BigB

BigB

Knuckle Dragging Nurse aka MTA

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  1. I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

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

    I hear what you are saying. I had to wait 26 days to get my result. It was pure hell as I didn't get more than 4 hours of sleep a night and I felt so bad not knowing my result. I thought there was a...

  2. I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

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

    I had to wait 26 days...i hate you !! kidding of course.

  3. I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

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

    Yes , Kaplan RN book and http://www.NCSBN.org learning extention are the only two reviews that I noticed that helped me get my LVN license. Mosby, Suanders etc is just regurgitated nursing content I...

  4. I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

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

    There is no website for people taking the NCLEX _ PN to find out. I had to wait 26 days of torture and misery not knowing if I passed. But my classmates "only" had to wait 18 days for thier passing...

  5. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    BigB replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    its impossible to fit all that in in 2

  6. Graduate nurse never inserted foley :/

    BigB replied to NikiChiki's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Inserting a foley should be a required skill to graduate nursing

  7. What NCLEX-PN Study Guide?

    BigB replied to clee1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Kaplan RN, yes RN, and the http://www.ncsbn.org helped me pass the nclex - PN with 85 questions. Suanders is highly over-rated and didn't help. Mosby didn't help as

  8. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    BigB replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I will be the charge nurse as an lvn over all 47 reswidence on the 3-11pm scedule. We do have a unit manager that does not do her job such as clarifying orders, admits, calling md's etc etc). That is...

  9. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    BigB replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My friend used to work in a nursing home & I don't know how she handled doing so many tx, meds, etc on so many patients! But I agree with the others here: that does not sound very safe to me &...

  10. Umm...I will have 47 residence to care for !!!!!

    BigB replied to BigB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They want to put me on the floor after 3 days. I said no way..and requested 3 weeks as I am a new grad, and haven't been on the floor for 6 months (in school

  11. Job when finished with school...

    BigB replied to stephera's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It seems different for RN and LPN's . Seems most RN's have jobs set up before they graduate. LPN's are on thier own to get jobs around

  12. I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

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

    Not sure if this question was directed at me , but i'll jump on it heheh. I found mosby a waste of time. I went threw the book and cd multiple times and didn't see anything in them on the nclex, just...

  13. Prison?

    BigB replied to jen42's topic in Correctional

    I see your point but I have known too many CO's and nurses that have been attacked by "lifers", who get nothing but a slap on the wrist as punishment as many already are locked down 23 hours a day...

  14. I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

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

    yay..my name was put on the state board website today , but I still don't have my license. waiting

  15. Western Career College??

    BigB replied to nursemelani's topic in LPN to RN

    i agree.. plus making an RN wage $30,000 won't take forever to get paid off. I have done about 5 out of the 11 pre-reqs to get into the RN programs in california. It is such a drag to complete them...

  16. Where's my orientation? (Whiney vent)

    BigB replied to HisTreasure's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    as a new grad i would ask for a minimum of 3 weeks orentation after shadowing other

  17. Prison?

    BigB replied to jen42's topic in Correctional

    i recommed you stay away from the maximum security prisons with the "lifers". These prisoners will never get out of prison and many will slit your throat in a second if they have the opportunity to....

  18. Western Career College??

    BigB replied to nursemelani's topic in LPN to RN

    well western career college charges over $22,000 for there lvn program , so I am assuming that the RN program will be a lot as well. I am thinking about doing the lvn -rn bridge there after I get my...

  19. I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

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

    thx for the congrats! I am still waiting for my actualy license to arrive(that takes 3- 4 weeks AFTER you get your passing result. California's lvn board is seriously in need of drastic...

  20. working swing shifts

    BigB replied to anniem87's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Rotating shifts are terrible on the body. They throw the circadium* rythim* (I know I spelled it wrong, but you know what I mean) totally off! I will never work a job that rotates shifts from nights...

  21. Where's my orientation? (Whiney vent)

    BigB replied to HisTreasure's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have seen lpn's go through 1 or 2 day oreintations, then be sent out alone on the floor as charge nurse. This is

  22. New to LTC/SNF - Does this sound right?

    BigB replied to CMLPNnowRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    california lvn's up here have 35 -40 patients on the (3 - 11pm shift) in LTC. consider yourself

  23. Does it ever concern you that we could be making more doing bartending?

    BigB replied to blynn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It's not just the "smell" of smoke , but the inhalation of second hand smoke that you have to deal with. Over the long run that can affect your respitory

  24. I just took the NCLEX - PN, my thoughts.

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

    Kaplan and http://www.ncsbn.org are all you need to pass the nclex. I passed my exam with 85 questions and it took about an hour. Saunder's, mosby etc adress nursing content which you should have...

  25. Good luck TheCommuter..

    BigB posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I believe you have a big test coming