NurseInTheD

I disagree - my transition (over a year ago) went very smoothly! Don't be afraid to ask questions, find a hospital with a good preceptor program for new grads, and if you can find an experienced nurse mentor, that's a huge plus. Good luck to you!

The nurse that stops working ten hours into her 12-hour shift - and you have to follow her, and it takes the first hour of your shift (at least) to clean up her mess.

Some ideas... Risk for injury (r/t seizure activity) Risk for cardiac dysrhythmia (r/t myocardial irritability secondary to hypocalcemia)

I am a pediatric nurse, and I would be proud to have you as a colleague.

I passed!! (My OP here) The last 48hrs have been the longest, ever... My heart was in my throat as I typed in my credit card info to get the online quick results... Hit "enter"... Didn't want to look! But I did, of course... and I saw that one bea...

Thank you! :-)

Does anyone know if they provide barf-bags at Pearson? :dzed:

I agree completely with this! In regard to your question: Does anyone find doing the book's quizzes (in the book or on their website) to be helpful in studying? Answer: Absolutely. Forget listening to taped lectures... it's bad enough to sit t...

One of those in every class... ack.

I didn't study for it... I actually forgot about it until the day before the test (oops), so I did some NCLEX practice CDs the night before, took it and got an 1100... I thought it was easy/basic, stuff that everyone should really know by the end of ...

ps: About your username - you are taunting those less fortunate souls who have to live in the frozen tundra of the Northeast, with me being one of those souls... haha :wink2:

Don't reschedule - I did, because I felt as you are feeling right now - and in hindsight, I would have been just as prepared on the original date (which was about 2 weeks earlier). Sounds like you'll do fine! And I loved your comment about walking ...

Nope - I passed at 76, no med calc, and maybe 2 or 3 medication questions. I'll be a parrot: Know your delegation/prioritization inside and out; infection control seems to be a biggie as well, from my own experience and from what I've been hearing ...

Oop, sorry, my bad... I see that you haven't taken it yet. So yes, if you take it on a Friday morning, you'll have your results by Sunday, as I did. Good luck (again)!

Hey, I'm in Michigan, and I took it Friday... and got my (good!!) results today! I was wondering the same thing, but I went to the Pearson website, paid my money, and got 'em! The State gets the results after Pearson sends them, so you won't see an...

Awesome!!! Congrats :-)

I could have written your post... I just took it yesterday & it shut off at 76. I feel like I guessed on most of the questions... the better of two choices, ugh.. :uhoh21: You're not alone! Hang tough..

Hang in there... I'm in the same boat. I just got home from the exam, and the computer shut off at 76 questions. I'll be able to get my results online on Monday. Let's just say that it's going to be a very loooooooong weekend!! Good luck!!!

Thank you! The exam shut off at 76 questions; either I passed, or it was an epic fail... I'll know for sure in 48 (very long) hours!

Can't answer for myself, but 4 of my classmates/friends were stopped @ 75 questions, and they all passed. As for their particular content, I'm not sure, but one of them told me that she had a lot of pharmacology questions. Good luck :wink2:

I remember feeling just as overwhelmed my first semester of school; my children were 7yrs and 4yrs old, and I was also working part-time. "What did I get myself into??", I thought. First thing I did, was get a calendar with big squares to write in (...

To be honest, I barely studied for the HESI - the night before, I did approx 100 practice questions from an NCLEX cd-rom, and that was it. I scored an 1100 (900 was passing), which was 96th percentile. I thought it was relatively easy. Good luck!...

1. State: MI 2. City: Detroit 'burbs 3. Speciality (CNA, LPN/LVN, RN-Med/Surg., RN-NICU etc.): New grad/RN 4. Pay rates: $24.80/hr + 8% off-shift premium + $2/hr weekend premium 5. Travel or Per Diem: Full-time, no travel 6. Benefits offered by ...

Henry Ford's has a freeze right now, too.

Agreed :-) My rationalization for the meds before the blood: When hanging blood, I stay w/my patient for the first 15 minutes or so to assess for a transfusion reaction and take serial vital signs. And in this case, it seems that this patient wa...