I'm Finally an RN! I passed!

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I have been attending Kaylim Career Center doing the ASN program and I am finally an RN!!! I passed the NCLEX!!!! (Thank god. I don't think I can do anymore school.) A lot of you have given me some invaluable advice on my journey. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone especially the few of you I have developed relationships with over the last year. Thanks for all the great advice and encouraging emails. I could not be more excited right now. When I first started out I was really overwhelmed but used the support of you guys. (Turns out I wasn't the only one stressed about tests.)

For anyone starting out, I recommend using this site as a crutch. I also recomend Kaylim Career Center. I really couldn't have done it on my own. (My only "complaint" about Kaylim is sometimes the books take a little longer than they say to get there. So order them AT LEAST a month in advance.)

Good luck to everyone not finished yet. You have no idea how good itk feels. So keep it up no matter how tough it gets! Cheers:cheers:

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Congrats!!!!!! banana.gif That is great!!

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Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go. You give us all inspiration to keep going.

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Specializes in psych..

If your bank complains of having too many funds,,,,now that you are on RN..have your bank talk to mine.....but congratulation. I found this site recently, and it motivates me to study more. I cant thank enough the people that have poste such helpfull sights already.

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Specializes in Progressive care.

congrats:balloons::balloons::balloons:

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Specializes in Psych, LTC, Acute Care.

Congratulations! I know it feels good. :balloons:

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:w00t:CONGRATULATIONS! :cheers:

wHERE DID YOU DO YOUR CPNE? aND HOW WAS IT?

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I did at Grady in Atlanta. It was more nerve racking than anything. I took the workshop from http://www.cpneworkshop.com and it was awesome. They set everything up like the actual clinical. If I didn't take a workshop though my nerves would have gotten the better of me. I know this sounds cliche but you have to think positivley when you go in there. If you go in thinking "oh my god if I fail this then...." You have to just relax. Most of the stuff is going to come second nature to you if you have studied.

Before you go take it do searches on this site for peoples experiences. They helped me A LOT. It's no nice that some people actually take the time to write out step by step their expirience. I would also say to make sure you take a workshop. If nothing else it will help with nerves. Good luck to you!

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Specializes in psych..
I did at Grady in Atlanta. It was more nerve racking than anything. I took the workshop from www.cpneworkshop.com and it was awesome. They set everything up like the actual clinical. If I didn't take a workshop though my nerves would have gotten the better of me. I know this sounds cliche but you have to think positivley when you go in there. If you go in thinking "oh my god if I fail this then...." You have to just relax. Most of the stuff is going to come second nature to you if you have studied.

Before you go take it do searches on this site for peoples experiences. They helped me A LOT. It's no nice that some people actually take the time to write out step by step their expirience. I would also say to make sure you take a workshop. If nothing else it will help with nerves. Good luck to you!

Thanks I checked out that cpneworkshop site..I wonder how it compares with EC workshop.. in price and qualtity. I think EC is charging 800 in round numbers.

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In price it's obviously no comparison. They are way cheaper. In quality, I would say it was money well spent. The information is the same no matter where you go.. unless you go to some second rate workshop. The thing I liked about them is that they had all the equipment. They actually had all the dummies and simulators. I think it was more than worth it.

I got lucky though. I live in Atlanta. I took the workshop here and then did the CPNE here. Another thing that made me feel comfortable is knowing the area. Plus, http://www.cpneworkshop.com has someone working there that used to work with excelsior doing the cpne!! That's a huge advantage.

I never took the excelsior workshop but I was happy with the one I took. I saved myself a lot of money by doing the workshop I did. Not just by the actual money I saved bc it was cheaper but bc I didn't have to spend almost $1800 to retake the cpne. Wherever you go... take a workshop! It's worth it.

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Congrats to you. I hope you stick around and give more feedback on your total experience.

Dawn:up::w00t::w00t:

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Hi Im looking for a good school to start my degree in nursing any advice thank you

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