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yeah!! well I guess all I can do is pray and wait!! urghhhh this is soooo stressfull!!

alabama. and yes i know most ppl fail if it goes to cc page but i have a previous test opened that has no status on it.. all it says is delivery successful and it should say .. fail.. ya know? im confused cause i just know i passed

okay so i took the exam today again for the 4th time and came home to do the pearson trick and it prompted me to pay... my concern is this.... I have 3 previous test dates on my pearson account. The first two says.... fail instead of delivery successful. well the last one I took before the one i took today says delivery successful. and then the one i took today says delivery successful.. so.. im wondering if maybe the computer is reading from the 3rd exam i failed because it was never updated as a fail vs delivery successful.. i hope you guys understand what im saying.. since this is a glitch in the computer im just praying that my account is screwed up being the 3rd test i took still says delivery successful. i guess the reason im so concerned is because i studied so hard for 3 months and took the exam today and only had 80 questions.. so i was super confident that i passed .. another reason is because i had all of 265 last test and was near the passing level and i know there is no way after all that studying that i bombed this test at 80 questions.. there is just no way.. im going crazy!!

I hate hate hate to study but ive had to force myself to do it this time~ Ive been doing questions at work about 100-150/day. then I reviewed the hurst lectures about 2 times each lecture!! and did the questions from the hurst review.

well.. ive done the hurst review over and over again.. then i just did questions from saunders!! I graduated in may 2008. my father passed away may30 2008 so, when all my fellow classmates were testing I was grieving. then I get ready to test and my best friend was killed in a car accident. I ended up testing anyway and failed it.. took again and again failed it the next 2 attempts.. so, this time i focused on nursing for the past 3mths or so and nothing else!! no distractions.. so hopefully this time will work

So Ive taken the NCLEX 3 times already and I did better on the 3rd try vs the 1st and 2nd try. I had a lot going on in my life the last 3 times Ive tested and unfortunately failed the test. The last time I tested I was near the passing level in all areas and I had all of the 265 questions. This time I have taken the hurst review AGAIN and did questions from saunders review book.. I've done alot of praying and Im hoping this time Ill pass it!! any last minute suggestions or anything to remember!! come on ppl Im desperate here.

This is not a problem that i am having. im just curious as to what causes this. not looking for advice on seeking a physician just wondering if anyone has ever studied this or know anything about it.

what does this mean? can it mean a number of things? Ex. if someone is awake and just sitting there and there hands just fall asleep what do you think it could be? just curious if it means there could be nerve damage somewhere or could arthiritis cause this? just wanted some input

Someone's body is not producing blood platlets.

Im sorry but i disagree with you and yes it is true that addicts still, cheat, lie etc... It is the drug that makes them this way. No its not because they like there life, its because the drug makes them like there life. deep down underneath it all, they hate there life. No one seems to understand what it does to you. Okay, here's the thing... i was once, back in my younger days addicted to meth. I was the perfect child and come from the perfect family. I loved my life but unfortunatly i ran around with the wrong crowd. this crowd introduced me to meth (devils drug). I was instantly addicted. Yes, my life on drugs was great (at that time) but after i became clean i knew that life was really hell when i used. I O.D on meth once and had to go to the ER. I was treated like crap. No one wanted to help because they assumed i didnt want to help myself. Deep down i wanted help but didnt know how to get it. I was embarrassed with myself. This person i became wasnt the loving person that i was. My family wasnt first on the list anymore but it wasnt me, it was the drug. My brain was begging for the drug as my heart was begging to be clean. Yes i treated my parents badly but i honestly didnt know i was hurting them. You cant imagine how i felt and what i went through. I have much sympathy for people who are addicted because i know how hard it is to quit weather they want to or not. Im sorry about your situation and i know you felt that there was just no hope but there is. I'm not trying to say that every situation is the same but i believe its close to that. Just remember that people who are addicted are just like you and me. sometimes people fall in the cracks and cant get back up. This doesnt mean they should be treated like animals. Meth increases the dopamine in your brain causing you to feel extremely good but the come down is so dramatic that you cant go on with out more. The only way is with time and faith in god. I just feel that addicts cannot help themselves and most of the time it is a solution to problems in their past.

So, what do u do for these people in this situation? some of them come in for a reason right? what is there treatment? Im not referring to the ones who are seeking drugs.

I have to say something in regards to a nurse who told me that when drug users come to the hospital for drugs or with a drug problem, she basically throws them to the side and treat patients who are non drug users. She says she hates it when they come in, and they just take up her time. My view on this is... Dont pass judgement on people you dont know. Im currently a nursing student and i feel that as a nurse it will be my duty to help these people and give them the same respect as i would anyone else. It will be my job to offer them the assistance they need and if they dont except it i will do anything in my power to convince them. My aspect on a drug user.... People who use drugs are just like you and me. They come from all different families (good and bad). I dont think these people should be looked down on because they are drug users. for one... anybody (you, me, your brother etc..) can use a drug one time and be addicted. This a disease, yes its a big problem, but i think we as nurses should still treat them with the same respect. for example... Methamphetamine, which is growing rapidly, is a huge problem today. I have studied this drug over and over. I know that you can take a good person and give them Meth and they will turn into a totally different person. This drug alters the dopamine in their brain making them feel normal when its used (which you all probaly know) making it extremely hard to quit. My point is... I hate people who say "oh, there just trash" or "she's just a drug user". This makes me sooo mad You cant judge somebody. what if there drug problem is because of something in there past (rape, abuse) that has put them where they are today (which is usually the case) how can you sit there and live with yourself being hateful to these people. Putting them down calling them names and saying "if they would just stop using drugs". This is NOT right. Put yourself in there shoes. HELP THEM!! dont turn them away. if you do your just making things worst. I know some of you have never done or even tried drugs and this exactly my point. you havent done it. you werent addicted and you have no clue what its like to be them. I would like some of your views on this situation... do you get mad when drug users come to the emergency room (either to get drugs or for drug problems)? How do u view these people? Im sorry for such a long post but i am just fired up right now.

I've read the post about the BTK killer. This makes me sick. One thing everyone should be careful of is the way this man looks. He appears to be normal. I mean check out his life. He had a wife and kids that he came home to everyday. Its just so scary. You never know. I just wanted to drop that in to everyone. Please be careful. Your neighbor can be a killer.

Hey everyone, i wanted your opinion about my 6 yr. old. He was at mcdonalds with his grandparents when he stomped his big toe on the door leaving out and his toe nail (or up underneath it) has turned black. Its been a while since he's done this ( like a month) but its still black. should this be seen by a doc? I remember when i did that at a real young age my toenail fell off. I guess it rotted. but im just not sure about his. the toenail is still attached and it doesnt hurt him. just wanted some opinions. I cant wait until im a nurse and I can answer my own questions

also, she is in level 2 of cirrhosis.