scarlettelilly

75 and PASS: no math, 3 SATA, a couple of odd meds, infection control, delegation, psych, random disease processes, & priority Q's (which pt. to assess first)

It really isn't that bad . . . I took the class as a senior nursing student @ a local hospital. The group that taught it made the concepts fairly easy to grasp, so hopefully you'll get good instructors. They advise you to read the study materials & complete practice tests/questions before the class even starts. This is a good idea; however, the actual test at the conclusion of the course was not nearly as difficult as the content in the study guides - so don't stress too much! I haven't taken PALS yet, but will probably do so in the near future. Hope this helps! Good Luck

thankyou for all of your replies! i just wanted to let you know i PASSED! i never understood how people were so uptight & afraid about this test until my turn came. wow- the last couple of days have been the most nerve-racking days of my life! i'm just glad it's behind me & i can go forward to the next great challenge!

i can't begin work until i pass either --- i just can't imagine telling work that i failed! my start date is in february, & i should know my NCLEX results w/in the next week . . . i'm just biting my nails and playing out all of the "what if's" in my head! have you ever heard of anybody losing a job for not passing the NCLEX?

this is a tricky thing--- i know anyone can look to see if i have a license (meaning i passed the NCLEX). i'm just not certain about the circumstances concerning a prospective employer inquiring as to whether i have taken it and failed. if anybody has any input, please feel free to comment.

just a quick question- can anybody (say a prospective employer) know if you've already taken the NCLEX?

I'm pretty sure you need a BSN to get your master's in nursing . . . unless you take the route of ADN to MSN. Of course, obtaining the BSN will be easier for you because you probably have many of the pre-reqs of the BSN program. Just check it out. Congratulations on graduation!

the worst thing to do is buy the caffeine pills . . . talk about jittery, nauseated bliss! i am a complete procrastinator & NEVER learned an effective way to study. in the end- i finally realized that i would earn the grade on a test no matter how desperate my attempt to study. so~ my advice is to get SLEEP . . . especially for nursing classes based on theory w/ application type questions containing long synopses. it is better to be mentally awake & able to comprehend questions to think through them in a logical manner rather than having a mind full of memorized facts!