bullielover

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1. Sata

   bullielover replied to sgray8071's topic in NCLEX

   I also heard they were higher level questions...AFTER I had taken the test haha. Your heart does sink a little each time one pops up..

2. 10 Days in NCLEX RN EXAM

   bullielover replied to Indian_rn2b's topic in NCLEX

   I reviewed all my labs, listened to lung sounds, and continue to do about 100-150 questions each day (I only used Kaplan's online tools and book). Just made myself get use to taking these questions and always reading rationales behind EVERY question....

3. NCLEX on Tuesday......freaking out!

   bullielover replied to ali419's topic in NCLEX

   I just too the NCLEX-RN on Wed and found out yesterday that I had passed! :) I was actually RELIEVED when it did not stop at 75 questions because I thought I was failing the whole thing (I thought all the SATA questions I was getting were below compe...

4. Infection control

   bullielover replied to jorgecardenas55's topic in NCLEX

   I just found out I passed my NCLEX-RN on Friday (trust me I thought I had failed...I actually cried during the test..mine stopped at 96 questions which took 1 hr and 15 minutes). However, here are some tips that I felt Kaplan really helped me with, s...

5. Applying for UIC College of Nursing BSN program 2011

   bullielover replied to StyleNurse, BSN, RN's topic in Illinois

   Kim's great! She wants you to be assertive and productive and is very patient. The medication cal test is VERY easy, maybe some basic algebra but nothing crazy. You can take a practice test as many times as you want before the real test-it's online....

6. Applying for UIC College of Nursing BSN program 2011

   bullielover replied to StyleNurse, BSN, RN's topic in Illinois

   browneyedgirl The only experience I had was my CNA class I took senior year, but I never worked as a CNA. It helps make you comfortable communicating with patients and handling different situations-but you will learn to do that as you progress week t...

7. Applying for UIC College of Nursing BSN program 2011

   bullielover replied to StyleNurse, BSN, RN's topic in Illinois

   Thank you! I needed to do all that because I didn't receive financial aid so I decided to work full time to help pay most of it. Luckily I won't have to do that this year. First semester was brutal! But you just have to stay positive and realize this...

8. Applying for UIC College of Nursing BSN program 2011

   bullielover replied to StyleNurse, BSN, RN's topic in Illinois

   Yeah they are random. Basically during orientation you do a "lottery" were you pick your preference for your Fall rotation. However, not everyone get their first pick. During Spring we filled out a survey to see which site we were most interested in ...

9. Applying for UIC College of Nursing BSN program 2011

   bullielover replied to StyleNurse, BSN, RN's topic in Illinois

   At Northwestern Memorial we had to be there by 6:30 AM to look up our patient and look up their condition/medications/look at their chart and listen to report. Their shift started at 7:30 AM so that's when we technically started working with the pati...

10. Applying for UIC College of Nursing BSN program 2011

    bullielover replied to StyleNurse, BSN, RN's topic in Illinois

    During the first semester you have clinical twice a week every other week. It really depends on your clinical site. I had northwestern memorial and had clinical Thursday and Friday. People who were at UIMC usually had clinical Tuesday and Wednesday. ...

11. uic 2011 bsn

    bullielover replied to uic-bsn-prospect's topic in Illinois

    I am a current BSN junior at UIC. I know waiting sucks I would check my mail/ e-mail every day for WEEKS, but if anyone has any questions about the program/ what to expect their junior year let me know! Good luck to everyone!

12. Applying for UIC College of Nursing BSN program 2011

    bullielover replied to StyleNurse, BSN, RN's topic in Illinois

    Congrats on being accepted to UIC! I am a current junior in their nursing program and here are a few tips: This program will CONSUME your life, so if you are working make sure it's part time and only 15 hrs a week at the most. the first 2 weeks of s...