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So we've lost about 4 people in our program over the last few months regarding issues with social media. I wanted to start this thread in order to see what other peoples' programs are doing. The faculty have honestly put this information in our sylla...

Hi !! Just wanted to start a thread for Ca residents who have taken the NCLEX and how soon they found their results online... Please post your test date and the date your license posted :) I tested June 29... Nothing so far Ps. According to the PVT ...

Hi! If anyone is interested in a pen-pal I am going to be graduating in June from a BSN program and would love to talk to someone who's going to be going through similar this next year!! PM me!

Hi! So I was wondering if anyone out there has heard of a NCLEX review book/cd that significantly if not entirely focuses on alternate format? Idealistically I picture a practice book/cd that has ALL "select all that apply" or alternate formats... I'...

Depends on your level of knowledge and what you intend on learning from the journals. I'm a 3rd year SN and Nursing 2010 is annoying to me, they don't really cover new information but teach you the basics. I like the American Journal of Nursing becau...

I'm at a loss for words. The assistance that I got from her helped me build my foundation in nursing. What an amazing person. I pray for her family

Hello Does ANYONE have advice on a supplemental book to read when reading a text on nursing research? I'm not loving our text book in our research class and I'm looking for something to put the concepts in better/different terms... PLEASE HELP! THANK...

Hmm lets see... anatomy and physiology... probably the MOST important pre-req's ever. Know where those organs are and what they're connected to. Also, know your physio pretty well.. it will make everything a lot easier in Med/Surg ESPECIALLY electrol...

No, It all depends on what type of program/school you are doing. My friend is doing the LVN at our local city college and her 1.5 years to complete LVN will require her to bridge into their LVN-RN program for another year making her 2 year RN actuall...

Wow, I've been doing night shifts off and on for about 4 years now. It's HARD! I work only part time so that's 2 12hr shifts fri/sat night. I have nursing school mon-thurs. On my thursday nights I switch my schedule around. I end up taking a nap duri...

Its funny you ask because we just got "lectured" on evals. In nursing, whether you are in a BSN or ADN program you are expected to be a mature, responsible adult. If you have problems with a professor it is your responsibility to attempt to address t...

I use one that I got from our local nursing union, it's like a messenger that zips. They're good because you can make sure that you keep your essentials in this bag only so you never show up to clinical without, say your stethoscope or pen light...

So after being in a BSN program for my second year I have come to have mixed feelings on the "curve". Many instructors do it many different ways, whether it be by extra credit questions, or using the highest grade and tapering accordingly, or whateve...

our pass rate was 88% last year...

So I recently had my yearly TB skin test and came back positive. I've worked in the hospital for years and it's very possible I've been exposed to a TB pt on numerous occasions. I went to the doctor and now I'm going to be on INH for 9 months. How ma...

Albumin is also an indicator of nutrition status... I think...

Hello! I'm a student nurse looking to specialize in critical care and was wondering what ya'll thought of the ICU book by Marino. It's written by a doctor which gets me wary. I was wondering if anyone has it and could share their thoughts on it, I'm...

I agree, it sounds like a good idea in theory that is if people didn't have circadian rhythms and could just sleep at the drop of a dime. I am a night person which is why I do well on night schedule, that is when school is not in session. It is extre...

Oh man, working nights and nursing school is NO FUN! I'm also a "CNA" simply by passing fundementals in NS and work night shifts. I go to a school were I get fri/sat/sun off so I tend to work fri/sat nights just so I can "flip" my sleeping schedule a...

We have a PICC nurse, all she does is insert PICC lines and is on call for this. We also have an ABC team of nurses who have set limits of what they can do but they do not intubate.

I can't believe you've never seen a nurse do a real assessment! I've gone through 2 rounds of Med/Surg and am about to enter Critical Care in the fall. I also work in the ICU which is where I have really seen assessments at their best. My clinical in...

I've been debating getting Dansko's but I worry because I have FLAT, wide, and large feet so I wonder exactly how comfortable they will be. I hear they are horrible the first couple weeks...

I think that overall you must be competitive to get into nursing, it's not an easy major to make it into. Which will carry on into the program... you'll find those who will loose their competitiveness and only strive to make what's necessary. I'm try...

Hands down the best laptop for class would be a MacBook. Yes I know these are expensive but are well worth the investment. On a MacBook you can use Microsoft Word (for Mac) and it has a special template called notebook, this is amazing!! It is the mo...

So I'm finishing my first year (of 3) of the nursing program and I'm starting to wonder if everything is getting to me. I also work in the ICU and I've been seeing a lot of death, and dying, and terminal prognoses, and just plain out misfortune of in...