Tacocat ADN, RN

If you failed the first two times, did they send you a score report? It should show you areas you need to target for studying.

What about the HESI are you struggling with, exactly? Is it the content or the structure of the questions?

I think you'd need to see your doctor and request medical accommodation. Check with your Support Services office at your school to see what you'd need to provide.

Your entire med-surg course was only a few weeks?

Any job describing themselves as "like family" should be a red flag.

THIS THIS THIS. I never wanted to work in a hospital. I work outpatient at a FQHC and I love it.

What course is this? Is it nursing Fundamentals? Med-Surg? Nursing isn't just about memorization of facts. It's about application as well.

Seconding Saunders! It wasn't required for my program but the chapters highlighted the important stuff and the question banks were invaluable to study from.

Probably. You'd want a more competitive score. Check with your program, though, and see how they weigh it. Some places only accept first attempt.

At the risk of sounding mean...you can't start studying for NCLEX if you haven't even started the program. What material would you study, if you haven't had a class? You don't even know how to answer NCLEX-style questions yet. Start with learning you...

It depends on the class and what material you're studying. Sometimes I would write a question on the front and the answer on the back, or sometimes it would be a key vocabulary word and then the definition. I think in a previous post you mentio...

What semester of school are you in? After I graduated, I took a mental break for a week or two, and then I did about 4 weeks of studying with UWorld while I waited for my ATT and booked my exam for the first available date.

How heavy are the chapters? And what course is it?

I personally found that hand-writing all my materials helped me to retain it better. I bought a pack of colored InkJoy gel pens and used those to write all my study notes and flashcards. Flashcards are also not for everyone. I preferred to writ...

What may be best, seeing as you like to write columns, is an honest review of your own hardships in your classes with less a focus on your classmates and more of a reflection of your own part of the outcome. Getting caught up in the antics of y...

My path was the same. Hoo boy I knew off the bat inpatient/bedside was not the job for me. I know that I'm lacking that floor experience and that will cost me opportunities in the future (as well as the better bedside pay) but I've traded that for th...

How is that unusual? Prospective attorneys who graduate from law school still study for the bar exam. Prospective physicians study for the USMLE. The NCLEX is a relatively expensive, high-stakes exam that determines whether or not you're able t...

Pre-reqs don't qualify someone to be a nursing student, getting into the program does. I remember walking into orientation for nursing school and meeting my cohort. None of them had been in any of my pre-reqs. Invest your time and energy into y...

Honestly, don't be invested in your classmates at all. People waste so much energy being irritated or angry about the actions of other people that don't affect them. Pre-requisites don't even matter in terms of your future nursing cohort -- some peop...

Are you confident in your assessment skills? You can also consider applying to an agency for per diem home health/private duty.

Exactly. And you had experience and skills to offer. Volunteering at a hospital in general may not be a terrible idea, but it likely won't be "nursing" care. If you can keep the commitment, you may be able to get a good reference that can help ...

Your best bet would be to maybe volunteer in a hospital?

Womp, I missed the part where you said you've failed twice before. What happened with that?

Did you work for a medical facility or a Hilton? Jeez. While your post does make it seem like you don't find healthcare to be a good fit, you can't judge all health care facilities based on one lousy one. Don't get me wrong, I don't think there...

I can't imagine this is a thing. You wouldn't be covered under their liability insurance as a non-employee. As a non-employee you will likely not have access to necessary tools, like the EMAR or Pyxis/Omni, mostly due to legal concerns about non-staf...