rnhopeful82 ASN, RN

Just watch out you dont get test fatigue. I found that if I studied for a large part of the day that my scores dropped towards the end. Make sure you take breaks!

I used uworld but took no notes. I read and remembered the concept. I read all rationales right or wrong. I was pressed for time and only completed 625 questions of the 2100 qbank. I did the 1st assessment and scored a 73% very high chance of passing...

How much of uworld did you use prior to the test? I was slammed for time and only completed about 600 questions (plus the 2 assessments) but I loved the rationales they gave. I passed in 75 questions but I feel that my strategies were pretty sound. W...

hahaha same! Except I was very unprepared feeling (600 out of 2100 uworld done in the qbank and the 2 assessments) but the start date for my new job and the sporadic testing dates they gave me left me with no option but to take it right then. I was l...

The kit for my school (which was not mandatory) had a bp cuff, stethoscope, and a penlight maybe? The stethoscope ear pieces fell off of everyone's that bought the kit and the velcro for the bp cuff was atrocious. Everything would be better bought se...

I've heard of test anxiety, but taking almost 6 full hours to do 75 questions boggles my mind. Not including any breaks you may have taken, 5.5 hours is 330 minutes. With 75 questions that's 4.4 minutes a question. What would have happened if you nee...

I chose mine because it was the only school that offered evening and weekend clinicals and I need to keep my full time job for bills and insurance. It's more expensive than the community colleges, but for the trade off in still getting to make money,...

I'm living alone, working full time Mon-Fri 830-430 and am finishing up my last semester of nursing school (yayay!!) I took 4 semesters of pre-reqs, 2 classes each, 1 science w a lab each time, too. The last 5 semesters are nursing school, clinical o...

If this hospital is a big one due to the geographical area, and one of only a few around, you might want to make sure that your walking out won't impact possible clinical rotations for your school or any possible future hirings. Good luck!

They are there to learn, I am unsure how loud they were talking during the discussion about the procedure, but then they started talking about their school and what else they've seen. That's completely inappropriate in that situation, especially if y...

I like to read people's pros and cons for decision making. Usually the one they want the most shines through with more positive pros and less negative cons and vice versa. I think you know what you prefer. If you do stay at the school, I would defini...

I don't go there, but my school breaks the classes up: 1/2 choose the day lecture, 1/2 choose the evening lecture and clinical groups never have more than 8 students, we have had some with 3 and mine currently has 5. You can also peruse the how many ...

Even if you were in school, you wouldn't need to disclose a thing to this person. Now that you're out of school (congrats!) just block him from all contact and social media. You haven't taken the NCLEX yet, put your attention there and don't give thi...

I think hers is a sprain? It did not happen at work and she was still having a full patient load. She seems fine though.

I'm not sure about how easy it'll be to land a job in a boot, but a nurse where I'm doing clinicals is in a walking boot. Shes always on the move, too.

I did not have any medical background. I have a psych degree and another in addiction counseling. The only class where CNAs were better off was the first semester because they were used to bed baths, turning, etc. Once we got past that, we were on ev...

that's not how most schools are...yours lets you do tutoring if you are failing at a 75 lol. Ours is 77 to pass, 76.99 is failing, no rounding. Clinical is pass/fail so all grades come from tests, quizzes, etc. The "easy" assignments and papers only ...

I am so confused by all of this. No one would/should administer penicillin to someone that is allergic. That's not what happens. Vaccines have been proven effective and the only reason that measles is rampant again is due to the people who believe in...

When the person is the door, are people allowed to go into the room? If there were no doors previously, I would assume so. So are they just a gatekeeper/watcher of the chairs? It reminds me of the movie Labyrinth where the adorable Sir Didymus was in...

I just started my last semester (thank goodness) and we have had math questions on almost every test. We also have to pass a math test the first day of clinicals to be able to pass meds. The passing score increases each semester and sometimes count t...

If reading isn't your studying style (reading chapters 2-3 times and not being able to link ideas seems like you might learn differently), why don't you try recording the lectures to re-listen? I can't learn by reading textbooks, my brain shuts off. ...

Another option might be to change the text message sound to a louder and longer alert than a beep. If the same number texts each time, she can also change the alert for that number alone.

If you want to do nursing, and you are only a freshman, why continue for 4 years and pay tuition at a school that can't offer classes you need?

My first degree, bio lab and lecture were 2 different classes (3 credits and 1 credit). Now, my school has science lectures and labs counted as 1 4 credit class. You would need to ask your school. Good luck.

It's a national test, changing the state won't make a difference.