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1. Houston info needed

   als1124 posted a topic in Texas

   My husband and I are really considering moving from PA to the Houston area. (We have visited a few times and love it there) I am a Med-Surg nurse with a focus on Bariatric Surgery and Kidney Transplant at a large urban hospital. I'm starting to lo...

2. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

   als1124 replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX

   1. 75 questions 2. No review course, used Kaplan CD, Drexel CD, and NCLEX Simulator CD 3. Had HESI in school, got 823 4. 5 days 5 I cried on the way home and stayed in bed for 3 days, convinced that I failed 6.1st time Advice: I was not a great stude...

3. Desperately need help for boards.

   als1124 replied to JoeB1047's topic in NCLEX

   Try doing questions from another publisher. Drexel university has a greaat online program for the NCLEX. Or even go to the bookstore and grab a bunch of NCLEX books and do qustions from them. I think the Saunders book was not writtenin NCLEX type ...

4. Took NCLEX 7-13 in PA, still no results -HELP

   als1124 replied to CardiacNurse24's topic in NCLEX

   Call the PA board of nursing--their number is on the website. Just let them know that you need to know if a license has been issued. Also,you cancheckonline and see the status of your GN license. Good luck!!!

5. NCLEX was harder than any practice questions

   als1124 replied to als1124's topic in NCLEX

   I passed!!!!

6. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

   als1124 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I bought a pair of Danskos. They take a week or two to mold to your feet, and after that, they feel great. And they are really easy to keep clean

7. Question about Kaplan trainer CD

   als1124 replied to crb613's topic in NCLEX

   I bought this NCLEX simulator CD off of Ebay and it was great. There were comprehensive tests and specific tests that focused on each area. You could also just take random questions (as many as you want) and whenever you felt like stopping, it woul...

8. NCLEX was harder than any practice questions

   als1124 posted a topic in NCLEX

   I took my NCLEX today and I knew about 4 questions. I have done the Kaplan, HESI, and Drexel reviews and felt really prepared for it...Until it began. The questions were difficult, most of the drugs I had never heard of, and there names didn't elp ...