NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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    I am so excited to start nursing school

    NurseGirl525 replied to ciennah's topic in General Students

    Your fiancé is right. Calm down. I know how exciting it is to get into nursing school, but you will burn out on it first semester. Relax. Laser printers? You are going overboard. The goal is...
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    Did your credits from Chamberlain College of Nursing transfer to a different university?

    NurseGirl525 replied to brainfried's topic in General Students

    No. Most places those credits will not transfer. As a commercial school, very rarely are they regionally accredited. That is what you need to look
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    Associate in Nursing "fall 2016"

    NurseGirl525 replied to oross's topic in General Students

    It's not two years. It's three. Your advisor will tell you what order to take the prereqs in. The program itself is two years. The prereqs are usually 3
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    Littmann Cardiology III - Worth it?

    NurseGirl525 replied to futurenursling's topic in General Students

    Totally worth it. Actually the opposite is true. You can hear what you need to hear. You will know what a murmur sounds like. You will be able to hear the difference in lung sounds. Those are...
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    Feel like im not as qualified

    NurseGirl525 replied to ljc14's topic in General Students

    No. It is not necessary. I did obtain a PCT job 3 months before I graduated. Here is what it did help me with. Learning the company, getting the flow of my unit, learning where everything was...
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    Getting back into nursing

    NurseGirl525 replied to roboblazer's topic in General Nursing

    I personally think you are going to have a hard time simply finding a job by the time you get your license back. That's the logical side of it. I think it would be different if you were a new grad...
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    SLP vs RN: Need Advice!!

    NurseGirl525 replied to Stephia87RN's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you sitting with her manager? Do you report to that manager as well? I would say well, let me bring my manager as well. Fill your manager in on the situation and then let the managers...
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    Working 12's with small children

    NurseGirl525 replied to karo07's topic in General Nursing

    What is he having a hard time with? I guess my feeling is you handle it while he works and have since they were born, right? Is it nights or days? I know that doesn't answer your question, it just...
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    Getting into Nursing school with a misdemeanor

    NurseGirl525 replied to mrs303abuse's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    No. Traffic tickets are simply considered traffic offenses. They are not crimes. You are not arrested. There are also certain laws that can be broken in which somebody would just get a citation...
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    Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    I think everybody has to take into account the OP is only 18. That's a world of difference than most of us. Plus, luxury items to her are different at 18 than what they are to us. You have to think...
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    Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, to be 18 again!! No responsibilities, learning how to manage life on your own for the first time...... Being able to finally buy those new, shiny things and it's all yours!! I remember it...
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    LVN to 30 Unit Option to BSN

    NurseGirl525 replied to Rice_in_Space's topic in General Students

    Ah, thank you for the
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    My NCLEX Experience 7/6/2016

    NurseGirl525 replied to Semper Fi Nurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats on passing. I love your description of the test, because that is exactly how I felt!!
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    NCLEX passed in 265 questions

    NurseGirl525 replied to NurseCait220's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Whether or not someone gets the last question right is a total myth. It doesn't make sense. Think about this. You pass in 75 questions. Say you hit the passing standard at 60. You stay at that...
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    I thought I failed...

    NurseGirl525 replied to WheatGerm's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Uworld is definitely not needed. I promise. I know people sing their praises, but those questions are unnecessarily hard. They go way too in depth on content. This test is unlike any you have ever...
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    No more rudeness!

    NurseGirl525 replied to WheatGerm's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, I know what you are trying to say, but this happens in every sector of the working force. Gossip and cattiness. I promise. I've worked in several different professions. You just need to...
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

    NurseGirl525 replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Again with the cite your sources. Come on. I was responding to the OP, not the silly debate going on between you all. I have a problem with the term Advanced Practice Nurse if you must know....
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    My NCLEX run

    NurseGirl525 replied to wdrabble's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Can I just ask, do you think you studied too much? Do you think you overthought it? I know that awful feeling of thinking you failed when you actually passed. But I passed in 75 questions and...
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    Starting RN program this fall - what to expect?

    NurseGirl525 replied to charleyq's topic in General Students

    You asked for general rules. I'm a new grad so I'm not that far out of school. Here they are. Clipped, short nails at all times. No polish!! Covered tattoos. Covered with a bandaid. Hair pulled...
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    Getting into Nursing school with a misdemeanor

    NurseGirl525 replied to mrs303abuse's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Speeding tickets are not misdemeanors. They are traffic offenses. Unless you did something crazy with your speeding. In some states, going a certain amount of mph over the posted limit can cause a...
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    Can a hospital retract their job offer

    NurseGirl525 replied to nadomel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I doubt it was the physical. Did they do a background, drug, and credit screening? Did they call references? You might want to think about that as well. These things happen all the time. Return...
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

    NurseGirl525 replied to Katie_dogluvr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why is every program termed "accelerated" these days? I see people post about "accelerated" LPN, ASN, and now Masters. That seems to be a marketing ploy to me. And people seem to buy in and be so...
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    "You're too smart to be a nurse. Be a doctor"

    NurseGirl525 replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    No one has ever had anything negative to say to me about becoming a nurse, not one. So it is not something that every nurse hears. I have honestly never gotten anything but a look of respect from...
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    passing NCLEX with 90-100 questions and how to find out NCLEX result in within 20 hrs.

    NurseGirl525 replied to thupink's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Stop. The trick is not accurate. It may work for some, but not all. Why be responsible for somebody losing
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    First patient death, what care do you provide?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    I've always washed. There's always some kind of fluid coming out for me. I've never had a clean