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  1. Anyone start their new job yet??

    BoonersmomRN replied to Achoo!'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well tonight I was sick....argh. I did go in because I slept past the " call in" time but they sent me home anyway. Both my older son and myself have fevers, aches, cough......influenza is my guess...

  2. Anyone start their new job yet??

    BoonersmomRN replied to Achoo!'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had the craziest night last night. My preceptor was out AGAIN ( this is becoming routine) but they paired me with another nurse who was AWESOME and showed me soooo much! I placed 4 NG tubes ( 3 in...

  3. Allthingsbright how did it go?

    BoonersmomRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    You tested this morning! I know you were a nervous wreck. How are you feeling now that it is over?? Im keeping my fingers crossed for

  4. Anyone start their new job yet??

    BoonersmomRN replied to Achoo!'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    This week so far... Tues night I had 2 feeders and growers. One of them was on methadone protocol and was the cutest thing in the whole world but soooooooooo miserable. Barely able to stay asleep for...

  5. Allthingsbright how did it go?

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

    YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I knew... I knew... How? I dunno...but I did.

  6. 75 ?'s going through my mind, nonstop

    BoonersmomRN replied to Dakota28's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My results didn't pop up on Pearson until a wee bit over 48 hours from the time i FINISHED my exam. I believe I finished around 11:07 ( haha exact minute lol) and they popped up about 11:15 2 days...

  7. Anyone start their new job yet??

    BoonersmomRN replied to Achoo!'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yes and I cant say it was a very good week. First day I was on the unit the Manager, my preceptor, and my clinical educator were ALL OUT. No one called me so I came in and no one on the unit knew...

  8. Quick Results ever wrong?

    BoonersmomRN replied to pddk87's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am sorry...I have never heard of Quick Results ever being wrong. I agree with you, however, about ATI. It's pure garbage. We used at my school and while I did pass...ATI was crap compared to the...

  9. I know I failed!

    BoonersmomRN replied to emnicams's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Haha I too had the test keep asking me questions on the same subject. Only mine was Diabetes. I remember sitting there FREAKING out because I was like " WHY do you only keep asking me about Diabetes?...

  10. Took Nclex Today.......i Hated It

    BoonersmomRN replied to MJJFan1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Keeping my fingers crossed for you. I think everyone hated the NCLEX. I am arachnophobic and I would let tarantulas crawl over me before I would take that thing

  11. Do New Grads get hired in CCU, ER, ICU, etc?

    BoonersmomRN replied to Vanillanut's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in DEC and went straight into the NICU. 3 of my classmates went to CCU at the same

  12. Dosage help?

    BoonersmomRN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Tomorrow is my first day on the unit and today I met with my clinical educator. She gave me a practice packet to take home regarding neonatal dosage, etc. The problem is that the dosage book I have...

  13. Funny Names

    BoonersmomRN replied to nurserynurse55's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Well these weren't my pts but my parents are friends with a couple whose daughter had quints Randy Andy Sandy Candy Mandy They aren't "funny" in the sense that they are pretty normal names...

  14. Dosage help?

    BoonersmomRN replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    BTW I just wanted to say that I finally re-read your post and saw you are a student? WELL KUDOS TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! I have gotten nothing but complete shut out on my unit so far...and I did use the...

  15. Dosage help?

    BoonersmomRN replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you...I really appreciate it. I am so lost right now...lol....I was supposed to have my 1rst day on the floor today and my educator AND manager AND preceptor were all absent. So basically they...

  16. What are the difficult qs on NCLEX

    BoonersmomRN replied to staffnursepenny's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Suzanne. Not to thread jump but I have to wonder about the med calc part. I passed with 75 questions and I had 2 med calcs..and they were EASY ones...and they were within the last 5 questions....

  17. NCLEX help!

    BoonersmomRN replied to richajul's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My school used ATI throughout the program and my opinion of them now that I have taken the NCLEX is that ATI is useless. ATI barely required any critical thinking...it was straight up memorization...

  18. Ok, I need to hear your NCLEX stories out there!

    BoonersmomRN replied to allthingsbright's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the exam and barely studied a day for it. I even pushed my date forwards instead of backwards. I felt prepared when I graduated that I was taught enough to pass the NCLEX. I got 99% "...

  19. I passed

    BoonersmomRN replied to stallion504's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    CONGRATULATIONS

  20. Need some advice on Nclex Reviews

    BoonersmomRN replied to Anna83's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think it is individual. I could NEVER have studied for weeks/months- that is what I went to school for all that time...to be prepared for it when I was done.. I barely made it through a day of...

  21. Got my NCLEX results....

    BoonersmomRN replied to Calzonan RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CONGRATULATIONS,

  22. Taking the NCLEX in January? Stop in here...

    BoonersmomRN replied to allthingsbright's topic in First Year After Licensure

    YAY!

  23. Shut off at 75 but KNOW I missed at least one...

    BoonersmomRN replied to WWRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When I got home I knew I missed at least 6. I had 75 q's and I

  24. Ccbc

    BoonersmomRN replied to skyblue77's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I attended Catonsville and just graduated in December. Catonsville is a GREAT program but it is TOUGH which is good because I came out feeling well prepared. I loved clinicals...I got to see a variety...

  25. Taking the NCLEX in January? Stop in here...

    BoonersmomRN replied to allthingsbright's topic in First Year After Licensure

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cheers::cheers::cheers::w00t::w00t: