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    New grad no preceptor.

    MiladyMalarkey replied to NewGrad613's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a newbie and can't give you much great advice. Just that, I sat in a BON hearing, new nurse before them, made a rookie but serious mistake & facing board action. Point is, after seeing that,...
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    New Graduate

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Juhn's topic in General Nursing

    Some hospitals in my area never advertise for new grads, but, they hire them on all floors. Apply anyway even if they ask for a year of
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    Free Textbooks?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Jazzi_CNA's topic in General Students

    If the program you are applying to has a facebook page, try looking there. My program & school have FB pages dedicated to nursing/prenursing students, people who passed/graduated would always...
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    Pearson Pass

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Hayes2019's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you take the test fairly quickly? I've heard others on here say they took NCLEX and the test only took them 30 minutes (or something like that) before computer shut off at 75 questions....
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    Help! I failed.... now what?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Page Gorham's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Tell us about your study habits when preparing for this. How did you do overall on exams in
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    NCLEX Tomorrow

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

    After 85 questions and about half the test being on one of my weaker subjects (of course), I managed to pass! Good luck to everyone else going through school, still pending Nclex & all my other...
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    NCLEX Tomorrow

    MiladyMalarkey posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Taking my NCLEX bright and early tomorrow morning. And I'm not taking the advice everyone gives to completely veg out the day before, doing something you enjoy. I'll probably be closing up shop for...
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    Starting ADN program next month need advise!

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Ashley012009's topic in General Students

    As I'm about to sit for my NCLEX tomorrow, a piece of advice I wish I had been told was to begin studying for NCLEX first semester. I'd recommend buying a comprehensive or less comprehensive NCLEX...
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    Taking NCLEX PN after first year of ADN program?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Ashenx's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    In my state you have to take a short course over break for LPN (after first year of RN) and once you do that, school sends your records to state BON and they allow you to then sit for NCLEX-PN. Ex:...
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    75 QUESTIONS NCLEX

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Christina_'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You got the good pop up anyway, but a poster a week or two back posted about how he got the bad pop up, yet found out he passed. Basically the pop up can be unreliable at times it seems. With that...
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    How many schools should I apply for the ABSN program? Should I apply out of state?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Jake355's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you're willing to relocate why not spread your net wide. A PP mentioned possible pre-req issues, that I think could be the biggest obstacle, either too old, not transferable or they want you to...
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    Nursing schools that are mostly or entirely at night?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Yagyu55's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was in an evening program in a different state. Evening classes were usually 5pm-10pm or 4pm-9pm. Several of my classmates chose this schedule cause they worked night shift a few days a week others...
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    Block 4 Resources

    MiladyMalarkey replied to rachaelofcourse's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The Pediatric Success book worked wonders for me. Not just for the practice questions but reading the rationales really drove home the learning points for peds. The Cardiovascular/Neuro/Respiratory...
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    Maricopa Nursing Prereqs; BIO156 before 201? CHM130?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to MetalWife's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I just graduated from one of the CEP programs and things may have changed since I did my prereqs, but previously, I believe most universities required the CHM130 with lab, maybe things are different...
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    NCLEX 2019+ PREP INFO+ RESULT INFO

    MiladyMalarkey replied to nikkys's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks for sharing your tips & congrats
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    Nursing Students, How do you feel about other nursing students going behind you?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Manda0808's topic in General Students

    Also, bring this situation up at conference, non-confrontational, and suggest communication be used from now on. Just explain what happened with the patient and make a suggestion on how to avoid the...
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    Nursing Students, How do you feel about other nursing students going behind you?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Manda0808's topic in General Students

    I've never heard of a clinical instructor choosing a team leader, aka a student to have all the other students report vitals too. I mean there may be some sort of teaching benefit to it I suppose I'm...
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    Discouraged New Grad

    MiladyMalarkey replied to m_n_b_96's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The day will come when this classmate, who will be a new nurse, gets cocky with the wrong veteran nurse, a doc or even the wrong type of patient & the school of hard knocks will give him a very...
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    Is this a reasonable schedule?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to igottaconquer246's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is dependent on the type of student you are. I wouldn't recommend it, since A&P & Micro with labs alone are more like 4 classes instead of the regular 2. But hey, if you can swing an A in...
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    Long-term planning

    MiladyMalarkey replied to CamMc's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The ADN is probably more feasible financially & would probably leave you in little to no debt. My advice, just get through a nursing program before making all these grand plans. I know you may be...
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    LPN or ADN or BSN?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to PBandJForever's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Since finances are a factor, I personally would forgo Rasmussen. A 30k price tag isn't so bad in the scheme of things, but student loan interest does absolutely suck....that 30k can easily turn out...
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    Commute or no

    MiladyMalarkey replied to hopefulkim99's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd choose the hour away school...but I'd also probably move to make that hour away school, less than an hour away. Sometimes moving is not possible but sometimes it is. With that said, I'd still...
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    How many care plans do you do?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Rionoir's topic in General Students

    There are different methods of teaching. And for what it's worth, the 20 page care plan was annoying because it was time consuming, but, I've never learned more than when I sat and had to connect...
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    How many care plans do you do?

    MiladyMalarkey replied to Rionoir's topic in General Students

    My record is 26 pages. This is not unusual. We don't have just 6 boxes. The blank packet before we fill anything out is usually 6-10 pages (BLANK!). Lord the medication list pages with detailed...
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    Study groups in nursing school

    MiladyMalarkey replied to sol_shine's topic in General Students

    Study groups have taught me I'm too sociable to study in a group. I truly don't learn anything unless I'm studying alone. If you do best studying alone, stick with that. I kinda felt off for not...