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    Pearson Vue Trick did NOT work for me and I PASSED!

    Extra Pickles replied to Blondie28's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you pay
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    NCLEX Program Code for Military

    Extra Pickles replied to glndprz2005's topic in Government, Military

    I took a look at the link and it looks there is a shortened svenue for advanced practice registered nurses, some other things but not for challenging the NCLEX PN. Is it there and I missed it? I like...
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    Is it legal to mandate casual and per diem workers in NYS

    Extra Pickles replied to Makaulasue's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps that exemption is triggered in the interest of patient safety. Let's face it, patient safety trumps all else. So perhaps the reason why nursing homes have been able to be exempt from the law...
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    Is it legal to mandate casual and per diem workers in NYS

    Extra Pickles replied to Makaulasue's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. I worked in a nursing home in New York state that had printed out the very section of the New York state law that allowed exactly this thing. It did not apply to hospitals, but it did...
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    I've been told to change my major, I'll never make it as a nurse

    Extra Pickles replied to Myfuture1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Indeed. Which completely supports my statement that students who have a 2.0 or less will not be going into those programs anywhere. Students who are able to garner a spot in an ADN program with a GPA...
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    I've been told to change my major, I'll never make it as a nurse

    Extra Pickles replied to Myfuture1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You missed my point. My point was not that there were BSN programs out there that would take this student ( I have my doubts on that as well.). My point was that your statement that there must be...
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    Is it legal to mandate casual and per diem workers in NYS

    Extra Pickles replied to Makaulasue's topic in General Nursing

    Being mandated to work additional time as a nurse in a nursing home is not the same thing as being mandated to work overtime. Yes they can mandate you to work additional hours on a given shift, say...
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    License by exam or endorsement

    Extra Pickles replied to diabetesNurserachael's topic in Nurse Registration

    You will be applying to the state Board of Nursing for a license by examination. You will submit to them all the required information, as Meriwhen said it is laid out on their website. If your...
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    NCLEX Program Code for Military

    Extra Pickles replied to glndprz2005's topic in Government, Military

    I've done some Googling for you, and it appears Here I Stand is correct. The only state that will allow you to challenge the NCLEX PN, that is take the NCLEX without having graduated from nursing...
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    I've been told to change my major, I'll never make it as a nurse

    Extra Pickles replied to Myfuture1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wonder where this line of thinking comes from? Is there a belief that BSN programs only take the best and brightest minds, but ADN programs are willing to take scraps? I can tell you from personal...
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    RN NCLEX licensure, help!!!!!

    Extra Pickles replied to Eagerbeaver1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you review your Candidate Performance Report? This is the information you need in front of you before you choose a study plan or even think about what to do next. It will tell you where you did...
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    Passed PN NCLEX with 205 QUESTIONS!!

    Extra Pickles replied to sly11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    congratulations
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    I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

    Extra Pickles replied to CRC12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am reminded of a nurse I used to work with some years ago. She was irritated at being referred to as The New Nurse because, as she put it, "I've been here for 2 months already! I'm not new!". She...
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    Old job calling me to finish some charting?

    Extra Pickles replied to JuliusSeizure's topic in General Nursing

    There are no penalties for refusing to do work for a former employer. You are under no obligation to write anything in their charts. If there is something that you did or didn't do that you didn't...
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    I've been told to change my major, I'll never make it as a nurse

    Extra Pickles replied to Myfuture1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I re-read what she wrote and maybe you're right. It looks to me like it got brought down TO 1.25, but if it was brought down BY 1.25, why not say what that GPA actually is? Since the reason the...
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    I've been told to change my major, I'll never make it as a nurse

    Extra Pickles replied to Myfuture1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Plenty? I'm honestly surprised. Ones around me take in account total GPA, TEAS, and when all that is equal, then volunteering and professional recommendations. I know about this mostly because of...
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    NCLEX Program Code for Military

    Extra Pickles replied to glndprz2005's topic in Government, Military

    Maybe you can't find the code because none exists. How certain are you that New York State accepts military experience in lieu of a practical nursing program education? They may not allow it. I see...
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    I've been told to change my major, I'll never make it as a nurse

    Extra Pickles replied to Myfuture1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Can anyone come up with a college of nursing that will enroll a student who has a 1.25 GPA? Other than the for-profit schemes, a college that has students who pass the NCLEX?
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    I've been told to change my major, I'll never make it as a nurse

    Extra Pickles replied to Myfuture1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The situation is what it is. You have an exceptionally low GPA and that means that the only college nursing program that will accept something that poor is going to be a school that will charge you a...
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    I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Extra Pickles replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    this is the part not making too much sense and I think it might change the context of what happened and how. The OP said that this phone call took place on the LAST day of classroom orientation,...
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    Critical issues Nurses face today?

    Extra Pickles replied to MeganVlad0809's topic in General Nursing

    The only way any of this makes sense to me is if the OP who wrote this doesn't practice nursing in the US. Despite the credentials listed, it reads like English as a second language and the...
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    How hard is it to find a Mon-Friday day time job as an RN out of school? In Seattle, WA

    Extra Pickles replied to Cruisin1313's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    wow no one attacked you at all but several people including myself gave you solid advice, good information! You didn't like the answers so you post a new thread with similar questions, hoping...
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    I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Extra Pickles replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    ok wow I've heard of people leaving their units for stupid things but at least they were still in the hospital! what you describe sounds totally crazy. There was one time when a colleague offered to...
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    If I cannot get into a university should I look into private schools to get my BSN

    Extra Pickles replied to hollycamillex3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Really should have proof read first LOL! I meant the school you have been at for several years now, not dead for several years! Time for my nap
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    If I cannot get into a university should I look into private schools to get my BSN

    Extra Pickles replied to hollycamillex3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Now that you have given more information, I think maybe some more discussion should be had regarding the possibility of you going into an LPN program. Associate degree in nursing programs are...