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  1. *Official* Post Your Nursing Class Sweatshirt

    cHaNkStA posted a topic in General Students

    So at my school, I saw other cohorts produce awesome sweatshirts, so I thought of a creative idea to make one to represent our cohort. My sister who also is in nursing who was the cohort behind me...

  2. NCLEX: April 2013, Raising Passing Standard?

    cHaNkStA posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Saw this from a friend:

  3. When did you realize that "newbie" wouldn't cut it in the ER?

    cHaNkStA replied to lvnlrn's topic in Emergency

    As a new-ish grad. I had the mentality of I'm entering "YOUR" territory. You've been here longer than me and so you know more than me. I took my precepting days as a day of learning. Everyone had a...

  4. What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

    cHaNkStA replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    Here's a documentary about the waiting room. I use to precept here and well the waits were up to 2+ days. People would come in at 5-6AM and bring a blanket and anticipate the wait. The Waiting Room |...

  5. When someone mocks you for being a nurse

    cHaNkStA replied to fraydar's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Just tell them how much money you make... and they'll shut

  6. In danger of flunking out first semester..

    cHaNkStA replied to mattyice213's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Good luck brother.. this forum has an abundance of information.. enjoy the much deserved winter

  7. Nclex RN tomorrow 12/15/12

    cHaNkStA replied to BORI-BSNRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Just calm down and take the test. Don't let your nerves take the best of your judgment.. Don't get all concerned about how many Qs you get or whatever.. answer each questions as if it were your last....

  8. Anyone seen any all-white shoes?

    cHaNkStA replied to tenjuna's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm a personally a running shoe wearing kind of guy, and I couldn't imagine wearing any clogs or anything else, but this was pretty popular. Nike Air Max

  9. Salary

    cHaNkStA replied to francoml's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I complete agree with Joe, it REALLY varies on which hospital you are in. I have a friend who works in in VA, and gets $19/hr. California is a great state to work in, but super saturated. In Southern...

  10. Shift diff

    cHaNkStA replied to daviex's topic in California Nursing

    It varies hospital to hospital. Some don't have differential, and some don't offer time and a half after 8 hours. I know several hospitals who just do 12s and those last 4 hours are not considered

  11. Kaiser New Grad 2012

    cHaNkStA replied to sallyp911's topic in California Nursing

    Just keep looking. You really have to know someone who works internal who will really know. I feel like a lot of the Kaisers anywhere in CA aren't really offering a lot of new graduate

  12. Alameda County Medical Center RN Residency

    cHaNkStA replied to arubi25's topic in California Nursing

    My friend was selected for the position. Not sure how many others or what else. But from what I heard, you do get sent a behavioral test if you

  13. Won't get a job in 2 years? - ADN student in South Carolina

    cHaNkStA replied to joe2's topic in Men in Nursing

    California is TOUGH. I got super lucky on the position I'm at, especially in the market right now. But rumor says, 2014 is "the year". Like what everyone says, keep applying. Here are tips in nursing...

  14. Carilion

    cHaNkStA replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Anyone else get an

  15. carilion roanoke memorial hospital,

    cHaNkStA replied to takeatrip's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Anyone get any call-backs or

  16. NCLEX Kaplan Practice Scores

    cHaNkStA replied to Inori's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know how you feel, and that happened to me as well as all of my classmates. Here's what I did to get a bigger sample. Anyone feel free to participate. The more people involved in that, the more...

  17. NCLEX Kaplan Practice Scores

    cHaNkStA replied to Inori's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    SATA is an above the pass line question. You don't have to get all of them right in order to pass. As long as you get the next question right, then you should be fine. It's going to be impossible to...

  18. Accepted! Now what?

    cHaNkStA replied to mmills63's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Be ready to in an environment where the ratio is

  19. PVT Integrity POLL!

    cHaNkStA posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Okay, I have had this discussion with ALL my friends and we all so far have seen only positive results when it came to the PVT trick. So I thought that if we had a poll on whether/whether not the...

  20. PVT Integrity POLL!

    cHaNkStA replied to cHaNkStA's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had forgotten about that option. My friend also had that as well. (and he too also

  21. PVT Integrity POLL!

    cHaNkStA replied to cHaNkStA's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    As you can see, options 1 and 4 proves that the PVT trick works, 2 and 3 makes it

  22. NCLEX Kaplan Practice Scores

    cHaNkStA replied to Inori's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was scoring around that range on NCLEX 4000 and passed. NCLEX 4000 is generally focused on content questions. It has great review on topics so it would definitely be beneficial to use, but I don't...

  23. NCLEX Kaplan Practice Scores

    cHaNkStA replied to Inori's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't worry too much about numbers, focus on your mentality going into the test. I know you're not going to feel 100% ready for the test, but just as long as you have a general concept of what is...

  24. NCLEX Kaplan Practice Scores

    cHaNkStA replied to Inori's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    From what I heard, the readiness scale floating around here is invalid. (as confirmed from my Kaplan instructor). She had told me that people usually who score roughly 50% on the Readiness, are 90%...

  25. Samuel Merritt ABSN Spring 2011

    cHaNkStA replied to Victory925's topic in California Nursing

    Congrats everyone! See you all in the Spring! I just started my BSN here