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I've been at Dekalb for 5 years. It has its ups and downs but overall I love it. Our stepdown unit can be crazy but some people really like that. I haven't really talked to anyone who works in CDU. I have a lot of friends who work at South Fulton and they say it's crazy but pays well (especially the float pool).

I did the AACN practice test too. Loved David Woodruff's course but wanted more practice. I reviewed questions from Pass CCRN and that helped some. For the CMC I got the review course from Med-Ed and it was very helpful.

Good luck! I took it a couple years ago and passed on my first try. I used the Ed4Nurses review course (David Woodruff) and it was very helpful.

I passed on my first try, and the main review I used was David Woodruff's. I also used Pass CCRN for practice questions. Good luck!

We had a patient who complained the bed was too soft and wanted some plywood to sleep on...

I thought David Woodruff's review course was great. I passed the exam on the first try. I did use AACN's self assessment test as well, just to boost my confidence and prove to myself that I was ready. :)

Ideally on my floor the charge nurse has no patients... however, I've had as many as 5 while charging before. I like to take 1 or 2 patients sometimes just to make things a little easier for my coworkers, but sometimes it's more helpful to them to just be available to help them out with things.

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The AACN provides certifications for acute/critical care nurses (CCRN, PCCN, etc). Their website is http://www.aacn.org

Here's a copy of the sheet we use on my telemetry floor. AssignmentSheet.doc

I also use my cell phone to text people occasionally throughout the night, but not when I'm with a patient of course. And I always keep in on vibrate. We have a couple of techs who are on the phone ALL NIGHT LONG. Yes, that includes while they're doing vital signs. Half the time, it's not even English. It's so frustrating sometimes, but they have been written up and reminded of the policy over and over... they still do it.

"Please bathe patient. If nursing staff is too incompetent to do this, please inform me." This order was written on a 26 year old young man, who walked all around the hospital at least 8 hours a day, and was perfectly capable of taking a shower. He just didn't want to. Were we supposed to restrain him? Haha.

We check for discrepancies every shift, but only do the count of all narcotics once a week.

Well, if you are interested, mine was posted on the website today- 8 days from the test date. Hope it doesn't take you long either! Congrats on passing! Such a relief, isn't it? :)

1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 79 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? I used Davis and Mosby books... just reviewed peds and mother/baby and did lots of questions. No review course. 3. Did your SON offer any testing (ERI, ATI, HESI)? Yeah, we used all of those, but HESI was what we used for the comprehensive exam. 4. How long did you wait for results of the test, or are you still waiting? the longest 48 hours of my life! 5. What were your thoughts coming out of the test (total disbelief, certainty you had failed, confident you had passed)? I was sure I had failed... I felt like I had guessed on every question. But I passed. :) 6. Was this your first attempt at NCLEX? Yeah.