SHarbi

Sorry for the delay, I've been studying for the NCLEX pretty much non-stop. I took the HESI-RN. As for the resources, it really depends upon where you are lacking as each one kind of focuses on different areas. UWorld is great for content review; their rationales are amazingly detailed. Their questions can be quite challenging too. Kaplan is great for critical thinking. Their rationales are horrible but their questions really get you thinking about each answer. NCLEX mastery is somewhere in between UWorld and Kaplan. Out of the four resources I used, it is my least favorite. Some of their questions are challenging but, in my opinion, most are either knowledge or understanding questions which is great for content review but bad for learning how to think. Lacharity is great for learning how to delegate, assign, and prioritize properly. Again, sorry about the delay. I hope you see this before your next attempt at the HESI.

Have you done any practice questions? There are several resources out there (UWorld, NCLEX mastery etc.) that have great questions to practice at. I took my exit HESI earlier this month and passed with an 1180 without studying for it. One of the reasons I believe I was so successful at it was because I had done hundreds of practice questions through Kaplan, UWorld, NCLEX mastery, and Lacharity.

Yeah, UWorld is a great resource. The questions make you think critically and the rationales offer great content review. I've taken a total of 11 HESIs throughout the duration of my program and have never noticed a difference between questions asked on HESI vs. questions asked elsewhere.

I took my Exit on the 3rd and scored an 1180 on it. I didn't really do any additional studying for it because there really isn't a way to study for it. At this point, you should have knowledge of the content. Focus on the areas that you are weak in and do practice questions. I used UWorld, Kaplan, NCLEX mastery, and adaptive quizzing.

I have a quick question regarding assignments vs. delegation to LPNs. I understand that delegation is the transfer of responsibility for a certain task but that accountability remains with the delegator. Assignment is the transfer of both responsibility and accountability among RNs (per my book). My book does not address assigning in regards to LPNs. So my question is, can an RN assign an LPN to complete an aspect of patient care and, if so, is accountability transferred to the LPN as well as responsibility?

My school has a cohort system; we progress as a group. Our semesters are divided like this: Semester 1- fundamentals, pharmacology, and health assessment with a total of 45 clinical hours at a LTC facility. Semester 2- med-surg I and mental health with a total of 95 clinical hours on a med-surg floor and 45 clinical hours at a mental health facility Semester 3-med-surg II and OB/Peds with 95 clinical hours on a med-surg floor and 95 clinical hours in L/D, newborn nursery, post-partum, or at a local school Semester 4-med-surg III/critical care and nursing leadership with 84 hours for our preceptorships, placement depends on the student's preference/learning needs In semesters 2 and 3 we got to go to specialty clinical days that consisted of the ER, OR, PACU, hemodialysis, Pre-op, cardiovascular surgery, or hospice.