tigerlily345

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  1. Good night ladies and gentlemen, I took my NCLEX exam today. I walked out of the center feeling like a failure, but after reading the forums, I decided to try the Pearsonvue Trick (PVT). I got the "good" pop up. Since this isn't 100%, I will pay to v...
  2. NYP

    I will be interviewing at NYP this month. Anyone interviewed with them before? Does anyone have any advice for me? I am very nervous.
  3. A teacher in nursing school once to me in nursing school, "where you start is where you usually stay". Is this generally true? How long have you been in your specialty? Is this your initial specialty or did you transfer?
  4. Best Stethoscope for Cardiac Nursing

    Hello, and Good morning to all. I originally posted this under the "nursing stethoscope" forum but I received no replies. Later this month, I will be interviewing for a position on a Cardiac Stepdown unit where I completed my acute care preceptorship...
  5. Best scrubs for pear shaped women?

    Good Night, In nursing school I had worn mandatory Landau scrubs which tend to fit poorly on me. The medium was too big and the small didn't fit right around the hip/ butt area . For those of you with a similar body type, what "brand" of scrubs do yo...
  6. Best Stethoscope for Cardiac Nursing

    Hello, and Good morning to all. I would like some opinions regarding the best stethoscope for cardiac nurses. I've heard that Littman's are great, however, there are so many stethoscopes produced by littman (Master Cardiology, Cardiology STC, Lightwe...
  7. Caliotter beat me to it... lol. Before I answered no one had posted so disregard my "Hopefully another poster might offer suggestions." Caliotter provided a great example.
  8. No learning is a waste of time. I am a 2nd degree nurse with a B.S. in Health Education and now a BSN in nursing. I am not sure how you can incorporate the two degrees in your case but I still do not consider it a waste. Hopefully another poster migh...
  9. Need help with DRUGS!!!

    Mosby's Pharmacology Memory Notecards: Visual, Memonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses A great tool that I used to study for NCLEX. Good Luck.
  10. Calculation question

    Hello. I have a problem similar to this. I have changed the values. How do I go about approaching this calculation? Your help is appreciated. A client who weighs 98 lb is to receive Intropin at the rate of 6 mcg/kg/min. A nurse mixes 400 mg of Intro...
  11. Calculation question

    I am a BSN new nurse... passed all of my medication calc questions in nursing school.. hence I was able to graduate. Passed NCLEX-RN on the 1st try. Administered medication without calc errors. This is the 1st time I have seen a question like this. W...
  12. Calculation question

    THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE ANSWERED!!! I am glad I was not the only person searching for the steps to solve this problem and or problems like it. Glad it helped more people than myself.
  13. Calculation question

    Coffee Nurse, I've tried to answer the question and I am not getting it. That is why I posted it here. Not looking for anyone to do the problem for me, that is why I changed the values.
  14. Best scrubs for pear shaped women?

    Good Night, I originally posted this question in the Uniform forum but it looks like the traffic to that area of the site is pretty low. In nursing school I had worn mandatory Landau scrubs which tend to fit poorly on me. The medium was too big and t...
  15. Best scrubs for pear shaped women?

    Thanks "tobesmartt", Its not so much about "covering up" or concealing the hip, as I would like a bottom that fits well and comfortably.
  16. Best scrubs for pear shaped women?

    Thank You all for your suggestions :)
  17. Best scrubs for pear shaped women?

    Thanks for the info.
  18. A teacher in nursing school once to me in nursing school, "where you start is where you usually stay". Is this generally true? How long have you been in your specialty? Is this your initial specialty or did you transfer?
  19. Do you usually stay in the specialty you start out in?

    Very interesting stories. Thanks for replying everyone.
  20. Best Stethoscope for Cardiac Nursing

    Thanks for the replies everyone
  21. NYP

    Yes I am a new grad. I completed my senior preceptorship/internship there.
  22. NYP

    I have yet to interview
  23. Best Stethoscope for Cardiac Nursing

    Thank you for responding. :)
  24. Best Stethoscope for Cardiac Nursing

    Thank You Nurse-lou
  25. Call the BON to make sure that nothing is hindering the completion of the licensing process. Maybe your file is incomplete? Maybe your school did not sent all of the required documents to the BON? It is possible. I passed on 2/24 and my # was posted ...