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You really want to know the trick? There are several key points that I used and passed the NCLEX with the minimum questions asked the first time I took it. Focus on this (these) points: #1) READ the QUESTION. Don't get fooled by the misleading additional data the question adds as a distraction. Look at what the question is REALLY asking and then look at your options. You should be able to eliminate 2 answers almost immediatly. :nuke: #2) Of the remaining two, use critical thinking. Apply your ABC's. If all else fails, go with the answer that is the least obtrusive. Example; Give an enema or Milk of Magnesia ? Go with the Milk as it is much less obtrusive to the patient. If you follow these steps, you will guess right more often than wrong and will do fine. Also,.....if you get a bunch of questions in a row that you feel are difficult, relax. NCLEX questions are weighted on their level of difficulty. Nearly everyone I know admitted that they knew for sure only about 1/10th of the questions. The rest are based on your best quess. I thought I likely failed the NCLEX only to find I actually did great. So my advice is, follow the above rules and do not panic during the test. Think of it as a no fail test, only a test of your best guesses. I hope this helps.

Hello,The LPN to BSN program takes about 2 years and 4 months. However, some of the pre-req's can be taken via community colleges or CLEP. Then it takes only 2 years. The cost is about $1000 per class for 19 classes. Call it a cool $20K.While it sounds like a lot, keep in mind most employers will pay for a good chuck of it. For example, most hospitals pay $5,000 tuition rem. per year. Since UoP starts classes mid year, most students have $15,000 of it covered. So you might be looking at $5,000 for your BSN. I started earlier this year. I don't know of many other programs where you can work full time and go to school full time sucessfully.

WOW. Big difference between where you are and the Southwest. CNA's, LPN's and RN's do not even need to be good, but be qualified and have a warm body...bingo, your hired... . at pretty much any facility:uhoh3:. Eveyone has multiple openings and are fighting over new hires. Try a smaller town outside of the city.

"IT CAN'T BE THIS BAD EVERYWHERE!!!!" As a general rule, the load is very taxing and seems like it is impossible; at first. I found that it takes 3 months to get a grip and a full year to adapt. It may never be nice, but it will be even easier with 2 years under your belt and you will wonder why you found it so taxing your first year. I have also found that the grass is indeed sometimes greener on the other side of the hill. So don't just accept it as a fact when some others tell you it's the same all over. Apples to apples do compare; but apples to oranges do not. Once you get through the Med/Surg maze(which later you will recognize as very valuable exp.), you will see that Nursing really is like a fruit basket.

As far as time it took. I went to a school that required no pre-req's and it took about 1 year for my LPN. I needed to get all the pre-req's done before I could move on. Starting with Algebra I, then Algebra II......The same with sciences. I had to take Biology I, then Human Biology, then Microbiology. (That's 1.5 years by itself.) So I was taking Algebra I, Biology I and English 101 at the same time..et al. All in all it took 3 years until I finished all the pre-reqs and got accepted into a nursing program for my RN. I went to a University to get my BSN. So in all, I went from "What is an ABD Pad?" to "BSN" in 5 years. The good side of it was that I was able to work full time (4 years of which was as an LPN) and raise a family at the same time. My experince as an LPN allowed me to not totally lost (on the floor) when I was hired as technically a "New Grad".

Do RN's look down on LPN's in the Hospital? Are you kidding me? Do you know what LPN stands for in a Hospital? El Pee-On ! In a Nursing home, you get a little more respect. There, it stands for "Low Paid Nurse". Just Kidding ! From someone who worked as an LPN for 3 years before moving on, the answer depends on the facility and the staff you work with. For the most part, the fact that your co-worker is an LPN is nothing more than an afterthought. Your ability and work defines your level of respect; not the letters that follow your name.

I'm not too worried about the influx of "nurses from overseas". Many of them are not qualified, or able to work in the U.S. In Arizona, a fairly large number of Phillipino nurses attempted to come over to work. The Az State Board of Nursing only allowed these RN's to work only as LPN's until they can pass the NCLECX-RN. The majority of them have taken, and failed the NCLEX multiple times. Many have thus retured to the P.I.In regards to the nursing shortage and schools turning away students....well, all I can say is that the real problem does appear to be clinical space, and willing instructors. The Governemtnt would indeed be better off spending money to suppliment instructors and hosptials. However, I don't know how things are in other states, but out of 400+ people who attemted to get into my class, we accepted only 43 (small school). The majority of the prospective students failed the entrance exam anyway. We graduated only 17 and three of those 17 were pick ups who had dropped out before at some stage. I seriously doubt the nursing field will be over loaded from new or overseas nurses anythime in my lifetime.My advise to you cajjj is to try a private school. They are alot quicker, and more costly, but are worth it.

When I spoke to the UOP, they have told me repeatedly that it would be a 2 year program and cost roughly $22,000. I do have all the pre-req's out of the way, so maybe it is less for me. I really don't see the need for a BSN. But it will take me about the same ammount of time to just get an ASN from Excelsior. So why not go for the BSN? .......Perhaps because $22,000+ is a heck of a lot of money. I can not imagine a $40,000 price tag. That is 1/3 of a small house where I live. My employer may pay $5,000, but that still leaves me a $17,000 bill when all is said and done. If I net an additional $1,000 per month, it will still take 1 1/2 years to break even (when you add interest) Excellsior would only cost $11,000 including air-fare/R+B to Indiana and Atlanta for Clinical pre-tests and CPNE. I hope I am not just talking to myself. Any other comments from anybody would be greatly appreciated. I really need my RN. But I need to work to support my family too. I can not do the community college ASN as it is a long wait , and very hard to go to school 4 days a week and work 4 days a week when there are only 7 days in a week.

I would really like to hear from someone who is actually taking classes through the UOP LPN/RN program. :welcome: I have read a few comments, but some sound like SPAM. :angryfire What I would like to know is how many papers do you write a week? Do you have to spend one night in class, one night on a team project and one night in clinicals? How about time management? :monkeydance: I would like to continue to work my 3-4 schedule (12 hour shifts). But is it feasable to work a 3/4 day shift, research and write papers, team projects, presentations, do clinicals, and jumble a family life? I have a wife, and a 3 and 4 y/o boy and girl who need daddy time. I need to make a choice between UOP for 2 years or Excellsior. Thanks.