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  1. Nclex

    grinnurse replied to Cakes's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Welcome to "Limbo Land" with the rest of us recent Grads!! Congrats on graduation I took the NCLEX success course that was recommended by the instructors at our school and I found it to be a total...

  2. Graduation mixed emotions

    grinnurse replied to Kitty-MayRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Kitty, I am sure that I will take you up on the towel so keep it handy for me and I will do the same :) OMG, the past couple of days when I have been home the phone will ring and I will pick it up and...

  3. Classes

    grinnurse replied to Medic2005's topic in General Nursing

    Nutrition. I wish that I had a better understanding of what promotes what type of healing, etc. I intend to take it after I get my feet on the ground with my new

  4. Graduation mixed emotions

    grinnurse replied to Kitty-MayRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    First CONGRATULATIONS I know how hard you worked to get there!! I graduated last Friday night and I have been a little down myself!! I think that I have been hiding in my house................

  5. The NCLEX

    grinnurse replied to kimisue's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    From what we have been told you can just as easily fail the test at 75 as with 175 or greater but you can also pass with these numbers as well. Several of the students that I knew that took the NCLEX...

  6. Looking for mentors

    grinnurse replied to RNAnna's topic in First Year After Licensure

    RNanna this sounds like a great idea to me. We suggested this sort of thing for NS as well b/t the freshman/sophomore classes. I will be starting work soon and I don't want to look like a total idiot...

  7. Nurses Who Smoke

    grinnurse replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Me too!! I would love to quit again. Next goal after passing NCLEX. I always hated when my parents or older person would say "Do as I say, not as I do". I want to set a good example for my...

  8. How long after graduation did it take to get your ATT?

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

    We were lucky, our school had us back in January get them the money that we needed for the boards, tests, etc and they sent that in for us. When I went to the PeasonVue site it showed that all I...

  9. Overwhelmed

    grinnurse replied to xokelly2's topic in First Year After Licensure

  10. How long after graduation did it take to get your ATT?

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

    thanks for the info. i bit the bullet and scheduled my test for june 7. that should give me a good 3 weeks to study and feel prepared. i have talked myself into going to the site the week before to...

  11. New grad on 11pm-7am Med-Surg

    grinnurse replied to shape0fmyheart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to say now that grad. is over and I am closer to being a "real" nurse I am starting to get a little "freaky" about it all... B/C of family needs I took a day shift on M/S for the same reasons...

  12. Here I am! New Graduate Nurse!

    grinnurse replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats on graduation! I just got back from mine so I think we deserve a round of :yelclap: :yelclap: :yelclap:

  13. Are twelve hour shifts too long?

    grinnurse replied to dkelly4972's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did 12 hs shifts for preceptorship as well. Thank goodness I only had to work 1 -3 day (on days). I was worn out after the third shift was over. The next day I slept for a total of 12...

  14. How long after graduation did it take to get your ATT?

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

    I got my ATT through email today. I really wasn't expecting it this soon but glad that I got it none the less. Thanks to everyone who posted!! Have a great

  15. a lot of students were talking negatively about me behind my back

    grinnurse replied to student06's topic in General Students

    I had this happen to me at the first of this semester as well. The only difference was these two "women" (and I use that term loosely) were supposed to be two of my closest friends. We had been...

  16. Upset family member......

    grinnurse replied to xokelly2's topic in General Students

    I had a question such as this in an interview too and I said exactly what I would have done in the real world which involved TC. I believe the scenario went something like this: "After a.m. shift...

  17. qod 5/11

    grinnurse replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Students

    D. b/c of the neonate swallowing lots of air at feeding. I believe that they feed with special nipples as well that are longer and the hole is a little larger that doesn't require as much ability to...

  18. Congratulations to Everyone!!!

    grinnurse replied to ckh23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who will be or has just recently graduated!! I know we are all excited and a wee bit nervous about NCLEX. The rest of this week (until graduation on Friday) I will be...

  19. NCLEX practice QOD 5/10

    grinnurse replied to Pocamom's topic in General Students

    #2-Remember Maslow-ABC's If the patient isn't breathing, nothing else

  20. Class rings

    grinnurse replied to Tony35NYC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey Tony, You definatley need a ring. I don't know if you ever shop at WalMart but they sell class rings as well and I am sure that they are substantially less. My neice got her class ring from them...

  21. ATI or Mosby results

    grinnurse replied to flaced's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Our class took the Mosby test about 1 month ago and Hesi the week before that and the ones that failed the Hesi did remediation yesterday and today. Somehow I made it through with no problems but I...

  22. Nursing School Bulge? Is it just me...........

    grinnurse replied to RavenAngel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Then as an added bonus, we could send them two male urinals to fill and use for weights. They could adjust the "weights" to consistently fit the routine workout they want on any given day!!!!!!!!!...

  23. new grad new job question(sorry- long)

    grinnurse replied to martymoose's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Put your hands on your hips, and pull your knees in tight!!! It's the pelvic thrust..........really drives you insaaaaaaaaaaane!! Let's do the time warp again, Let's do the time warp...

  24. For those of you that have taken Hessi...

    grinnurse replied to raindrop's topic in General Students

    That's what I used to study by a little. I just kind of looked over the stuff that we had covered this past semester. Have you passed any Hesi tests in the past? I really didn't stress over it but...

  25. new grad new job question(sorry- long)

    grinnurse replied to martymoose's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would hate to see anyone give up on nursing especially since it took alot of blood, sweat, and tears to earn. I think that you feeling overwhelmed is part of being a "real" nurse. I too as you...