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In Massachusetts, right now census is super low and I have 9, I've seen us go up to 22/23 when short staffed, I'd say average is 15.

The day before a storm, like today for example here in the northeast, we "tuck in" all our home patients, make sure they have meds, back up and emergency oxygen etc, and inform them no visits will be occuring unless for an emergency or death. our office will likely be closed tomorrow, however triage will be available for phone assistance, we would likely only go out to a visit if someone died. So you may have to go out as a hospice nurse but we try to put everything in place to prevent it unless absolutely neccessary.

I'm really curious as to how exactly that happened, and were there any repercussions for the instructor? I know as a nursing student I had to show every med before I gave it, and you are technically working under another nurses license. Either way I'm glad everything worked out for you! It must have felt like an uphill battle for a long time, but you stuck with it and succeeded!

Im now working on very busy LTC floor, I have 20 patients and the morning med pass takes me three hours most days. I have no Idea how you could possibly get that done. I also consider myself "quick" compared to other nurses I have worked with. Half my patients I have to spoon feed each pill and wait for them to drink and swallow, some of them have over 15 pills in the morning. I honestly have anxiety for you just thinking about having to pass meds for that many people! Good luck to you!

Took it today and got the good pop up! Fingers crossed :) finished in 75 questions, and I felt the same way as you, pretty similar to some of the harder prep-u Questions. Thanks again for the encouragement and advice!

That was my thought too.. thank you for your input! :)

Took the exam today, finished with 75 questions and got the good pop up! I feel pretty good about it but won't be 100% sure until I see it in writing haha. Now my question is, I know I can't tell anyone what questions I got etc, but is it ok for me to say for example not actual (20 or so SATA, no pharm questions, one sound question, etc etc..) I don't want to get in trouble now that I'm so close! haha. I'd like to let my professors know the gyst of it though for their future student preparations.

Thank you Anna772 thats exactly what I wanted to know!!! Ive maxed out a lot of the content with a 6.2 overall at the moment and have done about 3500 questions, I will do more before I take my test. A lot of the main content is maxed out already at 8, and it's sometimes worrysome when I only get a 70%. So I wanted to know what others thought. I have also done about 750 questions with ATI quizzes as well as many questions with NCLEX books so I'm hoping that I am ready to go at this point. I'm just waiting on my ATT and will take the test ASAP. Thank you so much for your input and Congratulations!!!!!!

It certainly won't hurt you to apply for many schools (other then application fees) But the biggest thing is making sure you have ALL of the requirements and pre-reqs. You also need relatively decent grades, if you have any C's I would consider retaking them.

The only time I ever read the books was if there was a topic I didn't understand or needed clarification on. Otherwise I stuck to the power points/notes from class and for the day or two before an exam I would just do practice problems. I think the most important thing is understanding the material, understanding how the body systems work. Don't memorize for tests, you need to really get it, or later on you will have an even harder time with the more complex systems and material. It seemed to me that the people who did the worst or failed out of our class were the people who spent "8 hours every day" studying. I think they were wasting too much time studying or reading things that weren't important instead of really trying to understand the information.

Has anyone take the exam recently who used NCLEX-RN 10,000 - Powered by PrepU for studying? Our school recommended this program as it does similar adaptive style quizzes. I really like the program and have found it excellent when studying for exams.. but wanted some perspective as to whether people felt it really helped for NCLEX.. or if they would recommend an alternative. I do also have several books I have been doing questions from. I will likely be taking my NCLEX in the next month or so, and really want to make sure I am studying the best content! Thanks in advance :)

I'd also like to mention another alternative.. I am finishing my ADN this month, and have a previous batchelors degree. This was the right choice for me (and it sounds like for you) because I was able to continue working while going to school. You can also skip right to a masters program once you complete your ADN, you will not need to get a BSN first. This is what I plan to do after working for a year or two. Edit: I also wanted to mention I just interviewed for a position this week. The company allows ADN nurses to move up within the company to unit managers and nurse managers even without a BSN. Depending on how high you go you will eventually need a masters but their is still opportunity for advancement. I just wanted to point out that it really will depend on the facility, Long term care will be much more forgiving to your ADN.

Our school had a similar pilot program as well, we all got free Itouches that came with several text books, nursing skill texts, and drug guides. It was fantastic to have during clinical, any time I needed to look up a drug or clinical skill it only took seconds! I will continue to use it as a nurse :)

we have 4 exams including a cumulative final that count for 90% of our grade. A paper worth 10%. Clinical and lab are pass/fail. We must finish the semester with a 77% overall to pass.

Hi! This is in response to sh0722.. sorry I never got an email saying anyone replied.. First off congratulations for making it into the program! It's a lot of hard work to just get in, but now the real fun is about to begin. The beginning of the semester can be a little bit overwhelming getting used to all the things you need to do, but I promise you it's worth it and if you put the time into it you need to you will succeed! Just some tips for you as you move into the semester and start getting prepared for school. The cost of books and supplies can seem overwhelming, don't hesitate to buy old or used books, check out amazon, ebay and barnes and noble online. I used all previous additions of books and never had any problems with them. Myself and many of the other students found the recommended study guides that went along with the text books to be pretty useless as they have no rationales in them. I know a lot of us put that down in our course review so I'm not sure if they changed them at all, but I would try to get a look at them before deciding to purchase. Also the suggested practice question books I found to be extremely helpful, especially the fundamental success Q&A book. (The Med-Surge Success book was also fantastic!) As for actual coursework, just remember to stay on top of your studying, I tried to set aside at least an hour or two after class each day to study, and It served me well. Re-writing a summary of my notes also proved beneficial. Don't hesitate to ask the professors for any help as well most of them are more then willing to give you any extra guidance you may need. Please don't hesitate to message me if you have any questions, and good luck with your first semester!