GingerRoot

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1. New RN Employment Question for Male RNs ONLY!!!!...

   GingerRoot posted a topic in General Nursing

   Main Points: 1. I'm a new RN and I am from NY. 2. I am confused about what avenue to take in order to gain employment. I have learned extensively about lateral violence and always said that, for my...

2. Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

   GingerRoot replied to Isitpossible's topic in Nurse Management

   It not what you know...its who. During my last clinical rotation...my preceptor and her friend (another RN), had every family member but their dogs working in that hospital. When I asked her about...

3. Nursing classes are easy...

   GingerRoot replied to Brian's topic in General Students

   lol...not everyone on Adderrall has been diagnosed with ADHD. Its sold on the blackmarket and has been labeled the "study drug".... This guy in particular bragged about pretending to have ADHD..AND...

4. Nursing classes are easy...

   GingerRoot replied to Brian's topic in General Students

   Is that what you read? Did I post that "smart people should become doctors"???? That's not what I said.....and that is not in my original post Again, my point stemmed from the guy/girl/person...who...

5. Just Passed NCLEX-RN...

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

   QTrainers ranged from 55-64% Readiness:

6. Just Passed NCLEX-RN...

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

   My Qbank scores ranged from 55-68%. There were some days that I was so tired, and that is why my scores were low. But I think, as long as you do the questions and read the rationales...and UNDERSTAND...

7. Nursing classes are easy...

   GingerRoot replied to Brian's topic in General Students

   One of my classmates, while we were in the program....sang the same song. He always said "nursing" wasn't as hard as medical school... LOW and Behold....he applied to 4 Medical Schools (in 3 different...

8. Nursing classes are easy...

   GingerRoot replied to Brian's topic in General Students

   And this is the reason why I feel nursing as a profession has a LONG way to go, in how we are viewed by the public. As long as people on an "allnurses" website....conclude that the nursing curriculum...

9. Nursing classes are easy...

   GingerRoot replied to Brian's topic in General Students

   For those, who said nursing school wasn't that hard....why not just go on to medical school?? Why stop at nursing, when you can become a medical doctor and not have to take orders? Just a

10. Nursing classes are easy...

    GingerRoot replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Well, as a product of NYC Public School in the 1980's AND a 9th grade high-school drop out. Nursing school

11. Failed first NCLEX attempt

    GingerRoot replied to pepperrr's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh...we had to do ATI in my school, and we hated it. I don't think ATI is even written by nurses. Thats why I choose Kaplan. The video's and the book, helped me sooo much to put all of what I learned...

12. Just Passed NCLEX-RN...

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

    It will be....I didn't go into the NCLEX saying that I was gonna pass. I went in there saying, this test is for "the people", and to assess if I can help them if I needed to. You will do

13. Just Passed NCLEX-RN...

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

    @aisha.....for the next 6 days just do questions and read rationals. That is what I did and I passed. The night before the test, I was tossing and turning, and I couldn't sleep. The hardest part was...

14. Just Passed NCLEX-RN...

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

    @Murse...no job offers yet. I don't know anyone working in a hospital...and I don't have any family members who can get me "in". SO my goal is to get into community nursing

15. Just Passed NCLEX-RN...

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

    I brought the whole package...I have the blue review book. And their online video's are the