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Yeah I feel your pain! About 40% of my class passed it the first time. I was one of the lucky few that was able to pass, thank goodness. I studied....ALOT. I used the evolve website, and did as many extra case studies as I could. Evolve makes the HESI, so I figured that was my best bet. I used the NCLEX book some also. Those stupid ERI's that they had us do over the last 2 year were NO help. I used alot of process of elimination on the questions, ABC's (airway, breathing, circulation), and Maslow. The drug questions were the hardest part (and the part I did worst on of course). Some ppl in my class are still fighting it, but we graduate in 6 weeks, and they retake the HESI in 3 weeks, so I don't know that our fighting will go anywhere. I wish the best for your class. The best advice I can give is STUDY!! Study like it was the NCLEX, and be confident in your knowledge.

I unfortunately can not come to the aug 13-15 b/c I have classs this summer and I have my clinical one of those day. I have passed the information on to other students though since not all of us have wed or thursday clinicals

I got a couple of other replies to this post, but I don't see them on here! I got a reply from someone who was organizing a class by him at Cincinnati State on August 13-15th. I also have his info if you would like to contact him Mark Klimek NCLEX Review Class Email: [email protected] Address: PO Box 1, Cedarville, Ohio 45314 Phone number: 937-623-4583 Review cost is $285 Hope it helps you!

I live in Ohio and I am looking for dates for Mark Klimek's NCLEX review class. I have heard he is AWESOME and really want to take his seminar, but I missed the date he was in my city. I am now trying to find out where else he will be giving his seminar and when it is. Does anyone know of any upcoming date/locations in July or August of 2008? Thank you!!!!

Unfortuantly we have had some bad experiences with the faculty at my school. We REALLY do appreciate those who have pride in what they do and try to help their students.

Yeah they haven't given us anything to sign, and we will be reviewing the original handbook to see what it says. I am more than willing to study my booty off ( and i sure will be!), but its crap that they're going to hold our degrees over our heads.

Yeah, there have been some issues with the ERI's, so I am not too surprised that they are doing away with them. Hopefully they will start implementing the HESI review stuff in your core classes. I'll let ya know how our class does!

Oooohh yeah unfortunatly we are sure. Our assistant dean (who none of us can stand!) expalined it to us. We take a mandatory NCLEX review class our last quarter, and I would think that would help, but apparently that's not good enough. Maybe we should be looking at the curriculum instead huh?!

Yes, not passing the NCLEX would put us back. But we all just feel so cheated by this sudden decision. If they were really doing this to help us, it would be different. But the feeling is that this is being because their NCLEX pass rate is going down. The answer is not to make us take a test and weed ppl out. They need to look at the cirriculum and see what can be made better, and I have a laundry list if they want any suggestions!! Thanks for your input on looking into the Ohio BON. I will definatly be looking into this! We will be studying like crazy for the next couple months. I just found out there is a HESI review book, so we will use this in combo with the NCLEX review book! Lets hope all our work pays off!

Wow, we are right on the same page here! I really feel like they are doing this b/c the NCLEX pass rate has been going down and they could loose their accrediation. And thats bull....teach us better and we will know more. We are taking this to a lawyer to see if its legal. We are not a class to mess around with; we don't take these kinds of things laying down! That's what will make us such great nurses :)

Thanks! I didn't know they had a HESI review book...I'll pass that on to the rest of my class. It good to know that your class didn't have too much of a problem passing, lets hope we have the same results!

I am a senior nursing student at Wright State University in Ohio. I am set to graduate in November. Throughout my education at Wright State, the policy on the HESI has been that you have to take it the quarter before you graduate, but you don't have to have any sort of minimum pass rate. It was more of a tool to see where we needed to study for the NCLEX. Well, this week Wright State College of Nursing announced that starting with MY class, you have to pass the HESI in order to graduate. From past statistics, there has been a 20-25% first time pass rate at WSU for the HESI. It is now part of one of our 400lvl classes, and is worth 10% of our grade. We have two attemps at the test and then we have to take the class over again, which is not offered for 6 months, and if we don't pass it the 3rd time, thats it. No pass, No degree. My whole class is distraught over this announcement. We have had no prior warning, and in 3 months we will be taking a test that could possibly ruin our careers. We do not take an NCLEX review class until AFTER we take the first shot at the HESI. Starting with the new nursing classes below us they will be implementing a HESI/NCLEX review portion in their core nursing classes. But my class has to just have a go at it and see how it works. We feel like the lab rats, I just don't understand how my school is willing to do this to us as we are soo soo close to graduating. I am wondering what other nursing schools policy on the HESI is? And are we over-reacting or does in one else think that this is crap??

I am a senior nursing student at Wright State University in Ohio. I am set to graduate in November. Throughout my education at Wright State, the policy on the HESI has been that you have to take it the quarter before you graduate, but you don't have to have any sort of minimum pass rate. It was more of a tool to see where we needed to study for the NCLEX. Well, this week Wright State College of Nursing announced that starting with MY class, you have to pass the HESI in order to graduate. From past statistics, there has been a 20-25% first time pass rate at WSU for the HESI. It is now part of one of our 400lvl classes, and is worth 10% of our grade. We have two attemps at the test and then we have to take the class over again, which is not offered for 6 months, and if we don't pass it the 3rd time, thats it. No pass, No degree. My whole class is distraught over this announcement. We have had no prior warning, and in 3 months we will be taking a test that could possibly ruin our careers. We do not take an NCLEX review class until AFTER we take the first shot at the HESI. Starting with the new nursing classes below us they will be implementing a HESI/NCLEX review portion in their core nursing classes. But my class has to just have a go at it and see how it works. We feel like the lab rats, I just don't understand how my school is willing to do this to us as we are soo soo close to graduating. I am wondering what other nursing schools policy on the HESI is? And are we over-reacting or does in one else think that this is crap??

Thank you!!! :)

I will be graduating form Wright State with my BSN in November. I have racked up a considerable amount of school loans as I have been paying my own way through school. Anybody know about hospitals loan repayment policies in the Dayton or Cincinnnati area? THANKS!!!