Meredith09

hehe, I looove you mamma! funny to see you get your panties in a bunch!

holla, c! i say that cuz one of my peeps in the enp who has gone through the fnp portion already said its kindergarten in comparison to acnp :-) i didn't say the others were easy...

VERY FEW actually fail out. And quite frankly those students needed to go--they are the ones who are horribly unsafe in clinicals, are just lacking common sense, or don't give a crap. You clearly don't fall into any of those categories! The fact that you care about not failing out tells me you will make it if you want to. The professors are very helpful and DO care about your success. They will always help you out when you need it...even if you may not realize you need help just yet! Definitely hit up the open house if possible. LMK if you need anything else, k? M

STA- I'm not in PMH (acute care myself) but my closest friend in the program is psych. Psych is fairly competitive, but definitely not the most competitive. I know two other people in the program who were social workers before they came into the program, one of them is in psych and works psych triage in an ED. Honestly, having been through the prespecialty year, I can tell you that it is intense, but doable. Specialty year (especially for ACNP and PMHNP) is MUCH more intense. Some of the others have it a bit easier. It's not easy, but if you're interested, I would suggest you apply, or at least come to one of the school's open houses if you can and get some questions answered.

Rock on Clifford!

Totally understandable. Wait another 2-3 hours, and then try again. In the meantime, do something nice for yourself!

Try the trick again... I think the good pop-up also says "our records indicate that you have recently scheduled this examination [insert something here about contacting your board]. another examination cannot be scheduled at this time."

Thanks for the congrats, y'all, and here's a toast to all of your success stories to come! *wine

I agree with all of the above posts! Kaplan wants you to aim for 60% on all Qbank questions; you're doing just fine. I practiced those questions ad nauseum and it was the best prep ever. Took NCLEX just a few days ago and passed in 75 questions. Seriously, I thought NCLEX was easier than Kaplan questions! Don't overdo it--stop studying two days before the exam, take yourself out to dinner, a movie the night before or whatever you need to do to relax. It's magic, I swear! You'll do great :-)

I PASSED!!

Finished in 1:20, 75 questions. not bad at all! Did the PVT and got the good pop-up-- so far it looks promising! good luck to all.

Took NCLEX-RN today at 2:00 CST, finished at 75 questions around 3:20. Got the good pop up when I got home about 5:30 :-)

Good luck everybody! I'm taking mine tomorrow!

@Kate- Sorry I'm late getting back to you- haven't been online in a while. I'm guessing you should have info on them by now though. I seem to recall they were posted online last year, but I'm not totally sure. @molls- you need shoes right away because you are required to wear the exact same uniform in lab as you are in clinical. I don't really know about the Crocs. I know they told us all/ mostly white full leather upper, closed heel. From what I know of Crocs, that can be hard to find. Danskos are pretty popular around here, but bottom line, long-wear comfort, support, and traction are the most important features in a good clinical shoe. Might I also suggest you look into a good Littmann stethoscope and a nicer penlight--both of those you get from Vandy in your lab packs are CRAP. Holla at me if you have any more questions.

Heart- PM me and we'll talk! Most of what I know from my first year here won't apply to you, so let me know what your specialty and background is and I'll try to answer your questions :-)