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    Obtaining BSN with RN and BS in Biology

    Extra Pickles replied to ecualum91's topic in General Students

    You are an ideal candidate for a bridge program, that is, a program in which someone who holds a license as an RN (via an Associate degree) takes the relatively few "completer" courses required for a...
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    Pearson Vue Trick NCLEX RN 2017 265 Questions Wisconsin

    Extra Pickles replied to lischka11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    See this is what I don't understand about people who do the pvt. You did it twice before getting a confirmation that you completed the exam. Then you went on to do it every 2 hours 4 hours 6 hours. Ad...
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    The Nurse at the Bedside

    Extra Pickles replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly! I went from full time to part time when I could afford to, the strain of today's real nursing work is tough to take as time marches on. While we gain experience our bodies don't regenerate...
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    Will I get kicked out of nursing school?

    Extra Pickles replied to Happymango's topic in General Students

    While I don't disagree about the responsibility to the patient being the primary nurse who is assigned to that patient, it IS the responsibility of the student to know what it is she is giving. She...
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    Drug screen now includes screen for nicotine. Is this legal?

    Extra Pickles replied to Psychtrish39's topic in General Nursing

    A patient has the right to not be confronted by a nurse who smells like an ashtray. Fair or not, there it is. Double standard that happens to bug me is that a patient has the right to refuse care...
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    Will I get kicked out of nursing school?

    Extra Pickles replied to Happymango's topic in General Students

    forgot to mention that the child's parents will have to be told that their baby received a double dose of a specific vaccine and will still need to be vaccinated with the one not yet given. They are...
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    Will I get kicked out of nursing school?

    Extra Pickles replied to Happymango's topic in General Students

    I saw a student dismissed 4th semester for a med violation but it was a pretty bad one, not careless like yours but rather more to do with ethics as she tried to cover it up. Guess you'll find out...
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    Will I get kicked out of nursing school?

    Extra Pickles replied to Happymango's topic in General Students

    It is always the responsibility of the person administering the medication to know exactly what medication she is giving. It isn't a matter of not being able to trust the nurse, her mistake doesn't...
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    Handling an issue at work

    Extra Pickles replied to Sarah2018's topic in General Nursing

    I think this isn't in the USA from the language you're using. Cultural differences can lead to misunderstandings and do all the time. But in the end the only way to resolve whatever these issues are...
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    What's the best way to deter inmates from abusing the safety cell?

    Extra Pickles replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Correctional

    Once this situation is resolved we'll also know the answer to the endless cycle of admitting patients who should not be admitted but have presented to the ED on enough occasions with the same...
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    Older version of NCLEX review ok?

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

    Yes. The test bank is tens of thousands of questions, you can use anything in any of those NCLEX prep books at this point just to get familiar with the format and to develop strategies for answering...
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    Failed 1,2,3,4,5,6xs.....7th Passed

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

    Depends on the state board of nursing that's allowing the test to be taken. Some states allow a maximum number of attempts before requiring a refresher, some require repeating the entire nursing...
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    Dealing with a dirty old man

    Extra Pickles replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    I think we can thank the Naughty Nurse costumes that come out at Halloween and the Betty Boop cartoon imagery for a lot of this kind of thinking. But so what, really? Pretty sure waitresses and...
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    Is it a bad idea to tell schools you want to do psych nursing?

    Extra Pickles replied to Marina1989's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can always tell when I'm over-tired. I read your last word as 'PIMP'. Strange goal I thought lol.
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    Is it a bad idea to tell schools you want to do psych nursing?

    Extra Pickles replied to Marina1989's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Any chance those "few people" who told you this nonsense are actually nurses? Or are they people who are not nurses, never went to nursing school? Probably the latter I'd wager, because it's nothing...
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    Retake/reapply

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

    I can't answer the question about the website, but I can answer about the number of questions. That number is meaningless. People will fail or pass with every possible number from minimum to...
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    Got stopped at 85 on 3rd attempt.

    Extra Pickles replied to bhuikko11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Everyone who has a nursing license has been through this too. It's the system. If you took the PN exam you got the minimum number of questions which means you either aced it or bombed it. If you...
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    NCLEX-RN "select all that apply"

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

    This is an old old thread with some wrong information. The quantity of any format type doesn't mean anything at all. SATA are not considered higher level or passing questions, they are just a format...
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    verified perception of near death experience

    Extra Pickles replied to TrumpOnRoids's topic in General Nursing

    Well it's not just you who wants to know, there's obviously many who also want to know. Only thing is is there doesn't seem to be much of a way of proving anything one where the other, afterlife or...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    Extra Pickles replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    First time changing out an empty CBI bag for a full one. Still not sure how I managed to do this so badly but somehow in the process I had managed to unspike the FULL bag while it was hanging over my...
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    verified perception of near death experience

    Extra Pickles replied to TrumpOnRoids's topic in General Nursing

    That was mentioned in the film I watched, had to do something with the brain using memories, NOT just random hallucinations. Your brain knows who is dead, you see the dead people, some reported...
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    verified perception of near death experience

    Extra Pickles replied to TrumpOnRoids's topic in General Nursing

    I was just trying to find that, hunting around Google, and I haven't yet but since I know I SAW it lol I'm sure I WILL find a reference to it! Might have been a Nat'l Geo, or NOVA, I don't remember,...
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    265 Questions x 2!! Need some encouragement

    Extra Pickles replied to dadrm2001's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Smiled when I read this, the test isn't being made crazy because it's a computer program and doesn't GET crazy, but it sure seems to be making YOU crazy! Relax. People pass and people fail with...
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    Orders from hell...

    Extra Pickles replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    Holy
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    New RN, leaving after 6 months unprofessional?

    Extra Pickles replied to RubyRubyRuby's topic in General Nursing

    Everything in life has pros and cons. You just have to be able to look at the situation objectively and compare the lists. Which one is more in keeping with your goals in life? Everything in life...