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  1. ER Experience

    As a new grad working in the ER my answer is it really depends on you and your strengths. My best recommendation would be talk to your instructors, and see what they say to you. They know you and...
  2. And it feels awesome :smokin:.
  3. Can you sue your instructor?

    Whoa! I haven't read this whole thread, just the last few posts, but I don't think nurse educate said anything to warrant that kind of a response. I don't think there was any mention of mocking...
  4. I got my license today!!

    THANKS!! I took my Boards on the 15th of Jan, so just under a month. I'm an International Student so it took an extra week than my other classmates who took their Boards around the same time as me...
  5. I got my license today!!

    ABSOLUTELY!!
  6. I got my license today!!

    Thanks all! Yes, it IS a wonderful feeling. The best advice I can give you is do as many questions as you possibly can. I took the Kaplan review class and they just hammered us with questions and...
  7. I had a LOT of priority questions, not a lot of delegation, and many many multiple multiples. It was nerve wracking, but I passed at
  8. Took the exam today and sad

    I think it's normal to walk out feeling like you failed. Most of my classmates have been the exact same way. We have on online discussion board and almost without exception everyone comes back to the...
  9. Passed!!

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!
  10. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? 75 questions 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? Kaplan in class review only 3. Did your SON offer any testing...
  11. I failed NCLEX-RN

    Hey, It's amazing that so many people who trained so hard and do know their stuff end up having to do the NCLEX again. It's not a reflection on your knowledge level, it's a test, and a nerve-wracking...
  12. Taking the NCLEX in January? Stop in here...

    :w00t::pumpiron:
  13. International nursing students in the US

    The official phrase is Optional Practical Training. You can find the official definition of OPT here
  14. Question about Nclex-RN exam in New Jersey

    I agree, it really depends on when your school sends the letter to BON so that they can contact Pearson to issue the ATT. I graduated on the 13th, and had my ATT the next week, because my school sent...
  15. NCLEX Prep Suggestion/Opinion

    CONGRATULATIONS!! I totally agree with you on the Kaplan prep. I did that and nothing else to prep and taking the NCLEX went so
  16. ER Nurses. Read This!

    As a new grad starting in the ED very soon, this article makes me so glad I chose the
  17. Initial newborn temp. rectal or axillary?

    Rectal, not just for patency, but because it's a more accurate determinant of core
  18. Taking the NCLEX in January? Stop in here...

    CONGRATULATIONS!!:w00t::balloons::cheers:
  19. Taking the NCLEX in January? Stop in here...

    Wishing you the very
  20. Taking the NCLEX in January? Stop in here...

    Exact same thing for me when I took it a week or so ago. Shut off at 75, took me about 40 minutes. I was pretty confident but still very worried till two days later when I got the results, so hang...
  21. Taking the NCLEX in January? Stop in here...

    I was making high 50's to about 69, but mostly below 65. I was initially worried since they said the benchmark for the Kaplan tests was 65, but then I decided to stop worrying about it and to focus...
  22. Taking the NCLEX in January? Stop in here...

    I used a lot of those review books with questions during school to prepare for exams, I also had the Lipincott one. But when it came to prepping for the NCLEX, my school required us to take the Kaplan...
  23. Who's doing Kaplan now????

    I found that what worked for me was to first review the content and then take the trainers, because then you don't feel so lost and overwhelmed and you retain the material better. Also, the rationales...
  24. Passed the NCLEX!!

    I took the NCLEX on Tuesday, five days after completing the Kaplan review. The computer shut off at 75 and I felt really good about the questions. Today I got my unofficial results from Pearson Vue...
  25. I got a request for an interview!

    All the tips you've been given above are important, and definitely helped me when I went to interview. The one thing I will tell you is that you DO have experience in the nursing field! You've been...