studymom39

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1. Are Students Protesting HESI??

   studymom39 replied to 2btmanrn's topic in New Nurse

   Your school has options other than making someone repeat more school. Schools can use Hesi in ways it was not intended. Too bad there isn't some kind of remediation or something. Sometimes it's not the knowledge base but maybe more in test-taking...

2. failed the NCLEX twice and feeling like a failure :(

   studymom39 replied to bebe0586's topic in NCLEX

   If the feedback tells you areas to improve, I imagine that's the starting point. It sounds like you were close.

3. The Nursing Math Thread

   studymom39 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

   There are different methods for math, pick the one you feel you're most competent on and stick with it from start to finish. I, for example, prefer the dimensional analysis way (like what you learned in chemistry). I have a very strong opinion abo...

4. Has anyone ans. 265 ?'s for NCLEX and passed

   studymom39 replied to daya512's topic in NCLEX

   If you go to the NCSBN website, it explains the CAT testing by a powerpoint and how it's graded. A classmate of mine just took the nclex and had 265 questions and passed. She scored a little over 900 on the Hesi.

5. Hesi

   studymom39 replied to kind-hearted08's topic in NCLEX

   Practice higher level questions, like prioritization in LaCharity book. I felt like it was assumed that you know the nclex prep books, but applying it is the test style. There are some easy ones but my test was more select all that apply and priori...

6. Are Students Protesting HESI??

   studymom39 replied to 2btmanrn's topic in New Nurse

   Our meds publishing reviewer told us that Hesi is used for the school's accreditation. I don't know how all this works but that's what we were told. Hesi can be used outside of its intended use. My neighbor went to the same college I did and it app...

7. Are Students Protesting HESI??

   studymom39 replied to 2btmanrn's topic in New Nurse

   Schools use Hesi in a lot of ways and I don't agree that you shouldn't graduate but you can pass Hesi. I know the anxiety is focused on that test, which you describe as a deal-breaker, but you can pass. It will prepare you for nclex because you'll...

8. Hesi Help

   studymom39 replied to vanurse08's topic in General Students

   Go through the Hesi book, page by page, line by line. Pay attention to Hesi hints. Do the CD and know those questions, some are always repeats on the tests (only a couple though). Do an additional book to practice rationales, etc. I did the enti...

9. How many of you scored >900 on HESI, didn't pass NCLEX the first time

   studymom39 replied to exairex's topic in NCLEX

   After passing NCLEX in 75 questions, I definately think the NCLEX measures critical thinking more. My test questions were significantly, significantly harder on NCLEX overall. The prioritization questions are challenging but really a good way to ge...

10. Ncsbn

    studymom39 replied to sweetmya's topic in NCLEX

    I only purchased the $49 access for 3 weeks. I did the entire thing in terms of questions. There are prioritization and new format. The one thing I did like about it was that questions were grouped in 40's vs. Kaplan vs. other programs where you'r...

11. Overall question

    studymom39 replied to studymom39's topic in New Nurse

    If anyone is interested, Medical Mysteries, abc, tonight, has Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome coverage. It's a condition that is in my family and I am passionate about educating people on it. For those interested, watch and maybe we can discuss. Dr...

12. HESI CD scores vs actual HESI test scores?

    studymom39 replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Students

    You should definately do the cd because every Hesi test has some questions from the cd. The score was not indicative of what I got on mine. I think I took some tests on the cd and got a 70% and then scored a 942 as my exit score the next morning. ...

13. Overall question

    studymom39 replied to studymom39's topic in New Nurse

    How long does it take from being posted by Pearson as passing to being posted with an RN license for the state? My friend had his on Monday morning and he took his test on the Thursday before. I, too, took mine on Thursday and I do not have my rn l...

14. failed nclex 4 times

    studymom39 replied to failedtesttaker's topic in NCLEX

    Did the nclex "people" send you information of what areas you were strong or weak on?

15. Best way to study meds!

    studymom39 replied to lacool's topic in NCLEX

    To study drugs - you must know the sympathetic vs. parasympathetic stuff, adrenergic, cholinergic, etc. If you get one down, the rest can be logiced out. Core Concepts in Pharmacology by Holland is good for the basics. I had an initial pharm cours...