ToyaB

Uh, yes! I had a woman who had just delivered using the bed pan and when I went to get the thing out, I came so close to being splashed with bloody urine that I yelped! I always have trouble with that. God forbid, one day it's going to happen. I'm go...

I hate feet flakes! Oh and chunky vomit! Aaaahhhh! I also hate watching other people put in IVs where they can't get the vein and the catheter is sliding in and out... in and out... I swear I get faint watching that. Lol!

This week I learned that after you take and pass the NCLEX you have to re-learn how to have a life. I also learned that putting in applications is tedious!

Congrats! I also passed! Now onto the tedious applications! YAY!

I took my test today too. I got so many SATAs that I had to laugh. I could not even believe it. I'm not even exaggerating half of my test was SATA. All of the other questions seemed so foreign. Like, I cannot even reconstruct the questions they were ...

These types of post always make me feel sad for humanity. We, as nurses, have chosen a career in which we are charged with helping people of various cultural backgorunds. If you don't believe in God, that's ok. But if your non-religious attitude caus...

Well if the clog fits:sarcastic:... In any case, I'm not saying that the OP does not have a problem testing, but how some of you managed to make the leap to the OP having a lack of knowledge of basic content and not being cut out for nursing with the...

Congratulations on getting in! The best thing you can do for yourself at this point is get organized with family life and work. To prepare for school, I would just brush up on A&P. Go over the body systems- you know cardiac, GI, and all of that j...

You took the words right out of my mouth! The OP asked for help, not for anyone to jump all over her confidence with both freaking feet! She may be an excellent nurse. She may be a horrible tester. You all keep saying that the NCLEX test basic knowle...

I'm happy to see that I'm not the only person considering getting both. The way the program I'm planning to attend works is that you can either start with the ACNP or the FNP and it would take an additional year for you to get the other. That's the w...

I agree the OP has to choose her battles, but the reason you wear that gown in a precautions patient's room is not just to protect yourself, but to protect every other patient that you come into contact with. And we can all argue that those yellow go...

I have 2 kids- 8 and 4- and I go to school and work. IT IS ROUGH! Luckily, I have support and also a 24/7 daycare. I make sure that my kids see my face everyday and we spend time together doing family stuff at least once per week. I take it one day a...

That's actually a good question. From what I understand (or at least what I see in the system I work in) a patient goes on contact precautions if they have EVER tested positive for MRSA wether or not they have an "active" infection. Seems to me the ...

It could be that... or it could be that they're sipping a little something called HATERADE. Not everyone has it in them to be a nurse, but if you do, go for it! Your options are endless in this field and when you enter school you're going to be amaze...

I was just talking about this yesterday- how nothing can stunt my appetite anymore. I was telling someone the despite cleaning up a guy who did a big smelly poo- I could not stop considering my options for lunch! The article tried it's best to turn y...

I absolutely agree and I am a believer. It's not the right image when your God-Bless-Yous sound like Go-Screw-Yourself. Neither God nor people are fooled.

You know one of us is going to end up being her test monkey. I volunteer you.

I was going to drive her to her first day of nursing school, but you can't fit that amount of bubbly into a small space.

I'd offer to drive her to her first day of nursing school, but I was afraid she ruin my seats with all of that bubbly!"

Not to throw in my two cents- but this site has some of the best blog fights ever and all over the most ridiculous stuff! And you never know by the topic what you're getting into. I just always happen upon this kind of back and forth. Someone said it...

I know you better stop all of that quitter talk. Getting this far means that you've got what it takes to a nurse. It's not an eay feat to even get to the NCLEX. It's ok to be embarrassed about it! Wallow in it a little, shake it off and get back to i...

New nurses are coming off of the assembly line now!

The answer is A. HIV is not a bacterial infection. It's a viral one, so I would go with A. You primary goal would be to prevent infection, but a antibiotic wouldn't do it. This baby is automatically coming via Cesarean.

May God Bless you and see you through this test and into your next adventure! In Jesus' name, Amen!

This comment was classic! All FOUR feet, though?! I will have to borrow that one. But in any case OP, it was very rude of you to respond to JustBeachy that way. Her advice is solid. Just don't bring your bag if all you need is your lunch. Use a plas...