jen7393

jen7393

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  1. Passed the CNOR exam

    CONGRATULATIONS to you!!!!! I passed the CNOR exam about 3 weeks ago and I found it to be much more intimidating than NCLEX!! It was a tough test. The questions questions were structured much differently than I expected. Not just knowing what a condi...
  2. Why all the haters?

    Welcome to the OR world!! I have been an OR nurse for 3 years and LOVE it!
  3. facebook "stalking" as a nurse?

    I have never worried about it because my entire name and address are listed on the Dept of Nursing website. It would not be hard to find any nurse that holds a license.
  4. Nursing Entrance Essay (Plz Read)

    I would delete the last paragraph. It sounds critical and judgemental. You should talk about you and want your ambitions are. Use wording that projects that you are going to build on the skills and knowledge you already have because you are a CNA. I ...
  5. Asking someone to leave your room during a case...

    Oh my! I hope I am never in the situation. I think you did the right thing.
  6. Is Chattahoochee Tech ADN accredited??

    I REALLY wish they would hurry and get the letters out!!! I went through "the waiting" for myself a few years ago and now I am going through it again for my hubby!!! Good luck to everyone!!!
  7. height requirement for OR nurses?

    That is one of the craziest things I have ever heard! :smackingf
  8. Am I the only new nurse who doesn't hate my job?

    I LOVE my job!!:redbeathe Absolutely, love it! :heartbeatI have been a nurse a year on June 20th and in the Operating Room for a year this week. The year has just zoomed by, too. I love my co-workers and the type of nursing that I am doing. :up:One p...
  9. How many SATA ?'s

    I got over 20 SATA! I got 2 questions about the same drug. One was patient teaching and one was expected side effects. I only got ONE med calc and it had multiple conversions in it. CRAZY!
  10. University of West Ga..how competitive?

    I graduated from UWG in May of 2008. The University of West georgia is AWESOME! They just became The School Nursing, which is wonderful. ALL Nursing Programs are competitive!!! Good luck! I am VERY thankful that I choose The University of West Georg...
  11. The Operating Room

    What a great post! I have been an OR nurse for a little over 8 months and my five year- old will have surgery next week. I totally understand the emotions. It is very overwhelming when you know what "could" happen. btw- I LOVE being in the Operating...
  12. New Grad OR Nurse Position

    I would make sure that the OR is your passion before considering it. It is A LOT of information to learn. It is a different type of nursing. I would talk to as many nurses as you can that have had OR experience or are currently working in the OR. You...
  13. July NCLEX Takers come on in!

    :yeah:of course you passed!!! i am so proud of you! :loveya::dancgrp:
  14. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    Congratulations lobo!!!!:heartbeat:yeah:
  15. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    Thanks! WE DID IT!!!!
  16. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    You know this stuff! When you are reading the NCLEX questons, read from the last option to the first, then the question and then the question with the option that you know is right. I started reading options first my first semester of nursing school ...
  17. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    YAAAAAAHOOOOO! I passed!!! :dncgbby:
  18. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    Good luck! You can do it! Just remember to breath!!!!!! :)
  19. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    I checked allnurses this morning before my NCLEX, hoping to see that you had received your passing results!!! CONGRATS!!! I really hope I get good news, too!!! Sunday or Monday will be the day for me.
  20. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    Congrats to everyone that has passed NCLEX and good luck to those of you that have to take it!!! I took it today. I only had one med calc, about 10 drug questions, and 25-30 SATA!!! I couldn't believe it! I was getting them like 3 at a time. I will ...
  21. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    Thank you!
  22. Crying at pinning...

    I cried very much! As I was walking around to the stage, I saw buttons on my husband and son's shirts. My husband had buttons made of my grandparents that I lost several years ago. He made one of my dad and I lost him right before I started nursing s...
  23. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    From what I have been reading, your feelings are normal after the NCLEX! Good luck on getting the PASSED results!
  24. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    My husband says the same thing and I keep telling him that I hope he is RIGHT! We took ATI. I hope the prediction is accurate for me!!
  25. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    Thank you! I need all the prayers I can get!!! CONGRATULATIONS to everyone that has already passed!!!