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i wanted to come back to let you know i took the AANP yesterday and passed. I haven't cried like that in a long time. This is what i did to pass the boards: i graduated in May but life got in the way so i had to postpone it till now. I took Leik's review vis webinar mid november, i also listened to Amelie's review for the last two weeks. I did all the questions in the Amelie's qbank and half the questions in Leik's book. On the day of the exam i marked all the questions i wasn't sure 31 of them. I had plenty of time to answer all questions. I felt the majority of my questions were pediatrics. Some were so easy and straight forward that i thought i was getting tricked. I would recommend Leik's review and the book that comes with it, know that like the back of your hand and do the questions! If i did it at 39 weeks pregnant and graduating 6 months ago and ESL you can do it too!

Hi taking the exam on December 22 in California. Very nervous! Just finished the Leik review! wish me luck.

i understand your frustration. my husband is going through the program right now. i've been an rn for more than 3 years. i never understood why nursing teachers and clinical instructors are such *******! yes i said it! where is the compassion you're tought???!!! i think those who can't be nurse are teachers! and some are worst than others. so i wish you the best in the next 8 weeks.

you can't get into community college right now. it takes for ever. why didn't you like west coast?

what classes are you taking? my husband is taking anatomy and math these first 10 weeks.

i just wanted to say congrats to all of you that took the nclex. my husband is starting the lvn to rn on tuesday and i'm going back to work that day too (i'm an er nurse)....thank you for sharing your stories and for showing that there is light at the end of the tunel... my big beef w/ the school was the book situation...that they made him buy the book from school....for the next term we are going to get them from b&n or other places that are cheaper. for those of you who are looking for new grad programs...the economy has hit us too so take the job you're offered and ask more preceptor time. anyone my hubby should be looking out for w/ regards to instructor? he's taking anatomy and math this 1st term and 2nd 10 weeks will be physio.

I took the Hurst review two years ago when i graduated hopkins and i am thankfull for it. i have friends who didn't take any review and who took Kaplan. I liked Hurst because of the "review factor". She made it so easy and at the end of 17 months of rn school it was refeshing to see how much i have learned and how clear everything was. the bottom line is that everyone should know that no matter what review you take you will have not come across the type of questions you will find on your exam. don't wait for 3-4 months to take the test. wait no longer than 2 months and don't work. in the end i had $50,000 in student loans and if a class that was 350 would make me pass my exam that's worth the expense.

the 67,000 price tab is for the lvn to rn(adn) program. for the bsn program is more than $100,000. you don't need to have prereqs you take the program from start to finish w/ them. someone had this advice w/ whom i agree compleately. do you math, english, chem speech and other classes full time at community college and than go see wc. you would save a lot of money. i know it's hard to get into antomy , physio and micro so that's fine to take it at wc but for the rest go ahead and take it at a community college just make sure they are going to take them.

did you try ymca?

if you look on the board of nursing website west coast is on there which leads me to believe they are accredited..husband is starting the lvn to rn program in anaheim feb 2nd. yes tuition is 67,000...but in the end he'll be done w/ school sooner than waiting at a jc.

for those that are looking at the bsn non lvn program just go take the HESI pass it and speaking w/ financial aid that's how you're going to find out the final price!

so my husband went today and took the hesi and passed w/ an 85% than we met w/ addmissions. talk about a sticker price shocker!!! for the lvn to rn program the total coast is 67,440.00. i almost fell over. i got my bsn from hopkins and it was about 44,000 but you gotta pay for what you want...it looks like he will be starting on feb 2nd at the anheim campus. we are meeting w/ financial aid on the 31st hoping the lower this price.... for all of you who are graudating and would like to donate/sell your books please let me know.

what about if you want to get your BSN? my husband is planing on taking the lvn to adn program. would he run into a lot of trouble when he's going to get his bsn?

karmarene, the hubby passed the nclex pn exam. just found out today!!!!!!!!!! so now we are getting ready to go see west coast people!!! any advice?

i have another question for you that are going to WCU. My husband took his nCLEX pn exam two weeks ago....he thinks he failed computer turned off at 85 and about 40 of those questions were on meds he's never heard of...anyway... do any of you know if he can enroll at WCU while still taking classes at a community college? He would take the chemistry and math classes. I know he has to have the LVN licence to attend the lvn to adn program....do you guys know if people have failed w/ 85 questions?