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  1. Kaplan Readiness test results...

    lrc1203 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    so I got a 58% on the Kaplan readiness exam and I'm not too happy about it. I heard a 65% is passing. What does a 58% equal out to for the NCLEX? I heard there is like a scale where it will tell you...

  2. student loan forgiveness for nurses??

    lrc1203 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone know any legit websites or programs out there for nurses that will forgive your student loans? Sadly, I've only been a nurse now for almost 2 years and haven't been able to make hardly any...

  3. Anyone go to a Nursing convention?

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in General Nursing

    So Hawaii was not approved... has to be in the continental US but I heard that the ONS Congress is a really great one to go to and its in Anaheim,CA this year so I'm hoping to go to this

  4. Anyone go to a Nursing convention?

    lrc1203 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever went to these out of town nursing conventions that are in another city like FL, Vegas etc that are paid for?? I was wanting to sign up for one because I have never been to one yet and...

  5. Anyone go to a Nursing convention?

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in General Nursing

    So just found out that I was selected to go to one of my specialty (oncology) this year paid for. So excited! You know, I am considering ONS congress in CA or the Lymphoma one in Hawaii. Prob...

  6. Anyone go to a Nursing convention?

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in General Nursing

    I guess with ours it's paid for also but their are stipulations such as if you have attended in the last 3 years you aren't

  7. Anyone go to a Nursing convention?

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in General Nursing

    did you go alone or bring anybody along with you? Someone told me they brought their kids and i'm like well is there really any time to spend? I guess if you add days on you could turn it into a vaca...

  8. done with orientation...gift for my preceptor

    lrc1203 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had the best orientation experience with my preceptor and am looking for some ideas of what I could get her? She has given me so much advice and I've learned so much from

  9. done with orientation...gift for my preceptor

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in General Nursing

    I did recognize her on our unit we have a bulletin board where you can recognize an employee for something outstanding they did. I wrote a little note and put her name on there. For my 60 day eval I...

  10. Kaplan Readiness test results...

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I spent a lot of time but since I have a 2 year old it was harder for me to find the time. I spent prob 4 days/week 4-5 hours each day studying. I took it in April and I think I stopped at

  11. Kaplan Readiness test results...

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    rest of the scores were in the 50s and I did pass!!!!!!!! Thanks for

  12. trying again...

    lrc1203 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    2nd attempt is on Tuesday. Prayers needed. I did saunders CD and NCSBN the first time and didnt work. This time I took Kaplan did all qbank and question trainers except 7. I've gotten in the 50's and...

  13. trying again...

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I really do feel more prepared this time around. I am still worried about pharm though. So hard to remember all these meds with their side effects and classes etc. Remembering the last part of the...

  14. Kaplan Readiness test results...

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    okay that makes me feel a little better. I took an ATI exam right before I finished nursing school and I did so terrible but wasnt suprised because I hadn't been studying much. I think I got like a...

  15. need help with SATA

    lrc1203 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I really need help with the SATA type questions. Can anyone reccomend anything to use? any websites etc? Even any of the alternate formats would be helpful to study. I'm taking kaplan but they dont...

  16. exam cram

    lrc1203 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    anyone use this book and feel like it was helpful? My friend who just passed used this, the purple kaplan book and saunders. She says they are hard questions and if you can answer them and get them...

  17. Kaplan help..

    lrc1203 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hi so I bought the Kaplan on demand on Feb 28th. I have gotten through 2 topics so far and have scheduled my exam for april 17th. This will be my second time taking it I took it feb 6th and failed. My...

  18. Kaplan help..

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree at least as far as the videos go, they arent very informational and are very dry. Dont really cover

  19. Kaplan help..

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    oh and a friend of mine from my class reccomended the book exam cram. Has anyone used

  20. intermediate care vs med/surg floors

    lrc1203 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    so I just got called for an interview for a nights med/surg position. After I got off the phone I got online to look at the positions again and found a day position for intermediate care. Thing is, I...

  21. Intermediate care units?

    lrc1203 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What exactly is an intermediate care unit? Is it like critical care? Somebody said it was a step down from that but didn't exactly explain to me what it entails of and what kind of patients I would...

  22. Different areas of nursing

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in General Nursing

    The thing is they want us to pick something from a different category so since I picked mother/baby it is under the category of OB so I cant pick L&D or NICU I would have liked to... I'm pretty...

  23. Different areas of nursing

    lrc1203 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Next semester will be my last and today a professor came to talk to us about placing us in a certain area for capstone clinicals. We can choose our 3 top choices of the area we want to go in. So far,...

  24. Need help with this IV calc!

    lrc1203 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    okay i've been trying to figure this one out and i keep getting a different answer. the problem is: you are to give vancomycin iv 2gm piggyback over 2 hours. the iv bag reads d5/0.45% saline 250ml...

  25. Chest tube help

    lrc1203 replied to lrc1203's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    thank