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  1. conference questions

    senseiRN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I guess they really want us to start attending conferences/in-services....? I had about 10ish questions that involved a nurse presenting a topic at a

  2. conference questions

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

    I used Kaplan, my pharm book, and my med-surg book. As long as you know your content, you should be good. When you do get the question on the NCLEX, just treat it like any other select all that...

  3. Phone screening

    senseiRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just bombed a phone interview My last one was so great (for a different hospital)... I felt like we really established a rapport. But this one, she was not as receptive/conversational.. it was...

  4. Phone screening

    senseiRN replied to senseiRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Expat! I still have my fingers crossed... but I have another interview at a different hospital so we'll see how that goes...

  5. September NCLEX-RN test taker

    senseiRN replied to kim_093089's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hello kababayan, This helped me a lot: Good luck!!

  6. When to check?

    senseiRN replied to CrunchyMama's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got that message and passed :) Then checked 48hrs after I took my test and found out that I passed! Now just waiting for my name on the BON Good

  7. PLEASE HELP!!! taking NCLEX-RN in 1 week

    senseiRN replied to nclexRNtaker's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used Kaplan too. Passed with 75 questions. Personally, I thought NCLEX was easier than Kaplan.... You are better prepared than I was. Be confident with your knowledge and you will do great. Good...

  8. conference questions

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

    Oh, I didn't even read into the 'priority' part. I just assumed that the client had to know everything that was true....... (since it was an SATA question). I think I had one about a 50 year old who...

  9. Feeling a little defeated...and exhausted with studying!!

    senseiRN replied to EgsEes's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I also printed this NCLEX study guide (through Staples for $4). Seriously best $4 I've ever spent. I read it Tuesday morning, Tuesday afternoon, and the morning of my test. It just really helped...

  10. Feeling a little defeated...and exhausted with studying!!

    senseiRN replied to EgsEes's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I thought the Kaplan questions were harder. I did QT 1-7 and scored in the mid-60s. I did ALL of the question bank and averaged 58%. I find out my official results tomorrow but I got the good pop

  11. NCLEX

    senseiRN replied to HNS12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's okay. I've never had test anxiety (always preferred tests to projects/papers). But the NCLEX was a different test. Everyone was passing, if I failed I would have to wait 45 days to retake etc. I...

  12. conference questions

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

    Liyah, I think it's more... is the statement true or false? For mine, it would be a nurse is presenting a topic at a conference, which of the following should she cover? and it would 5 statements and...

  13. Number Of Questions You Felt Like You Knew

    senseiRN replied to tostu's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Honestly, the only thing that threw me off was a 2-word phrase... it starts with an R and the second word was "superior" but even that I was able to narrow it down to 2 answers... Everything else was...

  14. NCLEX

    senseiRN replied to HNS12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Are you usually anxious when you take

  15. Atropine sulphate

    senseiRN replied to deepurple's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    dilated pupils = maximized contact between the iris and the lens, preventing aqueous humor from coming out of the posterior chamber which results in increased

  16. Pregnant RN caring for a CMV patient

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

    Hi NurseHopeful52011, I looked it up and cytomegalovirus is spread through direct contact so standard precautions is sufficient. As for the herpes zoster, unless it is disseminated herpes zoster, it...

  17. How long should you be an RN before starting NP school?

    senseiRN replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    She is a clinical specialist in medical surgical nursing and a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Her argument was that PT/Dent/Med students go straight to grad

  18. NCLEX question from my exam

    senseiRN replied to prob22's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would pick A.... hoorificeness is a sign of compromised

  19. Kaplan Question

    senseiRN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had a question about a nurse in a psych unit who answered the phone. The caller said that he was the spouse of the patient and wanted to know about the patient's condition. Then it asked which...

  20. Kaplan Question

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

    The rationale said psychiatric patients do not lose their civil rights and have the right to reasonable phone

  21. How long should you be an RN before starting NP school?

    senseiRN replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The dean of our school encouraged us to go ahead and go straight to NP school right after our BSN. Her reason was that the responsibilities of an RN greatly differs from that of an NP... and that RN...

  22. Why does everyone think that they can be a nurse/ or nursing is so easy?

    senseiRN replied to lifein08's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Well, "easy" and "hard" are relative. Getting into a nursing program is not that hard (way less pre-reqs and basically no 'weed out' courses) compared to med/PT/OT schools. There are a LOT of nursing...

  23. Why does everyone think that they can be a nurse/ or nursing is so easy?

    senseiRN replied to lifein08's topic in Illinois Nursing

    mainly because it's not that hard to get into nursing

  24. New Grad, not yet licensed with interview. HELP!

    senseiRN replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats!!

  25. New Grad, not yet licensed with interview. HELP!

    senseiRN replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated May 2011 and had an interview a week after graduation. The nurse manager said that she quickly looked over my resume/cover letter and did not realize that I wasn't licensed. She apologized...