s.marie333 ASN, RN

Hey y'all! I want to share my story with you to possibly make you aware of certain things that I didn't know and maybe even bring some comfort to you. I took my NCLEX yesterday morning at 0800. I woke up 30 minutes before my alarm went off because I ...

It's not so much that the questions will be more difficult. They just changed the NCLEX-RN in 2013. They always change it. There will be different styles of questions. If it is anything like NCLEX-RN, it will be SATA, Hot spot, fill in the blank (dos...

1. State you work in: Florida [COLOR=#333333]2. Years of experience: 1 day…I just graduated :) 3. Specialty/unit and work setting: Hemodialysis 4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary: $23.88 5. Differentials (if any): None, but overtime is time and a ha...

Unfortunately, I am unable to share the files since they are copy written. I'm sorry

I was told that the nurse should be the witness, but only witness if the patient understands the procedure. If they don't understand, it is the physician's responsibility to teach the patient about the procedure. I don't have a source or text, this i...

I didn't read Saunders very much. I only did Endocrine, Cardiac, Respiratory, and Renal. I didn't do any questions since I had Kaplan.

This just made me think of another way to remember. You can always think of Cushings like a "cushion," which is squishy and fat.

It stands for Pearson Vue Trick. Basically, if you take your NCLEX and try to re-register for it through Pearson, if you get a pop up saying "Our records indicate that you have a scheduled exam already," then you passed. If you are sent through on to...

I'm sorry you haven't had a lot of experience. My friend just graduated from a BSN program and said that she wasn't allowed to do anything but baths and changing linens. I think it's crazy how different some programs are compared to others. I am in a...

They are on the very first page of this thread ?

Thank you so much for posting these! I will be using them to study for my Pharmacology HESI at the end of this semester. For some reason, we didn't take the Pharm HESI at the end of the pharm class and I need a refresher.

Yes! Don1984 put a video link of exactly what I was trying to say!

We were taught not to touch the folded-over part of the cuff once our other glove was on. It doesn't make sense since it is technically sterile, but my instructor said it was unsterile because that is the part that touches your skin? IDK. But how we ...

Actually, nursing began in about 250 B.C. I obviously don't know what their rituals or anything entailed after they became nurses, but either way, what I meant was that nursing has been around for a very long time, all of which had some sort of tradi...

I don't believe all "fresh out of high school" or young people should be grouped together as lazy and wanting everything handed to them. I am 21 years old. I am about to start my fourth semester (out of five). I work very hard for everything. My scho...

I don't think a pinning ceremony should be considered "silly" or something that you should feel foolish about. It is to honor the graduating students and gives them a right of passage into nursing. It has been a tradition for over a 1,000 years. A co...

I am 5'4 and 108-110 pounds and have no issues with helping patients change positions. You will learn in your first semester how to properly move your patients without hurting yourself. Always bend with your knees and use your leg muscles-never the b...

I had to complete 10 prerequisite classes and my ADN program is 5 semesters long. I plan on doing my RN-BSN online, which will be 3 semesters.

I make straight b's in nursing school. Prior, I was a 4.0 student. I try my best and that is what matters. As long as you can pass nursing school and your boards for licensure, who cares what your grades are if you tried your best? Grades don't make ...

I agree lmccrn62! Just because you can make the grade doesn't mean you will be a good nurse. You can have a 4.0 and not have any qualities a nurse should possess (i.e. empathy, compassion, understanding, etc.).

I think the best two options for a new nursing graduate would to either A) Do a nurse residency program, or B) Get experience as a nurse on a med-surg unit first for a year (at least). You are exposed to a wide variety of patients on a med-surg unit....

If your textbook has key objectives outlined at the beginning of each chapter, I recommend learning them! What I did was make it sort of like a treasure hunt. I would only read the parts pertaining to the key objectives of that chapter, then write do...

I don't recommend buying previous editions! Nursing (and healthcare in general) is an ever-changing field of knowledge. Nursing books take a very long time to get edited and published, therefore even the new additions have some outdated information i...

I personally purchased all of my textbooks. I have used books from foundations (first semester) to help me understand more complex issues from adult health (second and third semester). My medical-surgical textbook is used from second semester through...

Well, I don't have summer off, so on May 8, I start Adult Health III and Parent-Child (fourth semester). For the Fall, I will be starting my final semester of nursing school (yay!). I will be taking Adult Health IV and Transitions.