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Almost all hospitals will drug test, and if you test positive for THC you will fail the drug test. Even though it is legal in CA, hospitals can still deny employment if you test positive. I think that is very unfortunate because cannabis is really a great and powerful medication. The drug screening is unfair because THC metabolites stay in your system for a long time, thus the testing does not measure impairment. And the laws regarding cannabis are so outdated and strictly political rather than scientific. Hopefully that changes one day!

Good luck to everyone who's interviewing this week!!!

Anyone who applied to surgical or ortho hear back yet? My status still says online assessment complete so I have lost hope

I applied for surgical, ortho, and onco! I know they say BSN preferred, but does anyone know if ADNs have a shot at this? I just graduated with my ADN and I am currently enrolled in a BSN program. Crossing my fingers!!

It's one thing knowing the material, but its a whole other thing knowing how to take these tests. As someone else recommended, I would DEFINITELY get a test success book. Maybe a fundamentals and a med surg one. Half the time you spend studying should be using those. Read all the rationales and know why each option is right/wrong. These tests are really testing us on our critical thinking skills. We can memorize all the facts we want, but part of being a nurse is critical thinking, and that's not something we learn from just studying material. Cheer up, I think once you start improving on your test taking skills, you will see a major improvement.

YES YES YES!!! May 22!

I have books from each series! I like each for different reasons. The Made Incredibly Easy is... well incredibly easy! Its teaches you more about the concepts, gives you cool tips and tricks to remember things. It explains complicated things in very easy to understand ways. In the back of each chapter there are a few multiple choice questions but no rationales. On the other hand, the R&R books are focused more on NCLEX type questions and geared to help you pass exams. It gives you an out-line type overview of each chapter and covers all the important points. No colorful pictures or anything! There are about 20 questions in each chapter with rationales. It also comes with a CD that has a 30 question test on each chapter, with rationales! I find the R&R a lot more useful. I always use them to study for my exams. It helps me prepare for tests better and on improving my critical thinking. The Made Easy book is great for understanding concepts, but I just use my text books for that! The NCLEX type questions I find more valuable. Hope that helps! :)

Sounds like your patient may be in the late stages of dementia. Sometimes all you can do is just offer your company. Even if that means there is not much communication. You have to remember that they are still human and require the same basic needs as all of us. Maybe you can help by repositioning her, cleaning her up, offering her food or water because often times they don't remember to eat or drink. Read up on dementia before you go back next week and be familiar with the signs and symptoms and try to see if you can spot them in your patient. Make it a learning experience for yourself so you don't think that things are weird or feel awkward.

I think Anticipatory Grieving would be more appropriate you can do Anticipatory Grieving r/t cancer diagnosis aeb pt expressing fear and denial

I have done 0 studying this past couple days. I should start....

Get them a gift certificate for a massage. It will come in handy when they start the semester!

I can see why you feel so frustrated. But blaming nursing school for everything and saying you wouldn't recommend it to anyone is a bit unfair. Sure its tough and stressful but can be very rewarding in the end for those that make it through. I think you should take some time off to cool down and reevaluate your goals. If nursing is your passion, you shouldn't give up.

There are a lot of people in my program that aren't doing so well (1st semester) and they do complain a lot. They study more than me and still manage to fail every exam and complain it is the instructors fault, or the tests fault, never really taking responsibility of their own grade. Thats why they don't really improve. I find that some of these people try to memorize every bit of information from the texts books. They don't use critical thinking to see how it would relate to a patient. They don't put the puzzle pieces together in their head. Thats why they will eventually drop out.

What topics in particular are you having trouble with? Thats odd how your grades are going down. Mine did the opposite, went from Cs to As as I adjusted to the testing styles. At this point of the semester its suppose to "click" and everything should be making more sense than it did in the beginning.

Congrats!!! 3 more weeks for me and I'll be done with 1st semester. Its been so tough and emotionally draining. I can't believe its coming to an end soon (thank god!!). I have a high B now and if I do well on my next 2 exams I might be able to pull off an A!