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Hey there! Wouldn't you believe it, another question about heel sticks! :) Last night I had a kiddo that I needed a blood sugar sample from. She had a right club foot and that was the foot I was using for the test, so her foot curved outward, making ...

So last night I had to get labs from a 1 month old. We stuck his heel, but it didn't bleed well and clotted before we had enough blood (plus it looked like it was starting to hemolyze). So I stuck on a tourniquet to look for a vein to straight stick ...

Hey all, I've been drawing a lot of icals the last few nights, and I just got to wondering why it needs to be stuck in ice right away. Anybody know?

Sorry, I didn't meant to post twice and I can't delete this post!

" those stinking prefilled saline syringes will be the death of me. the first time i had to flush a patients line my instuctor instructed me to "burp" it, well i pushed too hard and shot my patient in the face, i thought i was going to die. " i'm...

I'm a new nurse, too, and I totally feel ya! :) It is rough! I have good nights and bad ones, but I always make little mistakes and ask tons of questions. I even double-check some things because I am just afraid of doing something wrong. I realize ev...

Hi there. :) No, I did not get the residency, unfortunately. BUT I did get a great internship at a hospital a little further down south. :) And I know it's where I'm supposed to be. The interview was not too bad... pretty typical questions, but they...

I would encourage you to look at new grad internships!! I bet applications are open (or close to it) for the June cohorts. :) I'm in one and it is really helpful...

This is so encouraging. I'm a new grad, too, and just feel completely overwhelmed and depressed all the time. At first I was really good at being productive on my days off but now it's like I've hit a wall and don't want to do anything but lay around...

I have a friend who just began working as a neuroscience nurse. She says she has a lot of kids with CP, epilepsy, strokes, etc. I think it's a big variety, but out of all the floors you could work on, I'd say neuro has the most epilepsy. Good luck!!

Sure! Well, everything I did is pretty much in that original post, but as far as a timeline... my school actually provided Kaplan as part of our tuition, so we took the in-person class sometime in October before graduating in December. That included ...

Hey! I just took my NCLEX this week and passed with 75 questions! :) You can do it!!! I actually used Kaplan and Hurst... with Hurst, I just watched the lectures. I didn't use any of their practice questions. It was a really good review and hit all ...

I passed!!!!!!!!! Did you?!

Awesome! :) Sounds like a great plan. Best of luck and I hope to hear how you do! :)

You bet! :) I agree, it is pretty confusing. People tell you so many different things and it is just a little ridiculous!! Congratulations on being almost done! Yahoo!

did you pass?!?!?!?!

I used Kaplan to prepare for my NCLEX, and reviewing the rationale/looking information up RIGHT AWAY really helped. I would take notes on points I thought I needed to remember, and went through them several times before NCLEX. I took all the Qbank an...

Invest in Kaplan. It is REALLY helpful. If you feel like you need a good content review, check out Hurst. I did both.

I'm from Texas, too. You can apply to the board as soon as you want! :) What determines your ability to test is how quick the BON sends you the ATT letter after graduation. Mine took two and a half weeks, and even then there wasn't anything available...

hey now... were you not nervous about your result?!

I took mine in Texas on Thursday, too, at 8am... got 75 questions, and like you, felt like I completely failed it. I felt a bit better talking to some others afterward, but still can't believe how WEIRD that test was and how unconfident I felt afterw...

Ugghhhh this makes me so worried. I guess I'll just have to wait the week out and see if I get a call... it would've been better if they did all acceptions and rejections on the same day. Congratulations though. :)

Did you accept, since you decided you didn't like the program? Did they say they were calling all the applicants on Friday night?

My interview was pretty good. One of my classmates got a call on Friday night that she got the position -- it's driving me CRAZY because they told us they would let us know THIS Friday!! why did they call her early?! lol So. Anxious. How do y'all fee...

yes. :) just got one today!