Re: Anyone take their RNC?

[Guest guest]

I took the RNC Inpatient OB exam in 1996 - the last pencil/paper test as was

the NCLEX for our class... I thought it was easy .. far to simple and so

worried from October til DEC 16th --- i got 722 i think and had nothing to

worry about!

We only get $1/ per hour for this---- and it took me a year of wrangling to

get that!!!!

I dont feel it was too difficult... do it! for your self.

Tamera Hollis RNc

Midland, TX

[Guest guest]

Yes it is.... hi, how ru?

Tamera

[Guest guest]

Well, I'll admit I took my RNC, though not really recently. I took it

almost the first year it was done, for Inpatient Obstetrics. At that

time, my hospital paid $10/hour more for having it--that was the hardest

thing to give up when I left! <g> My current job doesn't pay me any

differential for having it, but it *does* help with recognition, so if

it weren't for the huge outlay of money the first time, it was worth it.

Now it just costs $70 to renew, not including the cost of the CEUs to

maintain it. And there is a learning module you can take for renewing if

you haven't got the CEU's before renewal time.

But believe me, I'm going to renew til the end of time, because I NEVER

EVER want to take that test again---we were the guinea pigs when it fist

came out, I sure hope it is more palatable. The hospital gave the

$10/hour diff because statistically more people failed the Inpatient

Obstetrics exam than the CCU exam! They got paid $4/hour more.

Welcome, and Marla!

-----Jeanine

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One thing that vampire children have to be taught early on is: Don't

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[Guest guest]

I took the RNC exam about 10 years ago. It was one of the hardest tests I

ever took! (The year I took it there was only a 51% pass rate.) Before I

received my scores I sent a lengthy evaluation regarding the test questions

and their irrelevance to safe practice in OB. They also provided an outline

of information to study. If I had stuck to the outline there would be no way

I would have passed.

My hospital does not pay extra for the RNC. I did it for myself. But like

Jeanine I will do what it takes to renew and not have to take that blasted

test again!

, RNC

[Guest guest]

Hi there-

What is your RNC? Is that Registered Nurse Certification?

Or something Different?

Thanks for the welcome:)

Marna

[OBnurses] Re: Anyone take their RNC?

>From: jhornby@... (J. Hornby)

>

>Well, I'll admit I took my RNC, though not really recently. I took it

>almost the first year it was done, for Inpatient Obstetrics. At that

>time, my hospital paid $10/hour more for having it--that was the hardest

[Guest guest]

RNC means Registered Nurse-Certified, you are correct.

You're welcome for the welcome <g>--you'll be quite an asset!

-----Jeanine

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One thing that vampire children have to be taught early on is: Don't

run with a wooden stake. Unknown

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[Guest guest]

Would someone please forward the message from Kemper from this morning. I

signed on and tried to open the message then got knocked offline before I

could read it.

Thanks,

, RNC

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/31/99 6:51:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, jhornby@...

writes:

<< But believe me, I'm going to renew til the end of time, because I NEVER

EVER want to take that test again---we were the guinea pigs when it fist

came out, I sure hope it is more palatable. >>

Maybe that's why they were so awful...lots of grammar errors... that would

make you think your answer was wrong because you would think " what

professional would choose and answer that has incorrect grammar " .

We never really got paid anymore because if you had your BSN it was equal in

" value " on our Clinical Ladder to having your RNC. And BTW, that was only a

$2.00/hr difference. Not like that whoppin $10.00/hr!

And here's Lori's message fowarded:

From: Kemper1974@...

Hi stephanie..I survived 5 nites of L & D this week..self imposed to get over my

phobia..LOL. Actually I was tired of whining pp moms. We had quickie week here

also, all my deliveries were over in 1-2 hrs from admit. We do about 1200 del.

a year. I lived to tell about it..now I'm off for 3 nityes..I am going to od

on Nyquil for my poor runny nose and sleep.

Funny, when I had my delivery last night the nurse who did baby was an L & D and

me nursery and we kept wanting to do our REAL jobs instead of what we were

doing..I think gravity pulls us to the warmers!!! Lori

Hey Lori, just another night in your whacko unit huh? I was talking about

you the other night...how warm and toasty you must be while we were dealing

with those way below zero windchills...remember those ones where the ground

crunches as you walk to your car to go to work, and the car just starts to get

warm after you drove 30 minutes???

Thats when you spend extra time washing those hands before doing Leopold's on

those bellies!

Jan