ChuckeRN BSN, RN

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    Why won't anyone hire new graduate nurses??!!?!?

    ChuckeRN replied to samae23's topic in General Nursing

    I've been looking for about a month, but I've been offered a job in a hospital in Minot ND. If I was single and without a family, I would have jumped all over it, but I had to turn it down. As...
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    Dr Oz and Aspirin

    ChuckeRN replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and the one time I saw Dr. Oz on TV, all I could think was, "Why are his scrubs so
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    Dr Oz and Aspirin

    ChuckeRN replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    I just took a CE class where the nurse speaker helped to rewrite part of the 2010 ACLS protocol. According to her, O2 should not be given for patients with >95% O2 Sat. And ASA for sure. I also...
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    pay attention to the drugs on TV

    ChuckeRN replied to passredskins1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I disagree. The drug questions I got on NCLEX ( as well as others in my class) were the generic atenolol, digoxin, and insulin type questions. And WTH said NCLEX tests "real world" stuff is full of...
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    Sharing Prescription Drugs

    ChuckeRN replied to Finally2008's topic in General Nursing

    Fer cryin out loud, with friends like you, who needs the
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    SATA questions

    ChuckeRN replied to wecan11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Kaplan SATA strategy = Pick at least 2, but not
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    I will PASS the NCLEX-RN!!

    ChuckeRN replied to maggie76's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That's what I did as well. This is not silly at all. I also said a little prayer before I clicked on SUBMIT on question# 75.
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    NCLEX practice questions

    ChuckeRN replied to studyguides123's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    +1
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    Just took NCLEX, freaking out!

    ChuckeRN replied to maisyLPN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Go get some alcohol, consume your alcohol of choice, crash, wake up in the morning, hydrate, then check the BON website, or do the PVT. You did everything you could and it's now out of your hands, so...
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    Recommend me good CONTENT review books

    ChuckeRN replied to Chris189's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My school gave us a good indicator for success in passing the NCLEX. If all your HESI tests are 900+ average, then you have a 95% probability of passing. This to me means that your content knowledge...
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    PALS certification

    ChuckeRN replied to JuneBugFL's topic in General Nursing

    I took my PALS from the same instructor as my ACLS. Why not ask your instructor
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    Recommend me good CONTENT review books

    ChuckeRN replied to Chris189's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think the Kaplan book is a really good book, but just how thin do you expect a book that will summarize EVERYTHING you learned in NS to be??? Besides, by now you should be concentrating on test...
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    NCLEX studying

    ChuckeRN replied to nikikc's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The content may matter, but the test taking strategy, probably not. Kaplan says they release a new edition fairly frequently due to the content
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    Cranial Nerves

    ChuckeRN replied to srangel's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Neither did I. If you are doing well, you should be getting application and analysis type questions. While it is important to know the content, you should have been studying content throughout school....
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    Phlebotomy Course

    ChuckeRN replied to Llam86's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As my pharm prof used to say, any monkey can be taught to start IVs. I wouldn't worry about it. If you start in the ER, you'll get plenty of practice. If you're in any other department, if you get a...