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FAILED NCLEX.....Take a break

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FAILED NCLEX RN " when you feel like quitting, take a BREAK" Its normal to Fail, its normal to feel upset, only you know how it feels.Keep yourself motivated! I know you feel like quitting sometimes, but hold on to it and take break instead. I know you are preparing hard, cheers and keep up!   Do check the rationales  even the answers were right or wrong. Do sleep well ,follow your study schedule and do what feels good! Good thing is you can retest, that's a great opportunity! I  had failed NCLEX RN before, I felt the same way.....  but I didn't give up, I kept clam and I believed in myself. If I could do it then You can do it too. Here is more about my nursing journey: I have always been an average student, I did my nursing in Bangalore, India and graduated in  GNM  or ADN in year 2009. I worked for  four years in hospitals at Bangalore, Gurgaon and Delhi. I came in United States in winter 2014 and everything changed, without having state license you

BASIC NURSING NOTES MADE SIMPLE

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BASIC NURSING NOTES MADE SIMPLE  Prepared by kachozom RN  1.ELECTROLYTES • RBCs : 4.5 – 5.0 million • WBCs : 5,000 – 10,000 • Platelets : 200,000 – 400,000 • Hemoglobin (Hgb) : 12 – 16 gm (F); 14 – 18 gm(M). • Hematocrit (Hct): 37 – 47 (F); 40 – 54 (M) • Sodium : 135 – 145 mEq/L • Potassium : 3.5 – 5.5 mEq/L • Calcium : 8.5 – 10.9 mEq/LAa • Chloride : 95 – 105 mEq/L • Magnesium : 1.5 – 2.5 mEq/L - Mg( • Phosphorus : 2.5 – 4.5 mEq/L • Glucose : 70 – 110 mg/dL • Specific Gravity : 1.010 – 1.030 • BUN : 7-22 mg/dL • Serum creatinine : 0.6 – 1.35 mg/dL • LDH : 100-190 U/L • Protein : 6.2 – 8.1 g/dL • Albumin : 3.4 – 5.0 g/dL • Bilirubin : <1.0 mg/dL • Total Cholesterol : 130 – 200 mg/dL • Triglyceride : 40 – 50 mg/dL • Uric acid : 3.5 – 7.5 mg/dL • CPK : 21-232 U/L learn Prefix 1.Hyperphosphatemia ( muscle contraction + nerve ) same as prefix    =  muscles excited,tetany s/s same like Hypocalcemia  *Hypophosphatemia =musc