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Definately July but I haven't scheduled yet. I'm scared outta my pants eventhough I did extremely well on the HESI tests in nursing school. I need to get on it, huh? I just can't retain so much info! But from what I hear, you can never be fully prepared for nclex soooooo. Good luck everyone! I'll keep you all in my prayers if that's ok. :)

Hello All, I'm sorry that you all are experiencing the blues about finding a job. I dread that part too. I graduated from LVN school May 2010 and haven't set for my boards yet and that's bugging me to death! I'm one those who lost motivation and just could not quite get into study mode. I am, however, happy to say that I am back on track with my studying and will "sit" come July. BUT enough of my woes. I just wanted to give you some positve feedback and let you all know that most of my classmates have found jobs. It was sixteen of us that graduated and nine have found jobs, so it'll come just be patience and keep giving it your all. And if you're a spiritual person, try and find comfort in that. Good luck with all you're endeavors!

That sounds great! Yeah, I guess I probably jumped ahead a little. For me, the subjects you just mentioned were studied in a "Nursing Foundations" class. Then in med/surg, which is what I'm taking now, goes over the sudjects I mentioned in my previous post. But it sounds like your on the right track. Good Luck !

Oh, studying together would be great but its so hard to get together for study groups, you know? But we can definitely try....=)

Hey there, my apologies for the delay. so different teachers have different approaches as to how they want to lecture but in my med/surg class the instructor started with CV because he felt it was one of the most mportant subjects to understand. Get to know the cycle of the heart really well, i.e. systole, diastole,etc. Then resp. and then just all the systems really. Become familiar with the nursing considerations and disease processes, clinical manifestations and interventions, as well as the labs that correlate. Get yourself some nursing care plan cards or a care plan book. I have both and I love them. And even though you can more than likely find interventions in your text, I just prefer the cards because they're so easy and convenient and I've gotten A's on my care plans! For Phram, the dosage calculations are easy! There's only a couple of formulas to remember, really. Be able to distinguish between the generic and trade names on the labels and start to familiarize yourself with the different classes of drugs. So if you have your drug guide, the back of it should list the different classes and give you a good understanding of the what that particular class does. With nutrition, I would suggest just starting at the beginning and going over the basics then move on through the chapters. So basically try and understand the disease processes and what's happening physiologically. I hope this helps. Let me know if I can help any further. =) misscelly

I didn't really DO anything to prepare for the program, but since my ultimate goal is becoming an RN , I had taken the prereq courses for the RN program (I'm using the LVN program as a stepping stone to get into the RN program due to the impaction of all RN programs), so that really helped. Let me know your class schedule for this coming semester and I'll try and fill you in on what might be appropriate to study ahead of time. Currently, I'm going to Western Career College, I'm in my second term, and so far so good. I've learned a lot!

Hi there, I'm not in the Merritt program but I am currently in an LVN program here in the Bay Area. My advice would be to study, study, study, don't miss any classes or clinicals, establish a personal relationship with your instructors from the very beginning, and be confident! That should get you through. What I'm finding is that the program is time consuming but definitely managable. Good Luck !

Hello All, I personally know someone who challenged the board (here in CA), to become an RN. She was a CNA for many many years, set for the RN licensure exam, passed and became a RN. Misscelly

Hello, I've also been accepted, and I'm soooo excited! I've heard good things and bad things about the school, so I guess it's one of those situations where you just have to see for yourself, you know? I'm just hoping for the best. I'm sure the education can't be that bad, I mean the school has been around for years, right? Good luck!