WSU_Ally_RN BSN, RN

MICU for 4 years, now PICU for 3 years!

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    OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    WooHoo!! I just found out that I passed my boards today, and I also just accepted my first RN position today!! I am going to be working at the Cleveland Clinic in their brand new Hospital transfer...
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    Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1. I only had 75 questions. 2. Our school had a mandatory test review by ERI that we had to attend in order to graduate. I don't think this helped me at all.... all I did was sit and pass notes with...
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    Heel pain reducing my quality of life...

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to LearningRN's topic in General Nursing

    my mom also has plantar fascitis, and the only shoes she will put on her feet are birkinstocks and crocs... she can go to work and work all day and be fine! it might be worth the investment in either...
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    Help! Take NCLEX 7/12/2006

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to jimmy1056's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good luck on your NCLEX, Jimmy! I also take mine tomorrow, and the only advise I can offer you is that your professors were confident enough in you to let you pass nursing school. If you could pass...
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    Do I need a suit???

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to maledi's topic in General Nursing

    I got a suit from Khol's about a month ago. They sell them in pieces, and were relatively inexpensive... I got my jacket, pants, shirt, shoes, and purse for less than $80! I purchased a sleeveless...
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    Need Info

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to PIANISTRN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Most of the suburbs of Dayton are really nice. I am living on campus here, so I really have no clue about housing prices, but a couple of the nicer suburbs, in my opinion, would be Beavercreek and...
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    Need Info

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to PIANISTRN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I hope I can answer a few of your questions. I am not an RN yet, but will be hopefully in about 3 weeks after I take my NCLEX. I have just graduated from nursing school in Dayton, and have done many...
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    Help Me Save My Clothes

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to JinJerEvansRN's topic in General Nursing

    I use the spray n wash that is in the pink and white bottle... it is dual action something or other... it has two liquids that combine when squirted out of the bottle. This stuff gets everything out!...
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    ERI Review for NCLEX

    WSU_Ally_RN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Has anyone taken the class offered by ERI for review for the NCLEX?? It is mandatory that we take it, and it's AWFUL!! We've just had one day of the four, and I don't want to go back. The instructor...
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    how long before....

    WSU_Ally_RN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How long before you begin working should you take the NCLEX? I was wanting to take it about a week and a half before I begin work... is that enough time for me to be told I've passed and get my...
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    how long before....

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

    so once you results are up on the website, you can start working, without having your license in hand
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    ERI Review for NCLEX

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

    I wish I could do that!! This unfortunately is part of our grade and if we do not attend or make all the lost time up by Friday at 3, we do not graduate! It's awful how they hold these things over our...
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    starting wage for RN??

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to brandye1's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Everywhere I have seen in OH (Dayton and Cleveland), the starting wage is right around $20/hour.... each hospital might be a little more or a little less, but it's usually right around
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    Nursing School Dress Code: All White Scrubs

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to mad9's topic in General Students

    I wear all white.... we weren't required to by my school, as we had another awful uniform, but where I did my externship required whites. In my last quarter during my preceptorship, I didn't want to...
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    Where Do You Go To Get The Online Nclex Results?

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to MERCEDES674's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have been told that here in Ohio, not to pay to get your results online or over the phone... The BON posts on their website every nurse in that state, and all you need to do is check for your name...
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    clincal decision unit

    WSU_Ally_RN posted a topic in Emergency

    I was just wondering if there were any nurses out there working in a unit such as this within the ED?? I am looking to apply for a position in a CDU, and just was wondering the good and bad about a...
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    clincal decision unit

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in Emergency

    Where I am looking to apply, it is a 23 hour observation unit attached to the ED... they take patients there that they are not sure if the need to be admitted or
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    Is the foam soap better than the washing hands in sink method?

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    Where we do our clinicals, they say we can use the foam as long as our hands are not visibaly soiled, and after 5 times using it, we are to wash with regular soap and
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    Uniforms

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to try and salvage what you've got, here is a big thread talking about this same thing... https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/help-ink-school-uniform-151010.html Good
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    What are those little lab diagrams called?

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Nursing

    Awesome article!!! Thanks so much for posting
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    labeling stethoscopes

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to Golden_Clover's topic in General Students

    The only thing with a name tag is that it can be cut off or just plain taken off... I'd get it engraved somerwhere if you
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    HELP! Ink on school uniform

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to arlenan's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing I have found to be a miracle worker is the Spray N Wash Dual Power stuff.... I've put it on stains that I have not been able to get out with normal washing, even after they've been...
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    taking NCLEX out of state

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to kmeeca's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The NCLEX is a national test, so you can take it anywhere, but where you practice, you must have that state's license, along with any other state's licene's you wish to
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    taking NCLEX out of state

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to kmeeca's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sorry if what I said came across wrong... what I meant to say was that you can not get a california license and then practice in north carolina without the north carolina license
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    taking NCLEX out of state

    WSU_Ally_RN replied to kmeeca's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    YOu should be able to take the exam in any state, but as far as I know, to get a license and be able to practice under a certain state's license, you must live/practice there... If you plan on...