Sheri257

Sheri257

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  1. How many of you passed or failed at 265?

    Sheri257 replied to Nurse2BAndiLynn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is a really good point. I agree that it really doesn't matter how many questions you have as long you pass but, I have to admit ... I wanted to shut down at 75. By the time I got to 60 questions...

  2. Protect your profession...

    Sheri257 replied to markdanurse's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If we're talking about raising wages and protecting our turf, so to speak, you don't need to raise the educational barriers to the labor pool. That hasn't made much of a difference in California ......

  3. Chronic COPD'er, 1 lung, 02 @ 6L/min. What would you do?

    Sheri257 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    But there's all kinds of exceptions to that rule. If the patient is on drugs, alcohol, etc. ... or they've stroked out ... or they have head trauma, Alzheimer's, etc. The list goes on and on. If the...

  4. Do you trust automatic "vitals" machines??

    Sheri257 replied to Fairlythere's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Do I trust the machines? No. But when I was an aide with 10-13 patients ... I had to use them because the RN's would get really PO'd if I didn't get the vitals in on time. Besides, the manual BP cuffs...

  5. Kaplan versus Nclec Questions

    Sheri257 replied to Anjum's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I notice you're from Canada .... were you educated in the U.S.? Because from what I understand, the test is obviously a lot tougher for students/nurses who weren't educated in the states.

  6. Chronic COPD'er, 1 lung, 02 @ 6L/min. What would you do?

    Sheri257 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is where I defer to the clinical judgement of a lot of the posters on this thread. I think Angie O'Plasty put it best: when O2 is severely compromised the body shunts more blood to the brain,...

  7. Kaplan versus Nclec Questions

    Sheri257 replied to Anjum's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have to agree ... I think the decision tree they teach is only useful to some extent because it doesn't apply to a lot of questions. But, quite frankly, the decision tree didn't apply to a lot of...

  8. Passed the NCLEX at 75..so sure I failed!

    Sheri257 replied to SN2006's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took it last Thursday, shut down at 75 and, don't know if I passed yet (waiting like everybody else) but ... IMO, the exam was very close to Kaplan questions. After using Saunders, Davis, Mosby and...

  9. Chronic COPD'er, 1 lung, 02 @ 6L/min. What would you do?

    Sheri257 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah but a court would look also at the whole picture in hindsight. Since the patient was intubated because the CO2 was so high ... the monitor was obviously right. At that point, IMO, it's game over...

  10. Chronic COPD'er, 1 lung, 02 @ 6L/min. What would you do?

    Sheri257 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've litigated four cases in court. Not healthcare cases but, I've been in front of a bunch of judges. I really have a hard time imagining that any judge would have jumped on anybody's case for...

  11. Rampant Racisim in Hospitals!!

    Sheri257 replied to goodkittie395's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow ... that's a wild headline. I don't see how this is racist. Requiring employees to know a skill that's needed for a specific job isn't racist. And being able to speak a different language is a...

  12. Kaplan versus Nclec Questions

    Sheri257 replied to Anjum's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I thought the strategy book was very good but, once I got into it, I felt I really needed to understand their testing approach better and do a lot more practice questions. I also wanted to do their...

  13. when is one ready?--based on % of practice questions

    Sheri257 replied to xyzzy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm a big fan of Kaplan and I did ok on their practice exams. But I do have one major complaint about their scores. IMO, you can't take low scores too seriously because they test on a lot of stuff...

  14. when is one ready?--based on % of practice questions

    Sheri257 replied to xyzzy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree. For Saunders I could do as many as 500-600 questions a day because it was a lot easier. With Kaplan questions, which were a lot harder, I'd do more like 200-300 questions a day. When are you...

  15. Not passing at 75?

    Sheri257 replied to NKL39's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just FYI: there was a poll on this board where 300 people who got 75 questions voted on whether they passed or not. The results? 264 or 88 percent passed at 75 36 or 12 percent didn't....

  16. Rational as to why I think I failed..

    Sheri257 replied to odman55's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Exactly. 15 of the questions don't count. They're tryout questions for future NCLEX exams. So I don't think you can read too much into the kind of questions you were getting towards the end. For all...

  17. Should I write letter?

    Sheri257 replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    All of this is very interesting to me because ... I don't trust any surgeon. I've actually litigated four cases in court (not malpractice) but, I've been in court enough to know I really didn't feel...

  18. anyone took nclex rn at gardena on 2/06/07 has their results already?

    Sheri257 replied to clay2175's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think it's important to remember a few things. Where you take it doesn't matter. What matters is if the board got all of your records. And, even if they say so ... that's not conclusive either. My...

  19. please help me

    Sheri257 replied to greema's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would ultimately have to defer with Suzanne when it comes to this subject but, I personally think you need both. I think Saunders is great for basics, especially if you're not familiar with U.S....

  20. Not passing at 75?

    Sheri257 replied to NKL39's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well ... have a cocktail. That's what I'm doing. Not sure if it's on the "things to do while you're waiting for NCLEX results" thread ... but, it works for me.

  21. Not passing at 75?

    Sheri257 replied to NKL39's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Actually, that's not true. For one thing, the first time nationwide NCLEX pass rate is 85 percent give or take so, it's not 50/50. Basically ... the odds of passing are higher at 75. You can still...

  22. Kaplan versus Nclec Questions

    Sheri257 replied to Anjum's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree. It teaches you not to panic if you don't know something right off the bat and, basically, game the test. And, it teaches you not to jump to what you immediately think is the right answer...

  23. Kaplan versus Nclec Questions

    Sheri257 replied to Anjum's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I wouldn't say the questions were exactly the same but I thought overall, questions were very similar. Even some of the content was very similar. Content I didn't see anywhere else but Kaplan ended up...

  24. "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    Sheri257 replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't it amazing? My husband works in law enforcement and he deals with a lot of Hispanic truck drivers. One time they pulled a bunch of trucks over for several violations and the drivers pretended...

  25. "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    Sheri257 replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    Well ... you also have to work in a job that involves speaking Spanish. If you have a desk job that only involves speaking English then you can't get it. It that case, it doesn't matter if you're...