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L8RRN

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  1. Several SUNY schools have online RN to BSN programs. SUNY-Delhi, SUNY-Canton, SUNY-Plattsburgh, Suny-Empire (just to name a few). All have SUNY tuition, too, which isn't bad (mine is something like...
  2. Applying online vs. e-mail vs. mail

    I just wanted to point out that you may want to copy and paste your resume in the body of the email under your "cover letter." You have to play with it some because of formatting issues, though....
  3. Just took Nclex...again

    Sorry to hear it. Take a breather, then brush yourself off and do it again! You WILL pass. Good
  4. Do you think this was unfair?

    We set up an agreement with some of our fellow nursing students that had clinical on opposite days. Ya know...I will watch your child for you in an emergency if you would please do the same. It...
  5. Just took Nclex...again

    What does that mean? Do you mean it is ON the
  6. Just took Nclex...again

    I am no PVT expert by any means. I just know how it worked for my classmates. I hope it does turn out that you passed...I just don't think you did since you got the CC screen. Please keep us...
  7. Just took Nclex...again

    We had several people who moved out of state right after school was done (to IL, TN, TX and CO) but applied for a license in NY where we graduated. All of them that passed got the same pop-up. I...
  8. Just took Nclex...again

    Did you get to the credit card
  9. NewAggieGrad - Good luck! I am a believer in what is "meant" to happen will happen. Please post back on what you decide. :-) cm21 - I would address them by name like "Hello Mrs. Smith" (to make it...
  10. Just took Nclex...again

    Good
  11. Seems like you would be a "new" grad until you get experience. Doesn't make sense to me either. Good
  12. i got a job!

    Congrats!!! I hope you love it!
  13. need advice... pls help

    I did Saunders, NCLEX 3500 and I reviewed some content from earlier semesters. I did questions daily (varied with my mood) and would write down anything I got wrong or realized I had forgotten about...
  14. The NM said she wanted to hire me but there was a delay with HR doing the "official" offer. UGH! :-) Took a good month of persistance to get the interview in the first
  15. decreased cardiac output

    Where is your "related to" part? ie Decreased cardiac output r/t altered contractility of heart aeb pulse of _____, ekg showing atrial fib, patient reports feeling palpitations, echo showing...
  16. NCLEX-PN 85 questions and passed!

    CONGRATS!
  17. NCLEX-PN in 11 hours...when to try pvt?

    Within several hours you should be able to do the PVT. You have to wait until it says "delivered successfully" over to right after you log in. If it says anything other than that (like pending...
  18. Thanks everyone! The whole process took about 1 1/2 months for this department and I called about 5 times. Well, there were two emails in there also. I typed what I was going to say before I...
  19. Help! Just barely hanging on!

    I always tried to grab the vitals as soon as I went in for the first contact with the patient in the morning. I would get that info and do a quick assessment then ask if they needed anything as I...
  20. I am new, too, but I would recommend scissors. I always carried mine in nursing school and the floor nurses actually asked me if I had some a few times and I whipped them out. :-) Carry extra...
  21. Where did you find your job?

    Hospital website is how I found mine. But I noticed a lot of our local physician's offices are advertising on craigslist intead of the newspaper (maybe because of
  22. Finally...........

    Congrats! I just got my job also. I can't wait to start!!! Good luck to
  23. It is not based on a percentage. It is dependent on the level of difficulty of the questions you are getting right/wrong. Get more questions right and the difficulty of the questions are supposed to...
  24. How long is Nursing School?

    You put NY in your user name so I thought I would mention that in NY state (at least in parts of NY), BOCES offers a LPN course. It is approx 10 months (one school year) and classes start every Sept...
  25. Need help with ideas!!

    Handwashing is fine, but apparently our instructor had seen a lot of them and really wanted us to pick something else. Your instructor may love it but I thought I would add a few other suggestions....