nurse simmy

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1. Do you take NCLEX in state you graduate from or where you want to work?

   nurse simmy replied to cacurlytop's topic in NCLEX

   The director of my nursing program suggested applying for a license in the state our school is in. One of the students planned to move to another state within weeks of graduation. It was recommended to get her license in our state, and then apply f...

2. Why your school pushes Kaplan and do you need it for NCLEX?

   nurse simmy replied to KATRN78's topic in General Students

   We took ATI during school, and we did the week long Kaplan review between the last day of class and graduation. All fees were included in our tuition. No opt out option was made available. If we did not attend all the Kaplan sessions, and do 5/7 o...

3. What is the passing score for your school?

   nurse simmy replied to KaylaRN2013's topic in General Students

   83% is passing, 82.9 isn't. Tests are 80% of the grade, homework 10%, and quizzes 10%. We had a quiz every day, unless it was a test day. Quizzes could not be made up, it was an excellent way to keep attendance up :) Clinicals were P/F

4. Does this job sound like a scam?

   nurse simmy replied to glenlorie's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like you will be responsible for cashing that check, buying all that stuff, sending funds to the agent, then watch the check bounce. :hpygrp: (not really happy, just found a "boinging" smiling) ~Simmy

5. Lots of SATA questions for June NCLEX testers???

   nurse simmy replied to jaznia15's topic in NCLEX

   I took mine Monday. 26 of my 75 questions were SATA. It took me 45 minutes to take the test, and now I get a "results on hold" pop up. :-( Which I guess is better than a credit card pop up, but not as good as a "contact the BON" pop up. I'm guess...

6. Confidence?

   nurse simmy replied to sbostonRN's topic in NCLEX

   I passed the NCLEX-PN with 85 questions. Took me about 30 minutes, and I thought it was one of the easiest tests I have ever taken. The staff at the Pearson center were surprised at the fact that I was smiling as I walked out the door. Tomorrow ...

7. What did you want to be when you grew up?

   nurse simmy replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

   Something that would require foreign travel :) A flight attendant, translator, international businesswoman... ~Simmy (who got married instead, and now is curious if there are home health travel nurses since the husband is no longer in the picture)

8. Graduated

   nurse simmy replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Students

   It feels so weird to be watching TV on a Sunday night, and thinking about going to work tmro instead of doing homework. Graduation was Friday, and my family is really happy, they are looking forward to me cooking dinner again. ~Simmy

9. Who pays for your pin?

   nurse simmy replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

   We pay for the pin out of our fees, I'm assuming. It isn't a line item on the school's invoice. We haven't talked about the pins during any meetings, so I don't have a clue what they will look like, or if we have any choices. We didn't for LPN. On...

10. Kindle 3 or the Nook Color

    nurse simmy replied to heavenbound's topic in General Students

    I went with the Kindle, and I love it. I can read outside with it. I am assuming the Nook would have the same problems as my phone does. I can't see the screen in bright light. Also, I have a hard time getting to sleep, and my doctor told me not ...

11. A Pre-nursing Student who believes...

    nurse simmy replied to digoe74's topic in Pre-Nursing

    But, unfortunately nursing school is not one of those positions.

12. i have no idea what im supposed to be doing

    nurse simmy replied to TinaRM's topic in General Students

    During LPN school, we had one patient and did total patient care. There were many times we would get done, and be looking for stuff to do. This year, in the RN program we have 2 patients, and still doing total patient care. We get on the floor by 07...

13. Countdown to Pinning

    nurse simmy replied to Turd Ferguson's topic in General Students

    105 days, pinning in the AM, graduation that night. I have a countdown calendar on my phone, somebody asks me everyday how much is left. ~Simmy

14. nursing specialties

    nurse simmy replied to sj73201's topic in Student Assist

    I'm one of the few in my class who does not want to go into ICU, or ED, or even Peds. I absolutely loved the psych rotation, but I am also drawn to hospice. So much of what we've been learning is how to keep people alive, and sometimes it is just t...

15. Does anyone take supplements to stay healthy?

    nurse simmy replied to ncbutterfly's topic in General Students

    There is a liquid fish oil by Baleans available in health food stores. It is thick and tastes like lemon meringue pie. For real, no aftertaste at all. ~Simmy