nahjah

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1. Hesi test and NCLEX exam question......

   nahjah replied to spiri1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   We took the HESI both years of our ADN program- both times, we had 160 questions. We were told by our instructors that how you do on the HESI is 97% accurate of how you'll do on your NCLEX. I hope...

2. New Job and Pregnancy

   nahjah posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am graduating from nursing school Sunday and have been offered a job at the local hospital. I accepted and thought all was well until they emailed me today with the date for my pre-employment...

3. No She/he Did Not!!!

   nahjah replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

   No she did not have her cell phone on during lecture three times in the past month, answer it, and proceed to tell her boyfriend she was in lecture and what we were learning about that day!!!!!!!...

4. Getting residents up for the day

   nahjah replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   There are 2 aides on 11-7 who each have to get up 6 people. They start at 5:00. Most of the time they get them washed and changed and leave them in bed until they are done with the other 5, and then...

5. Lexapro

   nahjah replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Psychiatric

   What about taking lexapro while pregnant???? I have heard mixed

6. Should all nursing students be required to be a CNA for one year?

   nahjah replied to SophieMae's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, yes, yes!!!! I don't think it should be a law, but should be required by the school. I have been a CNA for almost three years. In our ADN program, they taught us everything in two hours. We...

7. Mc Donalds pays more for CNA with 8 yrs exp

   nahjah replied to Rnltc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I have been a CNA for three years. I will graduate with my ADN in May! While I agree that we don't get paid nearly what we should (my brother is a dishwasher at the Olive Garden and makes the same as...

8. Nurses and smoking......

   nahjah replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

9. Do your CNA's call in sick every weekend?

   nahjah replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

   While in nursing school, I work per diem as a CNA in a LTC facility. While on winter vacation (which ends tonight ), I have been called at least once a day to see if I can come in and pick up shifts...

10. How many hours do you go school each week?

    nahjah replied to alison-z's topic in General Nursing

    ADN student- 3rd semester out of 4 Class- 5 hours over 2 days Clinical- 16 hours, 2 consecutive days in a row Lots of study and clinical prep time as well. Next semester it will be 7 class hours and...

11. Lexapro - Want off...advice please?

    nahjah replied to Ashera's topic in General Nursing

    I just took myself off from Lexapro about a month ago. My husband and I are trying to start a family and I figured it would be safer and easier to get off it now than to try to quit "cold turkey"...

12. impersonating a Dr. warning

    nahjah replied to NurseStacey143's topic in General Nursing

    When we were doing our maternity rotation last semester, we used to meet in the nursery on the L&D floor (it isn't used unless there is a problem). We normally have to wear white pants and white...

13. Security Photos

    nahjah replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I did my clinicals this spring, they use the security bracelets and also took a security picture with a 35 mm camera. The roll of film wasn't sent away to be developed until all 24 pictures had...

14. Nursing diagnosis

    nahjah replied to Guest26407's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i think that you mean to say deaf and mute i have a deaf brother and one of the main things that fries me is when people refer to him as death. he's not dead, or dying....he just can't...

15. Disecting Cats

    nahjah replied to DeanG's topic in General Students

    In A&P1 we had to disect rats (big ones ). We did the sheep heart and cow eye as well. We were supposed to do the fetal pig in A&P 2 but luckily, we ran out of time and never got around to...