DragonflyShell

Silly question perhaps. I am in the need to buy a new stethoscope. I have been working now for a year as a floor nurse and notice the stethoscope I have doesn't work as well as it should. Of course, it doesn't help I have poor hearing. My questio...

At the college I went to, I had to have an interview. They stopped the interview part of the process the following year. My interview went a little crazy. The community college actually as a couple different campuses. I wanted to attend the one in my...

IL ADN School. Pre-req: 70% Nursing Classes: 77% Clinical: average point system, need 2.0 to pass, no rounding up.

Congrats. I had my graduation yesterday. We were handed our pins at graduation. Our school no longer has pinning ceremonies. Oh well. Afterwards we had a ceremony party at my house for friends and relatives. Had fun. Glad it's over! Shell

Nursing school is hard. Harder than most other majors. I'm in my second year of nursing school. I work fulltime and have a family that consists of a 6 and 3 year old. In most of my classes I get As but for the actual nursing classes I have receiv...

I work at a hospital but you don't necessary need to work at it except if you want to try for the tuition reimbursment. The tuition reimbursement you have to be employed and the class has to be preapproved and then you need to get a B or A in order ...

I'm in an ADN program and this is my second year. This year is the first year they are doing the ATI testing program. So sometime this week or next I should be receiving my books and DVD set. It is mainly to help prepare you for the NCLEX. I don'...

Today we had nursing orientation for all the students in the program, first and second years. I'm in the second of the two year nursing program. At the end of the the summer PN session the Dean of the program announced that two scholarships were av...

The Dean told us about the scholarships at the end of the summer PN course and encouraged all to apply. There some restrictions for one of them like financial need, 25 years old and overcoming personal difficulties that can impede progress in achiev...

I know anything below a 77 you can't continue 100-94 A 93-85 B 84-77 C Shell :)

Noooo... kicking.. screaming.. :selfbonk: Oh, hum.. might as well get it over with. heehee Actually I'm not all that bummed and kind of ready. Shell :)

I just took the NCLEX-PN exam and you can have anywhere 85 to 205 questions. I was allowed to take 5 hours, too. The NCLEX-RN is similar but has a different amount of questions offered and the time limit is different, I'm not sure the exact since I...

Oops..I'm not familiar with other states rules. :) I know in Illinois it is possible to get a LPN license after one year. Shell

One year after starting the two year associate's degree program for nursing you are elgible to obtain your LPN. At the end of the two year associate's degree program you will be elgible to obtain your RN. Hope this helps! Shell :)

I can understand your frustrations. We have a policy where I go that you can't miss class unless it is a valid excuse. So no one misses classes that much. I know some have been frustrated with me since though I attended every class, I rarely read ...

My classes start August 22nd. I have already finished my LPN year and ready to begin my RN year. I just took my NCLEX a week ago and, I had passed it! Yippee! I have already taken all those core req coarses like Growth and Development, etc. All I hav...

I have shadowed an LPN as a nusring student and have also shadowed a nurse's aide in the past. When you shadow, you don't do anything but "shadow" them. Follow where ever they go and observe. It is a good opportunity to observe what their day is l...

I just studied from the Mosby's NCLEX-PN review book. Not sure of the version but it came out just this year so has the new format-type of questions in it. I took my test Aug 8 and, I had passed. Most of the questions I studied weren't the type of...

I took the NCLEX last Monday and I had 85 questions. I had about 3 check all that apply and 2-3 fill in the blank, which basically was calculations. So didn't get that many. Just keep up the studying and try not to worry. Shell :)

congrats!! i does feel great when seeing the passing grade. it's a big relief. now for the next battle....rn. i start my rn rotation a week from this monday. shell

I just took the NCLEX-PN last Monday. I had a lot of the same questions as you did. I was getting quite panicky in the middle of the test. I left feeling quite depressed and told everyone I believed I failed it. It was very hard. Today I found o...

I can understand your feelings when reading these kind of posts but it is true. Almost everyone I knew who was in my first year nursing classes went in with As in the pre-reqs. Nursing classes aren't like the regular classes like A&P, etc. At l...

I go to Spoon River College in Macomb, IL. Each year about 257 potential nursing students apply and only a total of 33 students get accepted at both SRC campuses. Some of the same people apply each year trying to get in. I got most of my non-nursing ...

i have two pda, one which i gave to my mom. that one was a m130 palm. it was a bit slow. i just bought a zire 72 special edition and i love it. i have a few nursing programs like davis's nursing drug guide on it. it is the greatest. the palm even has...

The spring semester ended May 11th and, I am currently taking the PN summer session, which began May 16th. This class ends June 21st, which is the day of our final. After this, I'll be eligable to take the NCLEX-PN examination. No matter the outcome,...