TroyM

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1. Am I in over my head?

   TroyM replied to TroyM's topic in NP Students

   Thanks for the responses. I'm currently looking into some RN to BSN schools. Some schools out there are requiring a lot of fluff classes (Lit, history, etc). Trying to find something that won't require a ton of those classes

2. Am I in over my head?

   TroyM posted a topic in NP Students

   Hi all, I am an ICU nurse (ADN) of just over two years experience. Prior to getting my RN, I was a care partner (nurse tech) at Vanderbilt for four years. I worked full time to achieve my goal as an RN. Now, feeling a little burned out at the bedsid...

3. I finally PASSED..5x charm..

   TroyM replied to rnchick2013's topic in NCLEX

   Congrats again!!! Told ya you could do it!! Winna winna, chicken dinna!

4. Passed at 75 on second attempt!

   TroyM replied to TroyM's topic in NCLEX

   Thank you everyone. I'm overly excited to begin my nursing career!

5. Passed at 75 on second attempt!

   TroyM replied to TroyM's topic in NCLEX

   I did get meds. Some I had no clue about...I just went with clues that were in the steam and based my answer off of that. I felt the second time was much easier for me. Because I have been to the testing center before, I know how it all works with th...

6. Passed at 75 on second attempt!

   TroyM replied to TroyM's topic in NCLEX

   Other than Hurst for material and of course the 6 exams Hurst provides...I only used Kaplan and LaCharity. I haven't touched any of my texts since school. But I did bring out some cardiac rhythm slides to refresh. The first go around I had a good th...

7. Passed at 75 on second attempt!

   TroyM replied to TroyM's topic in NCLEX

   I pretty much started studying from the week after Feb 7th until the 25th of March. I told Hurst I wanted the remediation, but they were all about material. I couldn't even redo their practice tests...so I only looked at Hurst just to clarify rationa...

8. Passed at 75 on second attempt!

   TroyM posted a topic in NCLEX

   I just wanted to tell my story and to give hope to others! I graduated in December '14 and I was a B/C student throughout nursing school. So if I can pass these boards, you can too! First attempt (2/7/15), I focused a lot on Hurst and knowing content...

9. Passing NCLEX-RN 2nd time 2015

   TroyM replied to SWagow1's topic in NCLEX

   Congrats on passing! I retake mine on Wednesday. First time around, I felt like the anxiety got the best of me. I was pissed off throughout majority of the 256 questions I received, shaking my head in disbelief because I didn't know a single question...

10. Passed NCLEX!

    TroyM replied to Jess2bRN256's topic in NCLEX

    Congrats! I take my 2nd attempt on Wednesday. My first time around I used Hurst and very little of Kaplan and ended at 265. I focused on a lot of material and whatever questions Hurst gives you. I'm really anxious about retaking!! Though no one is ev...

11. I passed !!!

    TroyM replied to NJnursehopeful's topic in NCLEX

    Congrats! I retake the second time on the 25th. I went through all 265 with every category "near the passing standard". So it's kind hard to know what to focus on, apparently everything haha. I have access to Kaplan, Hurst, LaCharity and Saunders. I...

12. Passed with Hurst review (study tips, discount info included)

    TroyM replied to NjRN_1004's topic in NCLEX

    Congrats on passing! I'll have to check the instructions again when I retake. Thanks for all the info. Do do you feel that doing tons and tons of questions prepared you more than material? When I took mine the first time, I seemed to put a lot of ti...

13. Passed with Hurst review (study tips, discount info included)

    TroyM replied to NjRN_1004's topic in NCLEX

    I would like to try the board routine when I retake...but I've heard stories on how we're not supposed to do that. Hmm...

14. Attempting my 2nd go on the 25th

    TroyM replied to TroyM's topic in NCLEX

    Thanks for all the replies everyone! I feel like I'm going a bit slow on questions. I did a good 40 Qs on Kaplan and another 50 with LaCharity. Guess it just takes me forever to read each rationale (even if I get the question correct). Does it sound...

15. Attempting my 2nd go on the 25th

    TroyM replied to TroyM's topic in NCLEX

    I'm probably one of the very few that did not count haha. I thought I had quite a few before question 75 though. A classmate of mine just passed NCLEX at 75 with no more than 10 sata questions. Ah...wouldn't that be nice