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    Six week preceptorship cut to three.....Help

    christvs replied to grinnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi grinnurse. I agree with the others here; If I were you I would either insist you need the full 6 weeks of orientation or ask to work with only 3-4 patients for several more weeks. I would also ask...
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    Question for Suzanne..........

    christvs posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi Suzanne! I'm taking my NCLEX July 1 and am starting to get really, really nervous about it! I've been doing practice questions since January-and have done 3700 since I graduated in June. I've been...
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    It's me, PIE123...

    christvs replied to pie123's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi Pie! Or should I say Ms/Mrs. RN!! :) I have a question for you: since you have just taken NCLEX, is there any advice you can give me for how you stayed calm during the exam? I'm taking it Friday...
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    The 27th is coming fast and I am SCARED!!!

    christvs replied to ambercrombie99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi guys! I know what you mean about freaking out. I'm taking it July 1-6 days away!!! I've been doing Lippincott, Saunders, Mosby also-I think we should just keep doing our practice questions and try...
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    New Graduates...

    christvs replied to ghost's topic in General Nursing

    Med/Surg/Tele because I love taking care of cardiac patients! And med surg is the most interesting specialty to me right now. Plus I feel it is a great place to start my career as an RN.
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    I passed - thank you so much everyone!!!

    christvs replied to plcrn05's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats Pam!!!! yippee!!!! You are an RN!
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    I Passed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    christvs replied to pie123's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That is soooooooo awesome Pie!!!!!!!! Congrats RN! !!!!!
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    Want to advise a new grad RN/BSN? :)

    christvs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all! I've just graduated from a BSN program and will take NCLEX next week and then will soon after start my 12 week orientation on a med/surg/tele floor. I was just wondering from all you great...
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    How many Pt do you take care of?

    christvs replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a large teaching hospital in MA. The med/surg floor I'm on uses a team nursing model, so each "team" has 8-10 patients, with one RN, one LPN, and one CNA. I think that is pretty
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    I love being a nurse because........

    christvs replied to stidget99's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse because nothing means more to me than that happy look a patient will get when I take the time to explain the meaning of a lab value, or purpose of a test, etc. to him that he...
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    How many of you had a different career/education before becoming an RN?

    christvs replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I went to college and had my BS in biology at age 22, then went to grad school for biology and had my MS in biology at age 24, then worked in an HIV research lab for several months and decided I...
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    NCLEX shut of at 150...is this good or bad?

    christvs replied to britt329tx's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi britt. I am taking NCLEX next week. I know that you can pass whether you have 75 questions, 150 questions, or 265 questions. In order to pass, the computer will stop when it has determined with 95...
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    sick of ADN vs BSN! like most of us have a choice anyway!

    christvs replied to okie2's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Sure, there is a difference in the ADN program and BSN program where you live, but I do not think it is fair for anyone to just make an over-generalization about who is a better entry level nurse-ADN...
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    OMG 265 questions HELP ME!!!!ALL Nurses please respond!!!

    christvs replied to msnicole418's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi Nicole. I am taking NCLEX next week, but to me it sounds like your last question was not a very easy one, so I think that is a good sign! I do not know off the top of my head which type of...
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    NCLEX scheduled 6/22 - Kaplan, Mosby's CAT, etc - advice?

    christvs replied to plcrn05's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi Pam! That's great it shut off at 75 for you!!! I'm crossing my fingers for you but know you passed! :) I hope mine decides to stop at 75 too! :) Thanks for the advice on studying! My goal is to do...
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    How many NCLEX questions have you done?!

    christvs posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm just curious and a little nosy too! :) I want to know how many practice questions you all have done so far to prepare for NCLEX, or how many total you did if you have already taken NCLEX. So...
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    NCLEX scheduled 6/22 - Kaplan, Mosby's CAT, etc - advice?

    christvs replied to plcrn05's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi Pam! How did you do? Hey you took it in Worcester, right? Do you get into the building through the door to the right of the bank-and just go up the elevator? I know where the big building is but...
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    Just finished taking NCLEX...

    christvs replied to pie123's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey Pie123! How are you doing? Now I'm nervous too waiting to hear how everyone did! :) Wait until I take it...I'll be such a mess! I'm crossing my fingers for you too! Hope the waiting isn't too long...
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    Just finished taking NCLEX...

    christvs replied to pie123's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck Kristen! I've got my fingers crossed for you!!!! Let us know when you get the good news! :)
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    Complete Nclex Topic List

    christvs replied to ep2128's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Holy smokes girl!!! I cannot believe you remembered such detail from your exam! Wow! I think you must have more knowledge in your brain than all my nursing books put together! :) Thank you...
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    I'm starting to freak out about the NCLEX!

    christvs replied to RainDreamer's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yep, I'm freaking out too! I take it next Friday and I can't believe it's so close now! I think I'll be fine cuz I've been studying so hard with my questions, but it's still scary!!!!! I need to work...
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    How many questions per day?

    christvs replied to ManyRN2B's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi! For the first couple of weeks I was doing 150-200 a night, but now that I'm getting tired of doing them, I'm only doing 100 a night. I agree that it is important to see why an answer is right or...
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    How many NCLEX questions have you done?!

    christvs replied to christvs's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've been using a variety of books with CDs to do my practice questions: Mosby, Lippincott, Saunders, Kaplan, and Incredibly Easy. Wow, 6000! :) That's great!
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    Take a break from NCLEX studying! :)

    christvs posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi! I just wanted to let you guys know how happy and relaxed I feel now because I took two entire days off from studying for NLCEX. Ever since I graduated May 21, I did 3000 practice questions so far...
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    NCLEX..prioritizing.......

    christvs replied to xokelly2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck XO kelly! :) You sound prepared with your plan for studying-keep your fingers crossed for me and I'll do the same for you! Hee-hee! :)