melj0505

melj0505

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  1. graduate nurse jobs in philadelphia and surrounding area

    melj0505 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    So of course I'm bitter that this horrible economy exists right around the time I'm graduating from nursing school. I will be graduating in May with my BSN and I'm looking for a new grad job in the...

  2. PLease Help

    melj0505 replied to izzy09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    you're never going to feel like you're 100% ready to take the test. i didn't use kaplan to study for my nclex at all. i didn't have $$ to pay for an expensive review course. i bought a couple of...

  3. Does this sound like a typical Clinical experience?

    melj0505 replied to anon695's topic in General Students

    from my experience, yes, you will still be doing baths, linen changes, etc. as an RN. as others posted ahead of me, you may not always have a CNA working on the floor. so guess who has to do the...

  4. I cant afford Kaplan! Help!

    melj0505 replied to 25seaturtles's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i couldn't afford kaplan (or any other review course that costs hundreds of dollars) either. i studied on my own and passed the first try. trust yourself!! i bought a couple of review books on...

  5. Is a Nclex review course really necessary?

    melj0505 replied to motivated2nurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was distraught over whether to take an NCLEX review course or not after I graduated. Two weeks before my graduation, my school gave us a 3 day review course by a company called ERI. Most people...

  6. How many SATA ?'s

    melj0505 replied to helpmepass's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i got 7-8 SATA. maybe a couple more. i hate them..85% of the time i'd get them wrong when i was doing practice questions. i think everyone hates them because if you don't check one of the answers then...

  7. After 4 Attempts, I HAVE PASSED!

    melj0505 replied to starz6666's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    you are awesome!!

  8. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    melj0505 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    just found out with my unofficial results that i passed!!! i am no more worrying!! at like my earlier posts said the trick worked for me and wouldn't let me pay to reregister

  9. Just got back from NCLEX... :/

    melj0505 replied to achapman's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my nclex this AM at 8 o'clock and the trick worked for me around 1 in the afternoon. I know how you feel with feeling like you got the easy questions wrong. When I got home I looked up...

  10. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    melj0505 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    seems like we both have gotten good news today. i don't think i've ever been more stressed in my life before today. i have tried the trick a few times today and kept getting the popup to contact the...

  11. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    melj0505 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    finally says 'delivery successful' on my pearsonvue account. i tried to reregister and the gray box came up saying to contact my state board or whatever & wouldn't let me go to the payment page. i...

  12. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    melj0505 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took them in Pennsylvania ay 8am. I was out by 9am. I keep checking pearsonvue every 5 minutes waiting to see "delivery successful" i think i'm more nervous now with the waiting than i was before i...

  13. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    melj0505 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    thanks for the reply. i took mine at 8am and it still says 'ready for delivery.' seems like everyone else's said 'delivery successful' immediately after they took the exam..except

  14. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    melj0505 replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Alright so I'm freaking out here. I just took the Boards this AM for my RN license. I got 75 questions..walked out of there feeling like crap..now I feel like I'm going to throw up because I don't...

  15. Do you think this was rude?

    melj0505 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hehhehe:lol2:

  16. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

    melj0505 replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

    I just graduated in May '09 with my BSN. Here's some tidbits that helped me survive nursing school.. Invest in a medical dictionary and a drug guide book. I probably wouldn't have survived school...

  17. Cheesy Activities in LTC

    melj0505 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    My best friend works as an activities aide in nursing home. Here's some of the stuff she does with her residents during her evening program.. - arts&crafts (painting, etc.) - movie nights (she...

  18. Kind of bummed...My 4.0 is ruined

    melj0505 replied to midnight*sky's topic in General Students

    ah, nursing school. that's how it goes. you study your a#@ off, get up at the crack of dawn for clinicals, and do countless care plans. you're always the friend who can't go out at night "sorry guys,...

  19. Injections practice?

    melj0505 replied to NurseStudentHusband's topic in General Students

    i used to practice on oranges and apples when i was practing by myself. buy your wife some fruit. in our lab we had those fake arms/cushion things to practice on as

  20. How old were you when you began nursing school?

    melj0505 replied to jpearl119's topic in General Students

    Started my prereq's at a CC in the fall '05 when I was 18. Officially started NS at a 4 year university in the fall of '06 when I was 19. I'm 21 now.. And I will be 22 in May when I graduate with my...

  21. 3 Interviews and No Offers!!!!!!!

    melj0505 replied to gapeachRN2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i'm really bummed about the job situation new grads are having with this freakin' economy. all through nursing school, i thought i'd have zero problems getting a job because of the 'nursing shortage'....

  22. You know you're in nursing school when....

    melj0505 replied to Valasca's topic in General Students

    you wonder what it would be like to have an easy major in

  23. Students needed for Short Survey

    melj0505 replied to leynalou's topic in General Students

    done..good

  24. What is a typical shift like for a CNA?

    melj0505 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    I usually work 3-11. I 'float' in my hospital..so depending on which floor I am assigned to the shift may be different..the telemetry floor from the neuro floor, ER differs TCU..etc etc. from It also...

  25. difficulty making self study for courses other than nursing

    melj0505 replied to amjowens's topic in General Students

    I feel this way sometimes. I'm in my last semester of nursing school (graduation in May..finally!!) and right now I have 3 nursing courses and 1 non-nursing course which is a 1 literature class. I...