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Been wondering the same thing. Feels like we had our interview schedule by this time last spring. I also haven't gotten any communication regarding references, how did you find out that yours will be "reused?"

Congrats to you all! Just finished taking NCLEX, 75 questions, way to many SATA and 45 minutes out the door. Felt terrible, may drugs I had never heard of. Checked the Pearson VUE website when I got to my car and it indicated that my test scores had been "successfully delivered." So, I did the Pearson VUE trick and got the good pop-up! We'll see what Oregon BON has to say in the next couple of days. Congratulations again, can't wait to move forward with the learning!

Could you forward me the notes you are so graciously sharing? Thanks, Bill [email protected]

First time applying, sitting for NCLEX on June 5th! I too am curious about the set up for the first interview. Mainly, is it a group or one-on-one interview? Thanks, Bill

I'd be interested to keep hearing about your experience as an "out of stater" applying and going through the process. Looks like you don't have enough posts yet to PM but feel free to once you get there (15 posts I think). When did you graduate? Do you already have your OR license and what was your experience doing so? How long did that process take? Where you first licensed in CA? Cheers, Bill

Check it out here: https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/pearsonvue-trick-part-403722.html

When you have to think when someone says "If you say gullible really slow it sounds like ORANGE!" Dang it was a long night.

That's awesome!!! I will be graduating in May at 36 years old and feel like my age is a leg up in a new nursing pool of twenty somethings. Good luck out there.

I had no trouble with prereqs coming from 5 different schools and two different time periods! As long as you get them done and the are accepted it shouldn't be a big deal, good luck!

B.S. in Parks and Recreation Management, spent 10 years working on the river.

White lab coat White scrub top "Eggplant" scrub bottoms White shoes Ugh!!! Not a great look on any guy!

The rub is that I've got a pretty good deal going on here in NC, work is paying for school and a job after passing NCLEX is nearly guaranteed. I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket. If I got something like the Legacy Residency or something similar I would move to OR no question but with the current glut of nurses being churned out of the PDX area I would be less inclined to make the move without something solid in terms of first job out of school. @scaredtorelocate: Well, I never switched my phone number so I am still rocking a PDX area code and I suppose I could use my sisters address in Scappoose on my resume?!?!?! @lilredrn: I can't PM yet (only 10 posts so far) but I would be very interested to be in contact with the person that came in from out of state if they would be willing to correspond with me, I could PM you my email once I am able to if you thought that could be a possibility. I am also interested in the timeframe of the timeline of when you had to have your application materials in to Legacy, 1st interview, 2nd interview, when you found out that you were accepted into the program and when the program started. Being in NC I will be out of school the first week of May and ideally would take NCLEX at the end of that month. Thoughts?

In Western North Carolina and work in the Emergency Department, base rate just over $12 w/ night differential it is closer to $15.

Good luck man, sounds familiar. Keep your head down and get the work done. Can't speak to the date bit much I'm in a traditional program, meaning I am the oldest (35) by over ten years. Not my kind of dating pool. Cheers!

Starting Senior Year! GPA and TEAS good enough to get me in and grades so far are good enough to keep me in! 9 months til NCLEX, let's do it!

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I'd be interested in hearing from anyone that got accepted into this cohort that was from out of state, particularly a compact state. I will be completing my BSN in May of 2012 in North Carolina and hoping to move back to Portland. My main question is concerning applying for OR licensing. Would it be best to take my NCLEX and indicate Oregon as the state that I would like to be initially licensed in? Is this possible? If not can I start the licensing process (background check, fingerprinting, fees, etc.) before taking the test? I know that the employment market in the PDX area is tight but really want to be back on the westside of the country. Thanks, Bill

I challenged the NC state CNA test and passed. Somewhere on AllNurses.com someone posted this website: http://deptets.fvtc.edu/nursing/index.htm I used the state guidelines to study, watched the videos and did lots of walk through practicing in my living room! Start my first CNA position as a FT Psych Tech on an Adol Psych floor (3/12's)!

Hi There, Good to see this post. I have been working with kids off and on, mostly as a professional guide, for the past 11 years. I recently challenged the NC state CNA test and passed and was just offered a FT (3/12's) Psych Tech/CNA postition on an Adolescent Psych floor. Very excited, they could potentially pay for my Nursing degree. I do have concerns of not gaining some of the typical CNA/Nursing skills, I guess time will tell. Cheers,

Seems legit. I basically just did the same thing but had friends help me with what this course sounds like it does. I too did not want to sit in class for 5-6 weeks so I challenged the course and passed it on the 17th. I studied everything that I could and felt mostly prepared for it. I wasn't able to practice taking BP's very much but luckily I didn't have to perform that skill. You can find a lot of information here, some of it this course seems to be charging for. Any questions feel free to contact me.

Brand new here, just made the decision to head back to school. Looks like a few semesters of pre req courses and then crossing my fingers. Haven't felt this good about the future in a long time. Professional river guide getting out of the rat race.