cecile9155

cecile9155 BSN, RN

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  1. nursing diagnosis n care plan

    cecile9155 replied to ksurette's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Are you supposed to be using NANDA nursing

  2. I'm old school--nursing home questions

    cecile9155 replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    At the nursing home I work, people can use their own wheelchairs. After PT evaluates a new admit and says they're safe to ambulate, CNAs can walk

  3. Help me understand....

    cecile9155 replied to shanat123's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on where you are and/or if you are willing to move. Where I am you can get hospital jobs as a new grad ADN or BSN. Other places in the country it's probably much

  4. The Second Week

    cecile9155 replied to pinksnowflakes's topic in General Students

    When a quiz is only out of 5, you can fail with very few wrong. I got As in nursing classes where I had 3/5 on a quiz. You'll get better at the select all that apply questions. They take a while...

  5. study group or nah?

    cecile9155 replied to Nurseades2b's topic in General Students

    My program encouraged study groups and insisted they were necessary to pass. I made it through my program successfully without ever joining a study group. It depends on how you best

  6. Passed NCLEX-RN with 75 questions

    cecile9155 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    On Friday 1/8, I took the NCLEX-RN and I just found out today that I passed! I wanted to share a bit about my experience in case it could help someone else. I got very few select all that apply...

  7. Passed NCLEX-RN with 75 questions

    cecile9155 replied to cecile9155's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm in Iowa. I'm really glad my state does participate in quick

  8. Calculator for Statistics

    cecile9155 replied to Peachez1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You might want to check and see if your school requires a specific type. Mine

  9. Nursing school books???

    cecile9155 replied to Nurse2BeCam's topic in General Students

    I saved hundreds getting my books from

  10. Have BA. Get RN diploma then BSN?

    cecile9155 replied to Dice1024's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have a BA in English and French and chose to go the ADN route at a local community college. I did my research though. The community college had the highest NCLEX pass rate at the time. The local...

  11. too old?

    cecile9155 replied to Momof8CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Go for it. I'm 36 and will be 37 in a few weeks. I'm graduating tomorrow with my RN

  12. Second Degree BSN

    cecile9155 replied to AP0303's topic in General Students

    You should be able to. I too paid off my loans already from my first degree. I was not eligible for any grants because I'd used that money up for my first degree. I qualify for loans but...

  13. Fundamentals vs. Med Surg 1?

    cecile9155 replied to EKTheRN's topic in General Students

    At my school Med Surg 1 was much harder than Fundamentals. 6 of my classmates failed it. However these same students also barely passed Fundamentals. Like you I got an A in Fundamentals. Even with...

  14. NCLEX PN 2015

    cecile9155 replied to lookitsroach's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed my test in January with 85 questions. Everyone's test is different so even though I had a lot of a certain subject, you may not. My best advice is to practice NCLEX questions. If you see...

  15. Took NCLEX-PN Today HELLLP!!

    cecile9155 replied to cna_2_nurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took mine last Thursday and it shut off at 85 too. I didn't feel great about it walking out but found out I passed two days later. Unfortunately no way to know if you passed until you get the...

  16. Passed NCLEX-PN

    cecile9155 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the NCLEX-PN on January 8th and just got the quick results today and I passed! I had a ton of select all that apply (so much that when I got a question that wasn't select all that apply, it...

  17. Passed NCLEX-PN

    cecile9155 replied to cecile9155's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I only had a couple of math

  18. How to study for my final exam, help?

    cecile9155 replied to hkqueenx3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I always look back at my test scores from the unit tests throughout the semester and put them in order from worst to best. I would start with studying the worst unit first and go in order and do the...

  19. Would you work while taking prenursing courses?

    cecile9155 replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I worked full time 40 plus hours a week while doing all my pre-reqs. Some weeks I was working 7 days a week and still managed a 4.0 GPA. The key for me was limiting the number of credits I took at a...

  20. Nursing Students: What do you think of your instructors?

    cecile9155 replied to KBICU's topic in General Students

    Make sure not to get way off topic in class. We have one student in our class that constantly volunteers to speak--she always has some personal life story (about people or her pets!) that may or may...

  21. Passed First Semester

    cecile9155 posted a topic in General Students

    I passed my first semester of nursing school. I ended up losing my 4.0 in the second class but this second half of the semester has been really tough for me personally. My Grandma (who I was very...

  22. tips on changing total care patients

    cecile9155 replied to Rachelj1222's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm kind of envious of the places where you get help with total care patients. We never have enough staffing for that. I only get help with the transfers and that's only because they tend to be lifts...

  23. HESI Fundamentals

    cecile9155 replied to samanddave7b's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    I took my fundamentals hesi on Friday. Definitely do the practice exam. It helped me. However the practice one did not predict my score. I did much better on the real test (1066). I didn't study...

  24. Anyone have experience with Certified Background?

    cecile9155 replied to Caitlin23's topic in General Students

    I posted my paperwork on September 16th and it took until October 8th for the background check to be completed. No idea why it took that long for mine. Part of it was done sooner but it didn't...

  25. Accepted!! Goodbye cubicle, HELLO clinicals!

    cecile9155 replied to Bee511's topic in General Students

    I've been in cubicle land 12 years now. I got my acceptance letter in September and just got my required school uniform for clinicals in the mail today. At this point I'm both terrified and excited....