carrie13

Hi Janine- I finished the Anderson review in mid-January and took my NCLEX on March 20th. Anderson recommended taking NCLEX within 4 weeks after the review but I knew that working full-time plus 2 business trips in February would not allow me to stu...

I took my exam in March and passed with 75 questions - lots of meds questions. Hardly anything on prioritization or delegation which surprised me because I was told to expect lots of those questions. I did take a review course (Anderson), reviewed my...

It took about 2 weeks for me to receive the ATT....Good luck!

I passed with 75 questions on 3-20-07

As a recent grad and newly licensed RN my advice is: start preparing for NCLEX early. Buy a NCLEX review book (Saunders is great) and when you are studying for your exams do some of the NCLEX practice questions on that topic. It really helps during s...

At my hospital the volunteers -stock supplies - in pt room and in supply room -make beds -deliveries - to the lab, get equipment, etc -clerical work - send faxes, photocopy, answer the phone - run errands - ie get tray from dietary instead of waitin...

I don't know much about the programs....but I have heard great things about nurses coming out of both programs. I think at UMass you will do all your clinical rotations at Umass Medical in Worcester. Northeastern probably varies it a little bit bet...

I was accepted at Regis. My GPA for my BS degree in business was 3.7. I didn't end up going to Regis though - went to an evening ADN program instead.

I attended the MassBay evening ADN program...Some instructors (both clinical and classroom) are better than others. But I'm sure that is true for all schools. Overall I think I got a good education there. I had 3 of my clinical rotations (med-surg, ...

I probably had about 50% of my questions on meds - mostly teaching and interventions for patients taking certain mediciations. Some were brand names I recognized or could figure out from the endings. But I did have other meds I've never heard of be...

Thanks pooey....thinking of you too!

1. how many questions did you take on nclex? 75 2. what study materials did you use? did you take a test review course? i took a review course at school and used the kaplan and saunders reveiw books. 3. did your son offer any testing (eri, ati, hes...

CONGRATS!!! :balloons:

that sounds exactly what my questions were like. pretty much - the patient is taking a specific med. do you teach them to take it with meals, on an empty stomach, avoid sunlight, etc. I'll find out tomorrow whether or not I passed. At this point ...

Wow - it sounds like we all had the same exam. Lots of unknown meds questions. I also had at least 6 select all that apply and 2-3 drag over to the other box questions. I couldn't use the ABC's for the majority of my questions. I felt really prep...

I could use some tips too. I took my NCLEX yesterday and had at least 1/2 of the 75 questions on meds. I studied meds by classes and could pick out the 'lol' 'pril' 'pam', etc. But some of the meds I've never heard of and couldn't use any of my drug ...

Congrats on passing! I took my exam yesterday and had mostly med questions with interventions for meds. A couple meds I've never heard of also.....I had no delegation and only a few prioritization. The computer shut off at 75. I'm keeping my fing...

I agree DavidNurseEMT - I think this bill will result in a lot of cuts to the CNA and Tech staff. I've heard from many nurses that there is concern that the bill will bring nurses back to the "dark ages" and will result in nurses being responsible f...

Hi Kasm - I am currently enrolled in the evening program. PM me if you want to talk more. Carrie

Write the letter just in case. You also might want to check their admission guidelines. I know my school required ALL admission items to be received by a certain date - transcripts, recommendations, references, etc. If they make that stipulation a...

I have a BS in business and am currently finishing up an ADN degree. I would personally go right for the RN. You can always work part-time as a CNA to gain experience while you are waiting to be accepted into nursing school. As you mentioned there...

I am currently in an ADN program at a Community College. I also have a BS in business. All of the nurse recruiters I've spoken with do not have a preference ADN -vs- BSN for a general staff position as a new grad. However - if you are interested i...

Personally I don't think most empolyers would care too much about where your degree is from. As long as you have the right experience for the position. However - I've heard that CRNA programs are extremely competitive and very picky on the entrance...

I actually had this same problem but in reverse. I was in the ER after a minor car accident and when triaged my BP was through the roof. The Dr wanted to admit me right away because it was coming up as dangerously high. I don't have a history of h...

I am in a part-time evening program and have managed to work my fulltime job as well as a part-time job while attending nursing school. Granted the part-time program takes a lot longer to complete but financially I was not in a position that I could...