[picadilly39]

Hi, Holly. I'm Bonnie and I'm having trouble. I enrolled in a at home studies program to get my rn associates degree and I can't comprehend the material. I have read and read it and the more I read the more confused I get. There has got to be an easier way to learn this. I also work full time as an LPN to pay for this program that I am struggling with. Do you have any suggestions that could help me learn?

Sincerely,

Bonnie

[longjourneydream]

Dearest Bonnie,

I have a few questions to ask you first.

1. Is this an accredited school associated with a college or just a plain correspondence school, that claims to give you a degree, online.

2. How do you do clinicals? I remember years ago there was a correspondence school and I belive it was accredited and it was called Regents (maybe under a different name now). They did clinicals, but not sure of the details.

3.If you are doing a online course is there always a teacher available to help you?

4. How far along are you in the program. Are you doing prerequisites now and a reg. nursing program later?

5. Is it an excellerated program or reg class length program.

Originally Posted by picadilly39

Hi, Holly. I'm Bonnie and I'm having trouble. I enrolled in a at home studies program to get my rn associates degree and I can't comprehend the material. I have read and read it and the more I read the more confused I get. There has got to be an easier way to learn this. I also work full time as an LPN to pay for this program that I am struggling with. Do you have any suggestions that could help me learn?

Sincerely,

Bonnie

[emsmom06]

Hi All! I'm Lindsey. I graduated in 2005 and have had my license since but just started working at the beginning of this year due to having a baby! I work in the ER and also float to med-surg. I love it but it gets trying at times, especially when the doctors you work with hate new nurses!! Good luck to all that just took their boards!!

[emsmom06]

Hey Bonnie,
What is it that you are having trouble with?

Lindsey

[pinktoes]

Hi! I'm Cons. I'm going to start working in November. Well, I'm not from the US. I took several exams to get here but it sure is worth it. I still don't know where I'm going to be assigned though. Good luck guys!

[Chase_RN]

chase
new icu/ccu nurse...graduated in may from an adn program, passed boards and am nearly done with my orientation...i'll be starting nights here soon

[AF nurse2b guy]

haha,
everyone here is already an RN. Imagine that! I will be in the nursing program next fall. i think being a nurse can be rewarding on many levels. what do you guys think? any advice for someone still in school?

[dakotaalrick]

Hi, just a quick question, I am reading all these threads andyou passed with either 105, 75 or 8o question, is your test stopped when you passed a certain amount of questions, how many question are on the test. Also are you allowed to work as a nurse before you pass your NYCLEX, please dont think these are dumb questions.

[dakotaalrick]

what school are you attending, and congrats. This is the reason I decided to go for the LPN first because I finish my prereq and still on the waiting list at BCC.

[longjourneydream]

Hi,

LPN's have a total of 85 min to pass, RN's total of 75 to pass.


When I took the NCLEX RN there were 15 experimental questions that do not count, so actually there is only a minimum of 6o to pass!

It is unlike any test you took in school, because if you miss one question, it will give you a harder question.



EX: If you answer a question wrong and it gives you a easy question, then a harder question, then you answer it wrong it gives you an easy question again. If you keep doing this , the computer will keep giving you questions until you start answering the higher level questions right.

When you finally answer enough higher level questions and the computer decides the number is adaquate then it shuts off.

It may shut off at 75,100, or 263 depending on the percentage of higher level questions you answer.

Many test takers will note that the questions are hard, and require you think them through, using critical thinking you learned in school.

Some time there may be a question that you have thought through and just cannot come up with an answer, pick the best one and move on.

More people pass than fail, so keep that in mind.

A majority of the nurses I have talked to thought they flunked it, the first time,but passed it.

Also a few that thought they did well, flunked it.

The best advise is to study as many questions and know the rationals.

I was told 3000 questions.

Do 100 questions a day 50 the first part of the day, another 50 the 2nd part of the day. Do not do more than 100, you will not absorb the info.

That is my advise to you...

Good Luck, and work hard.



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Originally Posted by dakotaalrick

Hi, just a quick question, I am reading all these threads andyou passed with either 105, 75 or 8o question, is your test stopped when you passed a certain amount of questions, how many question are on the test. Also are you allowed to work as a nurse before you pass your NYCLEX, please dont think these are dumb questions.