acelawler

Depends on the site. 6-8 months

Graduated in June. Started Hospice position two days ago after passing state boards

Hopefully you noticed that I just passed my NCLEX 7-7-10.First advice,do everything exaggerated. What I mean, tell the Graders what you are doing, wash your hands infront of them, count outloud each pulse, breath, bowel sound. Next, in no way, violate any hospital policy. It is a failure on the spot. I saw student fail 5 seconds into a PCS, to include myself. One did not knock on pts door before entering. I asked questions of the patient before I reviewed her armband. Wash hand, wash hands, wash hands. Use the time and a yellow highlighter to mark everything on your student responce form that must be filled in, that way, you can review easily before you turn it in for missing items. Link your care plan ( Nursing problems) to a assigned area, might as well use something you already have to use. The Hospital is nice, the staff were great, the excelsior staff were good yet a few instructers have sort of a flat affect. Many students fail the SIMS LAB. Nerves got the best of them. I failed the dressing change the first time because they said I contaminated my glove. I did not think so, but what can you do? The DVD that shows the CPNE is exactly like the real test. I got mine on ebay real cheap. My true secret, for me, to pass was using the mental reminders, most people call Grids,like TIME-C ( Temp/Integrity/Moisture/Edema/Color ) for skin eval. I wrote each one down as soon as I got my Student response Form an it saved me from missing a step... even had to go back to a pts room once because I realized I forgot one when reviewing the Grid.

:yeah:I took my NCLEX 0n 7-7-10. I had all 265 questions. I thought my brain was going to explode. When I was able to, I used the PVT and got the GOOD Pop up. Confirmed it today, with quick results. PASSED, first try. I am an Excelsior College Graduate from june.

The good pop up worked for me. Got quick results today, PASS. I took all 265 questions

How soon before you could actually take the test?

I agree with your statements. I am not going any further in education but believe it is a terrible shame that the BSN's see little more money, respect, etc for their investment

So, the importance is not patient care or experience, it's how you made the hospital look as far as ratings? Perfect example of what's wrong with our field.

Here in NC, there is no difference. MSN are in need for education and higher case manager jobs, but ADN BSN has no pay diff or difference in hiring

I already registered with pearson. I am in NC. My transcripts will be ovenight delivery on june 12th. Just was asking for a ballpark figure as to how long it takes before I will get my ATT and actually take the boards

I took my CPNE in Savannah. My patients were 16 year old with Diabetic Ketoacidosis, 50 year old with abdominal Resection and another adult with amputation of the right foot. My med pass was lovenox injection, and B/P meds. The hardest thing about my test was staying focused and not waisting time doing extra stuff that was not assigned. It was hard for me to be a student, NOT a LPN. I strogly suggest that when you are given your paperwork, take the time to Highlight in yellow, all areas that must be filled out. I flunked one PCS because I left an area blank. Practice at home. I got a CPNE DVD on ebay for a lot cheaper than the school. It shows the CPNE exactly as it is. That helped me greatly. As for the skill labs, I also got a kit that had the wound, and supplies off of ebay. That too was very helpful.

It was a hurry up job, for Obama's political status. Such a shame, a stronger bill could have formed if they would have taken more time.

The results are "curved" according to what students at incampus colleges scored. I too was baffled by my test grades, sometimes a 86 was an A, sometimes a B.

:chair:I have been in nursing for 30 years, 20 which was in the military and also passed Excelsior college Clinicals last month. I have never felt as if I was discriminated against because I was a male. I have had clients husbands request that a female be assigned to their wife, and each time it was a hispanic family. I do not know if that was cultural or by chance, but either way I felt it was their choice not a form of discrimination towards me.