Gina_Marie

Gina_Marie

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  1. PALS

    Anyone who has taken their PALS class: I am a new RN (5 years as an lvn) going through orientation for my new job in pedi ED. I finished hospital orientation and just met with my director to arrange schedule. She said I have a year to complete PALS, ...
  2. PALS

    Oh man! All different answers! Those that say wait, the reasons are why I was wondering... Those who said do it soon, thats what I was thinking also! My fiance (also an RN) said that when he did pals, the instructor taught it over 2 days & it wo...
  3. Pedi ER RN advice

    New grad RN 5 years pedi homehealth as lvn Start new pedi ER job feb 5th as RN (nights) Advice??? Best references... Best shoes? Lol What is the biggest thing to memorize and read up on...? I feel pretty good about it, just natural nerves. Loved clin...
  4. Pedi ER RN advice

    It just came in! About to look up Scott DeBoer's CPEN Review book, thnx pixie! Great start!
  5. Pedi ER RN advice

    Just skimmed over the links, they are fantastic, appreciate it greatly!
  6. Pedi ER RN advice

    Esme and rizz, WOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH, that is unbelievably helpful! I will get on that asap! Should I go buy the books now or wait until I take the classes? This is all incredible info and advice, just what I was needing. I am only at ease when I fe...
  7. Pedi ER RN advice

    Thanks :) i'm sure you are right about that!
  8. I wouldnt hurt but honestly, once you have RN behind your name, you can get a job almost anywhere :) ive always wanted pediatrics and a month after I graduated, I was offered pedi ER job I wanted. 3 months after high school, i was sotting in lvn scho...
  9. Paramedic-turned-RN advice

    Many hospitals will pay for tuition when you want to go back to school if you sogn a 2 yr work committment to them...? My fiance had his RN paid for, I had mine paid for and we are both going back this fall for a higher degree.
  10. Nursing in Texas

    We live in San Antonio & no one I know has had any issue finding a job quickly. I myself had three job offers that I applied to within a month and had the blessing of being able to choose. Good luck!
  11. San antonio nurse's!!!

    Galaxy blue scrubs for all Baptist RN's :) Congrats & welcome to Tx & to Baptist!
  12. FAILED ONCE, passed the second time

    I walked into my NCLEX exam somewhat confident and feeling ready the first time... I was devastated when I hit 265 and failed. Had to wait so long to retake and couldnt make myself study because O felt that I had killed myself studying the first time...
  13. New ATT after taking nclex

    How does this work...? I paid to retake exam, assuming they would see it and send a new ATT, but now I am wondering if that's all i need to do? Just want to make sure I did not have to do something else to obtain a new ATT...
  14. New ATT after taking nclex

    15 days for ATT approval... 45 days for actual retake
  15. New ATT after taking nclex

    I had to reapply through texas BON and pay $125 on top of the pearson vue fee... 15 days to get new ATT... Blegh.
  16. New ATT after taking nclex

    All i've paid is the registration fee with pearson vue... $200
  17. PVT

    Anyone get to the cc page and end up passing? I know, I know.... I need to accept my fate & move on. But i'm looking for a shred of hope. Hard to fail when I had a job I was supposed to start next week ? 265 w's, 45 SATA.
  18. PVT

    I graduated aug 29th from Baptist's LVN to RN program & I loved it. Good luck!!!
  19. PVT

  20. PVT

    I went to baptist, lvn to rn program and I loved it :))
  21. PVT

    Went ahead and bought the lacharity book... Hope it helps. Tomorrow is a new day and I will start studying again. Thanks so much Anyone else feel like hurst wasnt as helpful as everyone said? I loved it and I learned a lot from it, but I didnt find ...
  22. PVT

    Which one helps the most with SATA and priority questions? I feel like thats what i mostly got...
  23. PVT

    Boo :/
  24. PVT

    Quick results= fail I'll hopefully pass the next!
  25. PVT

    Not available til tmrw