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  1. ECPI what do I need to know (RN to BSN)

    mikala3 replied to mikala3's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Sorry, I'm on a rotating schedule, I cant attend classes no matter where they

  2. ECPI what do I need to know (RN to BSN)

    mikala3 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    It is accredited. It cost just over 27k, but it appears that I can take the required microbiology class

  3. How nervous were you when you took the NCLEX?

    mikala3 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I was so nervous that when it turned off at 75 questions I jumped and thought I broke the

  4. Dilemma in clinical?

    mikala3 replied to mursetudent25's topic in General Students

    I had something similar. When I was working as an NA. I had never worked on an ortho floor before. I got a call to take a total knee replacement to the restroom. I was not sure of how to get this...

  5. No IV Practice / Little hands-on practice in clinicals

    mikala3 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in General Students

    We were told in school that anyone can teach you a "task", but that you need to practice critical thinking in nursing school over all else. I also did not get much experience in IV's, never gave...

  6. Wiping off IV ports

    mikala3 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught to always always wipe the ports, and that is what I do. When I was a student working with a preceptor, I asked her about that. She stated that as long as you were going from covered...

  7. What questions should you have asked?

    mikala3 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am interviewing for New Grad positions. I currently ask the managers about their transition program, their plans to become magnet (if they arent), and that sort of general thing. What are some...

  8. Just need to vent

    mikala3 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I just graduated from nursing school third in my class. I passed my nclex in 75 questions and am having a hard time with a job hunt. I currently work at a local hospital as a nursing assistant...

  9. How to NOT interview for your RN/LPN job!

    mikala3 replied to musicianRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have been required to wear scrubs to an interview before. I ironed them (which I dont typically do). I was not really comfortable interviewing in scrubs, but it made the shadowing part easy. I...

  10. NCLEX Review....HELP

    mikala3 replied to nikkinicole_LPN3's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used Saunders, Hogan and a book I got on amazon that had questions for prioritization and delegation. I focused on what a nurse should know, and it worked. Passed in 75

  11. New grad nursing job question

    mikala3 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in December, took my nclex the first week in January and have had only one job interview. The interview is for a psychiatric hospital. What I really want to do is work on a cardiac floor...

  12. How to stay healthy on nights? I don't want to pack on the pounds.

    mikala3 replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in General Nursing

    I lost over 50 lbs in nursing school. When I work nights, I pack chicken breasts, fruit, something with fiber. I eat when I am hungry, but I do not eat when my shift is over at 8am..I go to bed. I...

  13. New grad nursing job question

    mikala3 replied to mikala3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You are right, and my capstone was on a floor with detox patients, so there is some overlap

  14. New grad nursing job question

    mikala3 replied to mikala3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think it may hinder because it is not hospital nursing. I will never see an IV, I will not have to access the same things I would in a hospital. I would basicaly give PO meds from a window and...

  15. Best use of the dry erase board you get

    mikala3 replied to blinky's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    They tell you that you are now allowed to brain dump. I used the board like this: If I did not know the answer, I turned away from the question, wrote out on the white board everything I could think...

  16. nclex question (sata)

    mikala3 replied to futurern34's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Are we doing your homework for