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Hello All, I am an RN living and currently working as a visiting nurse in Rhode Island. I have taken a Botox injection course and received a certificate for it, through ESI, Esthetic Skin Institute. Rhode Island being a tiny little state, it seems to be very difficult to break into this field. I have applied to many Dermatologist and Plastic Surgeons offices and no one seems to be hiring! I did get a job offer from Ideal Image, they train you and start you out with learning the laser at $18/hr!!! I could not work for that..I'm an RN! So of course I did turn that job offer down. I am wondering if anyone has any tips, help, or connections to offer. I am a very hard working individual, with great communication skills, who loves the field of plastics!

Ok great thanks! That's a lot

What were all the SATA about?!

It's all or nothing no partial credit :/ 23 SATA is much too much for me ahhh!!!

Truly inspiring!! Congratulations :)

Thank you and good luck to you as well. It's nice (sort of) to know that I'm not the only one in this position. Sometimes it feels like I am. So many times I hear people say NCLEX is so easy. To me it's not!!! Feels like its going to be the death of me. Even more frustrating I've been out of school for 2 years now! I wish NCLEX was specialized to which type of nursing you want to practice..for me esthetics :) I wish everyone the very best and hope everyone succeeds even if it takes a few times :)

Is this my life?! Thanks for sharing :) I'm going to test next month for my third and hopefully final time. I have had the frustration, depression and readiness to give up. I have literally been sick to my stomach over not passing. I'm now getting over that and rebuilding confidence. I WANT THIS MORE THAN ANYTHING!! Congratulations to you and wish you the best with your nursing career!!

Great. Thanks so much!

Congrats to you! What is the allnurses study guide?

Thank you for the tips. Do you happen to know if the NCSBN's study guide you can purchase goes over the new format?

Hi, I am a repeat test taker for NCLEX RN. The previous time I took it was with the old format. I am now just beginning to study again and I know there is a new format. Any good tips/advise for me? And what is the difference between the old format and new one? This is so frustrating for me...but I can't give up. Also, I am in Massachusetts if anyone would like to study or knows a good tutor...Thank you!

Congrats on passing! I am taking NCLEX this Friday for the third time...and very anxious. I just want to pass and move on with my life!!

Congratulations to you!! I'll be taking NCLEX this Friday, I hope I click off at 75!

Congrats to you!! I will be taking NCLEX for the 3rd and hopefully last time next week. I graduated this past July and it has been very frustrating for me. Nice to hear I'm not the only one out there...Congrats again!

Good luck to you both! I said a prayer for both of you. I will be taking mine March 24th for the 3rd time. Just breathe and take your time during the test..best of luck.

Thank you also...I've been looking for that site and have been unable to find it so thanks!

Congrats to you!! I will be taking NCLEX the end of this month (for the 3rd time) which is very frustrating. I have been studying a lot and hope that 3 times a charm. Please let me know what worked for you studying...

Exam Cram is a study book by Pearson. There is a content book and a practice question book.

When I was studying for NCLEX I mostly used the Hurst review; even attended a live review. Really enjoyed their enthusiasm; needless to say i failed NCLEX. It is very broad, they do not go in depth with patho which is something that I need. Also, their questions and practice test I found to be much easier than NCLEX questions. Many people in my class also agreed with this, however some people did pass using Hurst Review and some did not. This time around I will probably barely open the book to study from. I personally find Exam Cram much better. Everyone is different though!! Good luck to you!!

yess the last 60 questions are only graded if you run out of time on the test; and it is in the pamphlet they hand out. It's also confusing to me too being an adaptive test how they can do this. I think everyone's best bet is to take your time on each question and answer it the best you can and to NOT focus on the time.

Question... If you run out of time, you only are graded on the last 60 questions you did. Do you think it would then be wise to do 75 questions and let the timer run out; so that it only grades the last 60? I was thinking about this strategy but I'm not sure how good it would work out. I don't think there is any way to 'out smart' NCLEX (lol).

chevyv, Yes I am currently using rnquiz.com I love the content part of it. It is in a nice easy way to understand. The questions though are not like NCLEX questions; they are much easier. More comparable to questions that you may get in nursing school on a test. But $50 for a year is not bad, that's why I also signed up for it. Good luck! :)

Congratulations sweet2heart009!!! I'm so happy for you and hopefully in about a month it will be me too! Thanks for the website, tomorrow I'm going to buy it and start studying intensely. I really hope that it helps me. Thanks again and congrats to you and your friend!

sweet2heart009, CONGRATS! :) I'm so happy for you, you must be so relieved! Do you think the web site that you used and posted to me on a previous post worked for you? Because if so I am definitely going to order it. Congrats again!

sunflowerross, THANKS so much for the advice! I'm going to start by doing way more practice questions and reading the rationales behind them. I don't know who created the smileys but i love them! I also had a good friend of mine pass on the first try who barely studied; as I was putting mucho time in. Oh well..I decided never to give up on something that I want; I will be studying a lot but also allow time for my brain to relax! Good luck to you!! I'm sure you did fine; confidence is key and please let me know the results of your exam yesterday. Hopefully you will be :cheers: (partying) lol this weekend with great news! Best of luck!!