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Hey there! My friend told me of another trick to find out whether or not you passed. She went on our state BON website and did a license lookup (2 days after her exam date) and saw that she was issued a RN license number. I found the California BON l...

My exam is scheduled for September 30th. :/ I have yet to study any nursing material, and it's been 4 months since I graduated in May. From what my classmates have told me there is no way to study for the NCLEX. So far they have all passed, and I'm h...

Our class lost the most people in critical care, the previous semester's med-surg class did a good job at weeding people out as well.

What type of clinical areas will you experience during your last semester? Community rotations. Does your program have a preceptorship during the last semester? If so, in which area would you like to do your preceptorship? We do. I asked to be plac...

Sounds just like our program.

I cried a lot last semester, just about every day, except weekends. My instructor made it her job to make my life hell for those 14 weeks. I also cried every other day at the beginning of this semester. Then I realized I'm almost done and have mad...

Umm...wow. I'm sorry. lol Why would anyone insist on nurses wearing dresses? We work, and we work hard.

Our uniforms are navy blue, top and bottom. For our peds rotation we can where whatever scrubs we want. Shoes are to be white, but as long as they're closed-toe and look clean the faculty doesn't pay much attention.

My physical was similar to shrimpchips. However, we did have a urine test the first week of school, but I think that was more hospital policy for clinical than for actual admission into the program.

I hate nursing school, but I love clinical. Just when I'm ready to throw in the towel I think of how great it feels to be in the hospital working with patients. 7 more months to go.

I come up with a new diagnosis for myself every week. I know a lot of other students who are the same way. We get many laughs from everyone's self-diagnoses.

I loved OB and hope to be doing my practicum in that area. I'm in peds right now, and absolutely hating it. I'm not sure what it is though. The lectures are boring, the professors talk to us like grade school children, and the clinicals are ridiculou...

I've always been somewhat of an anxious person, but when I started nursing school it's gotten progressively worse. I can't seem to cope with the stress like I use to be able to. I'm in my senior year, and have 2 semesters left before graduation. The...

Thank you all for your responses. I've considered the options mentioned. Money is an issue for both my family and me. I give what cash I can for gas and free food with my waste of a meal pan. These clinicals I've mentioned, we are completely on our...

Also, thank you both for your posts. :]

Everyone keeps saying I should see someone, but I really don't see how that would help. I think I will anyway, just to at least give it a try. There still lies the issue of getting to required clinicals though, and not having the means to do so.

My family is an hour away and have busy work schedules. I don't know of anyone who would be able to (or just not want to) drive me an hour away from campus at 5:30 am. There may be someone around here, but I have yet to meet them. Transportation aro...

Oh, one thing I am trying to do this summer is getting in the hospital and working alongside a nurse in the CCU. Whether that be a job or just shadowing, I'm sure it will help.

Thank you for asking this question. I am also hoping to get myself prepared for critical care, in hopes of not having another stressful semester that med-surg brought on. Looking forward to suggestions. :]

Congratulations, good luck, and thank you! :)

I always just take my scrubs from the dryer to the hanger, and they're never wrinkled or sloppy looking. I've never ironed anything in my life. :/

I finished my first year of this program about a week ago, and today I'll be going back to school for a 3-week cultural anthropology class (last gen. ed., woo hoo). After that I plan on either getting a job at the hospital or shadowing, and doing a l...

I'm almost about done with 2nd semester, and it's pretty tough. We have an OB and Med-Surg clinical back to back (12 hours and then 8). We also have pharmacology, which I personally find to be the easiest of all the classes we have this semester, but...

If you're able to help without it getting in the way of your own learning needs and experiences I would do it. I love helping others because sometimes a different view point is all they need to make it click in their minds, and it also helps me to p...

Where were you thinking of applying to? I know Radford University's nursing program accepts transfers, and two of them are actually in my clinical group. Here's a link to the application process: http://nurs-web.asp.radford.edu/prospective_undergradu...