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I work for a methadone clinic you use different skills. You still have to assess your patient for signs of withdrawal and sedation. Plus, you have to be mindful that when someone is sedated and they come for medication then this may increase the risk of overdose. We also administered CPR and narcan when someone has overdose in the building.

Being a nurse manager has it’s ups and downs. You have to diplomatic since you have to be advocate for the nurses but also you have a role as a leader in the organization as well being a nurse management. Being a nurse manager is stressful because at the end the day everything falls on you essentially and sometimes you have to be the bad guy with his right ups, hiring and firing people. I have been in management for 3 years and it’s rewarding and stressful at the same time.

I used Kaplan but I also took time for myself like exercise. You can't over work your brain. I would study for at Least two hours a day then rest.

I think what you ask is in the scope of your job. I also think saying please and thank you goes along way. People are more inclined to help when you ask them to do it. I wish you luck with everything.

Thank you all for your advice. I am going to stick it out for now but if he starts yelling I will have to tell my manager. Luckily I work full time and do this per diem so I don't have to deal with this issue on a regular basis.

Hello I have been a nurse for a solid year. I just started working per diem at a nursing home. There is one nurse who is also a graduate nurse but has experience working at a nursing home. There have been several occasions where he yells at the staff and me. Instead of showing the correct way to do things he just yells. I got to the point where I don't like coming to work because I have to deal with this person. I am very kind and curious but I don't think I can deal with him. I am thinking about quitting. Any advice?

It is hard taking a job as a prn for your first nursing job. As a prn it is difficult to grasp the procedure when you don't have any set hours. If you feel that this is not the ideal job then start looking for something else but I would leave this job once you found another one. Good luck to you!

If you choose nursing at a prison you would have gain medical experience. If you decide to work at a health center I am sure the hours would be reasonable and you would focus on education and prevention. Overall these are both good opportunities and the choice you make will have a good consequence. Good luck

Thanks guys! I decided not to take the job I am going to wait for something else

Hello, I recently got my RN license in October. I have been employed at a treatment center as a per diem nurse. I recently got an offer for a position that has availability for 3rd shift or per diem. I want a full time job but I am nervous about working third shift and I think my head would spin if I got another per diem position. Please keep in mind that I already work full time but it is a non-nursing job and I still have the per diem shift at the treatment center. My goal is to find a full time job in nursing. Do you think I should take the 3rd shift job.

From my understanding SATA questions varies. Thus you just have to study content, I used nclex 3500 and lipponett (sp) alt format book which helped me a lot. They have higher level SATA questions.

Thank you so much!!

I will pray for you! You got this..as long you have the confidence and focus you will do fine. :)

Hi All: I am new to this forum but I have been reading other people's stories for months. First of all, I truly appreciate reading everyone's post, this made me feel very confident that I can succeed this NCLEX. I graduated from my Nursing classes Oct 2013. I decided to take the nclex in January since I had to take another course in November to December. I studied Saunders and ATI mentor and several other apps on my phone. I felt confident during test day. I made an appointment at 8am. I ended up taking the whole 265 questions..I felt so defeated and tired. As soon as I got out of the testing center I did the PVT and it went straight to the CC page. I didn't really feel sad- I felt like I was in a dream. First, I didn't anticipate the getting the whole 265 questions. I was tired, hungry, and I had a massive headache during the exam. So, I decided retest in April1st. While I was in school we did the Kaplan classroom section, q banks and question trainers. I stupidly listened to people's negative comments about the Kaplan so I decided not to none of the qtrainers and q banks. This time around I decided to do the Kaplan. I did all of the q banks for an average of 52%, question trainers 1-7 with an average of 50's to 60's and I watched some of the content videos. I also went on the NCBSN website and read the podcast of the question of the week. This was very helpful! Plus, I got the alternative question book by Lipponett which was super helpful. I made sure that I ate a good breakfast, carried aspirin, and took lunch to snack on. During question trainer 7 helped me the most since I ended up getting all of 265 questions. I wasn't tired or stressed out. When I left the exam I immediately did the PVT trick and to my amaze I got the good pop up. So, for anyone that feels discourage about failing the first time..don't be! Take the test when you feel confident and focus. I think the first time I took the test I wasn't focused. The second time I had to gain clarity by working out..which was very helpful! Also, the question resemble Kaplan but I also think it resembles nclex 3500 and Liponnett Q and A. As long as you do application and analysis questions you are good to go!