Natasha A. CNA, LVN

Congratulations Marilyn!!!

Congratulations for making it to the next level. That's a huge accomplishment! What classes are you currently taking and are you doing clinicals? I would suggest to study in two ways: study for the lecture and study for the clinical portion. Many p...

Hi Does your care plan book have nursing diagnoses listed according to maslow hierarchy of needs? That's a great place to start. Also what i wish i knew when i started LVN nursing school was read the the first couple chapters in the dx book. Those p...

Congrats!! I would search on here: "why i failed first semester" posts. Mostly time management issues from not keeping up with reading 8 chapters a week or having 8 chapter exams to having to do 8 hour clinicals in addition to studying for 8 chapter ...

CONGRATULATIONS!!! How to prepare? I would look up every former posts on "how to pass first semester" and start from there ? You will read 1st semester students struggles and success stories. ? Hope this helps

Hi I highly recommend doing practice questions and listening to Mark K audios. Just remember for priority questions that the most vital organs in order are Brain, heart, kidney and the most vital elements are oxygen, water, sodium, and potassium- i...

Do this BEFORE lecture I would Definitely invest in high yield books which takes away fluff and read BEFORE reading your textbooks (hesi, ATI, lippincott nclex rn content, pocket book, companion book that goes with your medsurg book) then read a refe...

2 BIGGEST TIPS!!! #1 I highly recommend relearning nursing fundamentals, cellular pathology and systemic inflammation pathways from a ICU / critical care perspective really really well to anticipate nursing managements . without science knowledge it...

Hi! We have all been there. Have you spoken to your professor yet? They are the ones who create the quizzes and exams. Let us know how everything turns out

You need resources that will teach you step by step how to answer questions which is why mark k program is so far apart from all the other resources.

I can not agree more with labordude. Have you did an assessment on why most nursing students fail the nclex? Its usually .Not knowing pathophysiology/physiology .Not knowing how to breakdown nursing questions .Anxiety

SATA questions can be a challenge. As for your professor giving the class SATA questions, that is usually the case to help prepare you for the NCLEX. As you progress toward graduation, the exam questions become more complex from knowledge and underst...

When recording try to organize it as much as possible and record by topic. Follow the headings in your textbook and record as accordingly. (Which means you will need to do preparation before class to at least have an idea of all the textbook headings...

Hi. This is another comment i posted for someone else. "Hi i highly recommend reading about "active learning" and utilize it in your exam preparation everyday. You will retain 90%+ when you are teaching it to someone else. Also ive come to realize...

Hi. I highly recommend reading about "active learning" and utilize it in your exam preparation everyday. You will retain 90%+ when you are teaching it to someone else. Also ive come to realize that we use all the great study material but may not have...

Read the book "Great Ways to Learn Anatomy and Physiology" before taking the class if you decide to

Hi im sorry to hear about your test results. You seem to have used great qbanks but something is missing. Is it lacking A&p/patho content , not understanding maslow, not knowing how to break down nclex style questions? Usually its one or all

You are determined and your actions speaks volume. Im glad to see that you went back to school. Med surg class can be a struggle. Is this your first med surg exam? Do you have more exams coming up to make up for this score? If so there is still a cha...

Hi. My advice is maybe finding a nclex tutor, study partner or a nursing teacher to help you on how to break down and answer nclex style questions? Having someone to hear how you think outloud each step to answer each question may help you the most.

Congratulations!!! My piece of advice is opposite than most which is learn how nclex questions are written, created and developed from from a test writer stand point first. Ncsbn website is where it starts. THEN get a nclex book to review the test t...

Congratulations!!! My piece of advice is opposite than most which is learn how nclex questions are written, created and developed from from a test writer stand point first. Ncsbn website is where it starts. THEN get a nclex book to review the test t...

Or work as a scribe for an acute specialty doctor or unit Secretary on an acute floor. A great non acute position too is becoming medication tech aide too at a nursing home. You will be ahead for pharm class If you can get good grades and find schola...

Very great advice!! i wish i did that as a CNA was work in icu, telemetry, ER or any acute related specialty for 6 months to a year before attending the lvn program first. Instead i worked in nursing home. I remember we had an EMT in my program and s...

Yes!!! Look on youtube what i wish i knew in nursing school as well as type in search bar here. Start there ? lvn programs are fast pace. Reach out to previous classmates