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I recently did both the hurst live & online review and kaplan live. If you are a disclipned and independent learner - I would suggest Kaplan. It does take discipline to go through their online content and go through their zillions of tests/question trainers (I believe there are 7)... But it is pretty great program. Most of my classmates who did Kaplan finished in 75-80 questions. It really helps if you have a hard time with test- taking and already have a general idea about overall concepts. The live classes DO NOT focus on content but instead focus on how to approach questions. There was one person who had 265 but that person didn't really go over content and just did questions. HURST Is very entertaining and will keep you focused on learning the overview of the big concepts and materials. I think the online Hurst was actually better than the live-session. I would recommend doing it online, but again you need to sit down and put in the time. Marlene is very funny and the stuff you learn will stick with you - I think throughout your nursing career. Students in my program who did program (alone) tended to have more questions on NCLEX, compared to those who took Kaplan... The range in NCLEX questions for those who took hurst was 80 questions to 265. The average seemed to have in the 100-130 questions on NCLEX. If you really feel like you a learner who cannot be disclipned to study content on your own and just never really "got it" in nursing school, I would recommend Hurst. I hope this helps you make an informed decision.

I need to call regarding my file- I am also here in Cali. What is the number?

When did both of you take it? I am waiting to find out

breathe.

I also took it this morning I got 75. I also had no calculations, no delegation questions... All I keep thinking is... Is this higher level or just route memorization? I felt like I had a lot of med and dietary questions... Well I guess i will just have to wait.

im sorry i was trying to reply to caligurl08. good luck on getting in.

hmmm you sound awful familiar? did you take pre-req's at fullerton?

first year nursing student R/O PE and PNA what do they mean? thanks!:icon_roll

I have a paper to write on nursing unions for school (as I am a nursing student). If you have time please just list whether or not you are in a union and just answer the 25 questions below. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE IT! 1. What do you find are some of the benefits of being in a union? 2. Do you feel like it is easier, when in a union, to speak to a union representative to share your concerns about your working conditions and concerns about work? 3. Who do you go to talk to if you don't like your job on your floor when in a non- union hospital? - Do you have management on every flood and chain of command? 4. Are you confident in expressing concerns to management position when not in a union? 5. Are you or any other nurses ever afraid to speak for patients because you would be fired? Is it easier to be fired when in a non-union hospital? 6. By not firing people from unions, is the myth true, do you end up keeping the worse of the nurses? 7. Do nurses that work within unionized hospitals have less opportunity for promotions and growth? 8. In a union hospital do they promote based on seniority or skill level? 9. What do you think of how "seniority" works when in a union hospital? 10. Do you have more opportunity for growth in a non-union hospital? Is it easier to promote or seek growth opportunities within a non-union hospital because you are not affected by sonority? 11. Do you find there is there more autonomy not being in union? 12. Do you have an option to be a union member at work? 13. What are some of the disadvantages to being in a union? 14. How is being in a union impact the nurse? 15. How do you feel union's impact nursing and health care provided to patients? - Is it better? - Worse? - Same? 16. Hospitals such as Kaiser have specific nurse to patient ratio, how do non-union hospital compare? 17. How do non-union hospitals keep their nurses happy and not overworked (without having a union rep speak for them)? 18. What are the benefits to being in a non-union hospital? 19. Do you think nursing unions help nursing causes overall? 20. In the future, do you see nursing unions still being around or not? 21. The argument has been stated that nurses are professionals and not trades people who are part of unions, how do you feel about this? - How do you feel nursing unions help or worsen the image of the nurse in society? 22. Some nurses strike because they want to create smaller patient to nurse ratios and increase patient safety, how do you feel this represents the nursing image overall? 23. How is your job impacted not being in a union? 24. What is your turnover rate at hospital? Do you feel it is less or more than what would be in a union hospital? 25. Do you ever have a problem with supplies being in a non-union hospital? Is there someone always backing up nurses to get supplies? Who do you go to? If there is anything else you want to add please just fill it in below, thank you!