nursinggirl05

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1. TIPS/Info for passing NCLEX

   nursinggirl05 replied to paula77720's topic in NCLEX

   I passed NCLEX the first time this Monday. Here is what I did and would recommend: I took a review of Nclex in a local hospital ( 150 $) which was O.k. but I would say it didn't contribute too much to passing Nclex. I didn't take any Kaplain or other...

2. 3 weeks into nsg program, he wants to quit...

   nursinggirl05 replied to AtlantaRN's topic in General Students

   I can't understand how can you force your child into nursing school. I just graduated from it and I hate it. I studied a lot and never had a problem with grades, but I quickly discovered that it's not for me- and I was dragging it to finish. Money do...

3. Should I become a nurse or a teacher?

   nursinggirl05 replied to TinaRiy85's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated this summer from nursing and am preparing for boards. Nursing school was like punishment and I spent a lot of money on it. I already know about the stress of this job and think that people are fools to go into nursing. There is many other...

4. What kind of experience did you have?

   nursinggirl05 replied to jaylynn67's topic in General Nursing

   I strongly recommend you working part-time, volunterring, shadowing the nurse before you sign up for nursing. Trust me, nursing is not what most people - who have never been in the hospital before- think. Had I worked first in the hospital before sch...

5. GMU vs NOVA vs Marymount

   nursinggirl05 replied to lexy3227's topic in Virginia

   I'm graduating from Marymount soon with associate degree in nursing. I didn't get into Nova because of the large waiting list there. Marymount at that time ( 3 years ago) didn't have waiting list so I got in. I thought that since it was a private and...

6. What Can I expect once I get to Clinical?

   nursinggirl05 replied to Bridget73's topic in General Students

   I never liked clinicals. I finished today the last clinical and am about to graduate as an RN. You have get up early, don't sleep the whole night before because you are nervous and in the hospital you are invisible to the staff. Most of the nurses ar...