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  1. State of NJ- do we get CNA after the first semester in nursing school?

    delilas replied to swtchariot's topic in General Nursing

    I believe no matter where you are, it depends on how your schooling as set up its semesters. My friends nursing school, for example, didn't get all the required courses for CNA until second term, but...

  2. How likely is to sue nurses?

    delilas replied to xInspiredx's topic in General Nursing

    Of course its 'a lot of pressure' for nurses. It's why we go through years of schooling and take a licensure test. If your doctor prescribed medication that nearly killed you and/or hurt you for...

  3. not looking "put together"

    delilas replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    The big umbrella hospital organization here doesn't hire nurses who don't appear 'put together', and they're my largest job resource, employing a few thousand nurses in the area. While I certainly...

  4. Giving tylenol to a family member.

    delilas replied to Tiaj72187RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's common damn sense. She didn't administer the medication. She related where it was, and an adult took it from there. I don't see a precedent anywhere against this case. She didn't force it; the...

  5. Giving tylenol to a family member.

    delilas replied to Tiaj72187RN's topic in General Nursing

    No way is that out of scope. People do that without a thought to nursing. My roommate and I gave each other tylenol and ibuprofen throughout college years before I became a nurse. Does this also mean...

  6. mother/baby NCT

    delilas replied to sophie<3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nights are really rough while in nursing school. I know a few people who managed it, but most struck out after a month or two. Grades have to come first. As for your question about parttime/18 hours a...

  7. HELP! Failed NCLEX-RN Exam twice!

    delilas replied to blessed1702's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I preferred the Saunder's book as well. Kaplan had a lot of misleading info in it, IMHO. The biggest thing I have seen with my friends who failed NCLEX were they were reading too far into questions....

  8. Negative Reviews

    delilas replied to 4pancakes's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didn't like Kaplan's. It had a lot of test answers that completely contradicted what it stated in the text and what I had learned in my coursework, plus math questions that were just plain...

  9. need to pass

    delilas replied to py2010's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You can be a 4.0 in school and not pass the NCLEX. School, for most classes, is not expanding on your knowledge or asking you to make decisions. You memorize the details of a disease in MedSurg and...

  10. Not looking for answers just a heads up! NCLEX SEPT 8th

    delilas replied to surfingnurse12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had to identify sounds (I took mine two weeks ago), and wore the noise-canceling headphones the rest of the time. I didn't get any alternate format questions except one "select all that

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

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

    I never had to worry about it...my "approved" was posted on the board of nursing site less than two days after I took the

  12. Just took NCLEX with no med calculations or alternative questions

    delilas replied to kissy8609's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    No worries! I had none either, and only one SATA. There is no set algorithm for the type of question you get (per NCSBN guide), so don't worry too

  13. Ohio board of nursing should be ashamed

    delilas replied to Miss Tay's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I got through fine with mine, but I sent it all in during the same week, which I've been told helps. IE, my app, school letter of completion, and pearson fee were all done at the same time, so my app...

  14. Hondros College of Nursing - Input??????

    delilas replied to adie0321's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I'm currently in the RN at the Westerville campus, and I went through the LPN program there. There were certainly hiccups and missteps along the way, they've only been running a nursing school for a...

  15. Over riding a resident?

    delilas replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with some of the sentiments of "you don't question the doctor/resident." BULL. I've questioned the doctor multiple times in my career, and in several cases, I know my questioning orders I...

  16. What are some reasons why some go for their LPN before they go for their RN ?

    delilas replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in LPN to RN

    I'm not sure about schools in your area, but it was dead wrong for me. It took me 12 months to get my LPN, and another 18 afterwards to finish ADN. I did it because I can work as an LPN while...

  17. Army Reserve CRNA

    delilas replied to Johnfitz13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I looked into AF because I'm close to Wright Patterson and have always had an interest in military nursing. However, I couldn't come to terms with the fact that I could be sent anywhere at any time. I...

  18. Advice on 12 hour shifts

    delilas replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I ordered dansko's a while back, and couldn't believe how heavy they are! I tried wearing them a bit around the house and just couldn't bring myself to believe I would be able to wear them for 12...

  19. IV Certification

    delilas replied to Garnes44's topic in General Nursing

    Most places (in Ohio...I can't speak outside of there, really) require you to be IV certified as a nurse, or you aren't really hireable. Most LVN & four year schools include a med and IV course...

  20. Dilaudid

    delilas replied to dscott76's topic in General Students

    Even IV certified, most states don't allow LPNs to give medications. This is how the NCLEXPN is formatted, for the most part; it doesn't ever refer to IV medications, only solutions. In Ohio, the only...

  21. What do you think is more efficient to have written on Medic Alert ID?

    delilas replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    I would say Penicillins and Cephalosporins. I'm not sure how much education on pharm a lot of various health professions get, so trusting that they would know (or remember after many years) which...

  22. What would you Do?

    delilas replied to jamesmax45's topic in General Nursing

    Kick his figurative ass. I may have tried calling him back, and if he refuses still, its time to move up the chain of command - start with your DON (unless, natch, the patient was actively bleeding at...

  23. Pinning Ceremony Keynote Speaker

    delilas replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in General Nursing

    The favorite one I've helped set up was the president of a local hospital who was key in setting the hospital up with new programs to care for the patients. She was truly passionate about nursing and...

  24. looking back, are there courses that you thought were not necessary?

    delilas replied to nowIamRN's topic in General Nursing

    ENGLISH II - LITERATURE AND POETRY Perhaps - perhaps - for a BSN I could understand it, but this is my ADN! And yet, I just turned in a paper discussing symbolism in Frost's "Dust of Snow"

  25. Patients who stay on the phone when you come...

    delilas replied to anewday's topic in General Nursing

    If its during an admission or discharge, I will outright ask them to keep it short - politely. I've only had a couple patients balk at me, most people know it is rude, even if they want to try to get...