PCTerrific

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  1. Advocacy for "Raising the Bar"

    I've been browsing the boards this evening, and have been really heartened to see so many NP students/NPs frustrated by the same thing-- the low, low standards in NP education. Honestly, it's sort of horrifying. I'm still pro-NP in theory, but after ...
  2. Anyone use ExamEdge for PMHNP

    Hi all! Posted this in the student board but also trying my luck here Has anyone used exam edge for PMHNP prep? For test banks, I am currently using board vitals (got it at a big discount earlier in the year, good for the sheer # of questions and som...
  3. ExamEdge for PMHNP

    Thanks! i did the 15 but don't feel that is enough to get a good sense. I agree it seemed very basic, and they still used DSM-4 criteria, which was a red flag for me, since we have been on 5 for a while now! Appreciate your take on it.
  4. ExamEdge for PMHNP

    Hi all! Has anyone used exam edge for PMHNP prep? For test banks, I am currently using board vitals (got it at a big discount earlier in the year, good for the sheer # of questions and some review, but doesn't seem much like the actual exam). I am al...
  5. 2014 NCLEX in 75Qs...my (long!) tips

    Hi All! This board was such a helpful resource in nursing school and while preparing for the NCLEX. I really appreciated when people reported on their experiences and how they got ready for the exam, so I wanted to do the same. I passed the NCLEX in...
  6. 1st semster student

    Yep, NCLEX questions until your eyesballs fall out. The "Success" Series (Pharm Success, Med-Surg Success), was a big help. You can't start stuff early enough. And don't ask for extensions...the load really never lightens up, so don't put things off...
  7. Failing med surg nothing working

    I really liked "Med-Surg Success." I swore by that book, and did the whole thing cover to cover. It was a huge part of why I did well in that class. As I remember, there were 100+ questions for each system, with very good rationales. Worth every penn...
  8. Going to easier school for high GPA?

    I don't know how much easier one nursing school really is from another. We all need to pass the same exam...and many programs use HESI or ATI to make sure we are all on target with every class. Grad schools use GPA (in part) to get a sense of whether...
  9. Failed first semester by very small amount...

    For what it is worth, I disagree with some of the others on the thread that each semester is harder than the last. Going to nursing school was a VERY big adjustment; you need to learn to think like a nursing student. Those first few NCLEX style exams...
  10. Is your undergrad program considered when looking at GPA?

    Thanks all! I probably saw 2-3 threads throwing around some high numbers and that was all I needed to indulge in some serious confirmation bias. I really appreciate the responses and the time!
  11. Hi all, I'm starting to get my ducks in a row to apply in the next year or two, assuming I go the NP route (I am really interested in clinical bioethics, but not sure that is a realistic career). I'm wondering about my BSN GPA. I have a 3.6, which i...
  12. Which stethoscope should I buy as a Nursing student?

    I love my littman cardiology 3. love it. i have never had anyone borrow it for longer than 2 mins in my sight or take it or lose it-- i feel like that is kind of a strange thing to have happen. my thought was this: i want to buy 1 stethoscope, not a ...
  13. DNP residency - does it reduce the benefit of RN experience?

    that's really interesting to hear...would you mind expanding on that? I am just finishing my BSN from an accelerated program, and am looking at a DNP in the next 3-5 years. One of the reasons I chose nursing over medicine last minute (as in, was enro...
  14. Turns out, I'm an idiot. Rotten clinical

    Thank you all so much for such kind words and the time everyone took to give me such thoughtful responses! How can I give up on nursing, when there are so many nurses are people who genuinely care about making other people's day's brighter, in and ou...
  15. Turns out, I'm an idiot. Rotten clinical

    Oh, yes, very true-- hope my over-the-top rant about it didn't offend! I think the frustration comes from busting my butt in the classroom, and getting accolades for it in a very academic-focused program, but then going out into the hospital realizin...