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Are you going to be place with a preceptor for a certain # of weeks? I just graduated in Dec. 09 and just recently got hired. I am being placed with a preceptor for up to 12 weeks. Which makes me feel good that I won't be alone. If you're not sure always ask for help. There's no such thing as a stupid questions especially if it will keep you out of trouble and keep your patients safe. Good luck!:)

I just took my NCLEX last Tuesday the 23rd and I am very proud and happy to say that I PASSED! I was so incredibly nervous for 2 days straight. For almost 2 months I studied using Exam Cram, Kaplan's strategies book,and NCLEX 4000 CD-ROM. I studied, did practice questions, and reviewed material for about 2 months. It makes me feel really good that I passed the NCLEX without taking a review course. I decided to not take a review course b/c one....I didn't really have the money and two....I felt that I could do this without the course. I have a lot of classmates that took the Kaplan review course and they say it helped them and made them feel better about taking the test. I was a little worried not having taking a review course but I was determined to get through this. The day of the test I was so nervous. My appointment was at 8am. I forced myself to eat breakfast and then was on my way to the testing center. I was nervous I was going to be late and that they wouldn't let me test. Luckily I got there in time. I was soooo nervous when waiting to be checked in and waiting to be seated. About 4 hours and 180 something questions later I was done! I didn't know how to feel. I wasn't feeling confident nor was I feeling like a failure. As the day went on I got more and more uneasy. My boyfriend tried to cheer me up and took me out for ice cream and a trip to the mall. I would start to feel better but then thoughts about the test would creep back into my head. The next morning I was checking for my results every 5 min. Unfortunately I had to go to work. I was in no mood especially not knowing how I did. I was so sure that I had failed. There was no doubt in my mind that I had FAILED! I finally found the time to check my results and low and behold I PASSED!!!! I cried when I say my license number. I have never been so happy or relieved! Good luck to all those testing soon. You will pass and get through the anxiety of waiting for the results! And congratulations to all my fellow new RN! After so much hard work we have finally made it!!!

I highly recommend Exam Cram. It's made by Pearson VUE and is a great review book. It's very easy to read and is straight to the point.

I lost 3 lbs in January! My goal is to lose 20 by June and if I can maintain losing 3 lb a month I will meet it. I've been attending a kickboxing class twice a week and rollerblading on the weekends. I'm also on a 1,300 calorie/day diet and it's been going great so far!

Happy new year! It's great reading everyone's plans to get healthy and in shape now that they are done with nursing school. I just graduated in December and I am also trying to lose weight. I'm in week 2 or 3 and although I haven't lost much weight yet I have been going to the gym regularly and have modified my diet. I'm taking the NCLEX next month and I'm worried that studying for that this month may interfere with my workout schedule. It's tough to get started when you've been lazy and out of the gym for awhile. I'd hate to break my momentum now. I figure I can set days and times for studying and for the gym. I hope that I can juggle both equally and not give up on one or the other. Good luck to everyone!