*Butterfly8*

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  1. Please help!! Will I pass NCLEX with 50-60% on kaplan Q bank??

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am taking kaplan q bank questions and I am making between 50-60% on most all of my practice questions. I am usually doing only ten questions at a time on tutor mode. Is that OK to do or do I need to...

  2. Can a primary care family nurse practitioner work in urgent care?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am applying to a primary care FNP program and my goal is to work in urgent care. Can this be done with it being primary

  3. how long until u find out if u r accepted into a fnp program?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How long does it take after u submit application does it usually take until u find out if u got accepted into a fnp program? And do u find out online or only by mail? Also do u get a letter either way...

  4. When is it really too late to send in an application for fnp program?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's July 14 now and deadline is October 1. I've done everything except get my letters of recommendation and get transcripts both official and unofficial. Am I waiting too late? Should I wait til...

  5. I'm 31 married with a 2 year old. Am I too old to start fnp program?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have been a nurse for six years. I feel kinda discouraged like maybe I should have become a fnp a long time ago. I'm wondering if school will be much harder now at 31. I had really good grades in...

  6. Personal goal statement not so good but good grades.. Will I get in?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    just curious your opinion and yeah I know no one knows but I wrote a personal goal statement and just don't like it and not sure how to make it better. I've had family look at it some. I have really...

  7. Applying to fnp progam.. Do I submit application or transcripts first?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    website says in bold letters to submit application first. When I talk to fnp coordinator at school she says transcripts first bc application will be imcomplete. So which do I do?? What did your...

  8. What is a masters degree in nursing where u work at your own pace?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Someone please explain this to me??? Some of my coworkers say they are getting their masters degree at their own pace. What in the world? So there are no deadlines for papers and all? This makes no...

  9. Is it possible to go through fnp program online and have newborn and toddler?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm so disappointed where I normally would have been very happy because I just found out I'm pregnant and I already have a two year old and was going to start school in an online fnp program January...

  10. Applying to fnp progam.. Do I submit application or transcripts first?

    *Butterfly8* replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Anyone know what to

  11. Is it possible to go through fnp program online and have newborn and toddler?

    *Butterfly8* replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Anyone got advice

  12. How important is the personal goal statement to apply for fnp school?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have good grades and a high GPA and six years of nursing experience with medical surgical for five years as well as urgent care and experience on a renal floor. I'm great at reading and test taking...

  13. How important is the personal goal statement to apply for fnp school?

    *Butterfly8* replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    @BCgradnurse: So who did you have professionally critique your paper? If I knew someone other than friends and family I would pay to have them look at it. The paper is definitely my weakness at this...

  14. Is there a slower paced floor to work at in the hospital?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm working in med/surg now and it seems crazy but i'm overwhelmed most days. I'm a new grad but maybe this just means nursing is not for me however I really love it. Do you have a suggestion of a...

  15. Hr bp drop??

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    If given an order to start 500ml ns bolus and bp is 78/50 hr 41. You were told pt would die within the next few days but not exactly expecting today. fast respiratory rate for the day before and that...

  16. New nurse... Dressing change?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse and I'm coming up with lots of little questions. when a doctor order says change dressing every day, and i am a day nurse does that mean i am supposed to change it and then the night...

  17. Has anyone worked at Village Hospital, Greer SC?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was visiting a friend at this hospital and noticed that there are very few patients. There was no one on the fourth floor which is there medsurg floor. I was wondering why. Does anyone know the...

  18. Unbelievably Discouraged..Please help!!!

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been out of school as an RN for a year now and have been working at a urgent care place for six months. My dream is to be a nurse in the hospital, but I have been applying like everyday to...

  19. No RN Jobs Anywhere....Help!!

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in Dec 2009 and passed the boards in Feb. I'm so stressed out cause I have been applying everyday since then and have only gotten one interview and no job offer. I live in the Greenville...

  20. No RN Jobs Anywhere....Help!!

    *Butterfly8* replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in General Nursing

    I just now did. Thank you so much for telling me about it. Do you know people who have recently been hired

  21. No confidence...Please help!!!!

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in General Nursing

    I really hate this because I made all A's and one B in nursing school but I realize that either I do not have much common sense or it is just my bad memory because right when I passed the NCLEX and...

  22. NCLEX study question

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Do you have to do 50 questions each time you use the kaplan Q bank in order to determine what score you need to be making to pass the NCLEX? Because when I do 10 questions instead of the full 50, I...

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

    *Butterfly8* replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just did the trick and it worked but i'm certain I had to have failed the nclex at 75 questions. However, there were tons of select all that apply so I thought that might have been a good sign. But...

  24. Preceptorship in med surg

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just got my assignment for my preceptorship on the med surg floor. I don't feel too confident about my nursing skills and can be clumsy at times, so i'm real nervous about what to expect. What kind...

  25. How important is it to get a nurse tech job?

    *Butterfly8* posted a topic in General Nursing

    How important is it to get a nurse tech job for experience? I definintely need more experience but was just recently told by a student that she felt it was necessary in order for an employer to want...