kaylajane08

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1. Is there a difference between BS with major in Nursing and a BSN?

   kaylajane08 replied to kaylajane08's topic in General Students

   thanks for the responses everyone! the information makes sense. so, the school i am attending is Oregon Health and Science University's "School of Nursing". And according to this new RN whose name badge said BS, she must have attended OHSU's School o...

2. Is there a difference between BS with major in Nursing and a BSN?

   kaylajane08 posted a topic in General Students

   Hello everyone. I just graduated with my ASS in nursing and now work as an RN. :yeah:This fall, I will start the bachelor's program through Oregon Health and Science University (my classes are online, but my clinicals will be in my hometown). Anywhoo...

3. kaplan qbank %

   kaylajane08 replied to nynurse!'s topic in NCLEX

   I took Kaplan complete course and did the qbank. My Qtrainers were as followed: QT 1- 60% QT 2- 66% QT 3- 61% QT 4- 61% QT 5- 57% QT 6- 65% QT 7- 66% My average Qbank score was 58% and I had 69% completed. Therefore if i didn't pass, I would not hav...

4. Human Patient Simulator Used?

   kaylajane08 replied to kaylajane08's topic in General Students

   Thanks! My school calls him Sim Man as well. It's nice to have an idea of what other schools do. I totally agree with you.

5. Human Patient Simulator Used?

   kaylajane08 posted a topic in General Students

   Hey everyone! I am curious, at my nursing school we use a human patient simulator in addition to clinical time. For two hours/wk, our instructors create senarios in which we perform nursing tasks on the HPS, which is a life size mannequin that can pr...

6. at what age did you start studying nursing?

   kaylajane08 replied to cksl's topic in General Students

   I graduated high school at 17, prereqs the first year of college (18 yo), started the nursing program at 19, and will graduate this June! (I am in a 2 year program). I turn 21 in august, and then start up the BSN program (1 year) in the fall.

7. May/June 2008 Grads!!

   kaylajane08 replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Students

   when do you plan to take the nclex? sometime in july. i am taking a saunders nclex prep course at the end of june and many people in previous years take their nclex in july. will you work before you take the boards? yes, will start preceptorship a...

8. dumb newbie question about uniform

   kaylajane08 replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

   we wear our uniform to clinical and sim lab and street clothes to class. when not during sim lab hours (this is like class only using the human patient simulator), we must wear buisness casual (no jeans/t-shirt). This is mainly because it looks nice ...

9. What does your nursing uniform look like?

   kaylajane08 replied to Princess74's topic in General Students

   That is interesting you were any scrubs you want for the classroom. At my school, we are at the college for class time and just wear street clothes.

10. What kind of grading scale does your program have??

    kaylajane08 replied to peaches023's topic in General Students

    Interesting to see all the different grading scales. I've always been curious of others as well. My nursing program's grading scale has be altered since last year. It is now: 92-100%= A outstanding 84-91%= B above average 73-83%= C meets minimum sta...

11. What does your school do with students who fail nursing classes?

    kaylajane08 replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    My college's guidelines are a lot like others. At my college's program in Oregon, if you fail a class, you have to retake the class the next year.