NICUismylife

NICUismylife ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. Care Plan Prioritization

    NICUismylife replied to IvyRN2017's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My instructors always said to base it on what you were doing with the patient all day. Yes, he's intubated, but maybe he was stable all day on the same vent settings. At the same time, maybe he's...

  2. What kind of nurse takes care of the newborn babies?

    NICUismylife replied to bragerc2020's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ditto the others. Most hospitals have healthy newborns "room-in" with their mothers, who do all the feeding & care. There is teaching involved: breastfeeding assistance, showing mom how to...

  3. NCLEX RN 14 times

    NICUismylife replied to sianee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! You obviously went to a good school, that taught you what you needed to know, and therefore a rigorous review was adequate for you. However, your story is in no way related to the OP, who...

  4. Bakersfield College Spring 2017

    NICUismylife replied to _ig_'s topic in School, College Programs

    No, they must all be completed with a final grade posted before you can apply. Unfortunately, this means that you will have one extra semester in between completing pre-reqs and starting the program....

  5. NCLEX RN 14 times

    NICUismylife replied to sianee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm not sure that a live review will do it for you. A review is just that: a review of content that you should have already learned in nursing school. I'm not sure that you learned enough in nursing...

  6. NCLEX RN 14 times

    NICUismylife replied to sianee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've said it to you before, but since you continue to return and ask for additional help, I'll say it again. 1. You either don't have what it takes to be an RN OR 2. You were not adequately prepared...

  7. Does this job seem extreme?

    NICUismylife replied to MSUOUgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, that sounds extreme. They ought to have security assigned to that floor 24/7, and additional staff. Leave ASAP. It's not worth your safety. Any employer would be understanding about your reason...

  8. are ATI's rigged?

    NICUismylife replied to NPPN9's topic in General Students

    What is considered "passing"? We were always required to get at least a level 2 on each ATI proctored. There were usually a small handful of people who only got a level 1 and then had to remediate,...

  9. How much do you REALLY study

    NICUismylife replied to chrisRN180's topic in General Students

    It was just under

  10. How much do you REALLY study

    NICUismylife replied to chrisRN180's topic in General Students

    Between everything (class, reading, reviewing, quizlets, homework, projects, pre-clinical, clinical paperwork, and clinical days), I easily spent 40-60 hours per week. Usually closer to 60. I am a...

  11. Don't scare me...i start n Fall....how much do u make?

    NICUismylife replied to jewelspassion's topic in California Nursing

    CA is the only state in the country with mandated RN-to-patient ratios. LVNs do not count towards these ratios. Because of this, LVNs are generally not hired in any acute care facilities, which means...

  12. Nclex RN january 2017

    NICUismylife replied to shesanurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Still no change here either. Maybe it will take 48 business

  13. NCLEX RN PVT pending results...

    NICUismylife replied to nursekrs143's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Nothing for me either. I tested at 8am Friday, so it's been well over 48 hrs. Good PVT popup, but nothing on Breeze yet. I've been checking every couple of

  14. Nclex RN january 2017

    NICUismylife replied to shesanurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Me too, and still not on

  15. I don't want to be a nurse!!

    NICUismylife replied to sharebear003's topic in General Students

    If you're still reading this OP, how did your first semester

  16. Nclex RN january 2017

    NICUismylife replied to shesanurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used UWorld exclusively. I finished the entire Q bank with an average of 69%, Took the predictor which gave me a 97% chance of passing. Then I went through all my wrong questions until I got them...

  17. I start clinicals on monday, my friend warned me about the instructor, advice please

    NICUismylife replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

    I had a friend tell me the same thing. She was one semester ahead of me, and swore up and down that this instructor had it out for her, was mean and unfair, etc. That instructor turned out to be one...

  18. Does your hospital use disposable blood pressure cuffs?

    NICUismylife replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we use disposable cuffs on every

  19. Nclex RN january 2017

    NICUismylife replied to shesanurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've heard 48

  20. Pearson Vue Trick NCLEX RN 2017 265 Questions Wisconsin

    NICUismylife replied to lischka11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you got the good pop-up then you most likely passed! Good job. Maybe they were just lower level passing questions. But still passing, kwim?

  21. Nclex RN january 2017

    NICUismylife replied to shesanurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used white board to tally my sata. I felt like most of my questions were.super hard. I had 3 that I felt were easy and straight forward. 3. That's it. And the prioritization were harder than...

  22. Nclex RN january 2017

    NICUismylife replied to shesanurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That's the good pop-up!

  23. Pearson Vue Trick

    NICUismylife replied to spoontime's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I attempted to use an invalid card and it told me I couldn't schedule. It didn't even attempt to charge my card. I just took NCLEX

  24. CA BRN Grad to NCLEX timeline/prep

    NICUismylife replied to Clueless91's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The first time I registered, there were no dates sooner than 2/14. But then I kept checking, and as people cancel or change their appts, more open up, so I was able to reschedule the next day to the...

  25. CA BRN Grad to NCLEX timeline/prep

    NICUismylife replied to Clueless91's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    They sent them electronically, not through