nicoleinphilly

Hi everyone, Ill be graduating in May......thank the Lord! I am now doing the prep for the NCLEX and finding a job. I just called to sign up for Kaplan and its $400!!!!! Thats alot of money for us poor nursing students! I own about 5 nclex books...

First, I would like to say God bless you all. I am in my last semester of nursing school and we are learning how to read EKG's...I just learned it any my head is spinning!:roll Any way, I know once I start memorizing some stuff it'll make more sens...

Hi everyone:D I need some help or some opinions please. I just graduated and passed my boards on the 18th. I started working on a tele floor on August 4th. My nurse educator for my floor informed me that I am required to take a dysthythmia course a...

Thanks guys so much for your advice:) No its not a CCRN certification, i know that for sure. Its just a "certification" for the hospital. I understand they dont want people taking off after putting me through a class, but to put me in this position j...

Ok, I just took my NCLEX exam on Thursday September 18th and passed. I took the Kaplan course and I have a few comments for ya. Number one, all Kaplan does the whole entire class is do NCLEX style questions with you and give you some tips and steps o...

I just took it Thursday. I had 215 questions with six minutes left when I was finished and I passed. I have friends in my class that had 265 and passed. I also have friends that had 75 and failed..or 75 and passed. DO NOT go by how many questions you...

Hi everyone! I posted this on the graduate nurses forum but figured I could get some good input from you guys too! Im graduating in May and Im starting to prepare for life without studying! I was interested in taking the Kaplan prep course for the N...

Hi Everyone! So we just learned about delegation and management. My test is coming up and I study by doing nclex ?'s. I own seven....count em.....seven NCLEX books and not ONE of them has a single management or delegation ? in it and I heard this i...

Ok, heres what ya do. Go to http://www.dccc.edu website. On the top right hand corner where it says "I'm looking for" click on "Virtual anatomy course"...there will be a whole course you go through with real diagrams labeled then it will test you w...

THE NURSING SHORTAGE!!!!!!!!

Hi Lina! I just sent you a private message (pm) ...so check it out! Nicole

Hello everyone! I'm in my last semester which I am sooo happy about but it's now the dreaded "essay paper" time!! We have to do the paper in APA format which Ive never done before but I am getting help with that. This is my question: We have to ...

Oh my, my , little one! I just want to cover your head and protect you from those nasty people that offer you cc....they all have horns on their heads you know! The only reason they offer so many cc to students is because they KNOW they are poor and...

I've never heard of it. My school has a two year waiting period no matter how good your grades are. Its kind of .....first come, first serve. Good luck to you.

HI! I'm currently going to Delaware County community college and actually have a few people in my class that went through Jefferson and left because they absolutley hated it. I dont know all the details, but theres about 3 or 4 in my class and I hea...

I cant believe this! I got up early (6 am) this morning because my final is today and I wanted to do extra review. I got hardly any sleep last night, my house is a mess, I have 2 inch roots, didnt start christmas shopping yet (its Dec16th!), and t...

Hi! I'm just wondering how everyones teachers test you in your nursing program. For all your tests, does your teacher give you all nclex style questions or are they regular tests, like fill in the blank, essay, etc. Dont ask me why, I just was th...

IM BACKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!! GUESS WHAT!! So my car first.....it was my axel...whatever that is .....and my muffler of course....i told him to put the cheapest pieces he has on the piece of poop and it was $174.....much less than expected although "fre...

Wow! I just checked back....(its 8:30)...and I have already gotten prayers from you guys! You have no idea what your support means to me ......please keep them coming...send me some good nursing vibes from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. if you remember. Its so...

I'm an avid cleaner....that is until nursing school started. My bathroom is always clean but my carpet is made of nursing books! 2 weeks before a test forget it! I could care less what my house looks like! What I do do though is if Im studying ho...

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH U GUYS! You gave me the confidence i needed....I know I can do this on my own...or i wouldnt have made it through the hell i just went through!!! Im gonna save my $400 and buy myself some new clothes!! Nicole

Heres a funny story I was just thinking about from last semester (my second semester), when I had clinicals on a med-surg floor. My teacher assigned me a 59 year old male with retardation...I cannot remember for the life of me what the primary dx was...

Hey everyone: Just wondering......Im about to graduate in May and wanted to know if anyone took or knows about the Kaplan Prep COurse for the NCLEX. I wanted to take it for some extra prep but I just called and its $400!!!! I really need to know if...

Wow you guys.....I cannot thank you enough for all your advice! "You have spent how many years in nursing school studying? What do you expect Kaplan to accomplish in a few days that your nursing instructors could not accomplish in months and years. ...

Hi everyone! Just wondering if anyone has any old nclex books they dont need anymore. You know how poor us students are while in school and I cant afford the $30 - 50 price tag on these books. Just email or pm me and let me know and well work so...