thocat1989

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1. New to OR -need advice -arrogant rude surgeon

   thocat1989 replied to ORGeek's topic in Operating Room

   Talk to your manager and hopefully they will speak to the surgeon about it, but if something bothers you there's no shame in talking to the surgeon about it. Just wait until the patient is out of the room. Remember it's all about patient safety so wa...

2. Why I Will Never Regret Getting My BSN First

   thocat1989 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   I just wanted to share my experience in choosing to do an accelerated BSN program versus a BSN straight to Masters program (or as some people call it direct entry to practice BS/MS). I had the option of going to Columbia and MGH and being done in ap...

3. Blanket roll for TKA's

   thocat1989 replied to Fezmarelda's topic in Operating Room

   Some use a sterile leg attachment as stated above. I believe its called an IMP knee immobilizer

4. OR Brain?

   thocat1989 replied to ruddergrl's topic in Operating Room

   The OR is different than floor nursing. Its specialty that is so different that being a new grad, you may have difficulty adjusting. There are many different personalities in the OR and you will have to learn how to work with them. As a new grad figu...

5. University of Rochester ABPNN Jan. 2016

   thocat1989 replied to Tink87's topic in School Programs

   Regarding accommodations/ housing there are a lot of options in Rochester. Goler house mentioned above us student housing right on campus. Other options are houses that people tent out to students. A lot of people went with this option because the ho...

6. University of Rochester ABPNN Jan. 2016

   thocat1989 replied to Tink87's topic in School Programs

   Hey all!! I just want to say that i have been in the exact same spot as you guys not too long ago. The wait is daunting and nerve wracking, but remember to be patient. If you are accepted you will get a call followed by an acceptance in the mail if y...

7. Kaplan Qbank Scores

   thocat1989 replied to thocat1989's topic in NCLEX

   I know that Kaplan has a good reputation and study plan for both the NCLEX RN and PN, but I cannot say for sure because I only took the NCLEX RN. Although there is crossover between material essentially the two require different knowledge bases. Sorr...

8. University of Rochester ABPNN Sept 2015

   thocat1989 replied to Mermsies's topic in Post Graduate

   You're schedules will always be found online and they do/can change so make sure you keep checking it every so often. They will usually let you know, verbally, if there is a change as well. Expect to be in lectures the whole time especially for patho...

9. Do you review ALL questions on KAPLAN?

   thocat1989 replied to LM NY's topic in NCLEX

   I remember being so nervous using Kaplan too and freaking out about content. I was just like you thinking I definitely should be reviewing content right now, but I stuck with the questions and ended up finishing the whole qbank with an average of I t...

10. Kaplan Qbank Scores

    thocat1989 posted a topic in NCLEX

    I passed my NCLEX with 85 questions and although I used different resources for the NCLEX my main study tool was the Kaplan Qbank. I did not purchase the Qtrainers though just the bank. I started out doing two 20 question tests a day building up to t...

11. Anyone Only Use Kaplan Qbank and LaCharity PDA and Pass NCLEX??

    thocat1989 replied to shelby929's topic in NCLEX

    Youre doing just fine in the q bank. I did the entire q bank and ended up with a 65% average overall. I did lacharity too. Passed my first time with 86 questions. Just review all rationale!!! My friend a q bank average of 55% and passed first time w...

12. Does the PVT ever not work for NCLEX?

    thocat1989 replied to WorriedSick123's topic in NCLEX

    I urge you to check out this thread: https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/why-pvt-is-992306.html. There's a ton of information to answer your PVT questions on there. However, I will say that some of my friends did do the PVT and the good pop ...

13. How many questions to do before NCLEX?

    thocat1989 replied to jayb1zzl3's topic in NCLEX

    I have a thread about how I studied and what I used... check it out. I did Kaplan, but only purchased the Qbank. I did all the questions in there and reviewed all the rationale for every single question. I think reviewing the rationale was key to my ...

14. Kaplan...What's the outcome?

    thocat1989 replied to Natasha A.'s topic in General Students

    I just passed my nclex and used Kaplan the Qbank only though and I feel it was the one program that definitely helped me pass in 86 questions. I would definitely recommend it. Do all the questions and review every single rationale. I didn't take the ...

15. Passed the NCLEX... and You WILL TOO!! Here are some tips!!!

    thocat1989 replied to thocat1989's topic in NCLEX

    Its ok gradnursed!! RNsRWe does know a lot about the nclex. Always some helpful tips though.