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I've been working on the floors for over a year now, I have yet to encounter any doctors (hospitalist, surgeons, GI docs, psychiatrist, etc) who have berated me. It can possibly be the way I approach certain doc's with a cool and mellow attitude or ...

Yes and No. Each place is different and has their own specific preferences as who they want to hire.

Hey, I'm currently working on my first year in Med-Surg. I am very interested and currently enrolling in a BSN-MSN program with an emphasis in Informatics. I would love to be part of the network.

For those who are sad or are discouraged about not passing their first time, do not worry it just means that your journey to becoming a nurse has been "delayed". I recently graduated on May with a high probability of passing the boards (around 90th ...

Bumping this thread for future repeated test takers or those who feel that they need a story to read to help relieve their anxiety for their upcoming test. Again guys, clear your mind, stay positive, your mind and body will take care of the rest. :...

Congrats!!!! I'm excited for you :).

Congrats!!!!!

Thanks again guys for the congrats. :) Hey, 3 weeks is more than enough to prep yourself for the exam. I assume now that you've taken the first time, now you now how intense the testing can be. You can now utilize that to your advantage and prepa...

Just checked online right now and CA BreEZe System just uploaded my license information. So roughly it took about less than a week for me. Good luck Guys :).

With the new BreEZe system in California, I've been hearing that it's taking an extremely long time to update their license information on the BON.

I wouldn't necessarily say it sucks, it's just that you would have to invest a lot in their practice questions in order to reach a higher level of mastery. I can say that the NCLEX questions are quite comparable to Prep U's mastery level 7.

I'm a second time passer, but it was my first time using kaplan when I tested for the second time. It's kind of hard to see where you are at because your scores really do fluctuate. My advice is to go at it more and try to stay very consistent abo...

Thanks guys n gals. I just want to reach out to those who are in a similar situation and let them know anything is possible, as long as their mind to it.

Yeah, I think he's in a position that may well be hindering him from passing. He works at a hospital as an ER tech full-time and we all know that there are many differences as to how NCLEX and the hospital sees things.

Believe it or not Levitas, it's not uncommon for folks to take the boards multiple times. A buddy of mine graduated 3 years ago and have yet to pass his boards.

You should take a couple of days to relax and then go back to the drawing board and change your studying routine. I too failed on my first try at 265 and went into a mild depression you could say lol. I went on a vacation to clear my head, afterward...

I took the 3 week version of NCSBN along with Kaplan and Saunders (I know it's ALOT) and I feel that NCSBN did help me a lot. The content portion of course I skipped, because I was studying Saunders, but the questions NCSBN laid out were pretty toug...

Goodluck, with those scores I know you'll tackle it for sure. Keep us updated.

Though your scores are a bit on the low side IMO, I think you should practice a lot on the Qbanks. I averaged about 65-70% on Q1-Q7, but that was after going through 75% of the Qbanks. It is said that if you hit around 60 percentile, you will have ...

If you can, I'd recommend both. Saunders for content, and Kaplan for test taking strategies. I incorporated both and managed to pass at 75 questions on my second try.

There were stories of those who went straight to the CC and pass. It's the good pop up that has a 99.9% accuracy. Just have hope and stay positive.

Lol having a little one is something. I graduated in May of this year and on top of that a one month old. I do believe having a baby did hinder my studying (He had colic for about 3 months, thank goodness it ended) because I wasn't able to lay out ...

Hey do not let this bring you down. I failed my first try at 265 and passed at 75 on my second time. You should take a couple of days to clear your head and not think about nursing. Once that is settled, go back to the drawing board and change up ...

I was wondering anyone out there who applied and got selected as today was the day we got our results?

Hey there, sorry to hear about your situation but I'll give you some insight of the minds of a transporter. I've been working as a transporter for about 5 years now and I can tell you it can get frustrating on both ends. At our hospital, we're give...