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  1. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    PghRN30 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    YAY....finally, License was posted on state board!!!! I am a RN!!!!! Now i just need a

  2. LVN to RN Pre req question

    PghRN30 replied to Elleveein's topic in LPN to RN

    This is such a broad comment as it depends on many different factors. 1. What (and how many) prereqs the program you are looking at requires 2. What (if any) you already have? 3. What (if any)...

  3. Is the first semester really the hardest?

    PghRN30 replied to leekaye's topic in General Students

    It depends how your program is set up. I know if it is set up how ours was, in some ways it was the hardest, and others the easiest. Hardest in that it is completely new, new way of learning, new...

  4. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    PghRN30 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    it did say "delivery

  5. Relaxation tips?!

    PghRN30 replied to padozal's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    A little too late for you, (hope you figured something out and did well).....but for anyone else But I took mine this morning and was so antsy all week about it. This morning I woke up with pleanty...

  6. Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    PghRN30 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Does it work? Do you have to wait a ceratain amount of time before its accurate? Or is it never very accurate I just took NCLEX-RN this morning at 8:30, 75 questions, ~1 hour. Just got home and...

  7. Any list of important meds that will most likely be on the NCLEX?

    PghRN30 replied to NursingBro's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    one of my nursing instructors when we did pharm review in our last semster said two biggest ones to remember is if is talking about interactions and asprin or lasix are an option, it is usually the...

  8. OR training programs in PA

    PghRN30 replied to justchill's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I am not sure if you are still looking, or if Pittsburgh is an option for you, but UPMC has an OR nurse resedency program.....they are taking applications now for starting in

  9. What do you keep in your clinical bag?

    PghRN30 replied to aachavez's topic in General Students

    Also eatting well before clinical cuts down on need for snacks. With my current term ive been doing 12 hours shifts, both 7a-7p and 7p-7a, and i never go to a 12 hour shift without eating eggs and...

  10. Holder vs. Neck Draping for Littmann Cardio III?

    PghRN30 replied to CCMNursingStudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I keep mine in my scrub coat pocket. If not wearing scrub coat, in scrub top pocket, but usually wear the coat. dont have to leave it anywhere, and it is not

  11. Got a new pricey stethescope and it's no good!

    PghRN30 replied to ShineyNickelRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I know for nursing school I got the Prestige medical clinical I, it is comprable to the Littman classic II but costs a bit less. I know when if first tried it, I could not hear a dang thing out of...

  12. UPMC Mercy, Shadyside and St. Maragret MERGING???

    PghRN30 replied to neverbethesame's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Pretty much there will still be 3 seprate schools, but they will all be operated the same, same curriculum and such. I know St Margarets will have the biggest change, since as it is now our...

  13. Ad for an MA program

    PghRN30 replied to psu_213's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think the reason for government potentially "going to be" getting involved in it isn't a "we need to protect people from themselfs" type thing. It has to do with the fact that government grants end...

  14. Thank you gift for a school nurse?

    PghRN30 posted a topic in School

    I am a nursing student in my peds/OB semester. One thing we have to do is spend a day with a school nurse. I went to the high school of my son's school district and the main nurse for the district...

  15. Ad for an MA program

    PghRN30 replied to psu_213's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Eh, the "for profit" schools do the advertising, making it look prestegious, going to making "great money" when done (which yes it is better then minimum wage which is where most of the clientel are),...

  16. Does your supervisor call & text you at all hours?

    PghRN30 replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have not read all post, so I am sorry if anyone has hit on this, but the way I look at it, and have advised others to look at it (INCLUDING pts I have had that were going crazy with family calling...

  17. Did you learn IV in NS?!

    PghRN30 replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    Once again, the REASON my school does not teach it is it is a hospital affiliated school in a VERY large hospital system, thus ALL of our clinicals are done in the system. And it is HOSPITAL policy...

  18. Organizational MUST HAVES?

    PghRN30 replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    A GOOD planner. I like moleskines weekly planner/journal, weekly planner on left page, right page just ruled page, tons of room for notes to myself. But whatever works best for you, monthly layout,...

  19. Did you learn IV in NS?!

    PghRN30 replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in General Students

    My nursing school we also did not insert IVs. It is actually a system wide hospital policy that students are not to start IVs from what I have heard. At the end of my critical care semester our...

  20. Recommended Stethoscope for STUDENT!

    PghRN30 replied to tammy_zeidan09's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I got a prestige clinical 1 for nursing school. Is comparable to a littman classic II from all reviews i've seen. And costs like $40-$50. It also seems to be the most common stethoscope i see...

  21. Time Limits on Science Classes ??

    PghRN30 replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    One thing you will see when you start having to write evidence baced practice papers in nursing school, and pull up articals, is for an artical to be concidered current, it should be preferably less...

  22. Cheating pre-nursing students

    PghRN30 replied to buttons93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do not worry about them. That is giving them more of your time then they deserve. From what I have seen, especially with ADN/ diploma schools is many people think it is going to be easy as long as...

  23. when did you have your OR clinicals?

    PghRN30 replied to jusstme's topic in General Students

    I'm in a hospital diploma school and we just had a one weeks clinical during med-surg out rotation in OR/PACU (2 Clinical days) So one day spent observing in OR and one observing in PACU (maybe...

  24. How do nurses practice giving shots?

    PghRN30 replied to sakiohma's topic in General Students

    We used the fake skin in lab....and only injected air to extend the life of the skin...described everything we were doing. No practising on each other. Then on pts with instructors. First time...

  25. Peds is NOT easy!

    PghRN30 replied to Double-Helix's topic in Pediatric

    I am in nursing school, and I know I have just had to roll my eyes at a couple classmates who have stated from very early on that they "just want to hold babies"......cause yeah, that's all peds...