My school did ERI review. I wasn't impressed with it. I paid for the Hurst review and participated in it at another school. I feel the Hurst Review was excellent and much better preparation than any...
momof4ndocswife replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing
Hey.. this is an update from me. I finally graduated in May from USC-Aiken's BSN program and have just begun a med-surg internship at Lexington Medical Center! It's been an extremely long journey...
I'm in South Carolina, but took NCLEX in Asheville, NC because I couldn't find openings in short notice near Columbia, SC. I'd had to re-schedule from my original earlier date due to my mother's...
Newname, I took NCLEX on Aug 8th and it shut off at 75. It was tough.... nothing like nursing school (I graduated from a BSN program)....or like many of the practice NCLEX questions I'd done in...
Congratulations to all of you!!!! It's so encouraging to read of how well you are all doing on NCLEX. I graduated May 10th from a BSN program at age 52, after several major life set-backs... and 30...
momof4ndocswife replied to Stdy2BaNurse's topic in General Nursing
Traci, We have good friends (former pastor and wife) who live on Lookout Mountain.. near Chatt, TN and some old freinds from my husband's med school days who is a pediatric surgeon in Chattanooga....
momof4ndocswife replied to Stdy2BaNurse's topic in General Nursing
I'm from Greenville. 'Grew up there, but have lived in Lexington since 1984. I've watched Lexington grow from a small town into a bustling suburb of Columbia over the years. Lexington Medical Center...
momof4ndocswife replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! The nice thing about nursing is that there are a lot of ways to get there and several "stopping off" points along the way. The difficult part is that...
momof4ndocswife replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing
There are waiting lists at most ADN programs because there are simply not enough clinical instructors to teach nurses. Once you start clinicals, you can't really have more than 8 people per group for...
momof4ndocswife replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing
My husband is a family physician (age 55, private practice since 1984) and our 28 year old daughter has been a pharm. sales rep ever since graduating from a college 6 years ago. I'm a senior nursing...
momof4ndocswife replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing
undefinedundefined since posting last spring, my life has been topsy turvy! i ended up having a hysterectomy in june; my daughter had her gallbladder removed in july; and just before i returned to my...
momof4ndocswife replied to asheslpn's topic in General Nursing
Hey. What nursing program? Where? How far into the program are you? Have you gotten all of your pre-requirements out of the way and are beginning clnical rotations? I've just completed my 2nd...
momof4ndocswife replied to RedVaz's topic in General Nursing
I, too, am an "oldie" from the Columbia area, and a native of South Carolina. I grew up in Greenville, SC and after high school earned a BS in biology in 1977 while married to a medical student in...