4quanyin

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1. If you're happy w/your 1st RN job ...

   4quanyin replied to RN007's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I graduated in late June and began working the end of July. I work on a med-surg unit with mostly ortho, post-surgical and 23 hour observation patients. We usually have 5 patients during day shift or...

2. Celebratory Tattoo?

   4quanyin replied to ortess1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I have been planning to get a celebratory tattoo. I passed my NCLEX in July but I'm waiting to find the appropriate tattoist. I am planning a Kuan Yin tattoo on my back. From Wikipedia, "Kuan Yin...

3. NCLEX tips

   4quanyin replied to Guest48390's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I am taking the test on July 8th. I have been using the ncsbn website and Saunder's Comprehensive review. The website is very good. It is helping me with finding the stem of the question, better than...

4. Getting start to study for NCLEX

   4quanyin replied to littlerose's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Yes, I do the same thing. I did it all the way through nursing school, although my area needing to be cleaned did shrink. At first I had to have the whole house clean. Eventually it became just my...

5. ER Pet Peeves

   4quanyin replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

   All I can say is, bless each and every one of you ER nurses. As I nursing student I've been able to observe many different areas of the hospital. The ER nurses are a special

6. Help, new nurse, suffering from Heel Pain.

   4quanyin replied to KEVIN88GT's topic in General Nursing

   I had the same problem a couple of years ago. I bought my first pair of Birkenstocks (suggested by my osteopathic physician) and it helped greatly. He also suggested getting an old coke can and...

7. What did you put in your storage clipboards??

   4quanyin replied to Mandarella's topic in General Students

   At our school some clinical instructors allow them, and others tell you not to use them. The reasoning is that if you are carrying a clipboard from one patient's room to another you can also carry...

8. What is an ADN Please??

   4quanyin replied to caligirl2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   The associates degree in nursing (ADN) is considered a two year degree. Since there is so much competition to get into the ADN programs, it often takes more than two years. Most of the schools give...