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  1. Passed my NCLEX with 75 questions on first try: My Advice and Thoughts.

    pknurse posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Preface: I passed with 75 questions; I really believed I failed when I walked out - as does everyone else. I did the Pearson Vue Trick and got the "good pop-up." A few days later and way sooner than I...

  2. What I learned in clincals

    pknurse replied to snowwhite2002's topic in General Students

    Many times what you learn in school is different from what the hospital abides nurses to. Hospitals have policy and nurses must follow policy regardless of what your textbook

  3. ASN with a B.S. in Biology....ASN to MSN?

    pknurse replied to Johnnydr's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have a BS in Biology and got a ADN. I am in a ADN-MSN program right now that ladders you to BSN and then you continue on with your MSN. There are a ton of programs out there that offer a MSN if you...

  4. PICC line blood draw

    pknurse replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    This is the solid answer. Whatever the policies and procedures of the hospital are what must be done. You can actually receive disciplinary action for not following policy/procedures even if it aligns...

  5. Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC)

    pknurse replied to sirI's topic in Legal

    I'm heavily interested in this aspect of nursing, in so much that I am pondering pursuing a law degree (JD). My question is, how did you get your start? Did you find a law firm and offer your...

  6. Why is nursing school so overwhelming?

    pknurse replied to Maya12's topic in General Students

    Straight up - because people's lives are in your hands. If you have any respect for that notion, you will persevere. Thank about the bigger

  7. Accreditation question...

    pknurse replied to MetroMom's topic in General Students

    Most RN-BSN programs actually don't look at your nursing courses (e.g. pharmacology, med/surg, etc.). They look at your undergraduate classes like biology, anatomy, speech, statistics,

  8. Rude/ Inconsiderate nurses during clinicals

    pknurse replied to Nonetheless's topic in General Students

    What most nursing students do not know is that hospital policy/procedures overrides whatever you are taught in school. Nurses are held responsibility for following policy/procedure of the hospital -...

  9. Advice for Nursing Students: How to Thrive at Clinical Rotations

    pknurse replied to Lev's topic in General Students

    Be engaged and help out with my other patients. The "best" students aren't the ones who are "super-smart." The best students are inquisitive and investigate. I had a student who couldn't answer one...

  10. West coast university graduates, help!

    pknurse replied to elinagrigoryan's topic in School, College Programs

    I won't deny that the cost is horrendous; however, I have known a fair amount of WCU graduates get jobs. E.g., I heard about ten WCU (North Hollywood) graduates are now working at White Memorial in...

  11. Where can I find Kaplan Decision Tree?

    pknurse replied to dreeea's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Per the TOS of this website, we can't "reveal" such information. However, if you go to a Barnes and Noble/Nobel and go to the Nursing section, the Kaplan books about the NCLEX-RN will give you...

  12. Is nursing really that bad of a career choice?

    pknurse replied to alyssajeanette's topic in Nursing Career

    I suggest you read The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. It's a novel about self-actualization, not taking what people say at face value, and being your own person regardless of speculation, rumor, and...

  13. The best and cheapest RN to BSN schools.

    pknurse replied to brown90's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    State schools (e.g. CSUs). Go to your state's BRN website, look at accredited RN-BSN programs. WGU is cheap - however, that depends on how long you want to finish it in. The shorter time, the...

  14. Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    pknurse replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    However, if the chart is ever audited (e.g. medical billing office), Omnicell/Pyxis will show the medication removed while the patient MAR will show the medication wasn't given. In general, most...

  15. Need Advice... Nurse stealing non-narcotic medication

    pknurse replied to JSSCELI's topic in General Nursing

    Does not matter what drug it was/is. Stealing is stealing. Refer to the Disciplinary Actions portion of your state BRN site and browse people's files (which are public record). Nurses receive actions...

  16. Total Newbie Needs Help in Southern California

    pknurse replied to jdeutsch's topic in School, College Programs

    1. ISP - Accelerated College Science Program Courses and Classes, Learn Science in Months Not Years (Whittier, CA) 2. Accelerated BSN or entry-level MSN program. 3. ABSN, look into Mount St. Mary's...

  17. Thank you Lord

    pknurse replied to Texas_goodnurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    God is

  18. Online BSN class comparison

    pknurse replied to sergent06's topic in School, College Programs

    Pretty much the same as you. Your peers going to a campus to take the classes don't necessarily have it easier; they just have a live professor telling them what to do, where to go, and how to write...

  19. I loved Microbiology, are there any RN jobs in that Field?

    pknurse replied to civicgrl00's topic in Nursing Career

    Infection Control! It's a huge field that's growing. Our Infection Control RN basically does rounds on all the floors and "audits" (checks out?) the precautions rooms among a billion other

  20. The Night The Fire Died

    pknurse replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    And even if this "fire" is real - if people talking "bad" about you is enough to put it out, it was probably never strong enough to begin with. Causing change means moving mountains. If it was as easy...

  21. Kapiolani Women's and Children's Hospital

    pknurse replied to svansandt's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but this is the internet after all, and as far as I'm concerned what is "learned, shared, and networked" is often times hearsay with little to no evidence to its

  22. Why info on white culture omitted from cultural compence in textbooks?

    pknurse replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    Please, don't be that guy. You know what I mean. That guy who wanted to start a "White Club" because of all the culture clubs in

  23. Is Nursing right for me?

    pknurse replied to driven_chick1's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's true about anything in life. We as a community should not be responsible for justifying the original poster's life choice in so much that I believe allnurses should include a clause in their TOS...

  24. CNA with bachelor's in biology cannot find job. What next?

    pknurse replied to AdamMSU's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have a degree in biology and I worked in the back of a department store picking up trash all day for $8. I had no problem with it because it was honest, hard work. Don't be so

  25. Is Nursing right for me?

    pknurse replied to driven_chick1's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If I have to convince you, you have no business being a