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Thanks ear, that was the one program I found also. Looks like I'll have to do the BSN to DNP route. I found lots of online programs for that particular path.

I'm lollin'. If there was a "love this post" button, I'd be mashing it. I'd rather do 2 semesters of cardiac stuff than one of mother/baby. Ugh!

According to a patient, klonopin is "minty". I can neither confirm nor deny this, but you have to admit it is a nice combination; not anxious and kissy fresh.

I have a BA already and really, really, don't want to take the time or spend the money for a BSN. I'd like to do what the title says: Find an online RN to psychiatric nurse practitioner program. I've only found one program, and it required IIRC Delaware or PA licensure, neither of which I have. Moving 700+ miles to live in those states isn't really an option, either. Are there other programs that I'm just not finding that would fit my ideal world requirements? What is the plausability of going MSN-informatics or whatnot then tacking the NP in psych onto it when the DNP changeover happens? So, allnurses.com, make an important life decision for me! Or at least give me some input on where the heck I should be aiming my scattered thoughts. Thanks in advance :) (Edited title and first paragraph because I'm tired and futzed my terms.)

I called for admit orders and forgot to enter them into the computer :thankya: I remembered on day 2 of a 3 day weekend.

Got myself worked up all for nothing (like usual). I got my username and password situation straightened out, paid the 7.95 (a small price to pay for sanity imo!) and... Exam Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 at 8:00 AM Exam: NCLEX-RN: The National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses Grade: Pass PHEW!

On Monday I didn't get a popup but DID get a message saying I could not register at this time and to contact the state board. I tried again today using the 'reregister' option (should I have tried 'register'?) and it let me enter the credit card info. I don't know whats wrong with the site, I have not been able to create a user account so I don't have a name and password to pay to check online. I can't call the 1900 number because I have a cell phone and it says I'm not authorized for that service (!?) It's frustrating! It's been 52 hours since I finished the exam and my license is still pending. Is 48 hours more like 48-ish? I'm driving myself crazy I'm starting to think I'm going to be one of the few that FAILED in 75 questions....

Grats jive and cornelius and others who are RNs as of today! (I do have to admit I got bluish tint question wrong, however. doh!)

Was thinking of you this morning 'b,bsn09'! Mine shut off at 75 questions. 4 or 5 SATA, lots of questions on cohorting, pedes, and psych, and lots more questions that made me go doubleyou tee eff. Bluish tints? Parasitic infections? Are they making up names of drugs? *sigh*. I've been checking the state BoN site on and off, but I'm still pending. I tried the "trick" and (edit) the message is, "Our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this exam. Please contact your Member Board for further assistance. Another registration cannot be made at this time." Is this the message people are mentioning?

Taking it for the first and hopefully ONLY time on the 27th, will have results on the 29th. Good luck everyone! :rckn:

Nail clippers, ibuprofen/acetaminophen/etc, extra pens and pencils, pencil leads and erasers, gum, ponytail holders. In a bag for yourself make sure you put in a pair of earplugs and extra batteries for a tape recorder if you plan on using one.

"Four months after you start class (Dec 07) will be the start of the longest recession since World War II. Two months after you graduate (May 09), the unemployment rate will be at 9.5%, the highest it has been in 26 years. It will be hard, if not impossible, to get a job as a new graduate." (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy) Or to put it more plainly, "Don't expect to have a job waiting for you the day after you graduate."

Which nurse do I want taking care of me: The one who gets "above average" grades without studying, or one who goes the extra mile and actually cares to learn, comprehend, and apply the content? Hm...tough choice!

You won't know how you'll react until it happens. Focus on breathing slow and deep in and out and repeat to yourself to focus on the patient. This is what kept me upright and conscious while observing a birth (which I went into thinking "oh, piece of cake, this will be interesting". Then the head started to show and the world went spinning. Whew!)

You are picking up information, skills, terms, and jargon all at the same time, in a short period of time. Since everyone has their own style of learning, you have to take the information presented and smash, distill, compress, and mold it into a form that is usable for you (for instance - ask me about the relations of hormones to condition of the uterine lining and I will stare at you blankly, but give me a pencil and let me sketch out a timeline/graph with abbreviations, and I'm able to do it.) Sometimes, there is so much information presented, and if it just isn't an area you are interested in, you can study and study until you are blue in the face and still only get an 80 on the exam (which is a C on my school's grading scale - always good for the ego to see that :uhoh21:) It's frustrating, but you have to keep moving forward. After the information "digests" for a while, it makes more sense. But getting it to the point where it makes sense is the hard part.