JaclynBN05

The short answers can be tricky, but there are several right answers and you will still get credit for them. They want precise answers, no complete sentences. The study guide is great for those. Take your time, and do not read too much into them. Trust your first instinct.

I really didn't think that the answers on the CRNE were obvious at all. There were some that were, but others they all sounded as if they could be right. I thought that the comprehensive review of nursing was great but a bit much to study. The study guide and the cd were the best.To each his own!

Well I worried, cried and all that and I finally got my marks the second week in aug!! So, my advice remains the same ......cardiac, OBs and peds!!

HI there!! I am actually an IV nurse at the hospital where I work in Canada. We are assigned units and do the central line care as well as the bloods and IV care. There are exceptions. Peds, Cardiac, the ICUS and and L&D do all their own blds and IVs they call us if they are unable to get their own. I love it and we also have an ET nurse. She sees the new ostomy's, gives suggestions so on and so forth, she is also in charge of taking care of all the wonds in the hosp that may need special drsg's or vacs and so on!! Inserting IVs and drawing blds is a great skill and I am glad that I am doing it. But, because alot of hosps dont have an IV team we have to prove that we are needed and that means alot of research and keeping alot of stats. Each nurse does about 70-80 venipunctures a week!!

[i worked my butt off to be an RN from an LPN!! And its the best thing that I ever did!! I would recommend it to anyone!! GOOD LUCK

I must agree with the statement that jsut cause we are new doesn't mean that we dont know how to work. I was an LPN for several years before becoming a nurse and I know how to work!! I agree that there are a few that I know if in my class that don't but dont use broad statements like that to define every new nurse. I you are tired of hearing the statement"eating the young" then stop doing it!! Or be mentors and show us what you think we should be doing Im sure we all have something to learn. All nurses were new once...or did you forget!! Hurt and offended!! :angryfire

Hey there@@ I did the LPN program before I did my BN. It was very benefical for me! I had the opportunity to develop confidence in the healthcare field! And also time management skills.I was also credited some courses when i went to university. IN my opinion it will really tell you if this is the right thing for you and help you get there! Transition is a bit hard but its all worht it in the end!!

Hey everyone- I also wrote my RN exam on Wed.....and i was sick after! It was hard and not at all what I was told it would be like! The prep guide helped me with the format of the questions! I expected there to be med-surg as the bulk of the questions but I was mistaken. Peds,maternity and alot of sexual abuse! Gosh it was awful!! But now is the hard part waiting for the results! Good luck to you who have to write-MEd surg and OBS books are the best bet for studying!1

[WOw what a great opportunity! I worked on an Oncology floor and we get post BMT patients. That is when they tend to be the sickest!! They throw up like crazy and then the Leuks drop and they feel like crap!! But they are the most grateful patients!! Hope you enjoy every minute!! Jealous!!

HI all.....I have a nose piercing and honestly no on has ever said a word to me about it! In fact I think that it looks nice, I cant see why it would be an issue when there are others who are working who have terrible hygiene which to me is also an infection risk.....where will they draw the line? Tattoos i think look fine as long as they are tactful. As well my nose ring initiates alot of discussion amongst patients, wanting to know if it hurt, etc. Overall, I think its a freedom of speech!

Hi everyone I am graduating in a few weeks from a Canadian nursing program in New Brunswick. It is a great program and we have all gotten great jobs so far and have been highly recruited. We get alot of clinical but not enough in 4th year, we go almost a year wihtout any hospital, jsut community. So we are fighting to have that changed, but from Year 1 you are in the hosp. Hope this helps

Hi there! I was an LPN when I began my BN program in 2001. I challenged the clinical right off the bat and I was able to be excused from all the clinical in 1st and some in 2nd year. It was alot of work to get out of though....wish I would've jsut done it.....keeps you connected to your classmates. As well it also put some tension between the LPN;'s and some of the professors. Just my advice......Youll do what is best for you! JM