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With my Statistics class, we had a few articles we had to chose from for our papers so we were limited but we didn't have to put thought into it for choices. I managed to pass with a 91 without fully knowing what I was doing. We could chose our own topic for my nursing class now but she also gave us a list we could choose from so I chose one of those. Its a little rougher but my instructor has been giving us sample milestone papers to use as a guide and it has helped me. She is constantly stressing the importance of APA. I had to buy a book on APA format for the class but I still have yet to open it LOL. I also heard there is a website called PEARLLA that helps or does the formatting for you but it costs $50 a year. I might consider it shortly in the future since my son is also in college and it might help him too

I'm taking the RN-BSN course with SNHU. So far, I'm on my 3rd class- 1st nursing class right now. No tests so far - mostly discussions and papers. The courses are 8 weeks long and I have an 8-12 page paper due on Easter but for 4 of the weeks we write 2-3 pages on milestones and turn them in and you pretty much combine it all for the final paper.

I'm not sure if this is an odd question or not. If the job posting is for 8 hours on Friday 11-7, I'm assuming it starts Friday night at 11PM and goes to Saturday. There's only 1 actual hour worked on Friday so I just wanted to make sure that I apply for something and get the date straight LOL. Thanks

Stay living at home. It may be a bummer now but excess loans are NOT fun! I worked full time while in school but pay for my apartment and support my kids. I would overborrow just so I had extra money at Christmas time. I graduated a few months ago and am currently looking for an RN job. Even after I get the job, I'll be paying back my loans (around $320 a month) and I'll have to get myself health insurance which I haven't had for a few years due to the cost. As an adult, I wish I could move back with my parents just so I can catch up on bills but my son would have to switch schools and go to a not so great district so I will stay where I am. The school you go to will probably have a lounge or quiet rooms you can hang out in if you don't want to be home. Once you start classes and spend a lot of time on school work, you wont even notice your parents.

I was a "C" student in high school and hated math. After graduation I just worked some regular jobs before going back to college a few years ago. I failed math the first time. It was an online class and I was clueless and honestly didn't put in the effort. When I repeated it, I noticed that each question had an example to help walk me through the process and with that and Googling I was able to pass. I'm sure the majority of us are not math whizzes but we passed and you can too. Work hard now and try to get good grades in every class - this can help if your school offers scholarships and you will be eligible for them. Start off at a community college where the cost is much less to help you not go into debt. You can do it! don't let anyone tell you different. Good luck!

You're not too far away from CT - is it possible you can apply for your RN license here? I don't believe you have to retake the NCLEX. There are a few hospitals near the border like Greenwich, Stamford and Danbury.

Are you able to work full time while going to school? I know here in CT after you pass a nursing class or 2, you can take the state exam for CNA. IF you can get a full time CNA job somewhere, maybe you can eventually get tuition reimbursement if you still have a few years of classes left.

If you really need a second job - a Baylor position would be good to help pay debts. You work 24 hours and get paid for 32. The exact hours may vary but you get paid for more hours than you work.

That a bummer. Kinda puts more pressure on me to find a new job within the next 2 months.

I don't think anyone walks away from the NLEX feeling good. I felt like I guessed at a majority of the questions. I had 77 and about 1/3 were SATA. Only 3 were pharm and by some miracle I knew the answers. The good pop up is an encouraging sign. Try to relax until you get the results - there's nothing else that can be done. Good luck!

Right now Im still working as an LPN and I will still need that license if Im not lucky enough to have a new job by the time December rolls around. That's the main reason I would still renew it this year.

I'm kind of in the same boat but in CT. I look up jobs on liquidcompass.com. There's a box you can check off for new grad exact to see a list of jobs for new nurses. Our career counselor at school told us to still apply for jobs that require BSN. They will consider your application if it shows that you are enrolled in a BSN program.

I get so nervous with interviews so the practice will really help while Im waiting. The wait for an interview is worse than the wait for NCLEX results!

I bridged into the RN program as an LPN. I received my RN license last month and it will expire in November as well as my LPN license expiring the same time. I haven't found a RN job yet so I will most likely renew both licenses this year but what is the normal routine after that? Do I let the LPN license lapse after getting an RN job? Our instructors at school had no clue how to answer this so any advise is appreciated.

I've been in the waiting room with a family member who legitimately needed to be there. A family was also there and seemed pretty relaxed and laughing and hanging out. After a while, they had a pizza delivery come in for them! I'm not sure why they were there but they probably could've just gone to the walk-in and avoided missing dinner.