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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.

please help me!! my aunt just found out that she has stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver. What will happen to her now? what does this mean? is it the end for her? she is NOT a drinker. it runs in our family. please help

To all of you who are extremely worried about A&P.. I was the exact same way. I thought to myself there's no way ill ever make it. Guess what? I made an A in A&PI and II. I even exempted the finals in both classes. So to all of you.... dont worry its going to be fine. As far as memorizing the bones, muscles, veins, brain, etc... I loved it!!! It was actually pretty easy when you look at the bones closley and study them over and over. One thing i did was look at my body (such as my leg) and feel around and think real hard about where everything is located. The femur is the easiest one :chuckle as far as the tibia and fibula goes, just look at your leg and hold the bone up to your leg and place it where it needs to go. I remember doing this with the fibula, cause at the bottom of the fibula it sorta comes to a point (which is on the outside of the leg or shall i say lateral) and it connects with the tibia perfectly if you just adjust it and study it. The brain is easy too. I was also really interested in it. I think you just have to want it. You have to like it. Now, on my test we had essay questions where we would write steps in blood clotting etc... That was memorization. you can do just listen and tape record if you can.

okay here's what im converting gr 1/120=_____mg I know there's 60mg in one gr but the fraction throws me off. How do i work this out. HELP!!! Do i write out 1/120 as a decimal? maybe a stupid question

Hello all, Im soooo happy I GOT IN!!!! I didnt think i would, but it happened. Now, i have a question... My first class is just Pharmacology. Has anyone taken this. I need some input on what i can be looking at before class starts on aug. 19. Any Suggestions or good websites out there. I heard Pharmacology is extremely hard and alot of people fail this course. What do u guys think?

Well i finally took the test i had been waiting for. I feel like i did okay, but i hope its good enough to get me in. Im really excited but at the same time just not sure. The requirements to get in the Nursing program depend upon the test i just took, my GPA (which is a 3.14), and courses completed (all i have left is Micro). They only except 20 students and there's probaly a butt load of applicants. Question.. does the pre entrance exam have a passing or failing grade or does it just give you a percentage? If anyone has taken this please let me know? jc

this is the field i want to go in. I recently had a tummy tuck and i asked my plastic surgeon if i could come work with him when i graduated and he said he would love to have me. IM SO EXCITED! i want to be in the surgery room when they do the procedures. Let me know if you find out what to do to get in.

This is from the very bottom of my heart. I have always wanted to be a nurse but i started a family at a very young age. I had two children by the age 19 and it was very hard for me to be in school and a single mother. I love EVERYTHING about the hospital. I've always admired nurses and doctors for what they do. (of course, there are some that have upset me in situations) but overall i think there the greatest people in the world. I feel like nursing is going to be perfect for me. I am such a deep caring person (sometimes that can be bad because i hurt when i see something terrible happen to someone) I hope it doesnt effect me as a nurse but i know that I will be faced with this often. I want so bad to have the knowledge that a nurse has. I want to know what to say if someone describes a problem to me. I want to be there for them and want them to know that im always here. If something ever happens to my children, I will be the one to take care of them and know exactly whats going on. I will be the greatest nurse ever. I will give each and every individual i care for the best that i have. I will be remembered. This is what i want and have wanted for soooo long and nothing is going to stop me. NOTHING! I think all of you are great and i cant wait to be where you are now. If i get accepted into the fall nursing program ill be on my way to my dream. if i dont get accepted ill find another school. Wish me luck!

I want to thank all of you for your responses. I feel very welcomed here and enjoy reading what you have to say. I do feel better about the whole accident (it happened on thanksgiving day). I was truley hurt because i felt like i wasnt able to do anything. This is one of the reasons i really want to be a nurse. I want to know what to do and how to do when in a situation like such. I want to help people and be there to comfort the family's of these people and i feel like i've been very strong in this situation and it helps encourage me even more to become a nurse. Thank you all :)

Well as far as proper prognosis, dont know how else to say it. I mean, there's really no good way of saying it. If your looking for medical words im not the one to give it to you because im only taking basic college courses (Not quite up there with the Big dogs yet). I appreciate your response but i was actually just curious if she was actually dead and her body was just in the process of shuting down, if so, why didnt they check her pulse when they arrived. Did it not matter due to the massive head injury that occured? I realized there was nothing i could do ( I dont even know CPR).

I wanted to share something with you guys because i know you may can help me understand. I was driving home from work one day when i witnessed a car accident. It was raining very hard and the roads were extremely slick. The car in front of me slide off the road and hit a tree on the passenger side. I slammed on breaks and ran to the scene. When i went to the car the people inside were already dead. I looked inside (which was not a good thing) and saw the passenger lying up against the window, missing half of her head. The driver was also dead, lying over in the passengers lap. This was the most horrifying thing i had ever seen. I was in total panic. I called 911 immediatley and sat there until they arrived. While i was there i just couldnt keep my eyes off them and i noticed that the passenger was somehow breathing. her lips were moving and her chest was moving up and down. Please explain this to me? Was she dead or did she have any chance at life? The police didnt arrive until an HOUR after i called them. ( I checked the time i had called the police on my cell phone). When they got there they didnt even check the pulse or anything. they threw a blue sheet over the car and waited on the paramedics to arrive (which felt like about 10 min after the police got there). I just didnt understand why no one would check to see if she could have made it or not. I asked the EMT why her chest was moving up and down like she was trying to breath and he said there would have been no chance for survival and that the body just does that (kindof like a reflex) is this true? I just cant get over what happend and i cant really describe in words how i felt. I feel as though i took things fairly well being ive never seen anything like it before. I was really scared and shocked. Just thought some of you could explain to me what i saw. Was she dead or was she dying right there in front of me? could there have been hope for her at all?