Cranberrygirl

Cranberrygirl

Member
  • Content

    21
  • Visitors

    2,513
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    0

All Content by Cranberrygirl

  1. CLEP hard class?

    Has anyone CLEP tested out of a class they know nothing about? All my regular classes were science classes, but I need to either CLEP Sociology or take it as a regular class within an already full...
  2. Help speeding up

    New to LTC. I have 40 patients and can’t seem to do all my med passes in time because of so many interruptions. All 40 patients have 8 o’clock meds; that leaves me a 2-hour window which is 3...
  3. Help speeding up

    Thank you all for your advice (and concern!). You have given me wonderful suggestions and I plan to incorporate these suggestions in my daily work. I had no idea how difficult it is to work in LTC....
  4. CLEP hard class?

    To CLEP a class is a piece of cake. All you do is read the materials, take the test, and if you pass you get credit. I wish I had known about this before spending hours in classrooms and thousands...
  5. Need spreadsheets or worksheets please!

    Could you send me a copy as well? Thank you!
  6. Advice needed on job offers

    i have 2 job offers and could use some advice. job #1 is at a teaching hospital 2 hours from my house. job #2 is at a ltc/snf facility 10 minutes from my house. salaries are about the same. to tell...
  7. Advice needed on job offers

    Thank you all for your thoughtful replies and input. You have given me a lot to think about!
  8. Just took NCLEX...i'm a nervous wreck!

    Congratulations!
  9. Just using Kaplan worked for me. For me, too many resources just confused me! Do as many questions as you can and examine the rationales. Many of the questions on NCLEX followed the Kaplan Tree....
  10. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Congratulations!!!
  11. July Washington Hospital Center RN Residency

    Hi Sasi! Great to hear you have an interview! I was one of many applicants who met in the True Auditorium. We had a brief interview with the nurse recruiters who are VERY nice. It was relaxed, no...
  12. July Washington Hospital Center RN Residency

    Med/Surg here. When you go for the interview, they will ask you what unit you want. If you have one you really want, tell them. There were a few different managers there that day. Looking around...
  13. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Pearsonvue trick worked for me. Took the test on the 14th. After that, I kept getting the good pop-up. By the 16th in the a.m. my results were on the Board of Nursing website. The test cut off at...
  14. July Washington Hospital Center RN Residency

    Hi guys, I had an interview last week. During the interview, I met the unit manager and she was AWESOME! I got a call this am and was offered the job. I am super excited to have a job and saying...
  15. CNA Training?

    Have you considered taking an entry level job, like Transporter, at this time? The reason I say this is because after Foundations (semester 1), you can apply with the State and get your CNA license...
  16. New to Baltimore! Where should I live?

    Hi Joie, Here is a link that gives many opinions. Owings Mills is outside the city and has a train that goes straight to Hopkins (I took it for my clinicals at Hopkins and recall it was about a...
  17. CLEP hard class?

    Many thanks to all who responded. I took the CLEP after reading the REA book and some free online references. Passed with no problem. Wish they recorded the grade because I got an A but they only...
  18. CLEP hard class?

    Awesome! I had never used flashcardexchange.com or studystack.com but from the looks of them, they have some very useful study cards that I will incorporate into my study plan.
  19. CLEP hard class?

    Thanks Chill, Just by off chance I checked ebay. The REA book/CD was selling and just about to close, so I bid and won. Many thanks for your
  20. CLEP hard class?

    Thanks for the pointers! I will follow your advice for sure. Never heard of a challenge exam, sounds interesting! Will contact the testing center and ask about that as well. Thanks again! Will...