MrMango

Hey all, a little background about myself: I have worked in dialysis for two years, first at FMC outpatient, then I moved to a not-for-profit independent outpatient unit at the largest hospital in my state (Connecticut), and in October 2017 I transi...

I've done both inpatient and outpatient dialysis. I left within the year but am considering going back... however I'm the opposite. I would never go back to inpatient HD. I loved the job very much and it was very exciting, however I could no longer d...

Greetings all! I'm a registered nurse from New England who is looking for a change of pace. My background: I've been a RN since 2014, I've worked in Chronic & Acute Hemodialysis in both an outpatient clinic and a hospital setting for four years,...

One nephrologist I work with and have the utmost respect and trust has told me the same thing. A minimum of four hours should be given post-dialysis for drawing labs that can be considered accurate. I try to pass this along to every primary RN I come...

Dialysis is complicated, but in my experience pays well. I've been in dialysis for almost two years, the past 7 months at a major area hospital, in the acute dialysis setting. I make an awesome hourly rate with virtually all the overtime I want. I co...

Hello all, I'm a relatively new nurse, I've worked in Outpatient Dialysis for a year. Recently, I've been putting some thought into travel nursing. However I don't know how to go about looking into getting hired through an agency, which agencies to ...

Must be dependent on your location... I'm from Connecticut and recently left my full-time position at Fresenius (I still work per diem) in favor of a hospital, but I still get e-mails about Fresenius openings in my state and there's always at least t...

I recently left a Freestanding clinic (in favor of a Dialysis RN position at a large hospital), and I've never experienced a loss of hours because a patient didn't show up. The way my old clinic was scheduled, it was three "shifts" of patients, myse...

After some of the harsh criticisms and negativity when I created this thread, I left allnurses.com to focus on obtaining job to begin my career. I returned today out of boredom, curiosity, and to connect with other nurses in my specialty, and stumble...

Hello to all my fellow nurses and future nurses! I finally passed my NCLEX-RN and I wanted to share my journey with you all in hopes that it can help at least one struggling person! I graduated and obtained my BSN in May 2013 and due to a clerical e...

Perhaps it is a combination of both? I'm not sure how you can sit there and tell me that passion, desire, and the person you are are not components of a good nurse. I know plenty of nurses that passed on the first try, yet have no interpersonal skill...

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

Hey all! I just passed my NCLEX-RN last week, glad to have that part of my life in the past, but am now facing my next nerve-wracking step in life (albeit much more exciting). I haven't applied for any kind of new job in about seven years, so I'm fai...

I recently failed my NCLEX-RN. I failed in 265 questions (which means I was close, right?) However one type of question I saw frequently during my NCLEX were questions that gave me four patients, their symptoms and then asked me which patient I would...

Anything more specific? Prioritization for me also means "which should the nurse do FIRST", those types....

Took my NCLEX-RN today for the fourth time in about 10 months... got 237 Questions an then it shut off. (Previous attempts were 75, 87, 75) I'm kinda nervous because I have little faith since it shut down at a number like that... And my final questio...

Thank you kindly. Almost checked the PVT today... couldn't bring myself to do it.

I'm going to pay for the quick results when they are available. Thanks for the support. A family member said the same thing. I just don't want to have to go through this again.

The videos were alright... kind of a snoozefest. They follow the study guides you can print out and fill in almost to a T. Their Q-banks were good besides only getting six attempts.... I took Hurst and failed, so I'm a bit of a pessimist on it.

Hi all, I'm taking my NCLEX for the fourth time tomorrow at 2pm. Extremely nervous.... Unlike my previous attempts, I'm taking it in the afternoon. Hoping I'll be more alert, awake and calmer. Since my last attempt I've been studying a lot of strate...

Very insightful! I appreciate you taking the time to post all this!

Thanks Erin!

I've now officially failed the NCLEX-RN three times, and I kinda of don't know what to do. I've done Kaplan, Hurst, met with a (poor) tutor, done over 3000 questions between my 2nd and 3rd attempt from Mosby, Hurst, Kaplan, and Exam Cram. I really t...

Thanks for the encouragement. Just another self-esteem blow. Only thing to do is get back on the horse I guess.

Hello all. This morning I took my NCLEX-RN for the third time since I graduated nursing school (from over a year ago; May 2013). I went home today feeling so confident, like I really knew my stuff this time. Yet I went to the Pearson Vue Trick and......