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noahsmama

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  1. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    noahsmama replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

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  2. What to you like about being a nurse?

    noahsmama replied to 2RNornot2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what I like about being a nurse (all of this applies to my current public health job, and most also applies to my previous job as a bedside peds nurse): 1) Helping people and (hopefully)...

  3. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    noahsmama replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Have you been looking yourself up in the online license verification website? rn.ca.gov ? It typically takes about 2-3 business days, so your name will likely appear tomorrow or Wednesday. Good...

  4. Dealing with frustrating family and supervisor

    noahsmama replied to SquishyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Easy. Just go up to her and say "Excuse me, but I just wanted to warn you that I'm about to start your mother's breathing treatment, and the machine will be loud. You may want to step outside to...

  5. I don't like floor nursing...

    noahsmama replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    -- Public Health Nursing -- Diabetes Self Care Educator -- working with drug addicts/drug

  6. Night Differential?

    noahsmama replied to mommo5's topic in General Nursing

    At the peds hospital where I used to work, the evening shift (3pm-11pm) differential was 9%, and the night shift (11p-7a) differential was 15% over day shift

  7. accelerated bsn or entry level msn

    noahsmama replied to prince27's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I assume that the CSULB website would give info on how long their MEPN program takes. In all entry level MSN programs, you earn the RN first, in the first 12 to 18 months of the program -- you then...

  8. Advice on my next move

    noahsmama replied to melisgood's topic in General Nursing

    Well, first of all, I think you should be more concerned about what's best for you than about what any future employer might think! If you want to stay home with your daughter and you can afford to...

  9. Why do nurses feel the need to put RN on their license plates?

    noahsmama replied to 3dayRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen more MD or lawyer vanity plates where I live than RN ones, though I've seen a few of the latter as well. Seems like harmless fun to me. If I ever have enough money for a new car, maybe I'll...

  10. Are you insulted????

    noahsmama replied to CNABESS's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I am utterly and completely insulted that you don't want to have the same training and career as me. Seriously, I think CNA is an awesome career, and I'd be willing to bet that some of the best...

  11. Advertisement I just saw that made me mad!

    noahsmama replied to handyrn's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The U of Phoenix ad on my allnurses page just says "earn an RN to BSN or MSN from a leader in nursing education". If my page were showing the same ad as yours, I'd be irked too, even though I am a...

  12. New Nurse and so Frustrated!

    noahsmama replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, one of the things that a new nurse needs to learn is which of the more experienced nurses are willing and able to answer your questions. Ideally it should be ALL of them, but it's not....

  13. I'm very guilty...of laziness....gulp....

    noahsmama replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    A good way to get a sense of how you'll do on NCLEX is to take a practice exam in one of the study guides, and see what percent of the answers you get right. If you get 60% right or more, you're in...

  14. How the heck was I supposed to answer this interview question?

    noahsmama replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    Good answer! Now relax and have a glass of

  15. The CRAZIEST "Baseline" You've Ever Heard

    noahsmama replied to MoLee228's topic in General Nursing

    I don't doubt

  16. The CRAZIEST "Baseline" You've Ever Heard

    noahsmama replied to MoLee228's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pediatric patient with a congenital heart defect such that she had only one functional ventricle. Her baseline actually was hi 70s to low 80s -- her skin seemed to always have a slightly...

  17. Best ways to prepare re-entering nursing after 3 yr. absence

    noahsmama replied to cmm40's topic in General Nursing

    Are you interested in public health nursing? Do you have a BSN? In most areas of the country, being a PHN requires a BSN (but not all -- check with your state's BON). I :heartbeat public health...

  18. Full moon this weekend

    noahsmama replied to tweetyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A former roommate of mine believed that women's cycles were influenced by the moon, because when she went on a cross-country trip with a large group of women, it seemed that nearly all the women in...

  19. Switching Careers-Any ABSN programs that allow pre-reqs to be taken after accepted?

    noahsmama replied to Engineer2Nurse?'s topic in General Nursing

    Some nursing programs will allow you to apply before you've finished your prerequisites. There aren't any that I'm aware of that will allow you to start the nursing program with your prereqs not...

  20. Anyone ever heard of anything like this?

    noahsmama replied to JusBeinANur's topic in General Nursing

    Um, yeah, your local police department is going to LOVE that!!!!! Seriously though, I'd be outta there like the proverbial bat out of you know

  21. clinical question that puzzles you?

    noahsmama replied to Sez86's topic in General Nursing

    We don't always. If they're in ICU, we're likely monitoring their VS q hour, or at least q 2. And at the peds hospital where I worked with both medical and rehab pts, the default was q4 when first...

  22. Are YOU terrified to be a patient (and your loved ones, too!)

    noahsmama replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am comfortable with the idea of my son being a patient at either the peds hospital where I used to work, or on the peds floor of the HMO hospital that our current insurance covers (and where I did...

  23. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    noahsmama replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Quick Results are not available in all states. California is one of the states in which they are not

  24. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    noahsmama replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you passed, your license will appear on the CA BRN website under "license verification" within 2-3 days of passing. Go to rn.ca.gov and look yourself up. The only reason your license wouldn't...

  25. Second career nurses: Do you like nursing better?

    noahsmama replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    One of my co-workers at the peds hospital where I used to work was a 2nd career RN and former school teacher. I know she loves her new job -- she made the switch when in her early 50s, after raising...