Hi! As for review materials, I completed the Hurst Review in April and have been studying the content from that. I also just finished a Kaplan course, and it was great for test strategies. I...
Thanks so much for bringing this up. I was actually on their website tonight, contemplating if I wanted to purchase this, or if it would give me unwanted/uneeded additional anxiety if my 'pass...
Hi! My official school graduation was May 26. The IP was issued to half of our class on May 27. On June 1st, I received the letter from the BRN stating that I am eligible to sit for the exam as...
Those are both fabulous opportunities! During nursing school, I got to rotate to a convent for a few weeks, and I absolutely loved it! I do have to agree with the other posters that a hospital is...
Hello! I just officially graduated yesterday! I just accepted a job as a full-time staff RN. The offer was full-time at 32 hours a week. In my past life (2nd career here) I worked full-time at 40+...
Is there anyway that you can get DSL even for a short amount of time? If not, I would call Hurst and see if they possibly have a video package they can sell to you. The online portion plays on...
Nurse2B2005 replied to brown rice's topic in General Nursing
Hello! Congrats on getting accepted!! I would visit http://www.nsna.org and join! On the link there is a link titled foundation and it gives you more info on their scholarships. Click on FNSNA and...
Hi! I did the Hurst review but I have DSL and the quality is fine. I can't speak for dial up though, sorry. You might want to contact them directly, or try the demo that's on the
KittyMayRN and Grinnurse, Thanks so much for sharing your posts. I was beginning to wonder what was wrong with me. I'm glad to hear it's not just me. I too, am getting pinned this week, Friday...
Nurse2B2005 replied to RNinRubySlippers's topic in General Nursing
Nursing is my second career choice. When I left my old career, everyone at work threw me a party. They decorated one of the conference rooms with Bio Bags, medical waste streamers - I think they...
Nurse2B2005 replied to roxburin's topic in Men in Nursing
Oh, that was classic. I had the same thing happen to me during my very first week in clinicals. I had no idea what the whole nursing process was. We had a lecture on it, but being a brand new...
I did give myself a schedule based on the lessons. It is easy to get lazy at home and get distracted, etc. (I know this firsthand!) I guess the only piece of advice I can offer you is to just make...
I didn't have the option for the live review out here in California. You can do a search though on this board to see if anyone has anything to say about the live review. I am 100% satisfied with the...
Hi There! I am actually currently taking both. I was lucky enough to get a scholarship for Kaplan, and my employer is willing to pay for another review for me, so I picked the Hurst review also :)...
Also, if you take the online review, make sure you call Hurst review and they will send you a huge packet of additional information, along with a cd with tons of other stuff on there. Some other...
Nurse2B2005 replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in Nursing Humor
I'm hoping to bump this thread up - during our pinning ceremony, we are going to give a thank you speech to instructors. We thought we would make it on a lighter note by sharing things they forgot to...
Nurse2B2005 replied to JonathanRN's topic in General Nursing
I live in the SF Bay Area. New grad pay (once you have passed the NCLEX, not IP rate) is roughly $36 for days $40-41 with PM diff and of course, more for nights (depending on the facility). Housing...
Aloha! I don't live in So. Cal, I live in No. Cal, but from what I am hearing from the hospitals during my job offers is that some will offer loan forgiveness and how it works is they pay a certain...