If you took the Kaplan course, in the back of the book, there is a chapter on pharmacology. It has classifications, common drugs, side effects, and nursing considerations. It made studying drugs much easier for me. I had tons of drug questions. I...
alexillytom replied to LUsciouslyLU's topic in NCLEX
Honestly, I thought the Kaplan questions were much easier than the actual NCLEX examination. However, I did find them to be very useful. I made sure to review every rationale whether I got the question right or wrong. A lot of the ones I got corr...
alexillytom replied to Dattebayo's topic in New Jersey
I graduated in May but had three job offers by the beginning of April. One of the positions wanted me to start right away as a nurse extern then move into a GN position directly after graduation. When I asked about the use of the GN title, I was to...
alexillytom replied to alexillytom's topic in General Nursing
Thanks everyone!!! I'm taking a semester off so I can learn as much as possible about my new position. After that, I'm going back to school to earn my BSN. It feels so good to be able to call myself a nurse.
alexillytom replied to ShannonB25's topic in General Nursing
Shannon, I was also disappointed with Kaplan....at first. In the end, I was extremely grateful to have access to their review book and website. I did 99% of the content on Qbank and all of the Question trainers. I scored anywhere between 56 - 78%...
alexillytom replied to alexillytom's topic in New Jersey
Thanks for the info. I am doing my clinical rotation there and for the most part, on my assigned unit, the nurses seem relatively happy. Starting in June, the starting pay for new nurses is $26.44/hr.
alexillytom replied to bnb0627's topic in New Jersey
I will be graduating from BCC in May. There is no waiting list to get into BCC. You have to keep reapplying until you get in. I was accepted into the nursing program on my second try. Generally speaking, if your pre-reqs are complete, you've take...
During my first semester clinical experience, my patient died. Not to sound morbid but it was a wonderful learning experience. His passing provided me with the opportunity to perform the skills I had previously learned in lecture and lab. After c...
Kudos to you Sharon! If the research is there that proves this may be a viable way to decrease the spread of AIDS in any country, it deserves further investigation. My cousin died from this horrible disease and my uncle suffers from it today. As ...
Negatives: 1. WEIGHT GAIN 2. Majorly upped my stress level 3. Huge, huge drop in income ---> negative effect on my credit rating 4. Total lack of interest in sex. (who has the time?) 5. Loss of contact with my pre-nursing best friend. We try but....
alexillytom replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students
I'm so glad I didn't have a bunch of negativity surrounding me when I decided to go back to school when my kids were 1 year, 3 years, and 5 years old. I love my children to distraction but I was a person other than their mommy for quite some time wh...