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I passed!! And I'm amazed. I haven't been here much in last 6 months, because right when I'm to the point in my RN program where the LPN students exit, I had surgery. Turns out it wasn't just the normal thing that happens to women my age (40 someth...

It's not easy, expect to go down a letter grade over other college classes. We were graded on classwork for letter/points. Clinical is pass/fail. Failure in clinical is subjective and can be based on incompetence: failure to know your drugs for you...

Wishing you tons of good luck. I passed it on Feb 26 coming off 6 weeks of radiation for a rare cancer. I don't think anyone ever feels completely ready no matter how much they study. Study questions, lab values as much as you can, go in with conf...

Congrats!!!

Welcome to Nursing School and critical thinking. In nursing school tests you will find that there is one best answer, two so-so answers, and one really bad answer (at least from my experiences). I've used several books to help prepare for exams. T...

No answers and rationales, but you get a report telling you what you're weak in. Apparently I know nothing about babies. I haven't even had the mental health nursing class and got 100% of those right. LOL

We had to get 97% chance of passing the Nclex on the ATI. Which equals to a less than 74% total questions correct (I got 99% and had 78% total questions correct.) If licensure is the goal, and you HAVE to pass the NCLEX to achieve it, then IMO it doe...

Well it's only a midterm eval. Self-confidence for me only comes by doing over and over. I got a compliment from a rebound patient this rotation about how much confidence I'd gained in just three weeks between first and second admit. I'm also ter...

congrats!! I was doing the "B" dance yesterday after my final.

congrats!!

We're first in line at our college to get it, and we'll be using clinical days to administer it. They've adjusted the clinical absence policy as well

First of all are they NCLEX style questions? If they are, then you're going to have to learn how to take it apart. What's the question asking for? What's the pertinent info related to what the question is asking and what is just a distraction (I c...

Try and get through this rotation is the only advice I can give you. The instructor I had took something away from me so the previous post concerning them scarring you is very true. I find myself trying to stay under the radar now. I'm almost reli...

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i chopped it all off into a short bob after my first year.

my stepsister is in it, she's learning a lot. or so my mom tells me. she already had a bachelor of arts and she's graduating a semester before me in my adn program that we started at the same time. she thinks it's great, except for the one test whe...

That she had lost her license due to misdirection of narcotics for personal use. This person is supposed to supervise student nurses passing meds?? Including narcotics??

in your case you might could get away with the exception since you've already taken it. for most a better choice is a&pi in one semester, and a&pii and micro together (i did this.)

that sticker shock will get you everytime!! after my first semester purchase though, i only needed(need) 3 more at about $100 each new. so take a deep breath.

not a single one. i wouldn't have thought of bringing mine anyway (she's 74). we were told not to bring parents, husbands, and definitely no children. yes you do a support system outside of school and one good nursing school friend you can call at...

i forgot this one: liquid bandage, all of that washing your hands and gel sanitizer gets bandaids nasty and you don't want to have to change it every time. it provides a good seal and keeps out those nasty things like mrsa, vre, etc that you never k...

a lot of it is just atmosphere of the facility. i've had both lpn's and rn's treat me well, and treat me badly. some are just having a bad day, some just aren't good teachers and really don't want to have students. my techs have always loved me, b...

national league for nursing preadmission exam. we didn't have to go through it, but their making the new admits after this fall pass with a 60th percentile.

i know there's a program through the student nurses association. it wasn't cheap (but none of it really is). my school in another state will accept medicaid, just call the school and ask.

no problem. you're welcome, good luck on your paper.