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  1. New Grads: how long did it take you to find a job, or how long have you been ...

    maj0079 replied to kieran07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated May 2015 Passed NCLEX May 2015 Job offer April 2015 I was one of the lucky ones to get a job offer before I finished school. The offer was from the unit I was doing my last clinical rotation...

  2. Scrub bottoms for tall/fat female?

    maj0079 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Ugh so instead of losing weight in nursing school I gained weight. Now I need a 3X tall and I have no clue where to look. I did read a post from like 2010 of someone who carries their weight in their...

  3. NCLEX Plan

    maj0079 replied to seasidesoul's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you took the ATI predictor do you get all the content you had during school? when I took my predictor I got a 99% probability and only used ATI material. I took my NCLEX yesterday and passed. I...

  4. NCLEX Question? READ THIS!

    maj0079 replied to RNsRWe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Which is why I didn't do it! I wasn't going to take the chance, especially when I live in a quick results state. Got my results from my BON in less than 24 hours! Passed btw, totally stoked. It was...

  5. NCLEX Mastery app on phone helped me pass the NCLEX

    maj0079 replied to Knoel9891's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you use any other resources? Our school does ATI (we have the full game with a 3 day in person review also!) and I don't know if I should be studying something else or not. I have done a few on...

  6. Accelerated vs. Traditional Program

    maj0079 replied to theivleague's topic in General Students

    Interesting thread! I have a BS in Biology and had worked for a few years when I decided I hated bench work and i really was passionate about working with people. So I started looking into nursing...

  7. How do parents feel about nursing students?

    maj0079 replied to Channing's topic in General Students

    In my postpartum I was super nervous! My mom was an RN herself, so I felt that I needed to be on the ball and do it all right. She was so nice and great! She let me do whatever on her and the baby! On...

  8. Apps for studying?

    maj0079 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Has anyone found any good apps (either android or iPhone, prefer iPhone) for studying or reviewing material. I am looking for something that I can lay in bed before bed and go through for like 20...

  9. Apps for studying?

    maj0079 replied to maj0079's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

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  10. Apps for studying?

    maj0079 replied to maj0079's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks! I have been debating about the NCLEX Mastery one because I did not want to pay the money and it not be worth it! I have 8 weeks left of my program and I am so done with the school part! So...

  11. New Nursing Student

    maj0079 replied to acceb29's topic in General Students

    I agree with this. I am in an accelerated program (8 weeks left!!!) and my life saver has been a detailed calendar that I can color code assignments, exams, clinical basically anything that is due or...

  12. Small local hospital vs. larger/farther away hospital

    maj0079 replied to siobhansutton's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am in a similar predicament. However, I got a part-time job (3 months left of school) at one of the smaller hospitals and i figured I want to work there. Why? because I will get experience in...

  13. Advice for New Nursing Students

    maj0079 replied to 2bnursebeckky's topic in General Students

    Words of advice: do not freak out over the small stuff, figure out your way to stay organized and stick to it. Do not change your study habits that work for you. I changed mine because,I wasn't...

  14. office for macbook air

    maj0079 replied to savinglives33's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There is a great YouTube video that shows you how to set up Word on A Mac for APA. Not sure why you are having probs. I have a MacBook and Microsoft office and have had no

  15. Accelerated Program Jitters

    maj0079 replied to iammargarita19's topic in General Students

    I am in the middle (time wise) of my ABSN program. I am a single mom of a 4 and 2 yr old. I commute an hour to school. I did it, I made the Dean's List both Spring and Summer semester. So, you can do...

  16. Student planner app suggestions?

    maj0079 replied to 7237dallas's topic in General Students

    Have you looked at Trello? It is pretty cool, you can put in each assignment, code it for each class and when it is due and you can see a running list of what is due, when working on it you move it to...

  17. Switching from Kaplan to ATI, help!?!?

    maj0079 replied to maj0079's topic in General Students

    Thank you! I did a search for ATI vs Kaplan and couldn't find anything recent (like 2011 was the earliest). I found Kaplan to be a pain in the orifice. It was horrible. I am glad they are changing it,...

  18. Switching from Kaplan to ATI, help!?!?

    maj0079 posted a topic in General Students

    I am in an ABSN program and our program utilized the Kaplan program for testing. At the end of each class we would take a standardized test and have to remediate on it. We have about 5% of our grade...

  19. How to pay for BSN & CRNA School

    maj0079 replied to bailey1769's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CRNA is considered grad school and those loans have a different set of rules, so that won't be the problem. The 2nd BSN, you will most likely have to take out private loans if you don't go the...

  20. Low GPA

    maj0079 replied to nico_2451's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I really take offense to the nay sayers, yes it is hard, yes it can be difficult, but it can be done. I screwed up my first time in college. When I applied I had a 2.7 GPA, the requirement was a 2.75...

  21. Striving to do Better

    maj0079 replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My advice, do what you have to do, to get where you want. I had a similar experience. I flunked out my first year of college and looking at my transcripts you can see how much i have excelled since...

  22. Transcripts from multiple schools

    maj0079 replied to Altran's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes they will want them all, even if some don't transfer, it is more for the financial aid reason than anything else. I am an older student and literally had 7 transcripts to get to my

  23. The real reason your failing in school

    maj0079 replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Students

    Thank you for this! I truly thought it was due to the high amount of new grads. Upon seeing that, South Dakota has a high employment rate, but they are one of the lowest paid

  24. Nursing School Makeup (clinicals)

    maj0079 replied to NurseYomi's topic in General Students

    We were just told not to have extra piercings and no visible tattoos. We have a few girls with lip piercings who put in clear plastic things. No one changes their make up. Some come with heavy make up...

  25. Do you really need a laptop for nursing school?

    maj0079 replied to xiomara17's topic in General Students

    So interesting to read everyone's posts on their thoughts! Our school REQUIRES laptops. All of our testing is online, we have to log in to secure sites and do our testing while the prof sits in back...