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    Is it customary where you work to recheck BPs manually?

    Extra Pickles replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I have always rechecked a Dynamap (or whatever brand) with a manual cuff if I think the reading is off-kilter. I simply don't trust the machine to be accurate 100%of the time when medication...
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    Public Policy & Nursing

    Extra Pickles replied to nurselady12's topic in General Nursing

    Affordability of preventive care for everyone. To me, it doesn't have to be an insurance issue so much as a question of why we can't make basic preventive care affordable in and of itself. The cost...
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    Didn't pass my NCLEX Exam

    Extra Pickles replied to raisinpear's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When you get your Candidate Performance Report be sure to look it over carefully. That report will detail where you need to focus your study plan for the next exam. You didn't pass the first time,...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    Extra Pickles replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    lol since Betty Crocker was never a living person but rather a product of advertising genius I guess we can assume whatever we like about her! :) Drunken Hines, do they make rum cake
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    Nursing is not for you if you don't have a burning passion for it?

    Extra Pickles replied to .CJ.'s topic in General Students

    Soon To Be Nurse, my post did anything BUT "prove your point". I said nothing to indicate that I am "obsessed" about nursing being a job and money"; I said that making a declaration that a person...
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    Extra Pickles replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    Careful. Next investigation may involve Betty
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    Extra Pickles replied to Volley88's topic in General Nursing

    I really did have to laugh out loud over this (bold) as I am sure that if someone were to randomly go through my phone they'd be wondering about me too! And I've definitely had enough Girls' Nights...
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    Public Policy & Nursing

    Extra Pickles replied to nurselady12's topic in General Nursing

    What issues are important to you? Give us a jumping off point
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    2nd Re-take of the NCLEX-RN :)

    Extra Pickles replied to efmp1987's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    75 questions means you either nailed it, did really well, or bombed it. You're right that the computer tests you sufficiently in each category of content but delegation is not a category. The...
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    Nursing is not for you if you don't have a burning passion for it?

    Extra Pickles replied to .CJ.'s topic in General Students

    With all due respect I have a hard time imagining that you never once thought about the money as you entered this career field. Unless you are independently wealthy or have a spouse with...
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    Nursing is not for you if you don't have a burning passion for it?

    Extra Pickles replied to .CJ.'s topic in General Students

    There might be conflicting issues at play here. Not showing enough enthusiasm during nursing school, what is "enough"? I'd hate to think that someone being a Nursing Cheerleader is a requirement for...
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    Check out my new do!

    Extra Pickles replied to Scottishtape's topic in General Nursing

    awesome! LOL I thought when I read Check Out My New Do you were going to post a photo of yourself with a new hairdo, maybe I'm dating myself with that phrase! congratulations, you're coming into the...
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    Medical Tourism

    Extra Pickles replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    LOTS of places AREN'T Mexico and they do lots of excellent surgeries safely and affordably. No ditches or kidney theft involved. Just
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    Kiss My Nursing Dream Goodbye?

    Extra Pickles replied to HanaJ's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ok, you had a rough start. Lots of people do. What matters now is what you DO about it. Like the others said, contact the schools you want to go to for nursing and talk to one of their advisers....
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    Failing my first semester of nursing school... any suggestions?

    Extra Pickles replied to ROCTJ's topic in General Students

    Sounds like you're struggling with the kinds of questions that you find only on nursing exams, and these questions are set up to be in line with how the NCLEX-RN is formatted. It is a different kind...
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    Doing the PVT Trick with a fake Expiration date / CVC

    Extra Pickles replied to efmp1987's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Does your state participate in the Quick Results program? If so you can pay $8 48 hours after the test to find out if you passed or failed, no confusion. If not you should check the state website for...
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    Failed 1,2,3,4,5,6xs.....7th Passed

    Extra Pickles replied to joselinr1206's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Doesn't matter which state you take the test in or what state you are applying for a license from. The exam is National. Same test no matter where you
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    Doing the PVT Trick with a fake Expiration date / CVC

    Extra Pickles replied to efmp1987's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes. But you don't know if your card was declined because it was recognized to be invalid information or if you failed. Most likely, you failed. Sometimes though, the card will be tried and found to...
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    Nursing school

    Extra Pickles replied to S_zappile1996's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Difficulty is perceived differently by different people. I've had some people swear that their program was indistinguishable from aeronautical engineering, and I have GREAT difficulty (no pun...
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    Doing the PVT Trick with a fake Expiration date / CVC

    Extra Pickles replied to efmp1987's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you provide the correct card number but an invalid expiration date the charge can go through and has. It's up to the merchant to decide to take a risk on a card that is expired or has the wrong...
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    Medical Tourism

    Extra Pickles replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be very skeptical and even a little arrogant when it came to understanding the quality of medical care that can be obtained in other areas of the world and how that expense compares to the...
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    How do I get into a hospital as an lna?

    Extra Pickles replied to FutureNursecrna's topic in General Students

    What is important for you to understand when you are seeking a new position is that your employer could not possibly care less about whether you feel you are learning enough on their time. They will...
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    Instructor giving away test questions!

    Extra Pickles replied to nursingforme2's topic in General Students

    I'm having dejavu. Truthfully if you spend anywhere near as much time studying and focusing on your own education as you do obsessing about your classmates and your teachers' teaching style, you...
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    Online Nursing Classes

    Extra Pickles replied to leahlapp's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have no recommendations, but will offer a word of caution. Be certain that the online classes you want to take will be acceptable to whatever nursing program you eventually enroll in. Not all online...
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    185 questions

    Extra Pickles replied to cbrewer281's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What is it you want help with? You tried to register again, sounds like you tried several times since you mentioned "all my cards," and finally you got locked out of the registration process. So what...