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paacollins

Chiropractic assistant, CNA in LTC, RN

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

    paacollins replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I feel your pain hun cause I about chewed my nails off. lol I took the test on Thursday so I picked up the kids from school, did homework, baths, dinner etc. Then couldn't sleep for wondering....

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

    paacollins replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Supposedly you can go to pearson vue and attempt to fill out a new application to test. If it lets you fill out the credit card info it means you failed but if it doesnt then you passed. I'm not...

  3. passed the NCLEX RN

    paacollins replied to cymphilly's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations. I passed on Dec 3rd and it was indeed a great present. I had a ton of infection control questions too but not that many lab value questions. Now you can enjoy New Years

  4. ati online practice test....yes or no

    paacollins replied to lhayee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So is there an ATI test geared toward the TEAS test? I've never heard of it. If you can take a TEAS practice test by all means do

  5. Will going to Tx for Alcohol and drugs 27 years ago keep me from being a nurse?

    paacollins replied to jlynn2303's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There was nothing in any paperwork I filled out pertaining to treatment programs. I went thru nursing school, clinicals at many different facilities, my preceptorship, and took the NCLEX. The only...

  6. ati online practice test....yes or no

    paacollins replied to lhayee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school provide ATI free of charge but it was all geared toward nursing classes i.e. fundamentals of nursing, med-surge nursing, OB nursing etc. It had nothing to do with the TEAS. The TEAS is...

  7. LPN vs RN???????

    paacollins replied to EMT216's topic in Nursing Career

    This thread is getting ugly so I think it should be closed. I WOULD like to say that EVERYONE IS entitled to their opinion but opinions can be voiced in a mature, considerate way that do not...

  8. Anyone looking/know of Public/ Community Health nursing jobs?

    paacollins replied to djb2121's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know that. Thanks very much for the into. I check the local health departments but this site is way

  9. Anyone looking/know of Public/ Community Health nursing jobs?

    paacollins replied to djb2121's topic in General Nursing

    I eventually want to work in public health but I have an ADN and all the public health jobs either want prior public health experience of a BSN with a rotation in public health. I'm hoping to start...

  10. Question for nurses who passed NCLEX using Saunders!

    paacollins replied to Learz13's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Ditto for me. I felt I guessed at most of them and very few did I think "oh I know this." Most of them were "what the heck?" lol I wonder if some of the questions had no truly correct answer. I...

  11. Question for nurses who passed NCLEX using Saunders!

    paacollins replied to Learz13's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had tons of infection control questions and priority questions. I had a lot of questions that asked "your patient has such and such do you a.gown and glove, b.gown, glove, mask,etc. They were not...

  12. LPN vs RN???????

    paacollins replied to EMT216's topic in Nursing Career

    In the nursing home I worked in LPNS did IVs too. We usually had only one RN on staff at any given time and she did mostly paperwork if she wasn't covering for an LPN that called out. LPNS have a...

  13. Did I pass Nclex?

    paacollins replied to cameronmpear's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Nothing is going to tell you until 48 hours from now when you can do quick results if you are in an area that supports that. Sometimes the BON will post your license number before that. I just took...

  14. LPN vs RN???????

    paacollins replied to EMT216's topic in Nursing Career

    Lord do people even THINK before they post on here? LPNS and RNS are both NURSES. In NC the ONLY difference in the scope of practice is that LPNS cannot teach, access, or push IV drugs. Not sure...

  15. Question for nurses who passed NCLEX using Saunders!

    paacollins replied to Learz13's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Suzanne's plan isn't available anymore and those of us who used it are not allowed to discuss it out of respect for her. I can tell you this. Suzanne told me to use ONLY Saunders and I did. She told...

  16. where to start my nclex review?

    paacollins replied to cdj12295's topic in General Nursing

    I was out of school for 18 months when I took the NCLEX so I can imagine you feel lost. I agree a refresher course would be smart. In my area, most job postings specify "hospital experience within 5...

  17. New national nurses union forms

    paacollins replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I wonder what this will mean for NC nurses like me. NC HATES

  18. Can I trust the BON, or do I have to wait for pearson to have my results up...?

    paacollins replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You passed dear.

  19. LPN starting pay $26.50!

    paacollins replied to mustbegood's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    A friend of mine started at a LTC in SW VA and is making $20 an hour with benefits and $24 with no benefits. I could start there as an RN and make considerably more but it is an hour drive thru windy...

  20. Getting a BSN but have BA in Business ???

    paacollins replied to jam911's topic in Florida Nursing

    I have an AA in liberal arts, a BS in computer information systems, and 4 classes short of a 2nd BS in bus. admin. I originally planned to do an accelerated BSN but I have 2 children and an elderly...

  21. New Years Eve Blue Moon

    paacollins replied to DogWmn's topic in General Nursing

    I've never worked an ED on New Year's Eve or a full moon but I've seen what a full moon can do. It truly seems that more drunk drivers are out, more murders take place, and more insanity happens....

  22. Want to start a second career in Nursing but have many questions

    paacollins replied to flaco's topic in General Students

    I agree that clinical time and on-the-job training is the best way to learn but without "classroom crap" you aren't going understand what they are trying to teach you in clinical. It's way smarter to...

  23. Relocating to NC looking for info

    paacollins replied to luv2shopp85's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    NC still has jobs for experienced nurses. New grads, like me, are finding it tough. www.wfubmc.edu is Baptist Hospital in Winston. www.novanthealth.org is Forsyth Medical Center in Winston. They...

  24. Don't know if I am cut out for Nursing???

    paacollins replied to MrsMeg's topic in General Students

    I went back to school at 25 and got an AA degree. I went to school again at 34 and earned my BS degree and was 4 classes short of having another BS degree. I returned to school AGAIN 2004 to earn my...

  25. Much Older People Going Into Nursing

    paacollins replied to MissMaryMack12's topic in General Students

    I'm almost 46 and have a 91 year old mother to care for an almost 8 year old and an almost 12 year old. I just passed my boards this month and am anxious to begin a new career, one that I truly will...