shellm73

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1. Should a nursing instructor tell a student they are not nursing material.

   shellm73 replied to motivated2nurse's topic in General Students

   I saw the same thing happen in my nursing program during the first week of classes - not with myself but with a fellow student. Apparently one of the instructors told my classmate that she won't make it in nursing because she isn't "nursing material"...

2. Nclex - rn preparation

   shellm73 replied to Alicia0514's topic in NCLEX

   I agree! I'm interested in trying Suzanne's method, too. I'm currently finishing up the Saunders NCLEX Review book, taking the quizzes at the end of each chapter and scoring at least 75% on each. I believe this is the FIRST step you must complete bef...

3. New Grad Rn Salaries

   shellm73 replied to KAMARAkamara's topic in North Carolina

   I live in MI and as a graduate nurse am starting out at $25.50/hr plus an additional 8% shift differential for working midnights. I know there is also a shift differential for weekends, but I'm not sure what it is...

4. Accelerated Nursing Program

   shellm73 replied to alli521's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi there...I just completed an accelerated BSN program. It took one year - well, if you count the 4 months of prereqs (Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Nutrition) then it was actually 16 months. Anyhow, the program was great but VERY stressful. We ...

5. Took NCLEX, had 190+,,,,passed...my tips...

   shellm73 replied to sarusan79's topic in NCLEX

   Congratulations on passing and thanks for the info! I haven't taken NCLEX yet (am in the process of preparing for it) and I am a nervous wreck! Many of my classmates have already taken the exam and passed. Each one of them said they felt horrible aft...

6. Just passed with 75 thanks to Kaplan!

   shellm73 replied to Suzi_RN's topic in NCLEX

   I keep thinking about taking the Kaplan review...but I've heard so many different things about it. Some say it's worth the money, some say it isn't. But so far, all of the people I went to school with who also took the Kaplan's course have passed! Di...

7. This can help reduce your NCLEX anxiety

   shellm73 replied to momofstudent's topic in NCLEX

   Like many, I am freaking out about taking the NCLEX. I'm having trouble sleeping, and I find myself waking up in the middle of the night thinking about NCLEX questions I had read earlier. In the day time when I try to study, I have trouble focusing -...