Brand new RN

Brand new RN

geriatric LTC and loving it

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About Brand new RN

Brand new RN specializes in geriatric LTC and loving it.


starting RN year Aug. 2008

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  1. Anyone use JoAnn Zerwekh books for NCLEX prep

    I don't know about this book. However I just took the NCLEX on July 6th--passed with just 75 questions. Several fellow students failed. How did I do it, you ask? Kaplan's expensive ($499.) 4 day very intense on-line class and utilized the additional ...
  2. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    Hey All...I was 50 plus when I returned to school to become a nurse. I graduated from an associates program this May, took the NCLEX and passed with just 75 questions in July and have been accepted to begin an online RN to bachelors program that one ...
  3. What makes Nursing school hard?

    Exactly as it is at my school and I've known several that failed a class at 79. something %. Also any of the nursing classes seem to be maybe double the credits for the amount of time that you need to spend with them since the material is so technica...
  4. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    Dave: Currently I'm attending a small communitytechnical college in Worthington, MN. Next year for the RN to BSN track I'll be online at Moorhead State, also in Minnesota. For the MSN, I'm considering seriously NDSU (North Dakota). Thanks for the enc...
  5. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    Oh, I agree with you. I'll finish my RN year at my local community college in May, take the NCLEX in June and am working with transcript transfers, letters of recommendation, etc to go on to hit the RN to BSN track at one of our 4-year colleges next ...
  6. ard cash and a part time job.I just have to chime in here. I say apply for those scholarships. I'm a RN student planning graduation in May, then NCLEX in June, 2008. I was recently selected as the second yr student from my school to receive the local...
  7. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    Hey there, You absolutely rock! I turn 55 in March, 2009 and will sit for RN-NCLEX in June, 2009 Plan to pursue a BSN and on to a masters degree. I'd like to specialize in geri-psych The standing joke in my household is that by the time I get all th...
  8. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    I started back about 3 years ago...at age 51, a yr of generals, got accepted immediately for my community college program, completed LPN classes & licensure last yr, and am currently a second yr student, planning to take RN licensure in June, 200...
  9. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    Stephanie: I definitely can relate to your circumstances. I was 50 when I divorced and moved to a rural area that offered no insurance jobs (or any other jobs for that matter) that would pay me what I was paid in the metropolitan area I previously ha...
  10. does age REALLY matter?

    Oh yeah, I could bite your head off. However, you're a comrade nurse...I could never do that. I'm one of those you speak of--past 50 and pursuing a nursing degree. I decided that I'll get a job that suits me-when I accomplish the MSN, and probably wo...
  11. Roll Call, LPN to RN Students!!!

    I just finished my LPN year this past June. Passed the NCLEX-PN on July 30th just before the deadline of August 1st in order to enter second year that begins August 25th. RN here I come. I just keep counting down the hurdles I jump toward my goal o...
  12. Focus Charting

    Thanks so much for the quick review. Tomorrow is my 1st day of clinical experience at a 2nd (different) hospital this semester. I'm in my 1st year of two yr RN program. We did narrative at the 1st hospital we were at but this hospital does focus, so ...
  13. I need help getting started.

    Hey Tootsie: At my local community college where I'm a first year nursing student we're required to take the LPN licensure exam at the end of our first year in order to qualify to go onto the second (RN) year. I plan to take the exam as soon as they ...
  14. RN program in community college really worth it?

    Oh, I think it's worth it. I'm quite a bit older than you but if it is your dream to become a nurse, just be persistent and have faith that it will pay off with all sorts of rewards. I'm at a local community college, in my first year of a two year RN...
  15. Minnesota Roll Call

    Minnesota Roll Call...I'm game. I traveled some as I spent time in the military and I'll always love Minnesota. It's people are high quality and it shows in how most of us treat others here I think. I moved from the Mpls area several years ago, manag...