Hello there, Gosh, I am sorry. I am also a new grad, living in the Bay Area and unemployed for about 6 months now. So, I understand some of hardships you're going through. I passed NCLEX in Feb. I still have the books in which I believe were grea...
California has many new grad programs but there's so many new grads, so it is tough to get in unless one had preceptorship at that hospital. I am in the bay area and have been searching everyday over the last 6 months. I applie to SNF, rehab, flu cl...
I went through the same anxiety as you do. You are determined to be a RN and nothing can stop you from achieving your dream. Believe in yourself that you can do it!
My schedule was 2-3 hrs of studying/reading then testing myself on whatever I just studied. I finished Saunders, Lacharity and Kaplan books word to word. I made flashcards, cheat sheets, drawings...whatever it takes for me to understand the concept...
I agreed with caliotter3, start with one book at a time and be consistent with 2-3 hours of studying each day. Test your self to see if you're really understand what you've read/studied. Eat healthy, workout and get enough sleep!!! THINK POSITIVE.