Marlene39

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I wear my bootleg scrub pants (I prefer KOI or Grey's Anatomy) and usually a cute nurse t-shirt or a fitted scrub top. I have t-shirts that say "iNurse", "I'm a Nurse, what's your superpower?", "RN" (that looks like a superman logo), "I'm a nurse, I ...

I had a 3rd grade girl come in and tell me she needed to use her inhaler. I had never met her before and didn't have any medications for her. She actually had no history of coming in for the years she was in school and this was in March. She said she...

I know you all know my pain! I get way too many students in my office for stupid stuff (loose teeth, bug bites, invisible injuries, etc) and so far I've come up with a letter for loose teeth. There are so many reasons to not send healthy kids to the ...

All injuries at my school are sent for assessment in the nurse's office. My letter was in regards to normal, common loose teeth which happens naturally. Sorry this happened to your child, but it has nothing to do with loose teeth. I can't speak for e...

The one 5th grader asked me to call her dentist. Right, I'll get right on that...

I seriously had 3 kids in one day with loose teeth! Only one actually lost that tooth before school was out - and came back even though I gave her the cute little treasure chest to put it in when she came in the first time. She wanted to show me befo...

I would just add that I am new too and I found that you can get a lot of free posters and materials from cdc.gov and other government websites on just about everything (dairy council, nutrition, head injury, dental, etc). I made a really cool My Plat...

Well, I haven't ever been a school nurse, but I had an interview for a school nurse position yesterday and got the job. They had a list of questions, some nursing questions with prioritization (think ABCs) and some that asked what I would do in certa...

It is a super difficult program for sure. I only went for blocks 3 and 4 so I can't comment on the first 2 blocks. I did hear from fellow students that block 2 was virtually impossible to pass. I know several students failed for non-academic reasons,...

They contacted me. None of the schools I contacted would even talk to me personally. I called and sent emails. It was weird!

I don't think it had anything to do with HESI scores for getting into other programs. I got a 1122 and the only program I could find was CGCC and there are people who also got in who got in the 900s. I'm not sure how many people are still waiting, bu...

I got in right away, but a lot of my class still haven't gotten in (we graduated in May 2011). At GWCC they will tell you if you get over a 1000 on the HESI you will get in right away to the next block. It didn't seem to matter what the HESI score wa...

They took all my prerequisites including ones from 20 years ago. I think you'll be fine. Best of luck!!

I think you are pretty safe with a 45 point safety zone. A lot of people went into the final with only 2 or 3 points they could miss. Some passed, some didn't. It was very much like all the tests you have the whole semester. I think you are home free...

I actually don't remember any strictly CNA questions. There may have been one about enemas, but the test changes for every class. The questions were all NCLEX style questions with a few select all that apply and some that were alternative style quest...

You are doing fine, just relax. I was about where you are last May so I know how you feel. The HESI was kind of weird, but it wasn't that hard. The areas I struggled with were areas I didn't have much experience with in clinicals like tube feeding an...

I think there is a rule against naming teachers on Allnurses.com even if you say nice things. I loved the LPN teachers except for one (and she wasn't all that bad) and she only teachers one class for about a month or something so it doesn't really ma...

I got the answer to at least one test question (often more) from each class. When every point counts, it did seem worth it to me. The second semester it was even better. The instructors went over key points and did some test taking strategies that he...

I don't think you can search the CD's for specific topics like vital signs. I'm not sure I've ever even seen an NCLEX question on vitals, but there might be one. Mostly it's by subject and they can be broad. Wow, outlining the chapters already. Um.....

I liked the Lippincott, Saunders and Prentice Hall books. I also got a Mosby's app for my iPhone. It's good to find as many NCLEX questions as you can and practice a lot. There are lots of free ones on the internet too. There were times I didn't even...

By obscure I mean that she didn't take the easy skills or the part of the skill that is obvious, she took the skills that were not often used and the part of the skill that you wouldn't have memorized. I can't give you examples of test questions sinc...

Yes, KP does test you on CNA skills, but not all of them and they are spread throughout all the tests she gives. So, if it's been awhile since you went to CNA school, you might brush up. There is no way to know what to study because she has 5 point t...

1. You won't necessarily be checked off on your CNA skills, you will just split into groups and demonstrate whatever skills you are assigned. No worries on this as it is not part of your grade and is pretty basic. She will put CNA skills on the tests...

Hi! Does anyone know the schedule for the Chandler-Gilbert day program for block 3 this Fall? The lady that called me for advanced placement said there are 2 clinical days per week both 12 hour shifts and only one class day for a couple hours and som...