genovese

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1. What does the PA board website say if you failed the nclex

   genovese replied to sas026's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   I finished my NCLEX-RN exam at 2:30 pm yesterday, and my license was posted by 2:00 pm today on http://www.licensepa.state.pa.us/ 75 questions in 90 minutes. ~40% select-all. Mostly hard to very...

2. Drunk and high students at clinical

   genovese replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

   Unfortunately for you, that won't be at your discretion, unless you plan to tie a note to a rock. Read your student handbook or facility policies manual; you will likely discover that failure to...

3. Drunk and high students at clinical

   genovese replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

   I'm curious as to why you only mentioned this at the end, but sometimes that's where people get down to the point. Is this your motivation? If so, and if you have no harder evidence, my Rx is to study...

4. The Future of Nursing Question

   genovese replied to On_a_mission92's topic in General Students

   Yes! OP: you may want to reconsider your thesis. The long-term impact of the ACA (and follow-on reforms it may spark) remains to be seen. For my money, the diffusion of care into a broader context is...

5. Failed my 1st Fundamentals Exam

   genovese replied to Fever4RN's topic in General Students

   My own situation is different of course, but I had a similarly shocking experience, in a relative sense. After acing my pre-reqs, and a first semester (Fundamentals, Assessment) with all A's on my...

6. Pay Cut "Because of ObamaCare and Jerry Brown"

   genovese replied to i_love_patient_care's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   If your next-door neighbor is 23 and doesn't need cardiac coverage, why the heck should he have to pay for your MI? If you can answer one of these questions, you can answer the other.

7. Prioritizing nursing Dx

   genovese replied to losilva95's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   fyi, "regime," in one of its several meanings, is synonymous with "regimen," e.g. "antibiotic regime." In fact, this usage is the first one listed in Merriam-Webster's online dictionary. In this case,...

8. Oh! My feet! What are the best shoes to wear at work??

   genovese replied to Yellibee's topic in General Students

   I was in your "shoes" a few months ago. Since I'm only in clinical one day per week, I figured I'd go cheap at first and upgrade later when I found something better. But you know what? I like my...

9. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

   genovese replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   So much for "The early bird gets the worm...." Hopefully not; I resubmitted only page 2 (page 1 is unchanged) to my PCP, with names/addresses pre-filled. Should take him 30 seconds to check...

10. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    genovese replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Subtopic: "Nursing Student Health Examination Form" revision, late and unannounced. Subtext: HR types doing what they do best -- running amok. Ever had this experience: just as you were on the...

11. Random drug tests in nursing school?!

    genovese replied to Yolopilas's topic in General Students

    This is not something that I personally witnessed, or found cause to suspect, in my own fun-filled high school days, though I can't rule out the possibility for others from more disadvantaged...

12. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    genovese replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Anyone who wasn't immunized as a child is in the same boat: there's just not time to complete them before class starts. You'll be fine as long as you document where you are in the series, and follow...

13. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    genovese replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yes! ACHD has been accepting only medical referrals for the PPD since March. I checked several urgent care clinics, and they had it for $28-$45. Finally, I called my PCP and they had it for $29, so I...

14. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    genovese replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Allegheny/evening - living in the city, it works for

15. CCAC Fall Applicants 2013

    genovese replied to carbon86's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Let's blame the school's ambiguous and incomplete language in the mailed documentation. Maybe they should look into hiring a technical writer/documentation professional, instead of delegating it to a...