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Thanks. It wasn't easy, but I think I had it a lot easier than those who have kids and a husband at home. I would like to find the person who believes that a mother/father, who doesn't work outside the home, doesn't work. What a load of poop! And...

I am an older single mom with kids who are grown and on their own. Working, even part time while you are in nursing school, is a challenge. Many people are lucky enough to be able to quit thier jobs and just be a student (as if that is not enough t...

Please be aware that yelling at me will get you no where. My most recent answer to a woman who came to the ER with a splinter less than 1/4 inch long in her finger for two days with minor swelling and redness who yelled at me three times in 20 minut...

Mine stopped at the minimum when I took my LPN boards and I figured I failed and I passed. I just recently took my RN boards and had to answer over 140 before the computer shut off. Again I figured I failed, but I passed. Between the two, I think ...

You are awesome, not just for passing, but for your tenacity! Congratulations. Be proud of yourself and know that there are others who are proud of you as well.

Congratulations! Well done.

I don't know what kind of facility you work in, but our orientation at the hospital I work at is any where from 16 weeks to 6 months (longer if you need it). Don't think you have to put what you have worked long and hard for on the line because some...

Thanks. Having kids wasn't this hard.

Oh my God! It took two days of tears, depression, and fear:idea: before my results were finally posted on line with the AZBN. And when it finally posted, I wasn't anywhere near a computer. Thank God for friends who called to congratulate. That m...

Thank you soooo much. I was beginning to wonder if I would ever get done.

I graduated in Dec '07 as well. We were given the option of taking the Kaplan review, which I did, but I tested Jan, 28th and passed. Unfortunately, I had to wait 2 days for the results to post so I could know that I passed. I am surprised that yo...

I tested out of my RN program after the first two blocks so that I would be able to work as an LPN for the last two blocks. I worked in the ER at one of the hospitals here in Tucson. Predominately, I was allowed to operate and function in one of tw...

I didn't go through an LPN program but did test out after the second block of the RN program so that I could work as an LPN during the last two blocks. I think it is a great idea and wonder why more people don't go that route. You get more of an op...

I just passed my NCLEX, (an evil test I might add) and the only part that we were required to do for our classes through MCC was the HESI tests at the end of blocks 2 & 4. I also attended the Kaplan review. From the sounds of it, the Kaplan mus...

I just graduated from MCC Rio Salado Program. Like every other program, it has its bumps and holes. The third block was probably very much like the third block you just failed. However, be aware that, as many others have told you, a 76% is require...

First of all, contact the Arizona State Board of Nursing and ask them the questions you have posted here. Phone number is 1-602-889-5150 or e-mail at [email protected] or website at http://www.azbn.gov. Don't wait around to do your homework and get ...

I graduated from my ADN program last week and was happy to be applying to the Emergency Department unit I have been working at as an LPN for the last 9 months. I was the first to be interviewed, and the only LPN interviewing. Each of us interviewed...

This is not something that is your problem and you should not be letting it weigh on your heart or your mind. This individual couldn't go over the evaluation with you since you would have known right then that she had forged your signature. Contact t...

Do yourself a favor and go to your state board of nursing site and see if they offer online verification. If they do, plug in your name and see what comes up. They know pretty much right away. If you passed and got your license, your number should...

AZ does not license or certify techs. The state board of nursing does certify CNA's. If you want to be a tech, it might be best to take a class through a community college. The CNA/PCT classes are done as a two part, one semester class at PIMA. I...

I am currently enrolled in Rio Salado's Nursing program. It is part of MCC system. Be prepared to read a lot. In addition to reading more than you ever have in your whole life, buy yourself a good supply of pens that you are comfortable with when ...

I am soooo sorry that you were treated like that. It is not the way all ER nurses act, but unfortunately, there always seems to be that one person, or group of people, that think that they are so much more important than you and your patient that th...

Take it from a student who is embroiled in the mess this has created, it is nightmarish. They never have given very good support to their students, but now you can't reach them by phone at all, and it takes days sometimes to get an answer by email. ...

To those who are in the Rio Nursing program currently: Anne McNamara, who was the department head of the nursing program, left her position early this year. A new department head has just been hired to fill that position. Lisa O'Neil, who was the ...