Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    Virginia Test Takers

    Meriwhen replied to ScaredTracey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    VA's BON is pretty fast so you should have an answer tomorrow. I'll PM you another number you can
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    New RN grad, no job, how to pay for expensive private nursing school?

    Meriwhen replied to Thank_You_RNs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most lenders will give you a 6 month grace period before you have to start making loan payments. However, double-check with your specific lender. Also, many lenders will allow you to defer payments...
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    Taking the plunge!! NCLEX tomorrow!!!

    Meriwhen replied to Epona's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good
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    Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Meriwhen replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm in VA, I did the trick, I got the pop-up...and I passed. So give it a
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    Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Meriwhen replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's good--you probably
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    What is passing for Kaplan?? 60 or 65??

    Meriwhen replied to Epona's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was told 65 and up on the QTs and 60 and up on QBank tests is considered passing. And from both all the threads here as well as talking to my friends who took Kaplan...the scores don't really mean...
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    Just Venting: PCA with an Attitude!

    Meriwhen replied to Dottie, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was always told that if you can't be nice, at least be neutral...which (though I wasn't there to see it), sounds like what she did. Yes, smiley, happy and talkative are better to have, but unless...
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    anyone studying while on summer break?

    Meriwhen replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    I never studied during summer breaks, winter breaks, semester breaks, etc. because after a period of intense stuyding and schoolwork, I needed that downtime to unwind and recharge the batteries. I...
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    Failed NCLEX-RN

    Meriwhen replied to lilygrl2468's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    One thing they kept drilling in our head in Kaplan was NOT to go in there expecting only 75 questions, because once you hit #76 you may start panicking and losing focus. When you retest, go in...
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    STRANGE # OF NCLEX Questions!

    Meriwhen replied to caviel's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just heard another classmate stopped at 240. I'll let you know what the outcome was. Update: she
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    Quick results or Pearson Trick?

    Meriwhen replied to whippoorwill's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The Peason Trick will probably put you at ease--or soften the blow--until the Quick Results come in. Since it costs nothing to do and seems to work for most people, I'd go ahead and try it. You...
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    July 2009 NCLEX Support Group

    Meriwhen replied to Meriwhen's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck Perkie and lorib3! I hope you both did
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    help! i need some TLC from fellow nurses!

    Meriwhen replied to smileynurse89's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    From what I've read so far, shutting off at the minimum number of questions is usually a good sign. And it also seems that most of us leave the testing center feeling like we failed. I hope it went...
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    Once you get your ATT, how long to schedule?

    Meriwhen replied to sunnyskiesRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I actually thought I had a year too, until my ATT showed up saying I better get it done by November. I wonder if any states have a shorter period than 6
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    Once you get your ATT, how long to schedule?

    Meriwhen replied to sunnyskiesRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That is not necessarily true for all states--in VA, we have 6 months after we get the ATT in which to take the test. p_one: it should indicate on your ATT when you can take the test; if it doesn't,...
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    Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    Meriwhen replied to lpn2rnMay2005's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75 over 2 hours. I got offered the break after I finished and just before I started the post-test survey. 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take...
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    Word of advice... don't take the NCLEX right before a holiday

    Meriwhen replied to lordpleasehelpme!'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I hadn't planned to take it on the holiday--my study schedule had me finishing by the 1st, but Friday had the only 11am test. It made for a LONG weekend of
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    Tidewater Community College????

    Meriwhen replied to ngillilan1's topic in General Nursing

    TCC is notoriously slow about sending letters out. Hang in there! Also, if you need to contact them, I've always had far better luck with e-mail than over the
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    Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Meriwhen replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The trick worked for me: I found out I passed this
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    July 2009 NCLEX Support Group

    Meriwhen replied to Meriwhen's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I found out that I passed today...and I'm estatic I did, because the thought of having to sit for that test again brought me to the point of
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    D-Day: July 3rd, 2009.

    Meriwhen replied to FNPdude74's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations! :) I wish my state participated in the Quick Results, but alas, I'm stuck waiting a while
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    What the heck does SATA mean

    Meriwhen replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Students

    SATAs are evil things, because there's no partial credit if you pick some of the correct answers. You need to pick them all or you get the question wrong. And a head's-up: NS instructors don't buy...
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    Question Trainer Scores....like it hasnt been asked already!!

    Meriwhen replied to heather092800's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Mine ranged between 63 (low, QT3) and 76 (high, QT6). I used Saunders to supplement as needed. I'll be able to tell you on Monday or Tuesday if it
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    Why havent't i gotten my results

    Meriwhen replied to voraciousj's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It is a holiday weekend, and before the holiday started, perhaps your friends' tests were able to be processed before yours for some reason. What the reason is, I don't know--it could be anything....
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    Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    Meriwhen replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'll be honest: before I took the NCLEX I thought that people getting worked up over the "trick", the number of questions they received, whether the screen was grey or blue at the end and if it meant...