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1. 2013 NCLEX Exam dates

   bcems134 replied to Queen953's topic in NCLEX

   I thought that I would have to wait for a certain date to come around once a month or so for the exam, but that is not the case. You get your ATT from the board you are testing for and then you go online to pearsonvue and register to take the exam. O...

2. Did anyone pass NCLEX-RN by using only ATI study material?

   bcems134 replied to astarrh1's topic in NCLEX

   OH MY! Congratulations!

3. ATI NCLEX-RN Live Review

   bcems134 replied to labvalues's topic in NCLEX

   My school used ATI during the program as well. I finished 2 weeks ago and the last week was dedicated to ATI review from the instructors of ATI. There were 3 of them and they were absolutely incredible. They were knowledgeable, thorough and easy to a...

4. Portfolios

   bcems134 replied to Despareux's topic in General Students

   I just finished mine and turned it in a week early. It was making me crazy trying to get the important stuff to look good and the minor stuff to disappear. My instructor finally told me "It is just an academic exercise, don't sweat it". After that I ...

5. New grad, new job

   bcems134 replied to bcems134's topic in General Students

   I am in NC. I have been in contact with my faculty about the issue and have started thinking about places other than hospitals which I am open to, but I will keep reaching for a hospital job. In the meantime I will keep on working on the next 6 week...

6. New grad, new job

   bcems134 replied to bcems134's topic in General Students

   I wish the hospital had that program as I specifically asked HR yesterday about New Grad positions yesterday. She said they no longer had that position, and I was overqualified for the nurse externships which would have started as a junior. She reco...

7. Bad preceptorship assignment

   bcems134 replied to tajlemm6's topic in General Students

   I can understand your frustration and disappointment at getting your last choice. I don't want to make light of your situation either, but I know that if you made it this far in nursing school, you can do 6 months in mental health preceptor. You migh...

8. What was your toughest semester in Nursing School?

   bcems134 replied to Ellis02136's topic in General Students

   You have fundamentals, mother baby/peds, medsurg and psych all at one time? Sheesh! Those were spread out over different quarters for me, they are all the hardest courses I took. The rest should be a piece of cake.

9. New grad, new job

   bcems134 posted a topic in General Students

   I will graduate in a few weeks, and I have started looking for jobs. I am looking for a hospital job, and would start anywhere they hire new graduates, but it looks like everywhere requires at least 1 year experience! How do you get a job, if you don...

10. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    bcems134 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    If you can't afford to buy your own books for school, maybe you should not get that $300 tattoo you have scheduled for tomorrow after clinical.

11. Just completed TEAS V

    bcems134 replied to aikidotchr's topic in General Students

    I don't understand how you can fail a TEAS test. When I took it there was a number for individual scores and a total score. Not a pass fail grade. Are you saying you did not score high enough for acceptance to a particular program?

12. Overwhelming....

    bcems134 replied to snk2503's topic in General Students

    I am about to start my 4th quarter of a 5 quarter program, and I told the director yesterday that I don't remember a thing from our first 3 weeks of class! We were all overwhelmed with getting accepted, starting 3 days late due to snow days, and not ...

13. TEAS 5 test scores 10 points lower than older version???

    bcems134 replied to mom2three3's topic in General Students

    I bought the online practice tests and saw very similar questions on version V. I would highly recommend the practice test as a baseline and then study my weaknesses based on those results. My school uses the ATIs throughout the year and I have found...

14. Adn program cost?

    bcems134 replied to mjohns13's topic in General Students

    My private school is 24 months, including prereqs, and will cost around $45,000 The community college in the same town would cost about $6000, unless you are out of state, then it is closer to $24,000. I too am in NC.

15. RN student looking for info on DDNA

    bcems134 replied to loveDDRN's topic in Student Assist

    Not yet a student, and apparantly I have alot to learn because I don't even know what DDNA is. Developmently Disabled Nurse Assistant? Director of the Department Nurses of Aide? I don't know, help me out here...