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    Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    RNsRWe replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Guess I'll chime in here, after "liking" a half dozen or so posts I no longer work the floor, but when I did, I enjoyed having students. THAT SAID, there were some I enjoyed more than others....and...
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    Why are the floor nurses so unwilling to teach?

    RNsRWe replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    I was thinking this, too. Students in clinical rotations are always informed that they are guests of the facility, that their schools' agreements with the facility are always subject to revocation if...
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    Just resigned from my first nursing job

    RNsRWe replied to EmergencyNurse2012's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! You DID get that offer in writing first, before you
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    Popup woes

    RNsRWe replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    I have a new thingy that jumps up from the bottom of my screen (on phone), it's annoying as hell. I can swipe it down, but it just loves to zing back up again two or three seconds later. Grrr....
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    Nclex is my worst nightmare

    RNsRWe replied to Realkingston13's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well......ok....do you feel better now? 'Cause the original post sounds a little like "Dear
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    Pearson Vue Trick as of August 2015

    RNsRWe replied to cambrose's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations ? I still wouldn't go around telling people to do the PVT right after they test, LOL, but glad it worked out for
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    Please, someone give me some clarity..The BSN route is looking a lot more fulfilling

    RNsRWe replied to Beautiful_Soul's topic in General Students

    Ultimately you will need to decide what you want to do (short-term and long-term goals) and do it. Some thoughts to consider, though, in making that decision: The courses you will take in the BSN...
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    Best NCLEX study guide

    RNsRWe replied to mer10s's topic in General Students

    The short answer is "there isn't one BEST guide". Different prep courses are designed to help with different aspects. Much depends on what the individual needs. For someone struggling with the...
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    nursing student transfer opportunity

    RNsRWe replied to sasasa25's topic in General Students

    There is no way in hell I'd "stick it out"; the OP has only one semester done, not one year, so it's a year and a half left to go. With such a low NCLEX pass rate (40-something percent?!?) , I have...
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    How do you take classes like micro/chem AFTER bsn graduation?

    RNsRWe replied to xVERITAS's topic in General Students

    Honestly, I'm wondering that too! OP, is this a for-profit school? I'm wondering how it can have accreditation status without requiring those courses before or during the BSN program. Maybe that's...
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    NCLEX survival Kit ideas please! Bonus points for humor ;)

    RNsRWe replied to JNcCole15's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    NO clue what your budget might be, but if it were *ME*, I'd want a movie on DVD that's good, and fun, and light. You'd have to know your recipient well enough to choose (or a gift certificate to...
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    Pearson Vue Trick as of August 2015

    RNsRWe replied to cambrose's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Ah, that would be "RNA". But CNA is the option on AN ? FWIW, you also can't use the designation "LVN" until you hold that license, either. With any luck, you will have that shiny new license in...
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    Pearson Vue Trick as of August 2015

    RNsRWe replied to cambrose's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Cambrose, you now know the risks. You're old enough to be getting a license, so the choice to do the game or not is yours... Good
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    When will my license show up on the TX BON website?

    RNsRWe replied to maryterrell413's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! Is Texas one of the States that does all its background checks, application reviews PRIOR to authorizing your exam? If so...I guess it all depends on their backlog. MOST States that do...
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    Pearson Vue Trick as of August 2015

    RNsRWe replied to cambrose's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck to you! But as someone who has spent quite a bit of time following NCLEX (and PVT, by consequence) I can tell you that if you continue to try to register every hour you are only increasing...
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    Took my NCLEX-PN today. Did the PV trick and got a hold message.

    RNsRWe replied to dsnale's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm starting to think that there could be a new drinking game on the horizon. Anytime anyone posts the words "I'm freaking out" we should all enjoy some Chardonnay....until the next
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    PVT accuracy.

    RNsRWe replied to hairpins09's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The only way that the PVT is close to guessing actual results (and I did NOT say "accurate") is if you wait at least 24 hours for your exam to be finalized. When you leave the test center, only ONE...
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    The Blue Hair Nurse

    RNsRWe replied to rosomebody007's topic in General Nursing

    NOT dying one's hair purple and orange doesn't denote that one has excellent skills, any more than DOING it means someone has awful skills. As I said, I don't think one has anything to do with the...
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    The Blue Hair Nurse

    RNsRWe replied to rosomebody007's topic in General Nursing

    Trying to remember the last time I saw a professional person in another field (law, medicine, etc) who had her hair dyed a freakish color (or combination of colors)....hmm.....nope, can't say that I...
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    Nursing student needing to interview a nurse

    RNsRWe replied to Kellyann543's topic in General Nursing

    Today is Friday. Call a local hospital, ask for the nurse educator or HR person for nursing. Ask that person how you can best reach one of their nurses; offer to take him or her out for coffee...
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    ADVICE

    RNsRWe replied to chelcepayton's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This would be a fabulous example of "putting the cart before the horse"! About the last thing you should be concerned with at this point is what specialty you may (or may not) choose to work in once...
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    Does it hurt to get practiced on?

    RNsRWe replied to maidinh405's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you certain that this is how the class is done? In my nursing classes, no one was ever allowed to stick a needle into anyone, for any reason. I'd like to think there'd be another way to...
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    Salary of an RN?

    RNsRWe replied to hardworkingmom9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Be VERY wary of facilities offering sign-on bonuses, especially large sign-ons like this one. In times of shortage, bonuses were pretty commonplace. Now they are exceedingly rare, and they are...
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    Passing the boards

    RNsRWe replied to crazedrn's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you are in a State that participates in Pearson Vue's Quick Results program, you can go to the PV website and pay a fee of $7.95 for accurate results. They are termed "unofficial", but they ARE...
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    High school senior for CRNA

    RNsRWe replied to odpropofol's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I believe that when the OP said his mother said there was more job security in medicine, she was referring to non-nursing jobs (you mentioned LPN, etc). By "medicine", she means "physicians" and...