, or $7,421 per person - nearly twice the average of other developed nations. americans spend more on health care than on housing or food. if rapid health cost growth persists, the congressional budget office estimates that by 2025, one out of every four dollars in our national economy will be tied up in the health system. this growing burden will limit other investments and priorities that are needed to grow our economy. rising health care costs also affect our economic competitiveness in the global economy, as american companies compete against companies in other countries that have dramatically lower health care costs. the president has vowed that the health reform process will be different in his administration - an open, inclusive, and transparent process where all ideas are encouraged and all parties work together to find a solution to the health care crisis. working together with members of congress, doctors and hospitals, businesses and unions, and other key health care stakeholders, the president is committed to making sure we finally enact comprehensive health care reform. the administration believes that comprehensive health reform should: reduce long-term growth of health care costs for businesses and government protect families from bankruptcy or debt because of health care costs guarantee choice of doctors and health plans invest in prevention and wellness improve patient safety and quality of care assure affordable, quality health coverage for all americans maintain coverage when you change or lose your job end barriers to coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions please visit www.healthreform.gov to learn more about the president's commitment to enacting comprehensive health reform this year. maybe it's me but the word "reform" sparks more anxiety then it does hope for the future. i suppose only time will tell. though i must say i didn't appreciate that our president only included registered nurses in his estimation as "nurses" on the one video i have attached. perhaps i am just being too easily insulted but i worked to become a nurse as well even if that means i'm not a registered nurse. as well such is life...

please eveyone send warm wish and prayers my direction this upcoming week. I have to take my nclex for the second time for my RN on Wen. I like several other people around the world am freaking out. I've already been through the panic attacks and the what ifs now im down to praying, wishing and praying some more. I'm trying to not cram as I know from last time that that hindered me more than it helped me. However, something in your brain screams at you DO IT! DO IT NOW!!! STOP WASTING TIME YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH LONGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So like I said before pray for me heck do a ritual for me I don't care. Throw a penny into that well and say I wish that she passes her test. :bowingpur THANK YOU SO MUCH...

i'd just do my name if i were you. Besides you may not think you want to know but down the road you might want to continue up the ranks doing so gives you other titles. Just an idea for ya.

Let me start by saying that this list is in no means complete but it's a good little start. To my knowledge these are accurate. It's just a list I had started to compile as I study for my Nclex-RN. The following are a list of suffix in meds to help identify them. like -cillin and penicillin etc. -azepam (benzodiazepine) -azine (antiemetic; phenothiazide) -azole (proton pump inhibitor) -barbital (barbiturate) -cillin (penicillin) -cycline (antibiotic) -ipramine (Tricyclic antidepressant) -navir (protease inhibitor) -olol (beta antagonist) -oxin (cardiac glycoside) -phylline (bronchodilator) -pril (ACE inhibitor) -terol (Beta 2 Agonist) -tidine (H2 Antagonist) -trophin (Pituitary Hormone) -zosin (alpha 1 Antagonist) -statin (cholesterol lowering agent) -sartan (angiotensin receptor blocker) -sone (glucocorticoid) -mycin (anti-infective, aminoglycosides) -vir (anti-viral) -coxib (cox 2 enzyme blockers) -caine (anesthetics) -mab (monoclonal antibiotics) -stigmine (cholinergics) -thiazide (diuretic) -ase (thrombolytic) and one prefix ceph or cef- (cephalosporins)