Sweet_Cheekss

i definitely am not saying that all are like this. I was just venting. Like i said no offense to anyone. this is something i just needed to get off my chest.

Well i just really needed to get something off my chest. I recently graduated from an ADN program in June and in July passed my boards. its a great accomplishment for me and its honestly still so surreal. So the next thing to do would be to find a job. I live in nyc and its been horrible out here. All you hear is sorry we accept only BSN grads and honestly its really discouraging. I understand BSN grads take more classes than we do but please tell me what does that really mean. Do we not all take the same boards? Or does the computer know who did their ADN and who did their BSN? its kind of a shame because there are so many bright new grads out there that want to make a difference in this world but yet they are rejected. Ok all my frustration started when My friends and I were taking our Kaplan review course. The whole class was full of BSN grads and we were the only ADN grads in there. Ok so we were the outcasts no problem in that we dealt with it. So the instructor would take us through 75 questions each day and honestly not many of the BSN grads knew much. I mean im not saying all BSN grads are like that it but they went to such a great school. The questions we heard coming out of their mouths was dreadful. For example a girl asked Why do you use carbon dioxide during a laparoscopic procedure And the list goes on. Ok i know your supposed to learn these things in nursing school and honestly they are basic things. So explain to me shouldnt a BSN grad know more than an ADN grad? I just think its kind of unfair for us to be rejected due to our degree. I apologize if my post offended anyone but i just needed to get this out there and make people realize something .Ok fine they got a higher degree than us but that doesnt make them a better nurse than us. There is such a shortage and so many people that need to be taken care of that employers are nit picking about that. Im proud of my degree and a hospital that wouldnt accept me because of it isnt for me. All i can say is their loss. Thanks for listening and sorry if i offended anyone. feel free to leave any comments

Thank you everyone for the congrats. Its been a rough journey but i made it .Thank you again

hey priyagoldy good luck on the 24th and you definitely will be posting the same type of message. have faith in yourself and in god.. Just a tip make sure you go over meds youve seen on tv i found the suggestion on this forum and it was really helpful to me when i studied and also know your infection control. I took Kaplan and i felt that the stratedy for Kaplan did help me out but all in all trust yourself. When you go into the test make sure to remind yourself you are going to pass you are going to become an RN... After this its just smooth sailing ... Take care and good luck. Let me know how it went..

I took the test on July 14 and on July 16 i found out i passed. My test stopped at 85 questions. I left there feeling numb like most of us do. Not knowing how you did and what type of questions you received. I honestly couldnt remember most of the questions that i had. My questions were all over the place. i only had a few meds. A few SATA and mostly priorty. Just have faith in god and in yourself. Because you didnt get through nursing school for nothing. There is a reason you were brought this far. Good luck to all that are taking it in the near future. Always keep in mind that you can do it . Have faith..