BlondeAndBold

So here's how the HESSI works at my school... You take the Hessi right after you finish the peds class...you must make an 850 to pass. If you are unsuccessful - you must sit out of classes for 5 weeks and do a remediation packet (I'm talking this thing fills up a notebook). You have another opportunity to take the test at the end of that 5 weeks...if you are again unsuccessful...you're pretty much SOL. My best friend who is 6 months ahead of me in the program just failed the Hessi last week...so now I'm pretty nervous because I know I'll be taking it soon... She said she did a lot of NCLEX review books/CDs...but the questions are NOTHING like that...I don't know - I'm probably not the best person to be posting on this thread being that I have no first hand knowledge of the HESSI...but I wish you the best of luck! :) -=-holly-=-

I guess I take for granted that my school's nursing program does not differentiate between the LPNs and the ADNs...we take the same classes, go to the same clinicals, etc. After the spring semester our LPNs can exit or chose to move ahead with the ADNs... The way I see it - we're all professionals, and we're part of a team. The LPN students in my class are responsible for knowing the same information I am. :) -=-holly-=-

Hey there...I'm Holly...I've been working as a PCT (basically a CNA that can draw blood, haha) at a local hospital on the Vascular floor for almost 4 months now. I recieved my CNA cert this past January (that's also when I started nursing school). I think working as a tech is really going to help me as a nurse...I'm learning/seeing things that my classmates have not yet experienced. I stumbled upon allnurses last night at work...can't wait to get to know you all a little better! :) -=-holly-=-

I work on a Vascular floor and rarely have bed alarms set...however; if we have a confused and/or fall risk patient and I hear their bed alarm being to sound I walk briskly to their room...I'm on a 32 bed floor, if I try to run around all the corners I have here, I'd knock someone (myself) out. :) -=-holly-=-

Diabetic patients...think "ZIP" when thinking of allergies... Zinc Insulin Protamine Hope this helps any/everyone... -=-holly-=-

I have nearly 40 students in my class, we range from 19 to mid-50's...I'm the second youngest - haha! I'll be 23 when I graduate in December 2008! But age is nothing but a number - my best friend will be 40 when she graduates! :) -=-holly-=-

I wish I could've found this thread about 4 weeks ago! That's when I did my OR observation - and I just LOVED it!! OR is definately in my "top 5 places to work" when I become a nurse (one year left!!)! :) These are really great tips - spoken by a true professional! -=-holly-=-