LittleWing21

LittleWing21 RN

Family Medicine, Outpatient Pediatrics, IBCLC

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  1. What's Boston like?

    LittleWing21 replied to MovingRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Hey MovingRN!!! What an exciting time!!! Boston is awesome, the only thing I will say is to try to secure a job BEFORE deciding to move. It wouldn't be fun to be stuck w/o one with all those...

  2. Should i leave Maryland and move to Boston?

    LittleWing21 replied to SciFi Chick's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    i have to kind of agree with octobersbride...the boston area is so stagnant right now and the economy is definately suffering (not that it isn't elsewhere!!). being an experienced nurse, i'm sure...

  3. moving to North Carolina

    LittleWing21 replied to CDAMBRUSO1127's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Same boat here. I beleive you have to apply for licensure by endorsement, think it's $150. If you need to start work soon, you can apply for a temp NC license while you're waiting for your perm to...

  4. Any hope for us non-Kaplanites?!?!

    LittleWing21 replied to LittleWing21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    there is hope, i passed!!!!!! sorry, i fell of the allnurses planet for a bit. hehe 75q's, in about an hr. i actually felt pretty good about it. i was almost excited getting hard questions that i...

  5. 1st day as an RN.

    LittleWing21 replied to Simpleplan's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my mom took me to my test (she's been an rn for almost 30 yrs) and she was telling me how lucky we are. the test took her two days and she had to wait months for results!...

  6. Unsure about moving to NC now

    LittleWing21 replied to vikichck's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    As someone who just took a job and will be relocating to NC soon, I'd like to thank you (paacollins) for saying some nice things about it!!! I feel like I keep reading the negative...which scares me...

  7. COL vs rn salaries in NC

    LittleWing21 replied to blacksea pebble's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Greenville's cheaper! It's home to Pitt County Memorial Hospital, where I just accepted a job. Not sure what pay you'd start at, but they start there new grads at ~$20. If you want to be closer to...

  8. Any hope for us non-Kaplanites?!?!

    LittleWing21 replied to LittleWing21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    pengoo, good luck to you!!! i guess i should have mentioned that all through nursing school i was using nclex made incredibly easy to study for each of my exams (did the whole psyche section when we...

  9. Any hope for us non-Kaplanites?!?!

    LittleWing21 replied to LittleWing21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    just took it...75 questions that weren't as bad as i thought. i feel like the q&a's from saunders helped alot...but time shall tell. i had mostly prioritizating ?'s (almost every question had...

  10. NCLEX Passers - anyone take ATI Predictor??

    LittleWing21 replied to stumillardkm's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hey! my ati results were around 75= 95% chance of passing....that was before reviewing maternity (got quite a few of those wrong!!). i hope its at least somewhat accurate, but i'd like to know if...

  11. NCLEX CDs

    LittleWing21 replied to Seagate's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i bought the saunders q&a book which has a cdrom that i've used. i like it, it has alt. format and you can bookmark ?'s that you want to go back to. i'll let your know how good it is in about 4...

  12. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    LittleWing21 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    oh ya and one more: epiglottitis often = kiddo in tripod

  13. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    LittleWing21 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    random: lantus is peaklus painless placenta previa b1 b.b. effect your one heart...b2 b.b. effect you two lungs when in doubt (when you have absolutely no clue) give it w/normal saline! if it asks...

  14. isolation question

    LittleWing21 replied to romeo2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I have had patients share rooms where one had c. diff, but then it pretty much ALWAYS turned into 2 patients w/c. diff!!! Kinda silly for those pt's to share toilets!!!!! Thank you soooo much for the...

  15. 75 qs with 33 SATAs!! R u kidding?

    LittleWing21 replied to Conejita's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I knew it Gypsyrose!!! Yaaaaaayyyyy

  16. COL vs rn salaries in NC

    LittleWing21 replied to blacksea pebble's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Sometimes its not all about money! Lol...def looking forward to better air and water quality. My asthma was great when I went to

  17. 75 qs with 33 SATAs!! R u kidding?

    LittleWing21 replied to Conejita's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    GypseyRose: You passed. I know I technically can't promise you that.....but in your circumstance I really think I can!!!! Although it is possible to fail at 75 ?s, I haven't seen a single post from...

  18. Taking NCLEX today and I just wanted to post something.

    LittleWing21 replied to randomguy1972's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Randomguy: Hope you find out soon...cuz your prep sound similar to mine! People thought I was crazy for not taking the Kaplan review. Good luck and let us know as soon as you

  19. 75 Questions and 45 Minutes Later...

    LittleWing21 replied to malenurse122879's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I can't tell you how good it makes me feel to hear you say that you only knew a couple of the meds!! Even doing the practice ?'s, I've been like: What the heck is that??? Scary feeling. I'm kinda...

  20. COL vs rn salaries in NC

    LittleWing21 replied to blacksea pebble's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Personal Note: I put in what the avg salary is in my area of Mass ($24) and according to the wizard, that equates to making less than $18/hr in Greenville. In other words, if you're making $24/hr in...

  21. COL vs rn salaries in NC

    LittleWing21 replied to blacksea pebble's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    It sounds like you lucked out with the place you're at right now! I live in Mass, and housing down in Eastern NC is about 50% less!! You could buy a three bedroom house in NC (although I believe...

  22. Ok, so where is the nursing shortage?

    LittleWing21 replied to BabySweetpea's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Redsox: Me too!! What part of NC? Alot of the hospitals there seem to have specialty training for new

  23. New Grad To Med-Surg, What To Expect

    LittleWing21 replied to ChristineN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Totally got ya Christine...I love kids as well (dunno if I love pedi cuz I've only had like 3 pedi pts in clinical!!). I'm doin the med-surg thing first too and trying to really figure out what I'm...

  24. New Grad To Med-Surg, What To Expect

    LittleWing21 replied to ChristineN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm a new grad w/no experience so you can def. choose to completely ignore my post BUT....all I hafta say is: Don't go into the experience already jaded towards the group of pts. Some of the best...

  25. RN Pay Rates in NC

    LittleWing21 replied to tracyprn's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    10MG-IV: Did you interview there, is that how you got that number? That is ridiculous...thats close to what a new grad makes in