GrnHonu99

GrnHonu99 RN

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  1. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Those people bugged me too bc they only want in to mooch off your hard work. I liked study groups but I hated the stragglers that were too lazy to do their own studying/work and just hung around so...

  2. How much ancillary help do you get?

    GrnHonu99 replied to wonderbee's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I work in a huge neuro ICU. On my floor alone we have 72 neuro ICU beds. There are more but I cnat remember how many more beds there are. However, my unit has 36 beds and there is another unit exactly...

  3. Neuro--tell me why you do/don't like it!!

    GrnHonu99 replied to irishnurse68's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I HATE CARDIAC!!!!!!!!!! I agree with you. I worked for awhile on a cardiac step down and I hated hated hated it. I love neuro. I thing the brain is fascinating. I also love neuro exams, I feel like I...

  4. Neuro--tell me why you do/don't like it!!

    GrnHonu99 replied to irishnurse68's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    wow. Such a NOT cool comment to make. Im a "younger" nurse and just bc i am new doesnt mean I lack compassion. What a sweeping, generalized statement! I have met far more older burnt out nurses who I...

  5. Phoenix Newbie

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Arizona Nursing

    you got tickets?!?!?! You are so

  6. Took NCLEX today

    GrnHonu99 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took NCLEX today....sigh. I think I failed. The computer shut off at 75. I was so nervous. I got a lot of medication questions! A few of those pick all that apply (hate those) and it seems like I...

  7. Is PearsonVue ever wrong???

    GrnHonu99 replied to Gumdrop30's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed and Pearson Vue had my results up exactly 48 hrs post test. My BON didn have my liscense number issued until a week later. I know several who took NCLEX in this state and the BON had their...

  8. Took NCLEX today

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i bet you passed! I bet your results will be ready tomm at 9 am! I got mine so

  9. Delegation questions, help!

    GrnHonu99 replied to elenova's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    0323044077 is the ISBN number. I got mine at barnes and

  10. Passed

    GrnHonu99 replied to turtletyme's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats

  11. Any tips on studying DRUGS?

    GrnHonu99 replied to kemerick's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    exactly what I was going to say:) To add to that: learn stratagies, there is no way on earth you will be able to know all the drugs. Learn to eliminate 2 answers and chose from the rest. Try Kaplan...

  12. Delegation questions, help!

    GrnHonu99 replied to elenova's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I reccoment a book called: Prioritization, Delegation and Assignment by: Linda LaCharity. I swear its the best book ever. Its really cheap too, less than 20$. I read this book (actually its like a...

  13. Took NCLEX today

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks guys! Ive been in orientation now for about 8 weeks and since i hadnt passed NCLEX ive been an nurse extern II, i couldnt pass meds and my pay was quite a bit less...now that I passed i get a...

  14. Online NCLEX review.

    GrnHonu99 replied to shawnnarae's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    there is another thread on this. However, I took it and it was ok. The review isnt wondeful, they put all the info into an outline and it is very non specific. I didnt like the content review...but...

  15. Which NCLEX book...

    GrnHonu99 replied to actress8503's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    lol. I unfortunetly didnt really use them all. I just kept buying them, skimming them and not really liking them. So really I kinda just used them here and there. The thing that helped me most was...

  16. Took NCLEX today

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    start doing questions now. As you are learning topics in school use an NCLEX book to help you study for the exam. The more practice questions you do the more likely you are to pass. Ive been preparing...

  17. Took NCLEX today

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    thank you very much! It is such a weight off my shoulder. I feel like I can have a life

  18. Nclex...help!

    GrnHonu99 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    T-2 hours till I take NCLEX! I am soooo nervous. Im sure I am going to fail. Ive been doing thousands of questions online but I still dont feel prepared. I have reviewed the Kaplan books, taken ATI...

  19. took pn test today... stopped AT 86

    GrnHonu99 replied to sunkissed_dez's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats im sure you passed! 86 sounds like a good number to

  20. Took NCLEX today

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ha ha you sure are right!!!!! Thanks! I have to work tonight but I dont even care bc it will be a whole new ball game now when I go in and am officially an RN! No more nurse extern II for

  21. Doctors' rounds

    GrnHonu99 replied to andypandy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Im a new grad in a neuro ICU. Our docs pretty much expect us to round with them. I work nights so I only see one round of docs really. The intern comes around about 0400 and sees the whole floor. He...

  22. new nurse neds help getting back on her feet

    GrnHonu99 replied to SchizoDsy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow dont feel bad. It wasnt your fault. No one should expect a new grad to deal that way. Help should always be available! The second someone refused to help lme they would have received my letter of...

  23. I'm scared of physical exam....

    GrnHonu99 replied to livtek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you have gotten some great advice from the above posters. I have to say at my pre employment physical...well lets just say if there was anything wrong with me they wouldnt have found out from that...

  24. Having problems with NA's and PCT's

    GrnHonu99 replied to heather1999's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work on a 32 bed ICU unit and we have 2 aides! 2 for the entire floor! Mostly if I need help it will be the other nurses that help me bc the aides are far too busy. The aides, or PCTs as we call...

  25. about IV injections

    GrnHonu99 replied to chick_pea's topic in First Year After Licensure

    those skills wont take long to master. Just dont forget to mention it to your preceptor. If you can spike a bag of regular fluids, you can spike a piggy back. If you can flush an IV line you can give...