~Mi Vida Loca~RN ASN, RN

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    What I've learned while studying for NCLEX

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Turd Ferguson's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That's what I would have guessed too but apparently it
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    Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The first batch of my classmates started taking it today. So far all good
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    nclex: whats up with machine cutting off after so many questions, is that fair?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to northmississippi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's because it is adaptive testing. You might be given a hard question, you answer it correctly and so you are given a harder question. If you answer it wrong you are given an easier question. When...
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    What I've learned while studying for NCLEX

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Turd Ferguson's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you're taking NCLEX STOP DOING QUESTIONS TODAY. Go have fun and enjoy yourself and give your brain a break. Nothing you do today is going to make or break
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    New grad survey! Bsn over adn!!??

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to mirc88sl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I recieved an associates first and am enrolled for my RN-BSN for the fall. I do not regret it a bit. I have some good job prospects and if hired they will pay a good chunk of my BSN. We have local...
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    Tell us about your Allnurses' experience/Journey

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Hey!! I resemble that
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    Third semester skills

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to cnnconstance's topic in General Students

    I completely get that nursing is about a lot more then skills. Skills are the easy part that come with time. I completely agree that too many people get caught up in the skill part and forget the...
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    Do you like the uniforms they give you for your school?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to prime11214's topic in General Students

    I'm too sexy for my uniform.
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    Please tell me other new grads were completly overwhelmed

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to mkjh's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I haven't had my first nursing job yet, hopefully very soon. But I would imagine this is absolutely normal. It's a scary transition. I remember just on orientation for my first day of med/surg...
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    Which job for a new grad sounds more appealing?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Clinic work is very different though then gaining that acute care experience where she would have a good handle on the skills needing to work independently out in a home health field where you might...
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    Post interview

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to WillowNMe's topic in General Nursing

    It can vary for many reasons, depends how long they conducted interviews for and so on. Did they say for sure they would let you know one way or the other? I am currently waiting too. I was told I...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would want to be corrected as well, you just have to find a tactful way of doing it and make sure you do it privately and spin it too not make her feel like an idiot. She might not pick up on you...
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    Tell us about your Allnurses' experience/Journey

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I am amazed by the size of this site. It's the largest forum I have ever seen and I have been on a lot of
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    How do I get acute care experience?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ldietrich's topic in General Nursing

    Are you being open to anything and everything, every shift, any unit. If your resume good and professional? Have you had it looked over to make sure it's the best it can be? Are you sending out thank...
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    Chance of ADN to get a Hospital Job?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to nalaa83's topic in General Students

    Most likely be very nitpicky, do nothing more then submitting an online app (with the "only willing to work day shift on labor and delivery or ER or ICU" checked on it and then come here and complain...
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    Tell us about your Allnurses' experience/Journey

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a part of message boards since I was in JHS in the days of prodigy, I have run a few small ones and helped moderate on a few, so I was very familiar with message boards in general. I...
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    Will I be able to pass the NCLEX-RN test?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to havehope's topic in General Students

    Have you graduated
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    Chance of ADN to get a Hospital Job?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to nalaa83's topic in General Students

    Again, I would imagine a lot has to do with the individual person and how they interviewed. The HR lady when praising my interview said that is the biggest factor in what applications she sends...
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    Any June NCLEX Test Takers Out There?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Missy BSN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This sounds like a perfect plan. You will
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    Third semester skills

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to cnnconstance's topic in General Students

    I am a little lost as to what you find disheartening about this thread. I just re-read it a few times. People are sharing skills they learned there second year. You seemed to have read into this...
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    Where are all the jobs????

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to beatrice1's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Have your resume looked over, change the wording to include a lot of action verbs, it might be something as simple as your resume needing tweaking to get you noticed. Initially you just want to get...
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    Am I wasting my time going to nursing school?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to NursingN.C's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are things you can do to out there and stand out. You can't go off what you see here, you don't know if people are doing everything that can to get the job. They might have a crappy resume, be...
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    Which job for a new grad sounds more appealing?

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    If you are wanting to gain experience I would go for the oncology floor. I personally don't feel new grads should be put in home health with no experience. I know it happens a lot and I find it scary....
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    New CNA grad, Hospital & Smells!!!

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Noob_to_Nursing's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have an extremely sensitive sense of smell and a strong gag reflex as well. It's subhuman I have been told and can smell a code brown on the next unit. That said, it's not any better in a hospital....
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    Kaplan / New Graduate Nurse NCLEX Help

    ~Mi Vida Loca~RN replied to Midwest Mike's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    LOL I did about 300 questions before and that was brutal