SmilingRN

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1. Passed ANCC FNP November 2019

   SmilingRN replied to SmilingRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Thanks a

2. Passed ANCC FNP November 2019

   SmilingRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Hi all, So, I just wanted to pay it forward and post about my experience in passing the ANCC FNP exam with the utmost transparency and encouragement. For starters, I don’t think I’m unintelligent...

3. iMac or MacBook!

   SmilingRN replied to nurseprince2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I just wanted to check back in for 2019 and let everyone know that I’m STILL using the same MacBook from 2010 that I mentioned in my original post. I’ve only had one issue a few years back with...

4. Forgot to cancel/reschedule test appointment

   SmilingRN replied to rcrr's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   From my understanding, if you have already scheduled and missed the appointment then you automatically forfeit the $200 testing fee. I don't think that it counts against the number of test attempts...

5. PVT failed!!!!!!

   SmilingRN replied to johnybhoi24's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   The PVT has worked for everyone that I know. This is over a 2-3 year time span I'm speaking of. I have heard that sometimes the PVT doesn't work when "delivery successful" isn't reflected on the...

6. Attitudes of New Nurses

   SmilingRN replied to NextGen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Yeah, that's a good old case of "splitting." It's most common on the mental health units. However, I'm sure that non-psych patients are good for it,

7. Backpack, watch for nursing program?

   SmilingRN replied to mangosoccer11's topic in General Students

   Some of the students had Swiss Army rolling cases. I've even seen a few doctors using them in the hospital and I see that they carry a lot of equipment. Costco usually has a deal on them and it comes...

8. Attitudes of New Nurses

   SmilingRN replied to NextGen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I always look drugs up before I give them just because you always need to know what and why you're giving a patient a particular med (i.e. six rights of medication administration). However, in my...

9. Attitudes of New Nurses

   SmilingRN replied to NextGen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   To piggyback off of your statement, sometimes a nurse has to exercise better judgment and hold medications because of a patient's rapid or unexpected change. We wouldn't wait to see what the doctor...

10. "Just" an LPN

    SmilingRN replied to kjrobinetteSN's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    People on the outside looking in always have the most to say: "Why not just go for an MD?, if you're looking into becoming a CRNA?" -or- "Why didn't you just go on to become a doctor, if you are doing...

11. Just took the NCLEX-RN on 8/5/13

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

    No problem and thank you,

12. Just took the NCLEX-RN on 8/5/13

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

    @ 48 hrs For sure! Sometimes I would stare at the screen for 5 minutes before selecting choices from Kaplan's SATA because they were just that complex. Luckily, it helped when it mattered

13. Just took the NCLEX-RN on 8/5/13

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

    @ NW_studentnurse Thanks! The NCLEX SATA are pretty straightforward. At least, they were in my opinion. I read somewhere to treat each option as a true or false based on what the question is asking...

14. Just took the NCLEX-RN on 8/5/13

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

    @ ohyesitslizz Bummer! I checked within 48 hours of completing the exam (which was around 1100 on 8/5/13). Perhaps this is why you can't see your option to view your Quick Results? I would try again...

15. caught up in a dilemma

    SmilingRN replied to Dave_S's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    @ Kaydensmom01 My initial paragraph was replying to your notion that grades indicate how you'll do in nursing school and whether someone is understanding the material. The subsequent paragraphs are...