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I would question that pass rate chart ... there are no values for several years (including 2008 when I graduated) and there are 2 graduates listed for 2009 ... when in reality there are hundreds each year! It's a huge nursing program. A very good one...

I'll bet the family would have a syncopal episode if someone tipped off their mother's insurance company about that and they got a big fat bill in the mail...

i would also wonder why you were considering nh if your husband hates snow? last year we had well in excess of 100 inches of snow, and this year has been pretty brutal as well. i'm a native new englander and i am very tired of snow...

We hope the roads are plowed, and know how to drive on poorly-plowed roads in case they're not! And several times, I'm stayed overnight at the hospital, in a vacant room, when a huge storm was forecasted, so that I was sure to be available the next ...

I work nights, 7p - 7a. I've been doing it for over 5 years, but only as an RN for 7 months. I was having a very hard time staying awake on the drive home when I started this job (I think because I am so busy all night, and then when I sit, I crash)....

personally, i would waste them the next time i did count. do it by procedure, with another nurse and note that the content is questionable because they were not locked up for a period of time and put the names of those who moved the syringes. why put...

I totally know the correct pronounciation and use of exasperated and exacerbated, but I stumble over it every time (but at least I'm aware I'm doing it! LOL) another one I hear a lot is subscription, vs prescription I had a patient with "pr...

i am a brand new nurse, in week 4 of my preceptorship and i would never dream of doing or saying the things she did. it is 100% her,and you have done nothing wrong! if she starts out this arrogant as a newbee, can you imagine what she's going to be...

GOOOOO IVYLeagueNurse!!! Can't wait to hear your good news!

if you're a new grad, and "on your own" after only a month, i would say your facility has a sub-standard orientation program, and that, not your ability, is to blame. ignore those looks of scorn. most new nurses aren't on their own until 3 or more ...

Congrats!!!!!!!

to all of those holding your breath... everyone feels that way coming out of that wretched test. i won't tell you to "relax", "don't think about it" or "don't worry about it". i know all of the above is impossible. just know that those of us who ...

I tested (and passed) exactly 1 month after graduation. I have read (I think somewhere on allnurses.com - go figure) that studies have shown that those who test within 3 months of graduation have a better chance of passing the NCLEX.

i had 3 children when i started nursing school, 4 now. my daughter was born in the middle of it. all of the above advice is excellent, and let me tell you, having a supportive husband is priceless (i made a "toast" of sorts to him at my graduation ...

freebird, when i was preparing to take the hesi exam for school (required to make an 850 or greater to pass med/surg ii), i was getting all 50s & 60s on my practice tests, so i went into the test expecting to be taking it at least a 2nd time, and...

i have yet to talk to a single person (without exception) who didn't walk out feeling like they'd failed. breath... relax... ignore that "feeling"...keep us posted.:innerconf

i did not know a single one of the medications on my exam. or most of the conditions that were named in the questions. that's why i walked out of there feeling like they had started up the wrong test for me! :chuckle but i passed. and looking back...

Thanks, Deloan69! You're right. Now I need to change my userid. Because, now I've only just begun!

:anpom: i had only 2 satas and passed with 75 questions (took it yesterday, our bon had it posted by 7:30 this morning)

i passed!!!!!! :clpty: and i only had 2 sata, so i would say the number of certain types of questions is irrelevant...

I just remember answering 2 of them. SATA is Select All That Apply.

This is a great thread. Wish there was more input. I took the Hesi and scored 960 the first try. We needed an 850 to pass our last semester. I took my NCLEX today and I am not feeling very confident. I can't find out soon enough. I am really wo...

i took mine this morning too and was also feeling stupid. also feeling like the questions were all on things i'd never seen before. but ... now i'm really worried, because i only had 2 sata questions. i think those are the "hard" questions that th...

i graduate saturday, 5/10, and have accepted a job at a hospital starting monday, 5/19. i am suddenly worried that i will not have my temp license in time to start (just found out that i cannot even start orientation without it). :omy: i have already...

hi all! wanted to follow up on my original post. i graduated on saturday and my temporary license was online by tuesday! i am pretty impressed with the bon on that one! so the end of the story is, i had my temporary license in plenty of time to be...