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  1. Anyone take the Hurst Review for NCLEX? Is it worth the money?

    myty23 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    We are being offered the Hurst Review for the NCLEX, but it is $350 for a 3 day review. I'm wondering if it is worth the money...any advice would be appreciated!

  2. Job advice from experienced nurses?

    myty23 replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    Also, being a CNA is great experience for nursing. I am a tech at the hospital right now and have learned a great deal in patient care, not specific nursing duties, but basic patient care that it...

  3. Job advice from experienced nurses?

    myty23 replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

    Don't just apply online. Print out copies of your resume, dress up like you are going in for an interview, and go to each floor of the hospital, introduce yourself to the manager and personally hand...

  4. Jeff Davis-Brewton

    myty23 replied to Honeybee737's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Congrats honeybee!!! I just went to my pinning ceremony on thursday. It was nothing short of amazing and surreal. So excited!!!!

  5. Working night shift with kids

    myty23 replied to JM RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad I read this post. I've been thining about doing the same thing. Graduating in May and wondering if I could handle working night shift. I have two kids and they would also be in...

  6. Really nervous about starting preceptorship, anyone else feel the same?

    myty23 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm so excited and have been waiting to get to this point for so long, we just got our locations for our preceptorship and now all the sudden I'm just nauseated thinking about doing this. I'm sooo...

  7. How to explain how hard you have to work in nursing school

    myty23 replied to guest10's topic in General Students

    My school has an orientation day for the family members (spouses/parents, etc) before the first semester of the nursing program, where they explain in a very matter of fact way how much work it is and...

  8. Really nervous about starting preceptorship, anyone else feel the same?

    myty23 replied to myty23's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone. I'm feeling a little better lately. I think it just kind of started to sink in all at once that I'm really at the end...starting preceptorship, then on my own in the nursing world....

  9. NCSBN online NCLEX review, Anyone used this or heard of it???

    myty23 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Has anyone used this to study for the NCLEX? It's an online NCLEX review created by the NCSBN (national counsel of state boards of nursing). I heard about it through a friend, but had never heard of...

  10. NCSBN online NCLEX review, Anyone used this or heard of it???

    myty23 replied to myty23's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks, I saw that, but actually what I'm wondering about is their online review for the NCLEX, it has content, practice questions, etc....just wondering if anyone has taken it and if it was good or...

  11. Anyone take the Hurst Review for NCLEX? Is it worth the money?

    myty23 replied to myty23's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks everyone for the responses! I am still considering my options. Our school offeres a 3 day HESI review for the NCLEX and some have said it is good but others not, so I'm just not sure if I want...

  12. Does Having CNA Exp Help so Much in Nursing School?

    myty23 replied to proudmommy's topic in General Students

    I am graduating in May and just got a job as a PCT at a hospital. The manager and many other nurses have told me that in their experience nurses who were techs/CNA's before they were nurses have...

  13. Students with young kids...how are you handling it?

    myty23 replied to brittanywatson's topic in General Students

    I sooo owe my husband after this is over too....He is working 2 jobs and sacrificing much time with me and the kids and has just put up with so much with me being in school. I also owe my mom big time...

  14. Great videos for extra help on A&P/biology, Check it out!

    myty23 posted a topic in General Students

    I found these you tube videos when I was looking for some extra help in learning neurons, etc...this guy is excellent! He has tons of videos on almost any educational subject (biology, math,...

  15. Students with young kids...how are you handling it?

    myty23 replied to brittanywatson's topic in General Students

    I have never told another student that they are lucky they don't have kids...Personally, I'm not upset about my situation being in nursing school with kids at all. This is the way that worked for me...

  16. Can someone explain how a study group is at all effective?

    myty23 replied to bhanson's topic in General Students

    I really wanted to find a good study group, because I also learn by explaining and teaching things, it helps me to process the information...I just didn't find the right group, found great friends,...

  17. Students with young kids...how are you handling it?

    myty23 replied to brittanywatson's topic in General Students

    I know that students without kids face many struggles as well. But from experience, I have seen many of the students without kids still continue to go out and party on most weekends and sometimes even...

  18. Books to use

    myty23 replied to FutureUofARN's topic in General Students

    I have the Saunders, but it isn't my favorite. Here's the books I have: Prentice Hall NCLEX Review's and Rationales Fundamentals Success Med/Surg Success Pharmacology Success Prioritization,...

  19. Students with young kids...how are you handling it?

    myty23 replied to brittanywatson's topic in General Students

    I have 2 kids, 6 and 3, they were 4 and 1 when I started school and I'm about to graduate in May. It is a struggle, but honestly having kids made me a better student than I would have been without...

  20. How do you get through the last few months of nursing school?

    myty23 replied to bella147's topic in General Students

    I don't have any suggestions, but I am right where you are...just can't seem to find the motivation. I guess knowing it's almost over it makes it hard to put as much into it. I'm just so burnt out on...

  21. Intimidated by smarties!!

    myty23 replied to Loving This's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you made it through, it's for a reason. You have every single right to be there and include yourself in one of those "smarties"! If people in the class are flaunting their ingelligence, they are...

  22. How long does it take u to read

    myty23 replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    I do the same thing. First semester, I read every single chapter assigned, made outlines of the chapters, just spent a whole lot of time in the text book. I needed to do it that way then, but as time...

  23. Nursing school interview - tell them I'm Pregnant?

    myty23 replied to RockRay's topic in General Students

    It is none of there business and I don't think legally they can base their decision on this, but that doesn't mean they won't. I applied and went to a job interview when I was 4 months pregnant and I...

  24. Can someone explain how a study group is at all effective?

    myty23 replied to bhanson's topic in General Students

    Honestly, I never got out of a study group what I wanted. I found that studying on my own is most effective. I tried a couple of times and it never worked. The first time, everyone seemed to be on a...

  25. Drs. handwriting - Can you read it well?

    myty23 replied to RN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is silly, but it is something that really gets under my skin. Every time I'm looking through a chart and looking at Dr's orders/progress notes, it seriously looks like a 2 year old just...