calhoun220

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1. Preparing for 1st Semester of Nursing School

   calhoun220 replied to RonnieDita's topic in General Students

   Get as many NCLEX review books as you can afford. I think I had about 6 or so when I went through nursing school. They help tremendously preparing you for the style of questions you will be seeing. I did approx 300 questions related to the section ...

2. Macon State BSN Fall 2011

   calhoun220 replied to nicubee's topic in Georgia

   I misread your post. I am in the RN-BSN program. They accept only 20 for that program. I looked in banner and it shows 50 slots for the generic BSN classes, so I am assuming they accept 50 students. We took the assessment class in the summer with...

3. Macon State BSN Fall 2011

   calhoun220 replied to nicubee's topic in Georgia

   I am currently in the program. Will graduate July of this year. Don't worry about registration dates. They have 20 slots already assigned for the 20 students they will accept, and they do all the registering each semester. Don't remember when I got m...

4. any schools w/o a waiting list in Gerogia

   calhoun220 replied to mz.one1's topic in Georgia

   Yes, nursing school is hard. If you are determined and willing to study, you can make it. I would have to guess out of the 84 that failed a class, half of those eventually made it out of the program. To pass a class, you had to make at least a 75,...

5. any schools w/o a waiting list in Gerogia

   calhoun220 replied to mz.one1's topic in Georgia

   Darton College in Albany, GA accepts approx 100 students every (including summer) semester. They also have some "tracks" out of town which are easier to get in. We had 8 students commuting from the Atlanta area (over 100 miles away) in our class be...

6. New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

   calhoun220 replied to RNcDreams's topic in New Nurse

   Well actually, I did that last month. I had worked about 4 1/2 months and I was having a very bad week - my worst yet! I worked 2 days, off 1, and then back 1 day before a 4 day break. I burnt my hand while cooking on my 1 day off and my first tho...

7. Will my feet/legs always feel this way?

   calhoun220 replied to cherokeesummer's topic in New Nurse

   I agree. You have to get the shoe that works for you. Unfortunately, the only way is to try out several shoes and see what works. I have bad knees. After laying in bed crying with them one night, I said I would pay $200 to have them stop hurting....

8. 6 months and feeling down:(

   calhoun220 replied to NewNurse16's topic in New Nurse

   I am coming up on my 6 month anniversary in a couple of weeks, and I am sooo overwhelmed too. I keep trying to convince myself that it is going to get better, but after this week, I am very skeptical. When I am feeling soo overwhelmed, I tell mysel...

9. NCLEX question

   calhoun220 replied to mukshe's topic in New Nurse

   Our instructors told us that statistically you do better if you test as soon as possible after you graduate. The longer you wait, the less chance you have to pass. Our instructors told us to do 100 questions every day from graduation until we test...

10. Anyone felt good after taking NCLEX and passed?

    calhoun220 replied to calhoun220's topic in NCLEX

    For those who are interested, I found out today that I passed.

11. Anyone felt good after taking NCLEX and passed?

    calhoun220 replied to calhoun220's topic in NCLEX

    Thank your for those words of encouragement. For those who are interested, I will post my results when I get them.

12. Anyone felt good after taking NCLEX and passed?

    calhoun220 posted a topic in NCLEX

    I just took the NCLEX today and got 75 questions. I actually felt good after I got finished. I know this is considered a bad sign, so I am worried. I was wondering if anyone else felt good coming out and still passed? I had 3 drug calculations (...

13. 75 Questions on Nclex!! AHHHH!!!

    calhoun220 replied to MiMi,RN2b's topic in NCLEX

    A girl at my school just passed with 75 questions and unfortunately 2 others failed iwth 75. Our instructors said they have never had students fail with 75 before. But like a previous poster stated, 85% pass the first time. So I know you did well....

14. HELP!!! just finish the test....

    calhoun220 replied to jeffrey930's topic in NCLEX

    Congrats!!!!! And thanks again for sharing your story. I am graduating in 2 weeks and will be taking the NCLEX soon. I have just started Kaplan this morning and scored a 68%, so you have really given me hope.

15. How are students doing at your school since the NCLEX passing standards were raised?

    calhoun220 posted a topic in NCLEX

    From what I understand, the NCLEX passing standards were raised in April of this year. Prior to this, students at my school have had a 90% pass rate for the past several years. Our school graduates nurses each semester. There are still 10 people ...