JustinTJ

I took 2 of them before NCLEX. They seemed pretty good, I got 81 of 125 on both of them. Passed NCLEX at 75 afterwards. Hurst was very good for me.

Exact same scenario, but I was paid $14+$2 for nights. Worked until I had my ATT, then started precepting as a GN. Last week became a RN, and I was the only new grad hired. It helps to get your foot in the door and is huge for getting a job post graduation. It sucked working full time while doing school full time the last year, but it was well worth it in both experience and RN employment. I had C, C, C, B my four semesters of nursing school, so grades didn't matter. They take people they already know over ones they don't.

You are never going to feel 100% ready to take the NCLEX. Study until you feel comfortable with the basic material and then schedule your test date. Other than the money wasted retaking the test, I would much rather take it 3 times in 4 months than study forever and only take it once in that entire timeframe. Sometimes, you just need to roll the dice and trust that you retained some information. The test primarily checks your ability to think your way thru the questions anyway. Basic content knowledge + critical thinking skills = NCLEX.

Hurst review is great for refreshing content. I would do it, online as you have access for 3 months. Watch the videos multiple times, commit the information to memory. Learn the test taking strategies she teaches. It's pretty much the major information on systems, with insight on key points that you need to know. Best of luck in your next attempt!

Florida must be running behind. Still no results from Florida's test result web link and no license showing on the BON. So I bit the bullet and paid the $7.95 today for quick results because I couldn't take not knowing for sure. I passed at 75!

Florida must be running behind. I took the test on Wed, June 2nd at 1pm. Still no results from Florida's test result web link and no license showing on the BON. But Pearson Vue trick said I passed Wed night, so I bit the bullet and paid the $7.95 today for quick results because I couldn't take not knowing for sure. I passed at 75!

I thought I would know today, but no such luck. I better find out one way or another by tomorrow, waiting over the weekend would be quite annoying. Congrats Laz!

i graduated may 10th and received my att on may 18th. i've heard that it is important to not take too much time after graduation to test, so i scheduled for june 1st at 1pm. (i don't do well in the morning.) i did the hurst online review over the last few weeks and then decided that i wasn't going to change the date. i felt comfortable with my knowledge and thought process, so i stuck with it. the most repeated advice i have heard was to be as relaxed as possible. so i drove down to the testing center yesterday and spent the night at a hotel 4 miles from the testing center. i did a trial run and drove over to the testing center so that i would be familiar with the route. i also had an 80 minute massage yesterday and picked up some outback to eat in the hotel bed. i woke up today relaxed and fairly confident. left the hotel 1 hour and 15 minutes before my appointment, grabbed some quiznos and a salad, and drove to the parking lot of the testing center with 45 minutes to spare. i ate my meal and went in 30 minutes before the appointment time. after the two people in front of me in line were helped, i went up and turned in my att and id. that was when all hell broke loose. the front desk attendant said the seven deadly words. "you are at the wrong testing center." at that point, i almost had a heart/panic/anxiety attack. my blood pressure had to have been 200/100. i walked outside and told myself - "i have 10 seconds to freak out, and then i've got to get it together." i hopped in my car and called my friend who gave me directions. i swear i had to be flying on the interstate. i arrived at the correct center at 1:05pm and the front desk attendant told me, "we were wondering where you were." i told her my story and she was wonderfully supportive. she told me to go outside for five minutes or so and relax; my face must have revealed my high level of stress. i took her advice, came back in, and the test shut off at 75 questions. the only thing i kept track of on the dry erase board was the number of satas i had. (i had 14, including question #75.) when i raised my hand, she asked if i needed a break. when i told her i was done, she smiled and said "good job!" i thanked her profusely, and felt like a weight had literally fallen off my shoulders. when i got home an hour later, i did the pearson vue trick and got the good popup. here's hoping it's not lying to me! i should find out the official results tomorrow, as florida has its own website to check results within 24 hours. what a freaking day, from calm and composed, to sheer terror, to a somewhat feeling of relaxation. (although i won't be entirely at ease until the state results show pass and i have a license number.)

I'm in the same boat. I graduated May 10th, and I'm taking it June 2nd. Some of the people in my class are waiting until late June, July, and some in August. I think that's just crazy.

I use the Littman Cardiology III. I wanted a traditional bell and diaphram. It came in handy during peds rotation. However, a lot of the nurses on my floor use really craptastic scopes. Earlier this week, we had a patient return from surgery with a NG tube. My preceptor couldn't hear the air when checking placement. She couldn't hear bowel sounds either. I used mine and heard the air and hypoactive bowel sounds. Gave my scope to her to make sure I was correct, and she confirmed it. Get a good scope, because you need to be able to hear what's going on clearly and without worrying about missing something important.

My director at my hospital said the same thing in my tech interview last year. I've heard it from a lot of people in the hospitals as well.

I had no idea. I'm graduating in a week and she was the first person I planned on messaging. There are very few people that have touched, helped, and comforted me in the way she did. To do it on a message board with no face to face contact made it even more powerful. To her family, I am so very sorry for your loss. Your family member was a surrogate part of mine. Justin

told ya so =) congratulations!

This is the main reason I took a nurse extern job at the hospital I want to work at when I graduate in May 2010. It's going to suck working full time while doing the last two semesters, but I do not want to be looking for a job post graduation because the money situation will be dire by then. One of the recent articles in the local paper here was that only 30% of graduates had a job lined up at graduation. It's scary. For those of you still in school, try to get your foot in the door now! For those of you still looking with your license, keep your head up. It can't get much worse, only better!

They're called titers. If you have bloodwork drawn, they can check to see if you are already immune.