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  1. So how much do you owe?

    blueiwahine replied to Butterfly3001's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't owe anything...Hubby worked extra OT...so just paid each semester in

  2. Failed the HESI exam again!!!

    blueiwahine replied to blueiwahine's topic in General Students

    I used my Hesi book...but since it doesn't have everything in it...also used the Saunders to go over the areas I was weak in...spent lots of time doing questions from Saunders CD...I hated the HESI...

  3. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    blueiwahine replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Southeast Texas - new graduate nurse BSN $21.58 pr hr....evening diff - $2.16...nite diff -

  4. Question? Opinions needed about what area I should work.

    blueiwahine posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just graduated with my BSN degree...My future plans are to move hopefully within the next 5 years (to an island, if I have my way)...I have accepted a job on a med/surg - oncology floor...I wanted...

  5. Question? Opinions needed about what area I should work.

    blueiwahine replied to blueiwahine's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Suzanne for the reply...I am trying to plot my path, so it all works out when we do move...I finally convinced hubby that we needed to move somewhere, that offers the things we love to do...So...

  6. Can I hear some positive things about nursing school?

    blueiwahine replied to rntoben2008's topic in General Students

    I recently graduated from the BSN program @ 42 yrs old...the whole time I was in school...I kept thinking this must be hell on earth...LOL But now that I've had time to look back on it...I would do...

  7. Failed the NCLEX

    blueiwahine replied to mistiblue's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Your going to do it...just hang in there...keep studying...Don't give up...I know it's stressful...It took me 5 times before I passed my school's exit exam. GOOD LUCK1 i used Saunders Cd & nclex...

  8. Failed again!

    blueiwahine replied to studentnurse74's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm sorry to hear that! But hang in there you are going to do it...I had to take our school's exit exam 5 times before I passed it...I was totally freaked out...then it just happened....You will get...

  9. 5th try and PASSED

    blueiwahine replied to anxiety722's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations

  10. Failed the HESI exam again!!!

    blueiwahine replied to blueiwahine's topic in General Students

    Thanks all for the suggestions...well I took Hesi for the 5th time and passed with a 950. Went and took State Boards and passed. It is unbelievable the importance the school put on the HESI when NCLEX...

  11. Quitting after orientation, part deux

    blueiwahine replied to sarita279's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel the same way you do...I really don't care for acute care...would rather do community health...because that is what I really enjoyed in clinicals...But I too feel like maybe I should pay my dues...

  12. Stopped at 75 questions, and it doesn't look good

    blueiwahine replied to Jo Dirt's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just took my test wed...I had 75 questions...Found out I passed Friday. I took my test at the pearson center and was able to check online after 48 hrs...had to pay 7.95...but it was worth ever...

  13. I passsed and am an RN finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    blueiwahine replied to RBRENLVN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats....I just passed my state boards too...It is really a surreal feeling...I can't believe it's all over with. Deb

  14. Stopped at 75 questions, and it doesn't look good

    blueiwahine replied to Jo Dirt's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    hey...don't give up...I took my boards Wed...walked out feeling like I didn't pass...found out today I did. I only had 75 questions...had a lot of priority questions...which I really suck at.

  15. Failed the HESI exam again!!!

    blueiwahine replied to blueiwahine's topic in General Students

    Well I took the 4th Hesi...made an 843...needed 900. They also gave us 2 other exit exams....did fine on them...one of them said I had a 99% chance of passing NCLEX... go figure!!! Now we're down to 5...

  16. Failed the HESI exam again!!!

    blueiwahine replied to blueiwahine's topic in General Students

    I'm taking a 3 day HESI review course this weekend. Basically she is just going through the HESI book with us. At the end of the chapter we answer a few questions. The questions are easy, nothing...

  17. Failed the HESI exam again!!!

    blueiwahine replied to blueiwahine's topic in General Students

    Johari, Thanks for the confidence! I know I will make it through this. I may be 100 by the time I pass it, but I know I can do it.

  18. Failed the HESI exam again!!!

    blueiwahine replied to blueiwahine's topic in General Students

    I wish I would of went to that school. I'm assuming they did not have to pass HESI to graduate. Our wonderful school will not give us our diploma or send the paperwork to NCLEX so we could test until...

  19. Failed the HESI exam again!!!

    blueiwahine replied to blueiwahine's topic in General Students

    I've never heard of the TEAS test. Is that a entrance exam test? I know HESI has an entrance test that sounds like that but when we took it, we had already been accepted to the program. It was just to...

  20. Failed the HESI exam again!!!

    blueiwahine replied to blueiwahine's topic in General Students

    Angie, I know what you mean. The 13 of us left are frustrated beyond belief. We had a meeting with the head of the nursing program to find out what we were going to do for our directive study. We made...

  21. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    blueiwahine replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    Things I couldn't live without were: A large desktop calendar-so you can see everything that is going on that month, small monthly calendar - to carry around with you, multi-color pens so you can...

  22. A cute way to remember some lab values.

    blueiwahine replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Students

    Cute way to remember lab values.

  23. taking students, precepting

    blueiwahine replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    Agnus, I understand where your coming from but there is also a flip side. I am an older student about to graduate. Our instructors tell us we can not do a skill the first time until they are there...

  24. What Nursing school are you in? Show your pride!

    blueiwahine replied to straba's topic in General Students

    congratulations! my friend just graduated from there in may with her bsn. i'm slowly counting the days down till dec.

  25. Would you let your kid ride a MOTORCYCLE ???

    blueiwahine replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    Yes.. but Hubby and I both ride. If it were my child...they would have to be really responsible and wear a helmet and of course take a motorcycle safety class. Have had a few friends killed or...