Mrs07RN09

Hey everyone! I've been an RN for a little over 4 years now. My experience includes med/surg, neuro, and ob. Six months after graduating and working on a med/surg floor, I was offered a position at a hospital an hour from my house working on a LDRP floor. It was/is my dream job and I went into nursing wanting more than anything to be a post partum nurse. Shortly after I started, I found out I was pregnant and spent my pregnancy commuting an hour each way to and from work. After I had my son, the traveling was just too much and I tried to get a job on the post partum unit here, but of course there were no openings...there rarely are! So, I've been working on a neuro floor for 3 years and FINALLY got a call yesterday that I have an interview for the post partum floor!! I know there are over 20 candidates being interviewed for this position and am wondering if there are any tips I should know before going in! I'm thankful I do have almost a year of experience in the clinical setting, and now I have 2 little ones of my own, so I also have "real" experience. I just don't want to mess this up!! Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I'm current on BLS and ACLS and am also wondering if there's anything else besides NRP that would be required!

When I used Saunders' CD, my avg score was in the 70s. I had the comprehensive study guide...that book is so big though that I mostly reviewed content I was weak in...then I also had the Saunders Q & A book and I did all of the questions and made sure to review the rationale for the answers...when I got to the NCLEX, personally I thought it was a test you could really never study all the content for, however, if you've been taught how to read the questions and answer them, that was what counted. Saunders is a great help in learning how to answer the questions. I think a lot of NCLEX was strategy! and it was the 4th edition I used!

I passed using Saunder's only and I passed with 75 on the first try!! Good luck to you!

I had one math question and it cut off at 75. The question I had was an easy one. I didn't have to convert anything. Good luck!

I just used Saunders Comprehensive Review and focused on areas I was weak in..and the Saunders Q & A book and did all of the questions along with the CD..I read the rationales which were very helpful..and I passed the first time with 75 q's!

1. I'm SO over your whining and "woe is me" attitude about being the only person in our class that failed boards, when the weeks leading up to it, you were with your fiance every waking hour and bragging that you simply didn't need to study...obviously you did! 2. Just because you had a 4.0 doesn't mean you know everything there is about nursing..so please quit acting like it!

Yes, that's the "good" message! Good luck!

You can do the Pearson trick as soon as you get home from the test!

That sounds JUST like mine last week! I had 75 also and passed! Try the Pearson trick, too! Good luck!!

I used Saunder's Comprehensive Review and Saunder's Q & A book. I did all of the questions in both books, as well as the quizzes and tests on the CD that comes with them. I passed the first time with these, and I actually recognized quite a few questions on the NCLEX that were VERY identical to questions in these books. I highly recommend them! Good luck next time!! Don't give up!

I'm from VA also and it worked for me last week! I had the same message from an hour after I came home from boards, to the next day when I called and got my results officially!

My name is Regan and I'm 27 from VA. I just graduated May 15th and took boards this past Thursday. It shut off at 75 and I passed!! Good luck and congrats to everyone!!

I feel your pain, trust me. I took mine yesterday and have been a ball of nerves since last week. I couldn't sleep at all the night before and was up a total of 22 hours yesterday just stressing over it. I passed with 75 and was done in less than an hour. I thought I totally bombed it, but apparently that's the case with pretty much everyone. I never took a review course such as Kaplan or Hurst. I just did question after question..over and over in a Saunder's book. It sounds to me like you're ready! I would definitely say to know your lab values...how to correct the problem if the numbers are too low/high...know infection control, abc's, and priority such as what pt. you would see first in a given scenario. Good luck!! I'm sure you'll do fine! You sound more prepared than I was!

On my test, I was freaked out because of the fact I DID know all of the meds...I didn't get one I'd never heard of..I got a lot of meds that I'd given in clinical so that really helped me..I got one math...and then I'd say 6 sata's and a ton of priority..such as what pt. would you see first in a given situation...also with infection control, I'd say know what equip. you need to wear based on what disease they give you...a lot of my sata's were to choose all of the symptoms I would recognize in the given disorder. I honestly can't say it was THAT bad..so of course that scared me too..amazing what this test does to your nerves..I walked away thinking I failed because the questions didn't seem too bad and that must have meant I got all of the easy level questions..I guess that wasn't the case! Looking back, I guess I thought it wasn't bad because I was familiar with the stuff.

There is no fee to re-schedule like everyone else said as long it's in the 24 hour window before your test time. I moved mine around 5 times I think. I actually scheduled mine for June 24th...but then anxiety took over and a lot of people already took theres and had passed..so I moved it up and just took it yesterday and passed with 75!! I kind of freaked out about moving it up, but also just wanted it out of the way. Honestly, after the fact, it's really not a test you can even study for, in my opinion. You just need to know how to answer the questions. Especially the priority ones. Know your ABC's, lab values, and infection control.

Yeah, once your status says Delievered Successfully, and you still can't get to the cc page, more than likely it's a good sign!! Worked for me!

I'm in VA...they don't participate in quick results, but we can call the BON at least 24 hours after our test time and find out. So I have no idea why they don't participate..it seems the same to me!

I just can't even believe it right now!! I have been a mess waiting, thankfully only 24 hrs!! I can NOT imagine waiting for days/months!! I prepared by using Saunders Comprehensive Review, Saunders Q & A, and the cds. When studying I made sure I focused on interventions/treatment..not so much disease process. That's way too much, and nothing about patho was on my boards. I just did about 200 questions a day every day, including weekends for 2 and 1/2 weeks and it REALLY helped. I never did anything with Kaplan or Hurst like the rest of my class. I also prepared through a LOT of prayer...if you are a praying person this really helps..that's the only way I know I got through it...when I felt myself zoning out or wanting to just give up..I prayed...sometimes I prayed 100 times a day it seems...but God has never failed me yet..and I knew if He brought me this far, He wouldn't fail me here at the very end! Lastly, I also did the Pearson trick and it worked for me!! Now I think I'm going to go sleep..I don't feel like I've slept well for a week!! :hpygrp::prdnrs:Good luck to everyone!!!

OOOOOOOMMMMYYYGGGGOOOOSSSSSHHHH!! The trick worked!! I tried it yesterday as soon as I got home and it gave me the message everyone wants...I tried just now, same thing!! I called my BON and I passed!! 75 q first try..I couldn't be any happier!! This trick really does take some pressure off!

That's what mine says too! I finished my exam 12 hours ago! I hope when it says it that long after, then it's the truth! Keeping my fingers crossed too!

Thanks guys for your support! I've tried the "trick" or now what some call the "treat" tonight, and it won't let me get to the cc page! AHHH! I hope to know the official results tomorrow!

I was about to say..bc it took me an hour to do 75! haha..it's ok tho..our brains are frazzled!!

I'm in VA and our state doesn't participate in the quick results either. However, we are allowed to call the state's board of nursing as soon as 24 hours later to find out.

I took mine today as well! It cut off at 75..I'm hoping that's a good thing..we'll see...I studied the Saunder's Comprehensive book as well as the Q & A book and just did a lot of questions!!

I know what worked best for me was to take micro in the summer because then I had WAY more free time and could just focus on that class alone. I did antomy this way too, before entering the nursing program and I was so happy I did. Micro is tough for sure, at least our class was..I left every day wondering if the professor thought we were med students. So I would definitely get that out of the way! As for the baby, I don't have any yet! However, there were actually 6 girls (out of 40!) of us that got pregnant at different times during nursing school and they all managed fine! I can see where it could get difficult balancing your course load/study time/husband time with a new baby. And God forbid it got sick and you had to miss clinical, or make up a test. I know at our school the make up tests were harder than the original ones!