Peanut Butter JiLLy time! :3

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Don’t let your idea of who you are become a prison. 

Meet yourself anew every morning.

Allow change.

Allow growth.

Allow yourself to become.

[stickyfrogs]

[iterativeimprovement]

I could watch this all day.

[persephonesecretlair]

he flipped

[elionking-deactivated20191020]

I swear to gawd do it again. Do it… Do it again I promise you… Do it, i swear to gawd, bro…

[funnelcloudd]

@scottbaiowulf

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[ithelpstodream]

if you’d like to help his family: https://www.gofundme.com/alonso-enrique-guillen-dj-ocho

[solacekames]

A news article about him:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mexican-drown-alonso-guillen-texas-flooding-victims-save-harvey-daca-programme-donald-trump-scrap-a7928956.html

[the-jellyfish-with-a-spine]

[sleepwithbutterflies-blog]

relevant

[dankmemeuniversity]

[hopehedgehog]

[sys-aurastella]

[sonicvanhedgegogh]

[deebyfeeby]

[kazi-the-wonder-boop]

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[gotitforcheap-deactivated201611]

this is so wild, this guy thought his landlord was going into his house and leaving him post-it notes but he just had an extreme case of carbon monoxide poisoning 

[rosie-girl]

Modern ghost story

[cockyhorror]

Did reddit save this dudes life

[gelfling]

What the fuck

[bubblesthewaterbender]

NO BUT I READ THIS WHOLE THING ONCE.

he got the CO detector out, saw that it was in dangerous levels (there was a problem with an underground parkade in his building, iirc), calmly went “shit”, and went to the hospital. If he didn’t get that advice, he would most likely be dead now.

The best part? He didn’t get a webcam app or anything. He just made a folder, called it Webcam, and called it a night in his carbon monoxide induced delirium.

This is honestly one of my favorite Reddit stories.

[micdotcom]

Watch: Terry Crews has some brilliant points about feminism — including an apt parallel to Civil Rights.

[mythicromantic]

Thank you for hitting all those nail Terry

[nyokoko]

You can tell he’s really been doing self-reflection in addition to research from how he frames his answer.

[note-a-bear]

Terry is my manspo, truly Like…my man has been doing work.

[spoonmeb]

Terry and the Rock are two men who have really talked about their personals struggles and growth. I’m here for it.

[falling4westallen-deactivated20]

Nothing more attractive than a person who tells the truth, acknowledges their mistakes and grows from them.

[lizclimo]

To everyone hurting, and everyone helping.

Click for ways you can help people during Hurricane Harvey & the flooding in South Asia  

[exmellivorinae]

OH MY GOD whyyyy did no one tell me you’re supposed to send thank-yous after interviews?? Why would I do that???

“Thank you for this incredibly stressful 30 minutes that I have had to re-structure my entire day around and which will give me anxiety poos for the next 24 hours.”

I HATE ETIQUETTE IT’S THE MOST IMPOSSIBLE THING FOR ME TO LEARN WITHOUT SOMEONE DIRECTLY TELLING ME THIS SHIT

[a-windsor]

NO ONE TOLD YOU???? WTF! I HAVE FAILED YOU. Also: Dear ______: Thank you so much for the opportunity to sit down with you (&________) to discuss the [insert job position]. I am grateful to be considered for the position. I think I will be a great fit at [company name], especially given my experience in __________. [insert possible reference to something you talked about, something that excited you.] I look forward to hearing from you [and if you are feeling super confident: and working together in the future]. Sincerely, @mellivorinae

[exmellivorinae]

THIS IS A LIFESAVING TEMPLATE

[a-windsor]

YOU ARE WELCOME

[kikisqueaks]

Wait, what!? This is a thing?

[gif87a-com]

A hummingbird thought a man’s orange hat was a flower [x]

[pillowswithboners-deactivated20]

I like how the bird actually stopped to contemplate the weird flower for a bit

[lindzem]

Purest little bird~

[sevi007]

My Mum and I get invited to lunch or dinner once a week by a good friend of ours. Mostly on weekend, he lets me decide if I want to eat Italian, Asian or something else, and then we go there.

My absolute favorite is a little Italian restaurant in our town. Not only because the food there is so tasty it should be illegal, but also because there is that one elderly waiter – Italian himself- who always makes my day.

The first time we went to that restaurant, we were not served by that guy, though, but by a younger, unlikeable young waiter. He didn’t greet us, brought the wrong drinks and didn’t once smile or anything.

The whole time, I felt quite uncomfortable around him, but I got a glimpse of that elderly waiter in the background, watching with a frown. He caught my interest because he looked just as uncomfortable by the younger’s display as I did.

And then, the young one made one last misstep – he turned towards my Mum and said, “What does the boy want to eat?”

There was a long pause where we all exchanged confused gazes, before I said, slowly but clearly, “I’m a girl, sir.”

(I wasn’t angry, mind you. It happens quite a lot to me – I close to never wear tight clothes, my hair is cut short and I never wear makeup. I see where it’s coming from, really.)

But what came then made me grit my teeth, because instead of being baffled or even embarrassed, the guy looked at me and said, “You’re kidding me, right?”

Before I could say anything – or calm my mum, because she gasped loudly in outrage – the elder waiter swooped in, bristling as he basically tore into the younger one. I couldn’t understand what he said, because he talked Italian the whole time, but my Mum later said that he had been outraged that “A beautiful young Signorina” just as me had been insulted like that.

All in all, it didn’t take very long until the young waiter vanished back in the kitchen and the elder waiter turned towards me, basically bowed to me and apologized over and over again. “I’m so sorry, Signorina, that you had to hear that! Please accept my sincere apology…!”

“No, please,” I managed, not knowing if I should be embarrassed or amused by the sight of him being so dramatic. “This happens a lot to me, please, you didn’t do anything wrong.”

“Ah, Signorina, such a gentle soul you are!”

At that point, I laughed out loud because he beamed at me with such a delight, it was just funny how passionate he was about all that.

Since then, the dear waiter always insisted on being the one who catered to us whenever we come to this restaurant. I didn’t complain at all, and also my mum and our friend were quite amused by that. The elderly man would take my jacket off, pull my chair back for me and give me a kiss on the hand once we left again, insisting that I had to be treated like “the gentle and nice Singorina” I am.

Honestly, such behavior is strange to me, since I didn’t really grow up with gentlemen, but I let him have his fun, since he always pouted when I wouldn’t let him tend to me. It was his way of showing me his respect, and if that was what he wanted, I would let him.

Today, we went there for lunch, but I wasn’t really looking forward to it. I was still deep in thought about school and that dumb group project, and the only reason I did leave the house at all was because my Mum basically pleaded me to do so.

So I was kind of staring into the air instead of making conversation, and didn’t even realize that I had taken off my jacket alone before the waiter could help me.

Once my mum left to go to the toilet and our friend went back to his car because he had forgotten his wallet there, I was startled by the waiter appearing next to me, putting down a little plate with chocolates on the table next to me.

I blinked, frowning. “Excuse me, but we didn’t order that.”

“Ah, but Signorina,” he winked at me, smiled crookedly. “That’s a little present on the house.”

I managed a little smile, thanking him.

He hummed, refilling my glass and explaining. “I missed your smile today, Signorina.”

“I’m sorry. I’m a bit… lost in thought, I guess.”

“We can’t have that, no, no.”

I shot him a glance, guessing that he was already planning something again, but he just took my order with a wide smile and disappeared in the kitchen again.

Let’s just say that he exceeded himself that day.

The pizza I ordered was not round as usual – somehow, he had managed to convince the chef to make it heart-shaped this time. In between bits of conversation, he would appear at our table, refill the little plate with chocolates again and again, shooting me a grin every time. And when I followed my Mum out of the restaurant, he waited already at the door, surprising me with a bowl full of chocolate mousse – “on the house”, he explained with a wink.

Etiquette or whatever be damned – I straight out hugged him then and there. And based on his delighted laughter and him cheering “There is your smile, Signorina!” I don’t think he really minded.

Honestly, bless this angel of a person, please. Bless him and all his descendants.

[psych2go]

Via This is my random life. 

[acceleratednursing-deactivated2]

When you just finish cleaning up your patient and they immediately have another BM

[artsciencenursing-blog]

Preparing for the NCLEX-RN Exam

What is the NCLEX-RN

The NCLEX-RN or National Counsel Licensing Exam for Registered Nurses is a standardized exam that all nurses in North America, and many other countries, must take before they can work as a Registered Nurse. The test is taken after graduating from a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

The test uses Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) to score the exam. The NCSBN illustrates how CAT is used, and why it works for the NCLEX through the following explanation: 

Why CAT? CAT is used for the NCLEX because it:

Reduces the number of “easy” items that high-ability candidates receive; “easy” items tell little about a high performing candidate’s ability

Reduces the number of “difficult” items low-ability candidates receive; candidates tend to guess on items that are too difficult which can skew results

Reduces item exposure and subsequent security risks

Improves precision of measurement of the NCLEX candidate’s ability related to nursing and

Provides a valid and reliable measurement of nursing competence

How Does CAT Work?

Every time you answer an item, the computer re-estimates your ability based on all the previous answers and the difficulty of those items.

The computer then selects the next item that you should have a 50% chance of answering correctly.

This way, the next item should not be too easy or too hard

The computer’s goal is to get as much information as possible about your true ability level

You should find each item challenging as each item is targeted to your ability

With each item answered, the computer’s estimate of your ability becomes more precise.

(Source)

The NCLEX decides if the test taker passes or fails based on the following three caveats: 

1. 95% Confidence Interval: Questions 1-75 are evaluated to determine if you passed or failed based on if your answers fell above (right answer) or below (wrong answer) the 95% confidence interval (red line on the chart).  If a pass/fail cannot be determined by this measure (because there were some questions above and some below the confidence interval) then the next evaluation criteria would be used.

2.  Maximum Length Exam Rule: If the 95% confidence level is too close to determine a pass or fail then the computer will allow you to continue answering questions, up to question 265.  The first 60 questions are disregarded, and the pass or fail determination depends on questions 75-265. These questions are still judged by if they fall above or below the 95% confidence interval, but they may give a clearer picture than the first grading test because there are more items to answer.

3. Run Out of Time Rule: The NCLEX-RN exam has a maximum time limit of 6 hours. If the pass/fail determination has not been decided by the 6 hour mark then the last 75 questions will be graded to determine pass/fail. If all of the last 75 questions are correct, then you pass. If even one is wrong, then you fail.

Read more about the NCLEX-RN format and grading scheme here.

How Do I Prepare:

Here are some resources compiled by the University of North Carolina (Source):

NCLEX Review Resouces Here are some current review materials to help you prepare for NCLEX. An NCLEX review book is a helpful tool to have throughout the curriculum as it provides additional practice with multiple choice test items.

Saunders’ Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN by Silvestri, 6th edition

Saunders Q & A Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination by Silvestri, 6th edition

Saunders 2014-2015 Strategies for Test Success – Passing Nursing School and the NCLEX Exam by Silvestri, 3rd edition

Saunders Q&A Review Cards for the NCLEX-RN Examination by Silvestri and Silvestri, 2nd edition

Davis’s NCLEX-RN Success by Lagerquist, 3rd edition

Davis’s Q & A for the NCLEX-RN Examination by Ohman, 2010

Mosby’s Comprehensive Review of Nursing for the NCLEX-RN Exam by Nugent et al., 20th edition

Kaplan NCLEX RN 2013-2014 Edition: Strategies, Practice, and Review

Lippincott’s NCLEX-RN Review Made Incredibly Easy, 5th edition

Lippincott’s NCLEX-RN Questions and Answers Made Incredibly Easy, 5th edition

Lippincott’s NCLEX-RN Alternate-Format Questions, 4th edition

Mobile Apps

ATI Mobile Mentor

HESI Q&A for the NCLEX-RN Exam

Saunders Mobile Review Questions for the NCLEX-RN Exam

Saunders Mobile Review Questions for the NCLEX-RN Exam Lite (FREE)

Tips for Buying NCLEX Review Materials

Purchase the most current edition. The NCLEX test plan changes periodically and your review book should be consistent with the latest test plan.

Many books have CD’s with extra questions or may provide links to extra questions on-line. The more practice questions you do, the better prepared you will be for the NCLEX exam.

Question and answer books should include rationale for each answer; look for resources that also include other helpful information with each question, such as testing strategies.

And finally, here are some of the (FREE) resources that I’ve compiled from around the web:

NCLEX Studying and Test Taking Strategies

When it comes to studying, remember to do what works for you. If you are a visual learner, get a white board and draw the physiology diagrams. If you prefer to listen find books on tape, audio lectures, or find other audio learners in your program and get together to study by explaining question rationales to each other. 

Brilliant Nurse - NCLEX Strategies and Study Tips Blog

How to Pass the NCLEX-RN Exam

Tips from Grads for Preparing for the NCLEX

NCLEX Mastery App (free)

Nursing Show -Breaking Down NCLEX Questions

Free Practice Tests and Sample Questions

Practice tests are key. The questions on the NCLEX are known to be a bit different to the multiple choice you are used to. First, understand how to answer multiple choice questions (see this resource if you need help with that). Then use these resources and time yourself to get an idea of how your body will react to the pressure of being timed.

Mighty Nurse - NCLEX and HESI Practice Questions

4Tests - Free NCLEX Practice Exam

Test Prep Review - NCLEX Practice Test Questions

NCLEX Practice Quiz and Study Questions

Brilliant Nurse - 75 Free NCLEX Questions

Study Guide Zone - NCLEX RN Study Guide

Quizlet - NCLEX Questions

Tests.com - Free NCLEX-RN Practice Test

ProProfs Webschool - NCLEX 150 Questions, Answers and Rational

RNpedia.com - NCLEX Exam

NCLEX-RN Review

Exams for Nursing

NCLEX-RN Exam Cram

Nurse Labs - NCLEX Practice Questions

Remember, as with everything on the internet, use with caution. Just because a website states something as true, it does not mean that it is the most correct answer. The idea behind providing these links is to guide your studying and to gain a feeling for the style of the NCLEX questions.

Good luck everyone! 

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[jillypoop]

LOL <3

[copingnurse-deactivated20240217]

Confession: When I’m having a tough time at work, I sing my own version of “Starboy” in my head...

Every day a patient try to test me, ah Every day a patient try to end me, ah

[scrubbed-out]

When I need a co-signer: